A rapid and portable sensor based on protein-modified gold nanoparticle probes and lateral flow assay for naked eye detection of mercury ion
A rapid and portable sensor based on protein-modified gold nanoparticle probes and lateral flow assay for naked eye detection of mercury ion
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DOI:
10.1016/j.mee.2012.03.015
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发表时间:
2012-09-01
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Ko, Fu-Hsiang
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作者:
Chao, Cheng-Han;Wu, Chung-Shu;Ko, Fu-Hsiang
Contamination of the environment with heavy metal ions has been an important worldwide concern for decades. Among them, mercury ion (Hg2+) is one of the heavy metal ion maintained in the detection because of its toxicity. In this study, we have designed the gold nanoparticle (AuNP) probes of carboxylic modified protein and employed the lateral flow assay to detect the Hg2+ without complicated instrumentations and technical expertise. The captured AuNP probes on the test zone and control zone of the sensor produced the characteristic red bands, enabling visual discrimination of Hg2+ concentrations. The demand of Hg2+ analysis in environmental applications requires parallel analytical strategies; such a method with simplicity and rapidity has enormous potential for the application of Hg2+ monitoring in environment, water, and food samples. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.