An electrochemiluminescence sensor with wide stable potential detection window based on superhydrophilic amino acid polyionic liquid for the detection of miRNA-128 in colorectal cancer
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Abstract
The stable potential detection window (PW) of electrodes in the commonly overlooked issue in electrochemiluminescence (ECL) research. In this study, an amino acid-based polyionic liquid (AAPIL) had been designed and synthesized to solve the problem of narrow potential detection window of the electrode. A biosensor was constructed based on the AAPIL to overcome the limitation and enhance ECL signals. The reduced titanium nanoclusters (R-Ti NCs) were used as luminescent probes with strong ECL signal. Moreover, AAPIL with high ionic conductivity effectively accelerated electron transfer and facilitated the luminescence of titanium nanoclusters. In addition, the superhydrophilicity AAPIL had good antifouling properties. Therefore, the AAPIL-based biosensor was used to quantify miRNA-128 with a linear detection range of 1 fM to 1 nM, while the detection limit was as low as 0.17 fM. Owing to its excellent electrochemical property, this ECL sensor can be successfully applied to the detection of actual colorectal cancer samples.
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