Hongfang Li, Wenqing Xu, Yina Zhu, Hongxing Wei, Xiaoyue Liu, Lin Li, Guoliang Li
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Abstract
Conventional lateral flow immunoassays (LFIA) employing gold nanoparticles as probes suffer from insufficient sensitivity and poor accuracy in detecting amphenicols in food. Developing a dual-readout LFIA with fluorescence and colorimetric signals can significantly enhance its performance. Herein, fluorescent carbon dots were encapsulated into SiO2 nanospheres to obtain the SiO2/CDs nanocomposites with a quantum yield of 81.26 %. The encapsulation enhances the signal intensity and prevents fluorescence quenching of carbon dots. Surface modification of SiO2/CDs with polydopamine (PDA) enables efficient antibody conjugation. The strong light absorption capacity of PDA also endowed the nanocomposites with good colorimetric signals. The SiO2/CDs@PDA-based LFIA showed 5-fold and 71-fold improvements in chloramphenicol detection using colorimetric and fluorescent modes, compared to conventional LFIA. The quantitative detection limits were 1.03–1.54 ng/g and 0.1–0.78 ng/g in colorimetric and fluorescent mode for amphenicols in chicken. The proposed LFIA offers a rapid, accurate, and reliable method for food safety monitoring.
期刊介绍:
Food Chemistry publishes original research papers dealing with the advancement of the chemistry and biochemistry of foods or the analytical methods/ approach used. All papers should focus on the novelty of the research carried out.