A novel electrochemical DNA-sensing nanoplatform based on supramolecular ionic liquids grafted on nitrogen-doped graphene aerogels
In this paper, the application of supramolecular ionic liquids grafted on nitrogen-doped graphene aerogels (SIL-g-(N)GAs), a novel electrode system, for the preparation of electrochemical DNA sensing platform is proposed. The super dispersion of SIL-g-(N)GAs in water makes it an ideal candidate for...
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Published in | Journal of applied electrochemistry Vol. 45; no. 12; pp. 1289 - 1298 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
01.12.2015
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Summary: | In this paper, the application of supramolecular ionic liquids grafted on nitrogen-doped graphene aerogels (SIL-g-(N)GAs), a novel electrode system, for the preparation of electrochemical DNA sensing platform is proposed. The super dispersion of SIL-g-(N)GAs in water makes it an ideal candidate for biological purposes such as gene delivery. In fact, SIL-g-(N)GAs/glassy carbon working electrode (GCE) can realize the simultaneous detection of all four DNA bases in double-stranded DNA without a prehydrolysis step. On the SIL-g-(N)GAs/GCE, due to the presence of SIL on the surface of three-dimensional nitrogen-doped graphene, the anchoring of the DNA probe can be achieved by electrostatic association of SIL cations with the DNA backbone readily. So, herein we report a novel strategy for DNA hybridization without any electroactive tags or intercalators and suggest the potential applications of SIL-g-(N)GAs/GCE in the label-free electrochemical detection of DNA hybridization or DNA damage for further research. Moreover, the influence of potentially interfering substances on the determination of DNA is investigated.
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ISSN: | 0021-891X 1572-8838 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10800-015-0891-3 |