Ultrasensitive all-carbon photoelectrochemical bioprobes for zeptomole immunosensing of tumor markers by an inexpensive visible laser light.

A novel enzyme-free and all-carbon photoelectrochemical (PEC) bioprobe, based on carboxylated multiwalled carbon nanotube-Congo red-fullerene nanohybrids (MWNTCOOH-CR-C60), for the ultrasensitive immunosensing of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) was reported. The MWNTCOOH-CR-C60 nanohybrids, prepared by mechanically grinding a mixture of MWNTCOOH, C60, and CR at a certain mass ratio, had good water dispersibility and high PEC conversion efficiency in visible light ranges. Covalent binding of the detection antibody of CEA on the MWNTCOOH-CR-C60 nanohybrids produced a sensitive PEC bioprobe for detection of CEA by sandwich immunosensing. The corresponding immunosensor, employing an inexpensive and portable green laser light, possessed a wide calibration range of 1.0 pg/mL~100.0 ng/mL and a low detection limit of 0.1 pg/mL (calculated 5 zmol for a 10.0 μL sample solution) (S/N = 3), which was successfully applied to the detection of CEA in serum samples from both healthy people and cancer patients. The present work thus demonstrated the promising application of fullerene-based nanocomposites in developing highly sensitive, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective PEC biosensors.

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