Immunosensors for estradiol and ethinylestradiol based on new synthetic estrogen derivatives: application to wastewater analysis.

Novel electrochemical immunosensors for sensitive detection of 17-β estradiol (E2) and ethinylestradiol (EE2) are described on the basis of the use of magnetic beads (MBs) as solid support and screen-printed electrodes as sensing platforms. Four synthetic estrogen derivatives containing either a carboxylic group or an amine group at the C-3 position were synthesized and covalently bound to MBs functionalized with amine or carboxyl groups, respectively. The assay was based on competition between the free and immobilized estrogen for the binding sites of the primary antibody, with subsequent revelation using alkaline phosphatase-labeled secondary antibody. Preliminary colorimetric tests were performed in order to validate the applicability of the synthetic estrogens to immuno-recognition and to optimize different experimental parameters. In a second step, electrochemical detection was carried out by square wave voltammetry (SWV). Under the optimized working conditions, the electrochemical immunosensors showed a highly sensitive response to E2 and EE2, with respective detection limits of 1 and 10 ng/L. Cross-reactivity evaluated against other hormones demonstrated an excellent selectivity. The developed devices were successfully applied to analysis of spiked and natural water samples. These new immunosensors offer the advantages of being highly sensitive, easy, and rapid to prepare, with a short assay time.

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