A DNA sensor based on upconversion nanoparticles and two-dimensional dichalcogenide materials
A DNA sensor based on upconversion nanoparticles and two-dimensional dichalcogenide materials
We demonstrate the fabrication of a new DNA sensor that is based on the optical interactions occurring between oligonucleotide-coated NaYF4:Yb3+;Er3+ upconversion nanoparticles and the two-dimensional dichalcogenide materials, MoS2 and WS2. Monodisperse upconversion nanoparticles were functionalized with single-stranded DNA endowing the nanoparticles with the ability to interact with the surface of the two-dimensional materials via van der Waals interactions leading to subsequent quenching of the upconversion fluorescence. By contrast, in the presence of a complementary oligonucleotide target and the formation of double-stranded DNA, the upconversion nanoparticles could not interact with MoS2 and WS2, thus retaining their inherent fluorescence properties. Utilizing this sensor we were able to detect target oligonucleotides with high sensitivity and specificity whilst reaching a concentration detection limit as low as 5 mol·L−1, within minutes.
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DNA sensor, MoS, WS, two-dimensional materials, upconversion nanoparticles
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Alexaki, Konstantina
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Giust, Davide
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Kyriazi, Maria-Eleni
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El-Sagheer, Afaf
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Muskens, Otto
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Kanaras, Antonios
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10 February 2021
Alexaki, Konstantina
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Giust, Davide
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Kyriazi, Maria-Eleni
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El-Sagheer, Afaf
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Brown, Tom
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Muskens, Otto
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Alexaki, Konstantina, Giust, Davide, Kyriazi, Maria-Eleni, El-Sagheer, Afaf, Brown, Tom, Muskens, Otto and Kanaras, Antonios
(2021)
A DNA sensor based on upconversion nanoparticles and two-dimensional dichalcogenide materials.
Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering, 15 (4), .
(doi:10.1007/s11705-020-2023-9).
Abstract
We demonstrate the fabrication of a new DNA sensor that is based on the optical interactions occurring between oligonucleotide-coated NaYF4:Yb3+;Er3+ upconversion nanoparticles and the two-dimensional dichalcogenide materials, MoS2 and WS2. Monodisperse upconversion nanoparticles were functionalized with single-stranded DNA endowing the nanoparticles with the ability to interact with the surface of the two-dimensional materials via van der Waals interactions leading to subsequent quenching of the upconversion fluorescence. By contrast, in the presence of a complementary oligonucleotide target and the formation of double-stranded DNA, the upconversion nanoparticles could not interact with MoS2 and WS2, thus retaining their inherent fluorescence properties. Utilizing this sensor we were able to detect target oligonucleotides with high sensitivity and specificity whilst reaching a concentration detection limit as low as 5 mol·L−1, within minutes.
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Accepted/In Press date: 5 October 2020
e-pub ahead of print date: 10 February 2021
Published date: 10 February 2021
Keywords:
DNA sensor, MoS, WS, two-dimensional materials, upconversion nanoparticles
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Local EPrints ID: 447085
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/447085
ISSN: 2095-0179
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