Issue 8, 2024

In situ detection of silk fibroin using a dual recognition strategy with a flexible pressure immunosensor

Abstract

Silk is a symbol of ancient Chinese civilization that has made an indelible contribution to the development of world civilization. However, because ancient artifacts are often contaminated or degraded, it is difficult to detect the presence of silk therein, and the true origin of silk thus remains a mystery. Therefore, this work presents a flexible pressure immunosensor that was designed based on 3D polypyrrole (PPy) foams for the trace detection of silk fibroin at archaeological sites. Initially, silk fibroin (SF) was conjugated with antibody-functionalized copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) and carboxylated magnetic beads (MBs) to form a sandwich immune complex. Then, the sandwich immune complex was added to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) by magnetic separation to catalyse the generation of oxygen (O2), which converted the antigen–antibody specific recognition signal to gas pressure. As the pressure within the device increases, the 3D PPy foam, as the sensing layer resistance was 150 Ω, undergoes extrusion and deformation. This deformation leads to alterations in the foam resistance. The flexible pressure immunosensor can sensitively monitor the change in electrical resistance in the system and quantitatively detect silk fibroin. With optimization, the flexible pressure immunosensor demonstrates a dynamic range of operation spanning from 10 ng mL−1 to 100 μg mL−1, exhibiting a remarkable detection limit of 10.58 ng mL−1 specifically for silk fibroin. Notably, this immunosensor surpasses enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in terms of superior reproducibility, specificity, and accuracy. Therefore, this application provides a new method and technical support for silk detection.

Graphical abstract: In situ detection of silk fibroin using a dual recognition strategy with a flexible pressure immunosensor

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 Nov 2023
Accepted
21 Jan 2024
First published
23 Jan 2024

Anal. Methods, 2024,16, 1185-1195

In situ detection of silk fibroin using a dual recognition strategy with a flexible pressure immunosensor

Y. Deng, C. Zhang, L. Lv, K. Wang, F. Liu, Y. Zhou, Z. Peng and B. Wang, Anal. Methods, 2024, 16, 1185 DOI: 10.1039/D3AY01967E

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