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Highlights: [•] We report a new electrochemical sensing protocol for the detection of mercury ion. [•] Gold amalgamation on DNA-based sensing platform was used as nanocatalyst. [•] The signal was amplified by cycling signal amplification strategy. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: A new dual-amplification strategy of electrochemical signal based on the catalytic recycling of the product was developed for the antigen–antibody interaction by glucose oxidase (GOD)- conjugated gold–silver hollow microspheres (AuAgHSs) coupled with an artificial catalase, Prussian blue nanoparticles (PB), on a graphene-based immunosensing platform. The first signal amplification introduced in this study was based on the labeled GOD on the AuAgHSs toward the catalytic oxidation of glucose. The generated H2O2 was catalytically reduced by the immobilized PB on the graphene nanosheets with the second amplification. With a sandwich-type immunoassay format, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) was monitored as a model analyte by using the synthesized AuAgHSs as labels in pH 6.0 phosphate buffer containing 10mM glucose. Under optimal conditions, the electrochemical immunosensor exhibited a wide dynamic range of 0.005–50ngmL−1 with a low detection limit (LOD) of 1.0pgmL−1 CEA (at 3σ). Both the intra- and inter-assay coefficients of variation (CVs) were lower than 10%. The specificity and stability of the immunosensor were acceptable. In addition, the assay was evaluated for clinical serum specimens, and received a good correlation with those obtained by the referenced electrochemiluminescent (ECL). [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: A new electrochemical immunoassay protocol for the determination of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in human serum was developed by means of immobilizing horseradish peroxidase-labeled anti-CEA antibodies (HRP-anti-CEA) on the nanogold/nano-Fe3O4 particles-functionalized polyion complex (PIC) membrane. With a one-step immunoassay format, the formed immunocomplex inhibited partly the bioactive center of the immobilized HRP, and decreased the HRP toward the reduction of H2O2. Nanogold-actuated nano-Fe3O4 mimetic peroxidase was used for the sensitivity improvement of the electrochemical immunosensor with Prussian blue (PB) as mediators. Under optimal conditions, the electrochemical immunosensor displayed a wide dynamic range of 0.1–220ngmL−1 with a relative low detection limit (LOD) of 10pgmL−1 CEA (at 3σ). Intra- and inter-assay show good precisions with a coefficient of variation (CV) lower than 7.8% and 7.3%, respectively. No significant difference at the 95% confidence level was encountered in the analysis of 17 human serum specimens between the electrochemical immunosensor and automatic electrochemiluminescent (ECL) analyzer for the determination of CEA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]