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A flexible and superhydrophobic upconversion-luminescence membrane as an ultrasensitive fluorescence sensor for single droplet detection.
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Light, science & applications [Light Sci Appl] 2016 Aug 12; Vol. 5 (8), pp. e16136. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Aug 12 (Print Publication: 2016). - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- A Ln <superscript>3+</superscript> -doped (Yb <superscript>3+</superscript> , Tm <superscript>3+</superscript> or Yb <superscript>3+</superscript> , Er <superscript>3+</superscript> co-doped) NaYF <subscript>4</subscript> nanoparticle/polystyrene hybrid fibrous membrane (HFM) was fabricated using an electrospinning technique. The HFM shows upconversion luminescence (UCL), flexibility, superhydrophobicity and processability. The UCL membrane can be used as a fluorescence sensor to detect bioinformation from a single water droplet (~10 μl). Based on the fluorescence resonance energy transfer, the detection limits of this sensor can reach 1 and 10 ppb for the biomolecule, avidin, and the dye molecule, Rhodamine B, respectively, which are superior to most of the fluorescence sensors reported in previous works. After the fluorescence detection, the target droplet was easily removed without residues on the UCL membrane surface due to its superhydrophobic property, which exhibits an excellent recyclability that cannot be achieved by traditional liquid-based detection systems.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2047-7538
- Volume :
- 5
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- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Light, science & applications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30167183
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/lsa.2016.136