1. A Novel Molecularly Imprinting Biosensor including Graphene Quantum Dots/Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Composite for Interleukin-6 Detection and Electrochemical Biosensor Validation
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Nermin Özcan, Onur Karaman, Mehmet Lütfi Yola, Necip Atar, Ceren Karaman, and HKÜ, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Beslenme ve Diyetetik Bölümü
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Morphology ,UV-vis spectroscopy ,Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCN) ,Aromatic compounds ,Materials science ,Cyclic voltammetry ,Composite number ,Chemical detection ,Nanotechnology ,High resolution transmission electron microscopy ,Carbon nanotube ,Morphology characterizations ,law.invention ,Carbon nanotubes composites ,law ,Molecularly imprinting ,Semiconductor quantum dots ,Analytical applications ,Protein detection ,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy ,Ultraviolet visible spectroscopy ,Nanotubes ,Composite structures ,Graphene ,Graphene quantum dots ,Proteins ,Inflammatory response ,Electrochemical biosensor ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,Dielectric spectroscopy ,Nanocrystals ,Biosensors ,Quantum dot ,Surface morphology ,Biosensor ,Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy ,Scanning electron microscopy - Abstract
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) as a pro-inflammatory cytokine demonstrate a critical role in the inflammatory response. Especially, the high levels of IL-6 measured in plasma have been associated with pathological inflammation. In this report, new molecularly imprinting biosensor on graphene quantum dots (GQDs)/functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (f-MWCNTs) composite were prepared for IL-6 protein detection. The structures of GQDs, f-MWCNTs and GQDs/f-MWCNTs composite were highlighted by scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), raman spectroscopy, UV-vis spectroscopy, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), cyclic voltammetry (CV) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) method. Surface morphology characterization shows the nanoporous cavities as an effective biosensing area. IL-6 protein imprinted electrode was prepared on GQDs/f-MWCNTs composite in the presence of 100.0 mM pyrrole containing 25.0 mM IL-6 protein. 0.01-2.0 pg ml-1 and 0.0030 pg ml-1 were found as linearity range and the detection limit (LOD) for analytical application in plasma samples. Finally, the validated biosensor was examined in terms of stability, repeatability and reproducibility. © 2020 The Electrochemical Society ("ECS"). Published on behalf of ECS by IOP Publishing Limited.
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- 2020