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Zhang G, Zhang G, Lai X, Su L, He W, Lai W, Deng S. Polyethyleneimine-induced fluorescence enhancement strategy for AIEgen: the mechanism and application. Anal Bioanal Chem 2023; 415:1347-1355. [PMID: 36693956 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-023-04526-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 12/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Abstract
Aggregation-induced emission luminogens (AIEgens) are attracting extensive research attention in the biosensor fields. Herein, we report a new polyethyleneimine (PEI)-induced strategy for enhancing luminescence of TCBPE (an AIEgen) to promote its development in biosensor. The copolymer dots (TCBPE-PEI) with high quantum yield (39.7%) and outstanding stability were synthesized via a one-pot method. The fluorescence enhancement mechanism based on the PEI strategy originated from the restriction of intramolecular motions of TCBPEs and the form of donor-acceptor structures to decrease the inherent energy bandgap. Benefiting from chelating property of TCBPE-PEI by Cu2+, a fluorescence-quenching sensor for Cu2+ detection was developed based on the fluorescence quenching of the electron transfer effect. Especially, a good linear range of 10-250 nM with a low limit of detection 1.1 nM was achieved, and it was further applied in samples successfully. The current work provides a novel approach to fabricate AIEgen biosensors and shows great potential in Cu2+ detection.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gan Zhang
- Institute of Microbiology, Jiangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanchang, 330096, China.,State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330047, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Jiangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanchang, 330096, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Jiangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanchang, 330096, China.,State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330047, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Jiangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanchang, 330096, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Jiangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanchang, 330096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330047, China.
| | - Shengliang Deng
- Institute of Microbiology, Jiangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanchang, 330096, China.
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