Issue 19, 2015

Double enzymatic cascade reactions within FeSe–Pt@SiO2 nanospheres: synthesis and application toward colorimetric biosensing of H2O2 and glucose

Abstract

A facile process was developed for the synthesis of FeSe–Pt@SiO2 nanospheres based on the hydrothermal treatment of FeCl3·6H2O, selenium and NaBH4 in ethanolamine solvent, followed by reducing HPtCl4 with NaBH4 in the presence of FeSe particles to obtain FeSe coated with Pt NPs (FeSe–Pt), ending with a surfactant assembled sol–gel process to obtain FeSe–Pt@SiO2. The morphology and composition of FeSe–Pt@SiO2 were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, high resolution TEM, X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Structural analyses revealed that FeSe–Pt@SiO2 nanospheres were of regular spherical shape with smooth surfaces due to the SiO2 shells, compared with FeSe particles with 150 nm lateral diameter. The prepared FeSe–Pt@SiO2 nanospheres possessed both intrinsic glucose oxidase (GOx-) and peroxidase-mimic activities, and we engineered an artificial enzymatic cascade system with high activity and stability based on this nanostructure. The good catalytic performance of the composites could be attributed to the synergy between the functions of FeSe particles and Pt NPs. Significantly, the FeSe–Pt@SiO2 nanospheres as robust nanoreactors can catalyze a self-organized cascade reaction, which includes oxidation of glucose by oxygen to yield gluconic acid and H2O2, and then oxidation of 3,3,5,5-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) by H2O2 to produce a colour change. Colorimetric detection of H2O2 and glucose using the FeSe–Pt@SiO2 nanospheres was conducted with high detection sensitivities, 0.227 nM and 1.136 nM, respectively, demonstrating the feasibility of practical sensing applications. It is therefore believed that our findings in this study could open up the possibility of utilizing FeSe–Pt@SiO2 nanospheres as enzymatic mimics in diagnostic and biotechnology fields.

Graphical abstract: Double enzymatic cascade reactions within FeSe–Pt@SiO2 nanospheres: synthesis and application toward colorimetric biosensing of H2O2 and glucose

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 Jun 2015
Accepted
14 Aug 2015
First published
18 Aug 2015

Analyst, 2015,140, 6684-6691

Author version available

Double enzymatic cascade reactions within FeSe–Pt@SiO2 nanospheres: synthesis and application toward colorimetric biosensing of H2O2 and glucose

F. Qiao, Z. Wang, K. Xu and S. Ai, Analyst, 2015, 140, 6684 DOI: 10.1039/C5AN01268F

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