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Mn2+ modified black phosphorus nanosheets with enhanced DNA adsorption and affinity for robust sensing

Journal

BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
Volume 216, Issue -, Pages -

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ELSEVIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114622

Keywords

Metal coordination; Black phosphorus; Manganese ion; DNA; Two-dimensional nanomaterials; Fluorometric biosensor

Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [81802104]
  2. Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China [2018A030310229, 2021A1515011203]
  3. 2020 Guangdong Provincial Special Fund for Science and Technology Innovation Strategy [200103115895755]

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A new 2D biosensor nanoplatform was developed in this study, which used metal coordination to enhance DNA adsorption and affinity. The nanoplatform specifically detected DNA and thrombin, and maintained good detection performance even in the presence of non-specific ligands. Additionally, the platform was used for imaging and analyzing the expression levels of microRNA-21 in living cells.
To develop various biosensors, several 2D nanomaterials adsorb DNA probes (aptamers) via pi-pi stacking interactions. However, interference from DNA displacement by external non-targeted ligands has precluded their practical applications for specific detection and imaging at high protein concentrations. Metal coordination is an attractive strategy for biomolecular crosslinking and functional molecular self-assembly. Herein, a robust 2D biosensor nanoplatform was developed to enhance DNA adsorption and affinity using Mn2+-modified black phosphorus nanosheets (BPNS@Mn2+) via metal coordination. The Mn2+ can simultaneously coordinate with the lone pair electrons (pi bonds) of the BPNS and nucleotide bases to provide binding sites for DNA nucleobases on the BPNS surface, which greatly enhances the stability of the inner BPNS and improves DNA adsorption and affinity. The DNA adsorption mechanism of BPNS@Mn2+ was also characterized, and is extensively discussed. Without any further modification, this BPNS@Mn2+/DNA biosensor specifically detected single-stranded DNA (linear range: 10-200 nM, detection limit: 5.76 nM) and thrombin (linear range: 20-180 nM, detection limit: 2.39 nM) in 100 nM bovine serum albumin solution. The nonspecific ligands in the environment did not affect the detection performance of the robust biosensor. In addition, the expression levels of microRNA-21 can be imaged and analyzed in living cells using this biosensor, which is consistent with the results of the polymerase chain reaction. This study highlights the potential of metal coordination in surface modification and provides new opportunities for biomedical applications of 2D nanomaterials with superior DNA-adsorption capacity, facilitating the development of biosensor design and nucleic acid/drug delivery.

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