Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NANOMEDICINE
Volume 13, Issue -, Pages 1159-1178Publisher
DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S150336
Keywords
surface-enhanced Raman scattering; Fe3O4@Ag magnetic nanoparticle; Au@Ag nanoparticles; vancomycin-modified; rapid bacteria detection
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81230089, 51605486]
- Beijing Municipal Science & and Technology Commission [Z161100000116040]
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Background: Pathogenic bacteria have always been a significant threat to human health. The detection of pathogens needs to be rapid, accurate, and convenient. Methods: We present a sensitive surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) biosensor based on the combination of vancomycin-modified Ag-coated magnetic nanoparticles (Fe3O4@Ag-Van MNPs) and Au@Ag nanoparticles (NPs) that can effectively capture and discriminate bacterial pathogens from solution. The high-performance Fe3O4@Ag MNPs were modified with vancomycin and used as bacteria capturer for magnetic separation and enrichment. The modified MNPS were found to exhibit strong affinity with a broad range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. After separating and rinsing bacteria, Fe3O4@Ag-Van MNPs and Au@Ag NPs were synergistically used to construct a very large number of hot spots on bacteria cells, leading to ultrasensitive SERS detection. Results: The dominant merits of our dual enhanced strategy included high bacterial-capture efficiency (> 65%) within a wide pH range (pH 3.0-11.0), a short assay time (< 30min), and a low detection limit (5x10(2) cells/mL). Moreover, the spiked tests show that this method is still valid in milk and blood samples. Owing to these capabilities, the combined system enabled the sensitive and specific discrimination of different pathogens in complex solution, as verified by its detection of Gram-positive bacterium Escherichia coli, Gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, and methicillin-resistant S. aureus. Conclusion: This method has great potential for field applications in food safety, environmental monitoring, and infectious disease diagnosis.
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