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A novel electrochemiluminescence (ECL) aptasensor, using graphite carbonitride (g-C3N4) capped CdS quantum dots (CdS QDs@g-C3N4) and Au nanoparticles decorated triethanolamine (AuNPs@TEOA) as dual coreactants, was proposed for the determination of mucin 1 (MUC1). Higher ECL efficiency was acquired due to the double enhancement contribution of CdS QDs and TEOA to Ru (bpy)32+ ECL. Additionally, AuNPs@TEOA also acted as nanocarrier for MUC1 aptamer immobilization. After the aptasensor was incubated in target MUC1, the decreased ECL emission was obtained because of the poor conductivity of MUC1. The ECL aptasensor displayed a good linear correlation for MUC1 in the range 0.1 pg mL−1 -1000 ng mL−1, and the detection limit was 33 fg mL−1. MUC1 spiked into human serum samples was quantified to assess the practicability of the ECL aptasensor.
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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 22104030), Natural Science Foundation of Henan (No 222300420426) and the Innovative Funds Plan of Henan University of Technology (No. 2022ZKCJ08).
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Hao, X., Liu, Z., Fan, Y. et al. Signal-amplified electrochemiluminescence aptasensor for mucin 1 determination using CdS QDs/g-C3N4 and Au NPs@TEOA. Microchim Acta 190, 304 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-023-05864-2
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