Ultrasensitive Photochemical Immunosensor Based on Flowerlike SnO2/BiOI/Ag2S Composites for Detection of Procalcitonin
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of SnO2
2.3. Synthesis of BiOI
2.4. Fabrication of the PEC Immunosensor
2.5. PEC Detection of PCT
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characteristic Description of the Materials
3.2. Characterization of the PEC Immunosensor
3.3. Optimal Conditions for PCT Detection
3.4. PCT Detection
3.5. Repeatability, Stability, Specificity and Application of the PEC Immunosensor
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhang, N.; Feng, J.; Zhao, G.; Duan, X.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, D.; Wei, Q. Ultrasensitive Photochemical Immunosensor Based on Flowerlike SnO2/BiOI/Ag2S Composites for Detection of Procalcitonin. Biosensors 2021, 11, 421. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11110421
Zhang N, Feng J, Zhao G, Duan X, Wang Y, Zhang D, Wei Q. Ultrasensitive Photochemical Immunosensor Based on Flowerlike SnO2/BiOI/Ag2S Composites for Detection of Procalcitonin. Biosensors. 2021; 11(11):421. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11110421
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Nuo, Jinhui Feng, Guanhui Zhao, Xiaoyi Duan, Yaoguang Wang, Daopeng Zhang, and Qin Wei. 2021. "Ultrasensitive Photochemical Immunosensor Based on Flowerlike SnO2/BiOI/Ag2S Composites for Detection of Procalcitonin" Biosensors 11, no. 11: 421. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11110421