Title
Aptamer-Based Impedimetric Assay of Arsenite in Water: Interfacial Properties and Performance
Date Issued
28 February 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Vega-Figueroa K.
Santillán J.
Ortiz-Gómez V.
Ortiz-Quiles E.
Quinones-Colón B.
Castilla-Casadiego D.
Almodóvar J.
Rodríguez-Martínez J.
Nicolau E.
University of Puerto Rico
Publisher(s)
American Chemical Society
Abstract
In this work, we explore the use of electrochemical methods (i.e., impedance) along with the arsenic-specific aptamer (ArsSApt) to fabricate and study the interfacial properties of an arsenic (As(III)) sensor. The ArsSApt layer was self-assembled on a gold substrate, and upon binding of As(III), a detectable change in the impedimetric signal was recorded because of conformational changes at the interfacial layer. These interfacial changes are linearly correlated with the concentration of arsenic present in the system. This target-induced signal was utilized for the selective detection of As(III) with a linear dynamic range of 0.05-10 ppm and minimum detectable concentrations of ca. 0.8 μM. The proposed system proved to be successful mainly because of the combination of a highly sensitive electrochemical platform and the recognized specificity of the ArsSApt toward its target molecule. Also, the interaction between the ArsSApt and the target molecule (i.e., arsenic) was explored in depth. The obtained results in this work are aimed at proving the development of a simple and environmentally benign sensor for the detection of As(III) as well as in elucidating the possible interactions between the ArsSApt and arsenic molecules.
Start page
1437
End page
1444
Volume
3
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física y Astronomía
Biología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85053359896
Source
ACS Omega
ISSN of the container
24701343
Sponsor(s)
This work was supported by the Institutional Funds for Research (FIPI) Program from the UPR-RP Graduate Studies and Research Deanship (DEGI). Also, the work is supported in part by the NASA Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) under grant #NNX14AN18A, Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) Program grant 5R25GM061151-15, the PR NASA Space grant NNX15AI11H, and by the NSF-CREST Center for Innovation, Research and Education in Environmental Nanotechnology (CIRE2N) grant number HRD-1736093. The authors acknowledge the UPR Materials Characterization Center (MCC) for the provided support during the attainment of this work. Isabel Mayorga and Ana E. Rivera are also acknowledged for their contributions in the early stages of the project.
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