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A convenient signal amplification strategy for the carcinoembryonic antigen determination based on the self-polymerization of dopamine

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In this study, due to the oxidative and strong adhesion characteristics of mussel-inspired polydopamine, the aimed antibody-anti-CEA could be directly attached to the polydopamine-coated glassy carbon electrode surface. The immobilization method and sandwich immunoreactions strategy were applied to form a facile and effective electrochemical immunosensor. Anti-CEA was verified by attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Under optimum conditions, a linear response range of CEA from 0.01 to 80 ng/mL with a low detection limit of 1.58 pg/mL was obtained by the differential pulse voltammetry determination. Assay results of clinical serum samples using the standard ELISA and reference methods gave an excellent correlation and dependence. Moreover, the preparation of immunosensor with low cost, convenient operation, and all steps processing at room temperature which possesses great potentials for practical applications.

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The work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21604022, 21502051), the Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department (15B159), the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (2016JJ3097, 2018JJ3370), and the Huxiang Youth Talent Support Program (2018RS3147).

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  1. Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for The Construction & Development of Dongting Lake Ecological Economic Zone, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde, 415000, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaobo Wang, Xia Hu, Fangtao Xiao, Jing Dai, Xiaoli Zeng & Bo Liu

  2. College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde, 415000, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaobo Wang, Xia Hu, Fangtao Xiao, Jing Dai, Xiaoli Zeng & Bo Liu

  3. Department of Geriatrics, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 139 Renmin Road, Changsha, 410011, Hunan Province, People’s Republic of China

    Ling Ye

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Wang, X., Hu, X., Xiao, F. et al. A convenient signal amplification strategy for the carcinoembryonic antigen determination based on the self-polymerization of dopamine. J Solid State Electrochem 23, 2447–2453 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-019-04325-2

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