Ordered Assembly of DNA on Topological Insulator Bi2Se3 and Octadecylamine for a Sensitive Biosensor

Xiaolu Xiong*, Kangjie Yin, Jiangyue Bai, Peng Zhu, Jing Fan, Xu Zhang, Qingfan Shi, Yao Guo, Zhiwei Wang, Dashuai Ma*, Junfeng Han*

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Abstract

Controlling the assembly of DNA in order on a suitable electrode surface is of great significance for biosensors and disease diagnosis, but it is full of challenges. In this work, we creatively assembled DNA on the surface of octadecylamine (ODA)-modified topological insulator (Tls) Bi2Se3 and developed an electrochemical biosensor to detect biomarker DNA of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). A high-quality Bi2Se3 sheet was obtained from a single crystal synthesized in our lab. A uniform ODA layer was coated in argon by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). We observed and analyzed the assembly and mechanism of single-strand DNA (ssDNA) and double-strand DNA (dsDNA) on the Bi2Se3 surface through atomic force microscopy (AFM) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The electrochemical signal revealed that the biosensor based on the DNA/ODA/Bi2Se3 electrode has a wide linear detection range from 1.0 × 10-12 to 1.0 × 10-8 M, with the limit of detection as low as 5 × 10-13 M. Bi2Se3 has robust surface states and improves the electrochemical signal-to-noise ratio, while the uniform ODA layer guides high-density ordered DNA, enhancing the sensitivity of the biosensor. Our work demonstrates that the ordered DNA/ODA/Bi2Se3 electrode surface has great application potential in the field of biosensing and disease diagnosis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4466-4474
Number of pages9
JournalLangmuir
Volume39
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Mar 2023

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