Abstract
Herein, we synthesized high-performance SiO2-core quantum dot (QD)-shell nanocomposites (SiO2@PEI-QDs) using the polyethyleneimine (PEI)-mediated adsorption method. Cationic PEI was used to form a positively charged interlayer on the SiO2 core, which achieved a dense adsorption of carboxylated QDs to form a shell of QDs and maintained a good dispersibility of the nanocomposite. The SiO2@PEI-QDs showed excellent stability and high luminescence, and served as high-performance fluorescent labels for the detection of bacteria when used with the lateral flow immunoassay (LFA) technique. An SiO2@PEI-QD-based LFA strip was successfully applied to rapidly detect Salmonella typhimurium in milk samples with a low limit of 5 × 102 cells per mL.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2483-2489 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | RSC Advances |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |