The Application in The Development of Immunoassay Based on Upconversion Nanomaterials
10.16476/j.pibb.2023.0131
- VernacularTitle:基于上转换纳米材料的免疫检测技术应用
- Author:
Hui-Wei HUANG
1
;
Li-Hua LI
2
;
Lin LUO
1
;
Yu-Dong SHEN
1
;
Hong-Tao LEI
1
;
Zhen-Lin XU
1
Author Information
1. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Safety and Quality, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
2. Institute of Future Science and Technology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
upconversion nanoparticles;
synthesis method;
surface modification method;
immunoassay technique
- From:
Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics
2024;51(2):355-368
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Immunoassays are widely used in medicine, food, environment and other fields due to having the advantages of simpleness, rapidness and accuracy. Combining immunoassays with nanomaterials can improve the performance of immunoassays. Compared with traditional nanomaterials, upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have excellent optical properties such as good photostability, long luminescence lifetime and narrow and tunable emission bands, which can significantly reduce background noise and improve analytical sensitivity when combined with immunoassay. This paper briefly introduces the luminescence mechanism of UCNPs, summarizes the synthesis and surface modification methods of UCNPs. And then 5 UCNPs-based immunoassay techniques, namely, fluorescence resonance energy transfer, inner filter effect, magnetic separation technique, upconversion-linked immunosorbent assay and upconversion immunochromatography, are discussed in detail. These sensing protocols of UCNPs-based immunoassays have been successfully utilized to detect various targets, including small molecules, macromolecules, and pathogens, all of which closely related to food safety, human health, and environmental pollution. Finally, the challenges and prospects of this technique are summarized and prospected. Although the UCNPs immunoassays based on antibodies and antigens have made great progress, most of the research is still in the stage of laboratory, and there is a long way to go to realize its social applications. There is a series of challenges need to be overcome. (1) Designing excellent water soluble and dispersive upconversion nanomaterials is needed. Hydrophilic ligands are bound to smaller upconversion nanoparticles and removing hydrophobic surface ligands are the most widely used methods to improve solubility and dispersity. (2) Multi-detection technology platforms and multi-mode simultaneous detection platforms have great potential, which will improve the efficiency of point of care detection. (3) The researchers also need to focus on some important problems. For examples, the upconversion luminescence efficiency of UCNPs is difficult to maintain, the synthesis method is complex, and the surface modification degree and functionalization are difficult to control.
