Multifunctional calcium carbonate microparticles: Synthesis and biological applications

作者:Won Yu Ho*; Jang Ho Seong; Chung Ding Wen; Stanciu Lia A
来源:Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2010, 20(36): 7728-7733.
DOI:10.1039/c0jm01231a

摘要

Multifunctional composites based on calcium carbonate (CaCO(3)) spherical microparticles stabilized through the embedding of CdSe/ZnS/SiO(2) nanoparticles into surface pores were fabricated. The stabilization of the vaterite polymorph of CaCO(3) through nanoparticles embedding was necessary to generate a spherical, porous morphology of the microparticles. The CdSe/ZnS quantum dots were obtained and dispersed in aqueous solution after coating them with a silica shell via a reverse microemulsion approach. Green and red-emitting CaCO(3)-CdSe/ZnS/SiO(2) microcomposites were analyzed via confocal laser-scanning fluorescence microscopy were to demonstrate their potential for imaging applications. The acetylcholinesterase (AChE) enzyme was immobilized into the pores of the spherical CaCO(3)-CdSe/ZnS/SiO(2) microcomposites and the resulting hybrid material was used as a platform for the design of a pesticide biosensor. The detection limit for the paraoxon pesticide in aqueous solutions was determined to be of 4.6 nM.

  • 出版日期2010