An amplified electrochemical immunosensor based on in situ-produced 1-naphthol as electroactive substance and graphene oxide and Pt nanoparticles functionalized CeO2 nanocomposites as signal enhancer

In this work, an amplified electrochemical immunosensor based on 1-naphthol as electroactive substance and Pt/CeO2/GO composites as catalytic amplifier was constructed for sensitive detection influenza. Through “sandwich” reaction, the Pt/CeO2/GO functionalized bioconjugates were captured on electrode surface and the electrochemical signal directly originated from 1-naphthol, which was in situ produced with high local concentration though the hydrolysis of 1-naphthyl phosphate catalyzed by ALP. Then, 1-naphthol as new reactant was oxidized by Pt/CeO2/GO composites with outstanding catalytic performance, resulting in detection signal amplification. In addition, as compared to label electroactive substance to antibodies, a simplified preparative step of immunosensor could be achieved because the signal probe get rid of introducation other electroactive substances. The proposed immunosensor achieved a linear range of 1.0×10−3-1.0 ng mL−1 and 5.0 to 1.0×102 ng mL−1 with a detection limit of 0.43 pg mL−1 (defined as S/N=3).