摘要
Inthe last decade, perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs) havebroughtextensive thinking owing to their excellent optical properties. Recently,we have uncovered the peroxidase-like activity of PNCs and used thisfor detecting many small molecules; however, the low enzymatic activitymakes them unsuitable for fluorescence analysis, which is easily disturbedby the autofluorescence of biological media. This greatly limits theirapplication in bioanalysis. Thus, the development of a method to facilelymodulate the activity of PNCs for the instrument-free colorimetricdetection is highly desirable. Herein, we demonstrated an iodide-enhancedperovskite nanozyme-based colorimetric platform for the visual assayof urinary nuclear matrix protein 22 (NMP22), a typical biomarkerfor the diagnosis of bladder cancer. We discovered that halogen couldregulate the activity of perovskite nanozymes through a simple anionreplacement reaction. Experimental analysis suggested that CsPbI3 nanocrystals (NCs) displayed 24-fold higher catalytic efficiencythan classical CsPbBr3 NCs. As a proof-of-concept assay,the CsPbI3 NCs could be explored into an immunoassay forthe detection of NMP22 in clinical urine specimens, resulting in alow detection limit of 0.03 U/mL. This iodide-enhanced immunoassaydeepens our understanding of perovskite nanozymes and also providesgreat potential for bioanalysis.
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单位南京大学; 江南大学; 南通大学