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Labadi Z, Kalas B, Saftics A, Illes L, Jankovics H, Bereczk-Tompa É, Sebestyén A, Tóth É, Kakasi B, Moldovan C, Firtat B, Gartner M, Gheorghe M, Vonderviszt F, Fried M, Petrik P. Sensing Layer for Ni Detection in Water Created by Immobilization of Bioengineered Flagellar Nanotubes on Gold Surfaces. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2020; 6:3811-3820. [PMID: 33463317 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c00280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
Abstract
The environmental monitoring of Ni is targeted at a threshold limit value of 0.34 μM, as set by the World Health Organization. This sensitivity target can usually only be met by time-consuming and expensive laboratory measurements. There is a need for inexpensive, field-applicable methods, even if they are only used for signaling the necessity of a more accurate laboratory investigation. In this work, bioengineered, protein-based sensing layers were developed for Ni detection in water. Two bacterial Ni-binding flagellin variants were fabricated using genetic engineering, and their applicability as Ni-sensitive biochip coatings was tested. Nanotubes of mutant flagellins were built by in vitro polymerization. A large surface density of the nanotubes on the sensor surface was achieved by covalent immobilization chemistry based on a dithiobis(succimidyl propionate) cross-linking method. The formation and density of the sensing layer was monitored and verified by spectroscopic ellipsometry and atomic force microscopy. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) measurements revealed a Ni sensitivity below 1 μM. It was also shown that, even after two months of storage, the used sensors can be regenerated and reused by rinsing in a 10 mM solution of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid at room temperature.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zoltan Labadi
- Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Budapest 1121, Hungary
| | - Benjamin Kalas
- Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Budapest 1121, Hungary
| | - Andras Saftics
- Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Budapest 1121, Hungary
| | - Levente Illes
- Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Budapest 1121, Hungary
| | - Hajnalka Jankovics
- Research Institute of Biomolecular and Chemical Engineering, University of Pannonia, Veszprém 8200, Hungary
| | - Éva Bereczk-Tompa
- Research Institute of Biomolecular and Chemical Engineering, University of Pannonia, Veszprém 8200, Hungary
| | - Anett Sebestyén
- Research Institute of Biomolecular and Chemical Engineering, University of Pannonia, Veszprém 8200, Hungary
| | - Éva Tóth
- Research Institute of Biomolecular and Chemical Engineering, University of Pannonia, Veszprém 8200, Hungary
| | - Balázs Kakasi
- Research Institute of Biomolecular and Chemical Engineering, University of Pannonia, Veszprém 8200, Hungary
| | - Carmen Moldovan
- National Institute for Research & Development in Microtechnologies, Bucharest 077190, Romania
| | - Bogdan Firtat
- National Institute for Research & Development in Microtechnologies, Bucharest 077190, Romania
| | - Mariuca Gartner
- "Ilie Murgulescu" Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest 060021, Romania
| | | | - Ferenc Vonderviszt
- Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Budapest 1121, Hungary.,Research Institute of Biomolecular and Chemical Engineering, University of Pannonia, Veszprém 8200, Hungary
| | - Miklos Fried
- Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Budapest 1121, Hungary.,Institute of Microelectronics and Technology, Óbuda University, Budapest 1034, Hungary
| | - Peter Petrik
- Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Budapest 1121, Hungary
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