In situ decorating the surface and interlayer of montmorillonite with Co0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4 nanoparticles: A sustainable, biocompatible colorimetric platform for H2O2 and acetylcholine
Xixi Zhu, Hongyu Li, Tao Wu, Hui Zhao, Kaili Wu, Wenjing Xu, Fengjuan Qin, Wenxing Chen, Jinlong Zheng, Qingyun Liu
Abstract
Originated from nature and used for nature is a way of sustainable development. In this work, montmorillonite (MMT), a natural two-dimensional (2D) layered mineral, the surface and interlayer of which were nano-decorated by chemical synthesis technique was applied in biological detection field. Magnetic ferrite (Co0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4) was anchored on the surface and intercalated in the interlayer of montmorillonite, which served as a competitive candidate of enzyme mimics. Cytotoxicity test toward HUVEC and Hela cells verified the good biocompatibility of Co0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4-MMT, guaranteeing its safety in biological applications. Based on the peroxidase-like activity of Co0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4-MMT, a colorimetric sensing platform for H2O2 was established by a facile mix-and-detect approach with the detection limit of 0.565 µM (3σ/slope). It was implied that the peroxidase-like activity of Co0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4-MMT was originated from generation of ·OH and ·O2− produced from catalytic decomposition process of H2O2. Coupled with cascaded catalytic reactions of ACh, a facile and efficient sensing platform for ACh with satisfactory anti-interference ability was established. Thus, all these remarkable features highlighted the superiority of Co0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4-MMT, and endowed it with a powerful competitiveness in the fields of environmental assessing, biosensing, and disease monitoring.