Convenient and ultrasensitive detection
of pesticides is demanded
for healthcare and environmental monitoring, which can be realized
with a dual-modal strategy. In this paper, based on a biotin-labeled
IgG-modified gold nanoparticle (AuNP@IgG-bio) probe, a dual-modal
immunosensor was proposed for detecting chloroacetamide herbicides.
This platform is relied on the dephosphorylation of ascorbic acid
2-phosphate (AA2P) by alkaline phosphatase (ALP). In addition to this
process, ascorbic acid (AA)-triggered deposition of silver on gold
nanostars (AuNSs) and the fluorogenic reaction of dehydrogenated AA
and o-phenylenediamine (OPD) occur sequentially.
Thus, the dual readout of the color change of red-green-blue (RGB)
and fluorescence generation in situ induced by crystal growth can
be used. The limits of detection (LODs) were as low as 1.20 ng/mL
of acetochlor (ATC), 0.89 ng/mL of metolachlor, 1.22 ng/mL of propisochlor,
and 0.99 ng/mL of their mixture by a smartphone and 0.44 ng/mL of
ATC, 1.59 ng/mL of metolachlor, 2.80 ng/mL of propisochlor, and 0.72
ng/mL of their mixture by a spectrofluorometer. The recoveries from
corn were 91.4–105.1% of the colorimetric mode and 92.4–106.2%
of the fluorescent mode. Due to its simple observation mode and good
performance, this dual-modal immunosensor possesses considerable application
prospects.