Water-dispersible silicon dots as a peroxidase mimetic for the highly-sensitive colorimetric detection of glucose

Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Jun 28;50(51):6771-4. doi: 10.1039/c4cc01703j.

Abstract

We demonstrate that photoluminescent Si-dots exhibit intrinsic peroxidase-like activity, and can catalyze the oxidization of 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) by H2O2, and produce a color change. This strategy can be used to detect glucose with high sensitivity and selectivity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Benzidines / chemistry
  • Biomimetics
  • Colorimetry
  • Glucose / analysis*
  • Kinetics
  • Luminescence
  • Molybdenum / chemistry
  • Nanostructures
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Peroxidases / chemistry*
  • Phosphoric Acids / chemistry
  • Quantum Dots / chemistry*
  • Silicon / chemistry*

Substances

  • Benzidines
  • Phosphoric Acids
  • N,N,N',N'-tetramethylbenzidine
  • Molybdenum
  • Peroxidases
  • Glucose
  • phosphomolybdic acid
  • Silicon