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Application of NaYF4:Yb/Er/Tm UCNPs in Array-Based Sensing of Neurotransmitters: From a Single Particle to a Multichannel Sensor Array
, Article ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces ; 2020 ; Bigdeli, A ; Hormozi Nezhad, M. R ; Sharif University of Technology
American Chemical Society
2020
Abstract
A novel multichannel sensor array has been designed using a single, yet multiemissive lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticle (UCNP). The energy levels of lanthanide ions gave rise to several emission bands which were exploited as individual sensor elements for the recognition of four important neurotransmitters (NTs): dopamine, norepinephrine, levodopa, and serotonin. At alkaline conditions, the oxidation products of these NTs quenched the fluorescence emissions of UCNPs with different quenching degrees. The resulting fingerprint multichannel emission profiles from NaYF4:Yb/Er/Tm UCNPs allowed the discrimination of NTs with excellent accuracy. The recognition was further verified in...