Self-enhanced nanohydrogel electrochemiluminescence biosensor based on CRISPR/Cas12a and gold platinum nanoparticles modification for high-sensitivity detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei

The simple, rapid, and accurate detection of highly lethal melioidosis is crucial for early clinical diagnosis and improving cure rates. Currently, due to time consumption, low sensitivity and detection rate the existing clinical detection methods cannot satisfy the needs of clinical diagnosis. Herein, a novel self-enhanced porous hydrogel material (Au@PEI-ABEI@Pt) for ultrasensitive ECL strategy of detection B. pseudomallei was report. The novel porous hydrogel material composed of PEI-ABEI porous hydrogel, gold nanoparticles (AuNP) and platinum nanoparticles (PtNP) have large specific surface area and porous structure, which not only fix more ABEI to realize self-enhanced ECL signal amplification, but also facilitate ion diffusion and efficient utilization of catalytic materials, realizing rapid electron transfer and zero-distance catalysis, significantly improving the initial signal of ECL sensor. Moreover, the most attractive aspect is that Au@PEI-ABEI@Pt hydrogels with good biocompatibility can achieve widespread application of CRISPR/Cas12a in solid-phase carriers without affecting the sensitivity, specificity and shearing activity of CRISPR/Cas12a. After coupling with the ECL system and CRISPR/Cas12a signal amplification strategy, the Au@PEI-ABEI@Pt can achieve an ultrasensitive ECL assay of B. pseudomallei with the LOD of 5 CFU mL−1 in complex samples, with high specificity and stability to effectively classify B. pseudomallei and other Gram-negative bacteria. This study shows that the developed porous hydrogel materials not only serve as an excellent ECL signal reporter to significantly improve the detection sensitivity of ECL biosensors, but also provide a new approach for the wide application of CRISPR/Cas systems in solid-phase carriers.