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Bai X, Wang K, Chen L, Zhou J, Wang J. Semiconducting polymer dots as fluorescent probes for in vitro biosensing. J Mater Chem B 2022; 10:6248-6262. [PMID: 35971822 DOI: 10.1039/d2tb01385a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Semiconducting polymer dots (Pdots) have emerged as novel fluorescent probes with excellent characteristics, such as ultrahigh molar extinction coefficient, easy tunable absorption and emission bands, high brightness, and excellent photostability. Combined with good biocompatibility properties, much effort has been devoted to Pdots for in vivo biological imaging and therapy applications, such as deep-tissue fluorescent imaging, photodynamic therapy, photothermal therapy, and nanocarriers of genes or chemical drugs. Many reviews have been presented in these fields. On the other hand, a large number of studies employing Pdots for in vitro biosensing applications have been reported during the past few years, and there are barely any relevant reports to summarize the progress in this area. Hence, it is necessary to review these studies to promote the comprehensive application of Pdots. Herein, we introduce the properties and functionalization of Pdots, and systematically summarize the progress in the in vitro applications of Pdots, including the detection of DNAs, microRNAs, proteins, enzymatic activity, and some biological small molecules and ions. Finally, we share our perspectives on the future direction of this field.
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- Xinnan Bai
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sensor Technology and Biomedical Instrument, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sensor Technology and Biomedical Instrument, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sensor Technology and Biomedical Instrument, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sensor Technology and Biomedical Instrument, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sensor Technology and Biomedical Instrument, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China.
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Fan J, Qi L, Han H, Ding L. Array-Based Discriminative Optical Biosensors for Identifying Multiple Proteins in Aqueous Solution and Biofluids. Front Chem 2020; 8:572234. [PMID: 33330361 PMCID: PMC7673422 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.572234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Identification of proteins is an important issue both in medical research and in clinical practice as a large number of proteins are closely related to various diseases. Optical sensor arrays with recognition ability have been flourished to apply for distinguishing multiple chemically or structurally similar analytes and analyzing unknown or mixed samples. This review gives an overview of the recent development of array-based discriminative optical biosensors for recognizing proteins and their applications in real samples. Based on the number of sensor elements and the complexity of constructing array-based discriminative systems, these biosensors can be divided into three categories, which include multi-element-based sensor arrays, environment-sensitive sensor arrays and multi-wavelength-based single sensing systems. For each strategy, the construction of sensing platform and detection mechanism are particularly introduced. Meanwhile, the differences and connections between different strategies were discussed. An understanding of these aspects may help to facilitate the development of novel discriminative biosensors and expand their application prospects.
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- Junmei Fan
- Department of Chemistry, Taiyuan Normal University, Jinzhong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Taiyuan Normal University, Jinzhong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China
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Wang J, Lv F, Liu L, Ma Y, Wang S. Strategies to design conjugated polymer based materials for biological sensing and imaging. Coord Chem Rev 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2017.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Fan J, Ding L, Bo Y, Fang Y. Fluorescent Ensemble Based on Bispyrene Fluorophore and Surfactant Assemblies: Sensing and Discriminating Proteins in Aqueous Solution. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:22487-22496. [PMID: 26414441 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b06604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A particular bispyrene fluorophore (1) with two pyrene moieties covalently linked via a hydrophilic spacer was synthesized. Fluorescence measurements reveal that the fluorescence emission of 1 could be well modulated by a cationic surfactant, dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB). Protein sensing studies illustrate that the selected ensemble based on 1/DTAB assemblies exhibits ratiometric responses to nonmetalloproteins and turn-off responses to metalloproteins, which can be used to differentiate the two types of proteins. Moreover, negatively charged nonmetalloproteins can be discriminated from the positively charged ones according to the difference in ratiometric responses. Fluorescence sensing studies with control bispyrenes indicate that the polarity of the spacer connecting two pyrene moieties plays an important role in locating bispyrene fluorophore in DTAB assemblies, which further influences its sensing behaviors to noncovalent interacting proteins. This study sheds light on the influence of the probe structure on the sensing performance of a fluorescent ensemble based on probe and surfactant assemblies.
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- Junmei Fan
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an 710062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an 710062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an 710062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University , Xi'an 710062, P. R. China
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Wu M, Xu X, Wang J, Li L. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer in a binary organic nanoparticle system and its application. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:8243-8250. [PMID: 25823879 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b01338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Fluorescent organic nanoparticles have a much better photostability than molecule-based probes. Here, we report a simple strategy to detect chemicals and biomolecules by a binary nanoparticle system based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). Poly(9,9-di-n-octylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl) (PFO, energy donor) and poly [2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] (MEH-PPV, energy acceptor) are utilized to prepare the binary nanoparticle system through a reprecipitation method. Since the FRET process is strongly distance-dependent, a change in the interparticle distance between the two kinds of nanoparticles after introduction of analytes will alter the FRET efficiency. The response of the binary nanoparticle system to cationic polyelectrolytes was investigated by monitoring the FRET efficiency from PFO to MEH-PPV nanoparticles and the fluorescence color of the nanoparticle solutions. Furthermore, the cationic polyelectrolyte pretreated binary nanoparticle system can be used to detect DNA by desorption of nanoparticles from the polyelectrolyte's chains and the detection concentration can go down to 10(-14) M. Thus, the binary nanoparticle system shows great promise for applications in chemical sensing or biosensing.
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- Meng Wu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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Tsai JLL, Chan AOY, Che CM. A luminescent cyclometalated gold(iii)–avidin conjugate with a long-lived emissive excited state that binds to proteins and DNA and possesses anti-proliferation capacity. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:8547-50. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc00186b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Here we describe a luminescent cyclometalated Au(iii)–avidin conjugate that exhibits a 520 nm emission with a lifetime of 1.8 μs in PBS solution in open air.
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- Johnson Lui-Lui Tsai
- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry
- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials
- Chemical Biology Center and Department of Chemistry
- The University of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry
- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials
- Chemical Biology Center and Department of Chemistry
- The University of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry
- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials
- Chemical Biology Center and Department of Chemistry
- The University of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong
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Liu X, Ouyang L, Cai X, Huang Y, Feng X, Fan Q, Huang W. An ultrasensitive label-free biosensor for assaying of sequence-specific DNA-binding protein based on amplifying fluorescent conjugated polymer. Biosens Bioelectron 2013; 41:218-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2012.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2012] [Revised: 08/08/2012] [Accepted: 08/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Zhu C, Liu L, Yang Q, Lv F, Wang S. Water-soluble conjugated polymers for imaging, diagnosis, and therapy. Chem Rev 2012; 112:4687-735. [PMID: 22670807 DOI: 10.1021/cr200263w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 842] [Impact Index Per Article: 70.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Chunlei Zhu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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Ghai R, Falconer RJ, Collins BM. Applications of isothermal titration calorimetry in pure and applied research--survey of the literature from 2010. J Mol Recognit 2012; 25:32-52. [PMID: 22213449 DOI: 10.1002/jmr.1167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) is a biophysical technique for measuring the formation and dissociation of molecular complexes and has become an invaluable tool in many branches of science from cell biology to food chemistry. By measuring the heat absorbed or released during bond formation, ITC provides accurate, rapid, and label-free measurement of the thermodynamics of molecular interactions. In this review, we survey the recent literature reporting the use of ITC and have highlighted a number of interesting studies that provide a flavour of the diverse systems to which ITC can be applied. These include measurements of protein-protein and protein-membrane interactions required for macromolecular assembly, analysis of enzyme kinetics, experimental validation of molecular dynamics simulations, and even in manufacturing applications such as food science. Some highlights include studies of the biological complex formed by Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin C3 and the murine T-cell receptor, the mechanism of membrane association of the Parkinson's disease-associated protein α-synuclein, and the role of non-specific tannin-protein interactions in the quality of different beverages. Recent developments in automation are overcoming limitations on throughput imposed by previous manual procedures and promise to greatly extend usefulness of ITC in the future. We also attempt to impart some practical advice for getting the most out of ITC data for those researchers less familiar with the method.
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- Rajesh Ghai
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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Liu X, Ouyang L, Huang Y, Feng X, Fan Q, Huang W. Highly sensitive detection of DNA-binding proteins based on a cationic conjugated polymer via a target-mediated fluorescence resonance energy transfer (TMFRET) strategy. Polym Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2py00499b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Wang B, Yang Q, Liu L, Wang S. Direct energy transfer from conjugated polymer to DNA intercalated dye: Label-free fluorescent DNA detection. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2011; 85:8-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2010.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2010] [Accepted: 10/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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