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Becerril-Castro IB, Calderon I, Ockova J, Liebel M, van Hulst NF, Giannini V, Alvarez-Puebla RA. Direct Modular Printing of Plasmonic Chemosensors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:57165-57170. [PMID: 36516398 PMCID: PMC9801379 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c17202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Here, we present and implement a new approach for producing modular inkjet-printable surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) chemosensors. These sensors, combined with a rapid large field-of-view imaging system allow for fast imaging of the chemical characteristics of a sample. The performance of these materials is illustrated by printing a pH sensor on paper and interrogating aqueous solutions at different pH values. Results show single-shot images exceeding 9 mm2 which are readily read out via SERS imaging.
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- I. Brian Becerril-Castro
- Department
of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Universitat
Rovira i Virgili, Marcel·lí Domingo SN (Edificio N5), 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Department
of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Universitat
Rovira i Virgili, Marcel·lí Domingo SN (Edificio N5), 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- ICFO, Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss 3, 08860 Barcelona, Spain
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- ICFO, Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss 3, 08860 Barcelona, Spain
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- ICFO, Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss 3, 08860 Barcelona, Spain
- ICREA, Passeig Lluis Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto
de Estructura de la Materia (IEM), Consejo
Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Serrano 121, 28006 Madrid, Spain
- Technology
Innovation Institute, Masdar City 50819, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Centre of
Excellence ENSEMBLE3 sp. z o.o., Wolczynska 133, 01-919 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department
of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Universitat
Rovira i Virgili, Marcel·lí Domingo SN (Edificio N5), 43007 Tarragona, Spain
- ICREA, Passeig Lluis Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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Fitzgerald JE, Shen J, Fenniri H. A Barcoded Polymer-Based Cross-Reactive Spectroscopic Sensor Array for Organic Volatiles. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 19:E3683. [PMID: 31450628 PMCID: PMC6749357 DOI: 10.3390/s19173683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Revised: 08/04/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The development of cross-reactive sensor arrays for volatile organics (electronic noses, e-noses) is an active area of research. In this manuscript, we present a new format for barcoded polymer sensor arrays based on porous polymer beads. An array of nine self-encoded polymers was analyzed by Raman spectroscopy before and after exposure to a series of volatile organic compounds, and the changes in the vibrational fingerprints of their polymers was recorded before and after exposure. Our results show that the spectroscopic changes experienced by the porous spectroscopically encoded beads after exposure to an analyte can be used to identify and classify the target analytes. To expedite this analysis, analyte-specific changes induced in the sensor arrays were transformed into a response pattern using multivariate data analysis. These studies established the barcoded bead array format as a potentially effective sensing element in e-nose devices. Devices such as these have the potential to advance personalized medicine, providing a platform for non-invasive, real-time volatile metabolite detection.
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
- Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
- Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Feliu N, Hassan M, Garcia Rico E, Cui D, Parak W, Alvarez-Puebla R. SERS Quantification and Characterization of Proteins and Other Biomolecules. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:9711-9730. [PMID: 28826207 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b01567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Changes in protein expression levels and protein structure may indicate genomic mutations and may be related to some diseases. Therefore, the precise quantification and characterization of proteins can be used for disease diagnosis. Compared with several other alternative methods, surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy is regarded as an excellent choice for the quantification and structural characterization of proteins. Herein, we review the main advance of using plasmonic nanostructures as SERS sensing platform for this purpose. Three design approaches, including direct SERS, indirect SERS, and SERS-encoded nanoparticles, are discussed in the direction of developing new precise approaches of quantification and characterization of proteins. While this Review is focused on proteins, in order to highlight concepts of SERS-based sensors also detection of other biomolecules will be discussed.
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- Neus Feliu
- Fachbereich Physik, Philipps Universität Marburg , 35037 Marburg, Germany
- Experimental Cancer Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm, 141 86 Sweden
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- Experimental Cancer Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm, 141 86 Sweden
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- Fundacion de Investigacion HM Hospitales , San Bernardo 101, 28015 Madrid, Spain
- Centro Integral Oncologico Clara Campal (CIOCC) , Oña 10, 28050 Madrid, Spain
- Servicio de Oncologia Clinica, Hospital Universitario HM Torrelodones , Castillo de Olivares s/n, 28250 Torrelodones, Spain
- School of Medicine, San Pablo CEU , Calle Julián Romea, 18, 28003 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology of the Ministry of Education, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 200240 Shanghai, China
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- Fachbereich Physik, Philipps Universität Marburg , 35037 Marburg, Germany
- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology of the Ministry of Education, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 200240 Shanghai, China
- Fachbereich Physik und Chemie, Universität Hamburg , 20146 Harmburg, Germany
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- Departamento de Química Física e Inorgánica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili , Carrer de Marcellí Domingo s/n, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
- ICREA , Passeig Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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Fitzgerald JE, Fenniri H. Biomimetic Cross-Reactive Sensor Arrays: Prospects in Biodiagnostics. RSC Adv 2016; 6:80468-80484. [PMID: 28217300 PMCID: PMC5312755 DOI: 10.1039/c6ra16403j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Biomimetic cross-reactive sensor arrays have been used to detect and analyze a wide variety of vapour and liquid components in applications such as food science, public health and safety, and diagnostics. As technology has advanced over the past three decades, these systems have become selective, sensitive, and affordable. Currently, the need for non-invasive and accurate devices for early disease diagnosis remains a challenge. This review provides an overview of the various types of Biomimetic cross-reactive sensor arrays (also referred to as electronic noses and tongues in the literature), their current use and future directions, and an outlook for future technological development.
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- J E Fitzgerald
- Northeastern University, Department of Chemical Engineering, 313 Snell Engineering Center, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115-5000, USA
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- Northeastern University, Department of Chemical Engineering, 313 Snell Engineering Center, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115-5000, USA
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Fitzgerald JE, Zhu J, Bravo-Vasquez JP, Fenniri H. Cross-reactive, self-encoded polymer film arrays for sensor applications. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra13874h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Simple and versatile spectroscopically-encoded styrene-based polymers are the basis for advanced e-Nose sensor array technology.
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- Jessica E. Fitzgerald
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Northeastern University
- 313 Snell Engineering Research Center
- Boston
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and National Institute for Nanotechnology
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton
- Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and National Institute for Nanotechnology
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton
- Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Northeastern University
- 313 Snell Engineering Research Center
- Boston
- USA
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Multiplex optical sensing with surface-enhanced Raman scattering: a critical review. Anal Chim Acta 2012; 745:10-23. [PMID: 22938601 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2012.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2012] [Revised: 08/01/2012] [Accepted: 08/02/2012] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Multiplex analysis permits the detection of several analytical targets at the same time. This approach may permit to draw a rapid and accurate diagnostic about the health of an individual or an environment. Among the analytical techniques with potential for multiplexing surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) offer unique advantages such as ultrasensitive detection down low the deconvolution times, a unique signature containing all the vibrational information of the target molecules, and the possibility of performing the experiments even in very demanding environments such as natural or biological fluids. Here we review the late advances in multiplex SERS including the direct methods, those aided by the surface functionalization of the plasmonic nanoparticles and the use of SERS encoded particles.
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Alvarez-Puebla RA, Liz-Marzán LM. SERS-based diagnosis and biodetection. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2010; 6:604-10. [PMID: 20108237 DOI: 10.1002/smll.200901820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 275] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy is one of the most powerful analytical techniques for identification of molecular species, with the potential to reach single-molecule detection under ambient conditions. This Concept article presents a brief introduction and discussion of both recent advances and limitations of SERS in the context of diagnosis and biodetection, ranging from direct sensing to the use of encoded nanoparticles, in particular focusing on ultradetection of relevant bioanalytes, rapid diagnosis of diseases, marking of organelles within individual cells, and non-invasive tagging of anomalous tissues in living animals.
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- Ramón A Alvarez-Puebla
- Departamento de Quimica-Fisica and Unidad Asociada CSIC-Universidade de Vigo 36310 Vigo, Spain.
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Perez-Pineiro R, Dai S, Alvarez-Puebla R, Wigginton J, Al-Hourani BJ, Fenniri H. Synthesis of Sulfur-Containing Aryl and Heteroaryl Vinyls via Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling for the Preparation of SERS-Active Polymers. Tetrahedron Lett 2009; 50:5467-5469. [PMID: 20161185 PMCID: PMC2727673 DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.07.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The preparation of sulfur-containing aryl and heteroaryl vinyl co-monomers via Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling between the corresponding mercaptomethyl arylboronates and in situ-generated vinyl bromides is described. Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) studies of the target compounds on gold nanoparticles confirmed their potential as spectroscopic tags in the fabrication of SERS-encoded polymers for combinatorial screening and biomedical diagnostics.
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- Rolando Perez-Pineiro
- National Institute for Nanotechnology, National Research Council, University of Alberta, 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, AB T6G 2M9, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, AB T6G 2M9, Canada
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- National Institute for Nanotechnology, National Research Council, University of Alberta, 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, AB T6G 2M9, Canada
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- National Institute for Nanotechnology, National Research Council, University of Alberta, 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, AB T6G 2M9, Canada
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- National Institute for Nanotechnology, National Research Council, University of Alberta, 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, AB T6G 2M9, Canada
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- National Institute for Nanotechnology, National Research Council, University of Alberta, 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, AB T6G 2M9, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, AB T6G 2M9, Canada
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- National Institute for Nanotechnology, National Research Council, University of Alberta, 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, AB T6G 2M9, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, AB T6G 2M9, Canada
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Testing and validation of high density resequencing microarray for broad range biothreat agents detection. PLoS One 2009; 4:e6569. [PMID: 19668365 PMCID: PMC2719057 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2009] [Accepted: 06/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Rapid and effective detection and identification of emerging microbiological threats and potential biowarfare agents is very challenging when using traditional culture-based methods. Contemporary molecular techniques, relying upon reverse transcription and/or polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR/PCR) provide a rapid and effective alternative, however, such assays are generally designed and optimized to detect only a limited number of targets, and seldom are capable of differentiation among variants of detected targets. To meet these challenges, we have designed a broad-range resequencing pathogen microarray (RPM) for detection of tropical and emerging infectious agents (TEI) including biothreat agents: RPM-TEI v 1.0 (RPM-TEI). The scope of the RPM-TEI assay enables detection and differential identification of 84 types of pathogens and 13 toxin genes, including most of the class A, B and C select agents as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, Atlanta, GA). Due to the high risks associated with handling these particular target pathogens, the sensitivity validation of the RPM-TEI has been performed using an innovative approach, in which synthetic DNA fragments are used as templates for testing the assay's limit of detection (LOD). Assay specificity and sensitivity was subsequently confirmed by testing with full-length genomic nucleic acids of selected agents. The LOD for a majority of the agents detected by RPM-TEI was determined to be at least 104 copies per test. Our results also show that the RPM-TEI assay not only detects and identifies agents, but is also able to differentiate near neighbors of the same agent types, such as closely related strains of filoviruses of the Ebola Zaire group, or the Machupo and Lassa arenaviruses. Furthermore, each RPM-TEI assay results in specimen-specific agent gene sequence information that can be used to assess pathogenicity, mutations, and virulence markers, results that are not generally available from multiplexed RT-PCR/PCR-based detection assays.
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