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Görner A, Franz L, Çanak-Ipek T, Avci-Adali M, Marel AK. Development of an Aptamer-Based QCM-D Biosensor for the Detection of Thrombin Using Supported Lipid Bilayers as Surface Functionalization. BIOSENSORS 2024; 14:270. [PMID: 38920574 PMCID: PMC11201429 DOI: 10.3390/bios14060270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Revised: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
Abstract
Biosensors play an important role in numerous research fields. Quartz crystal microbalances with dissipation monitoring (QCM-Ds) are sensitive devices, and binding events can be observed in real-time. In combination with aptamers, they have great potential for selective and label-free detection of various targets. In this study, an alternative surface functionalization for a QCM-D-based aptasensor was developed, which mimics an artificial cell membrane and thus creates a physiologically close environment for the binding of the target to the sensor. Vesicle spreading was used to form a supported lipid bilayer (SLB) of 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC) and 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphethanolamine-N-(cap biotinyl) (biotin-PE). The SLB was then coated with streptavidin followed by applying a biotinylated aptamer against thrombin. SLB formation was investigated in terms of temperature and composition. Temperatures of 25 °C and below led to incomplete SLB formation, whereas a full bilayer was built at higher temperatures. We observed only a small influence of the content of biotinylated lipids in the mixture on the further binding of streptavidin. The functionalization of the sensor surface with the thrombin aptamer and the subsequent thrombin binding were investigated at different concentrations. The sensor could be reconstituted by incubation with a 5 M urea solution, which resulted in the release of the thrombin from the sensor surface. Thereafter, it was possible to rebind thrombin. Thrombin in spiked samples of human serum was successfully detected. The developed system can be easily applied to other target analytes using the desired aptamers.
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- Anne Görner
- Department of Food Technology and Bioprocess Engineering, Max Rubner-Institut, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany; (A.G.); (L.F.)
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- Department of Food Technology and Bioprocess Engineering, Max Rubner-Institut, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany; (A.G.); (L.F.)
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (T.Ç.-I.); (M.A.-A.)
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (T.Ç.-I.); (M.A.-A.)
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- Department of Food Technology and Bioprocess Engineering, Max Rubner-Institut, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany; (A.G.); (L.F.)
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Kumagai H, Furusawa H. Real-Time Monitoring of a Nucleic Acid Amplification Reaction Using a Mass Sensor Based on a Quartz-Crystal Microbalance. BIOSENSORS 2024; 14:155. [PMID: 38667148 PMCID: PMC11048521 DOI: 10.3390/bios14040155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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Nucleic acid amplification reactions such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which uses a DNA polymerase to amplify individual double-stranded DNA fragments, are a useful technique for visualizing the presence of specific genomes. Although the fluorescent labeling method is mainly used with DNA amplification, other detection methods should be considered for further improvements, such as miniaturization and cost reduction, of reaction-monitoring devices. In this study, the quartz-crystal microbalance (QCM) method, which can measure nanogram-order masses, was applied for the real-time detection of DNA fragments in a solution with nucleic acids. This was combined with an isothermal nucleic acid amplification reaction based on the recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) method, which allowed DNA amplification at a constant temperature. When the DNA amplification reaction was initiated on a QCM sensor plate with an immobilized primer DNA strand, a significant increase in mass was observed compared to when the primer DNA was not immobilized. QCM was shown to be sufficiently sensitive for the in situ detection of amplified DNA fragments. Combining a portable QCM device and RPA offers a sensitive point-of-care method for detecting nucleic acids.
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- Hideto Kumagai
- Graduate School of Organic Materials Science, Yamagata University, Yonezawa 992-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Organic Materials Science, Yamagata University, Yonezawa 992-8510, Japan
- Institute for the Promotion of General Graduate Education (IPGE), Yamagata University, Yonezawa 992-8510, Japan
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Parihar A, Yadav S, Sadique MA, Ranjan P, Kumar N, Singhal A, Khare V, Khan R, Natarajan S, Srivastava AK. Internet‐of‐medical‐things integrated point‐of‐care biosensing devices for infectious diseases: Toward better preparedness for futuristic pandemics. Bioeng Transl Med 2023; 8:e10481. [DOI: 10.1002/btm2.10481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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- Arpana Parihar
- Industrial Waste Utilization, Nano and Biomaterials, CSIR‐Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India
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- Industrial Waste Utilization, Nano and Biomaterials, CSIR‐Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad India
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- Industrial Waste Utilization, Nano and Biomaterials, CSIR‐Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad India
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- Industrial Waste Utilization, Nano and Biomaterials, CSIR‐Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad India
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- Industrial Waste Utilization, Nano and Biomaterials, CSIR‐Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad India
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- Industrial Waste Utilization, Nano and Biomaterials, CSIR‐Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad India
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- School of Nanotechnology, UTD, RGPV Campus Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India
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- Industrial Waste Utilization, Nano and Biomaterials, CSIR‐Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad India
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- Industrial Waste Utilization, Nano and Biomaterials, CSIR‐Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad India
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- Industrial Waste Utilization, Nano and Biomaterials, CSIR‐Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) Bhopal Madhya Pradesh India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad India
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Yoshimine H, Sasaki K, Furusawa H. Pocketable Biosensor Based on Quartz-Crystal Microbalance and Its Application to DNA Detection. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 23:281. [PMID: 36616883 PMCID: PMC9824590 DOI: 10.3390/s23010281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Revised: 12/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Quartz-crystal microbalance (QCM) is a technique that can measure nanogram-order masses. When a receptor is immobilized on the sensor surface of a QCM device, the device can detect chemical molecules captured by the mass change. Although QCM devices have been applied to biosensors that detect biomolecules without labels for biomolecular interaction analysis, most highly sensitive QCM devices are benchtop devices. We considered the fabrication of an IC card-sized QCM device that is both portable and battery-powered. Its miniaturization was achieved by repurposing electronic components and film batteries from smartphones and wearable devices. To demonstrate the applicability of the card-sized QCM device as a biosensor, DNA-detection experiments were performed. The card-sized QCM device could detect specific 10-mer DNA chains while discerning single-base differences with a sensitivity similar to that of a conventional benchtop device. The card-sized QCM device can be used in laboratories and in various other fields as a mass sensor.
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- Hiroshi Yoshimine
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University, Yonezawa 992-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University, Yonezawa 992-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University, Yonezawa 992-8510, Japan
- Institute for the Promotion of General Graduate Education (IPGE), Yamagata University, Yonezawa 992-8510, Japan
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Mousavifar L, Parreira P, Taponard A, Graça VCD, Martins MCL, Roy R. Validation of Selective Capture of Fimbriated Uropathogenic Escherichia coli by a Label-free Engineering Detection System Using Mannosylated Surfaces. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2022; 5:5877-5886. [PMID: 36417663 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.2c00838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Label-free detection of pathogens is of major concern to the microbiologist community. Most procedures require several steps and amplification techniques. Carbohydrates are well-established receptors for host-pathogen interactions, which can be amplified using glycodendritic architectures on the basis of multivalent binding interactions. Given that uropathogenic Escherichia coli bacterial FimH is based on such mannopyranoside-binding interactions, we demonstrate herein that synthetic monomeric and trimeric thiolated α-d-mannosides can be effectively bound to gold substrate-functionalized self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) preactivated with maleimide functionalities. Mannosides grafted onto SAMs were followed using Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation (QCM-D). Binding recognition efficiency was first evaluated using the plant lectin from Canavalia ensiformis (ConA) also using QCM-D. We showed a direct correlation between the amount of mannoside bound and the lectin attachment. Even though there was less trimer bound (nM/cm2) to the surface, we observed a 7-fold higher amount of lectin anchoring, thus further demonstrating the value of the multivalent interactions. We next examined the relative fimbriated E. coli selective adhesion/capture to either the monomeric or the trimeric mannoside bound to the surface. Our results established the successful engineering of the surfaces to show E. coli adhesion via specific mannopyranoside binding but unexpectedly, the monomeric derivative was more efficient than the trimeric analog, which could be explained by steric hindrance. This approach strongly suggests that it could be broadly applicable to other Gram-negative bacteria sharing analogous carbohydrate-dependent binding interactions.
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- Leila Mousavifar
- Glycosciences and Nanomaterials Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, P.O. Box 8888, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3P8, Canada
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- i3S, Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, 208, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal.,INEB, Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
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- Glycosciences and Nanomaterials Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, P.O. Box 8888, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3P8, Canada
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- INEB, Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
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- i3S, Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, 208, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal.,INEB, Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal.,ICBAS, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
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- Glycosciences and Nanomaterials Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, P.O. Box 8888, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3P8, Canada
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Hruška M, More-Chevalier J, Fitl P, Novotný M, Hruška P, Prokop D, Pokorný P, Kejzlar J, Gadenne V, Patrone L, Vrňata M, Lančok J. Surface Enhancement Using Black Coatings for Sensor Applications. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:4297. [PMID: 36500920 PMCID: PMC9738287 DOI: 10.3390/nano12234297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
The resolution of a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) is particularly crucial for gas sensor applications where low concentrations are detected. This resolution can be improved by increasing the effective surface of QCM electrodes and, thereby, enhancing their sensitivity. For this purpose, various researchers have investigated the use of micro-structured materials with promising results. Herein, we propose the use of easy-to-manufacture metal blacks that are highly structured even on a nanoscale level and thus provide more bonding sites for gas analytes. Two different black metals with thicknesses of 280 nm, black aluminum (B-Al) and black gold (B-Au), were deposited onto the sensor surface to improve the sensitivity following the Sauerbrey equation. Both layers present a high surface roughness due to their cauliflower morphology structure. A high response (i.e., resonant frequency shift) of these QCM sensors coated with a black metal layer was obtained. Two gaseous analytes, H2O vapor and EtOH vapor, at different concentrations, are tested, and a distinct improvement of sensitivity is observed for the QCM sensors coated with a black metal layer compared to the blank ones, without strong side effects on resonance frequency stability or mechanical quality factor. An approximately 10 times higher sensitivity to EtOH gas is reported for the QCM coated with a black gold layer compared to the blank QCM sensor.
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- Martin Hruška
- Department of Physics and Measurements, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics and Measurements, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
- Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics and Measurements, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
- Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics and Measurements, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
- Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic
- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, V Holesovickach 2, 180 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic
- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, V Holesovickach 2, 180 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics and Measurements, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
- Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic
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- ISEN Yncréa Méditerranée, Aix Marseille Univ, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IM2NP, 83000 Toulon, France
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- ISEN Yncréa Méditerranée, Aix Marseille Univ, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IM2NP, 83000 Toulon, France
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- Department of Physics and Measurements, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics and Measurements, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
- Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic
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Downs AM, Plaxco KW. Real-Time, In Vivo Molecular Monitoring Using Electrochemical Aptamer Based Sensors: Opportunities and Challenges. ACS Sens 2022; 7:2823-2832. [PMID: 36205360 PMCID: PMC9840907 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.2c01428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
Abstract
The continuous, real-time measurement of specific molecules in situ in the body would greatly improve our ability to understand, diagnose, and treat disease. The vast majority of continuous molecular sensing technologies, however, either (1) rely on the chemical or enzymatic reactivity of their targets, sharply limiting their scope, or (2) have never been shown (and likely will never be shown) to operate in the complex environments found in vivo. Against this background, here we review electrochemical aptamer-based (EAB) sensors, an electrochemical approach to real-time molecular monitoring that has now seen 15 years of academic development. The strengths of the EAB platform are significant: to date it is the only molecular measurement technology that (1) functions independently of the chemical reactivity of its targets, and is thus general, and (2) supports in vivo measurements. Specifically, using EAB sensors we, and others, have already reported the real-time, seconds-resolved measurements of multiple, unrelated drugs and metabolites in situ in the veins and tissues of live animals. Against these strengths, we detail the platform's remaining weaknesses, which include still limited measurement duration (hours, rather than the more desirable days) and the difficulty in obtaining sufficiently high performance aptamers against new targets, before then detailing promising approaches overcoming these hurdles. Finally, we close by exploring the opportunities we believe this potentially revolutionary technology (as well as a few, possibly competing, technologies) will create for both researchers and clinicians.
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- Alex M. Downs
- Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA
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- Center for Bioengineering, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA,Corresponding author:
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Liu LS, Kim JM, Kim WS. In situ discrimination of polymorphs and phase transformation of sulfamerazine using quartz crystal microbalance. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1221:340137. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.340137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Revised: 05/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Biosensors and Microfluidic Biosensors: From Fabrication to Application. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12070543. [PMID: 35884346 PMCID: PMC9313327 DOI: 10.3390/bios12070543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Biosensors are ubiquitous in a variety of disciplines, such as biochemical, electrochemical, agricultural, and biomedical areas. They can integrate various point-of-care applications, such as in the food, healthcare, environmental monitoring, water quality, forensics, drug development, and biological domains. Multiple strategies have been employed to develop and fabricate miniaturized biosensors, including design, optimization, characterization, and testing. In view of their interactions with high-affinity biomolecules, they find application in the sensitive detection of analytes, even in small sample volumes. Among the many developed techniques, microfluidics have been widely explored; these use fluid mechanics to operate miniaturized biosensors. The currently used commercial devices are bulky, slow in operation, expensive, and require human intervention; thus, it is difficult to automate, integrate, and miniaturize the existing conventional devices for multi-faceted applications. Microfluidic biosensors have the advantages of mobility, operational transparency, controllability, and stability with a small reaction volume for sensing. This review addresses biosensor technologies, including the design, classification, advances, and challenges in microfluidic-based biosensors. The value chain for developing miniaturized microfluidic-based biosensor devices is critically discussed, including fabrication and other associated protocols for application in various point-of-care testing applications.
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Shin JH, Reddy YVM, Park TJ, Park JP. Recent advances in analytical strategies and microsystems for food allergen detection. Food Chem 2022; 371:131120. [PMID: 34634648 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.131120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Food allergies are abnormal immune responses that typically occur within short period after exposure of certain allergenic proteins in food or food-related resources. Currently, the means to treat food allergies is not clearly understood, and the only known prevention method is avoiding the consumption of allergen-containing foods. From the viewpoint of analytical methods, the effective detection of food allergens is hindered by the effects of various treatment processes and food matrices on trace amounts of allergens. The aim of this effort is to provide the reader with a clear and concise view of new advances for the detection of food allergens. Therefore, the present review explored the development status of various biosensors for the real-time, on-site detection of food allergens with high selectivity and sensitivity. The review also described the analytical consideration for the quantification of food allergens, and global development trends and the future availability of these technologies.
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- Jae Hwan Shin
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Interdisciplinary Convergence Research, Research Institute of Chem-Bio Diagnostic Technology, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 17546, Republic of Korea.
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Lu RQ, Yuan W, Croy RG, Essigmann JM, Swager TM. Metallocalix[4]arene Polymers for Gravimetric Detection of N-Nitrosodialkylamines. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:19809-19815. [PMID: 34793165 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c08739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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N-Nitrosamines are found in food, drugs, air, water, and soil. They pose a significant risk to human health because of their carcinogenicity; consequently, materials that can be used to selectively and sensitively detect nitrosamines are needed. In this work, we designed and synthesized two polymers bearing calix[4]arene or 4-tert-butylcalix[4]arene tungsten-imido complexes (PCalixH and PCalixtBu) as N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) receptors. The interaction between metallocalix[4]arene monomers/polymers and NDMA was confirmed by 1H NMR and IR spectroscopy. Single-crystal X-ray analysis further revealed that the host-guest interaction is based on binding of the terminal oxygen of NDMA to tungsten within the calixarene cavity. Gravimetric detection of NDMA was performed on a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) in air. Both polymers show responses to NDMA, with PCalixtBu exhibiting a low theoretical limit of detection of 5 ppb for NDMA. The sensor also shows high selectivity toward NDMA and moderate humidity tolerance. This work provides a sensitive sensor for detection of NDMA and also offers a class of new, selective, and efficient NDMA receptors for the future design of NDMA sensors and NDMA extraction materials.
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- Ru-Qiang Lu
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Biological Engineering and Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States.,Department of Biological Engineering and Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States.,Department of Biological Engineering and Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Frutiger A, Fattinger C, Vörös J. Ultra-Stable Molecular Sensors by Sub-Micron Referencing and Why They Should Be Interrogated by Optical Diffraction-Part I. The Concept of a Spatial Affinity Lock-in Amplifier. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 21:E469. [PMID: 33440783 PMCID: PMC7827303 DOI: 10.3390/s21020469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Label-free optical biosensors, such as surface plasmon resonance, are sensitive and well-established for the characterization of molecular interactions. Yet, these sensors require stabilization and constant conditions even with the use of reference channels. In this paper, we use tools from signal processing to show why these sensors are so cross-sensitive and how to overcome their drawbacks. In particular, we conceptualize the spatial affinity lock-in as a universal design principle for sensitive molecular sensors even in the complete absence of stabilization. The spatial affinity lock-in is analogous to the well-established time-domain lock-in. Instead of a time-domain signal, it modulates the binding signal at a high spatial frequency to separate it from the low spatial frequency environmental noise in Fourier space. In addition, direct sampling of the locked-in sensor's response in Fourier space enabled by diffraction has advantages over sampling in real space as done by surface plasmon resonance sensors using the distributed reference principle. This paper and part II hint at the potential of spatially locked-in diffractometric biosensors to surpass state-of-the-art temperature-stabilized refractometric biosensors. Even simple, miniaturized and non-stabilized sensors might achieve the performance of bulky lab instruments. This may enable new applications in label-free analysis of molecular binding and point-of-care diagnostics.
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- Andreas Frutiger
- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University and ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland;
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- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, 4070 Basel, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University and ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland;
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Chalklen T, Jing Q, Kar-Narayan S. Biosensors Based on Mechanical and Electrical Detection Techniques. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 20:E5605. [PMID: 33007906 PMCID: PMC7584018 DOI: 10.3390/s20195605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Biosensors are powerful analytical tools for biology and biomedicine, with applications ranging from drug discovery to medical diagnostics, food safety, and agricultural and environmental monitoring. Typically, biological recognition receptors, such as enzymes, antibodies, and nucleic acids, are immobilized on a surface, and used to interact with one or more specific analytes to produce a physical or chemical change, which can be captured and converted to an optical or electrical signal by a transducer. However, many existing biosensing methods rely on chemical, electrochemical and optical methods of identification and detection of specific targets, and are often: complex, expensive, time consuming, suffer from a lack of portability, or may require centralised testing by qualified personnel. Given the general dependence of most optical and electrochemical techniques on labelling molecules, this review will instead focus on mechanical and electrical detection techniques that can provide information on a broad range of species without the requirement of labelling. These techniques are often able to provide data in real time, with good temporal sensitivity. This review will cover the advances in the development of mechanical and electrical biosensors, highlighting the challenges and opportunities therein.
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0FS, UK;
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0FS, UK;
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Pohanka M. Current Trends in the Biosensors for Biological Warfare Agents Assay. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 12:E2303. [PMID: 31323857 PMCID: PMC6678440 DOI: 10.3390/ma12142303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Biosensors are analytical devices combining a physical sensor with a part of biological origin providing sensitivity and selectivity toward analyte. Biological warfare agents are infectious microorganisms or toxins with the capability to harm or kill humans. They can be produced and spread by a military or misused by a terrorist group. For example, Bacillus anthracis, Francisella tularensis, Brucella sp., Yersinia pestis, staphylococcal enterotoxin B, botulinum toxin and orthopoxviruses are typical biological warfare agents. Biosensors for biological warfare agents serve as simple but reliable analytical tools for the both field and laboratory assay. There are examples of commercially available biosensors, but research and development of new types continue and their application in praxis can be expected in the future. This review summarizes the facts and role of biosensors in the biological warfare agents' assay, and shows current commercially available devices and trends in research of the news. Survey of actual literature is provided.
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- Miroslav Pohanka
- Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defense, Trebesska 1575, CZ-50001 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
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Design of a Dual-Technology Fusion Sensor Chip with a Ring Electrode for Biosensing Application. MICROMACHINES 2019; 10:mi10020153. [PMID: 30813463 PMCID: PMC6412637 DOI: 10.3390/mi10020153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) is still a new high-precision surface detection technique. However, the adsorption quality detected by the QCM currently contains a solvent-coupling quality and cannot separate the actual biomolecular mass. Local surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) can detect the mass of biomolecules, but requires a certain contrast between the solvent of the surrounding medium and the refractive index of the adsorbed layer. The sensor chip, combining two compatible technologies, can realize the simultaneous detection of biomolecules and improve the refractive index sensitivity. The structure of our chip is to prepare the ring-shaped gold electrode on the upper surface of the quartz crystal, the circular gold electrode on the bottom surface, and the spherical gold nanoparticles arrays in the center region of the ring electrode to form a QCM/LSPR dual-technology chip. Through simulation, we finally get the size of the best energy trap by the two electrodes on the upper surface and the lower surface: the ring-top electrode with a thickness of 100 nm, an inner diameter of 4 mm, and an outer diameter of 8 mm; and the bottom electrode with a thickness of 100 nm and a radius of 6 mm. By comparing the refractive index sensitivity, we chose a spherical gold nanoparticle with a radius of 30 nm and a refractive sensitivity of 61.34 nm/RIU to design the LSPR sensor chip.
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Hao X, Zheng J, Sun Y, Dong X. Seeding and Cross-Seeding Aggregations of Aβ 40 and Its N-Terminal-Truncated Peptide Aβ 11-40. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:2821-2831. [PMID: 30681866 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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In the amyloid plaques of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients, a large number of N-terminal-truncated amyloid β (Aβ) peptides such as Aβ11-40 have been identified in addition to the full-length Aβ peptides. However, little is known about the roles of the N-terminal-truncated peptides in AD pathological process. Herein, seeding and cross-seeding aggregations of Aβ40 and its N-terminal-truncated Aβ11-40 were investigated in the solution and on the surfaces of chips with immobilized seeds by extensive biophysical and biological analyses. The results showed that Aβ40 and Aβ11-40 aggregates could seed both homologous and heterologous aggregations of the two monomers. However, the capability and characteristics of the seeding (homologous aggregation) and cross-seeding (heterologous aggregation) were significantly different. Aβ40 seeds showed stronger acceleration effects on the aggregations than Aβ11-40 seeds and induced β-sheet-rich fibrous aggregates of similar cytotoxicities for the two monomers. This indicates that Aβ40 and Aβ11-40 had similar aggregation pathways in the seeding and cross-seeding on Aβ40 seeds. By contrast, Aβ11-40 seeds led to different aggregation pathways of Aβ40 and Aβ11-40. Pure Aβ11-40 aggregates had higher toxicity than Aβ40 aggregates, and as seeds, Aβ11-40 seeds induced Aβ40 to form aggregates of higher cytotoxicity. However, homologous Aβ11-40 aggregates induced by Aβ11-40 seeds showed lower cytotoxicity than pure Aβ11-40 aggregates. The results suggest that Aβ11-40 plays an important role in the pathological process of AD.
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- Xiuping Hao
- Department of Biochemical Engineering and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , The University of Akron , Akron , Ohio 44325 , United States
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , China
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Xu Z, Coriand L, Loeffler R, Geis-Gerstorfer J, Zhou Y, Scheideler L, Fleischer M, Gehring FK, Rupp F. Saliva-coated titanium biosensor detects specific bacterial adhesion and bactericide caused mass loading upon cell death. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 129:198-207. [PMID: 30721795 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.01.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2018] [Revised: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Bacteria adhering to implanted medical devices can cause invasive microbial infections, of e.g. skin, lung or blood. In dentistry, Streptococcus gordonii is an early oral colonizer initiating dental biofilm formation and also being involved in life-threatening infective endocarditis. To treat oral biofilms, antibacterial mouth rinses are commonly used. Such initial biomaterial-bacteria interactions and the influence of antibacterial treatments are poorly understood and investigated here in situ by quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D). A saliva-coated titanium (Ti) biosensor is applied to analyze possible specific signal patterns indicating microbial binding mechanisms and bactericide-caused changes in bacterial film rigidity or cell leakage caused by a clinically relevant antibacterial agent (ABA), i.e., a mouth rinse comprising chlorhexidine (CHX) and cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC). Apparent missing mass effects during the formation of microscopically proven dense and vital bacterial films indicate punctual, specific binding of S. gordonii to the saliva-coated biosensor, compared to unspecific adhesion to pure Ti. Coincidentally to ABA-induced killing of surface-adhered bacteria, an increase of adsorbed dissipative mass can be sensed, contrary to the prior mass-loss. This suggests the acoustic sensing of the leakage of cellular content caused by bacterial cell wall rupturing and membrane damage upon the bactericidal attack. The results have significant implications for testing bacterial adhesion mechanisms and cellular integrity during interaction with antibacterial agents.
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- Zeqian Xu
- University Hospital Tübingen, Section Medical Materials Science & Technology, Osianderstr. 2-8, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany; The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, 237 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, PR China
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 7, D-07745 Jena, Germany
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- Core Facility LISA(+), Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- University Hospital Tübingen, Section Medical Materials Science & Technology, Osianderstr. 2-8, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, 237 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, PR China
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- University Hospital Tübingen, Section Medical Materials Science & Technology, Osianderstr. 2-8, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Core Facility LISA(+), Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- University Hospital Tübingen, Section Medical Materials Science & Technology, Osianderstr. 2-8, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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Kurniawan J, Ventrici de Souza JF, Dang AT, Liu GY, Kuhl TL. Preparation and Characterization of Solid-Supported Lipid Bilayers Formed by Langmuir-Blodgett Deposition: A Tutorial. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:15622-15639. [PMID: 30465730 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The structure, phase behavior, and properties of cellular membranes are derived from their composition, which includes phospholipids, sphingolipids, sterols, and proteins with various levels of glycosylation. Because of the intricate nature of cellular membranes, a plethora of in vitro studies have been carried out with model membrane systems that capture particular properties such as fluidity, permeability, and protein binding but vastly simplify the membrane composition in order to focus in detail on a specialized property or function. Supported lipid bilayers (SLB) are widely used as archetypes for cellular membranes, and this instructional review primarily focuses on the preparation and characterization of SLB systems formed by Langmuir deposition methods. Typical characterization methods, which take advantage of the planar orientation of SLBs, are illustrated, and references that go into more depth are included. This invited instructional review is written so that nonexperts can quickly gain in-depth knowledge regarding the preparation and characterization of SLBs. In addition, this work goes beyond traditional instructional reviews to provide expert readers with new results that cover a wider range of SLB systems than those previously reported in the literature. The quality of an SLB is frequently not well described, and details such as topological defects can influence the results and conclusions of an individual study. This article quantifies and compares the quality of SLBs fabricated from a variety of gel and fluid compositions, in correlation with preparation techniques and parameters, to generate general rules of thumb to guide the construction of designed SLB systems.
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Wasilewski T, Szulczyński B, Kamysz W, Gębicki J, Namieśnik J. Evaluation of Three Peptide Immobilization Techniques on a QCM Surface Related to Acetaldehyde Responses in the Gas Phase. SENSORS 2018; 18:s18113942. [PMID: 30441858 PMCID: PMC6264005 DOI: 10.3390/s18113942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2018] [Revised: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The quartz-crystal microbalance is a sensitive and universal tool for measuring concentrations of various gases in the air. Biochemical functionalization of the QCM electrode allows a label-free detection of specific molecular interactions with high sensitivity and specificity. In addition, it enables a real-time determination of its kinetic rates and affinity constants. This makes QCM a versatile bioanalytical screening tool for various applications, with surface modifications ranging from the detection of single molecular monolayers to whole cells. Various types of biomaterials, including peptides mapping the binding sites of olfactory receptors, can be deposited as a sensitive element on the surface of the electrodes. One of key ways to ensure the sensitivity and accuracy of the sensor is provided by application of an optimal and repeatable method of immobilization. Therefore, effective sensors operation requires development of an optimal method of deposition. This paper reviews popular techniques (drop-casting, spin-coating, dip-coating) for coating peptides on piezoelectric crystals surface. Peptide (LEKKKKDC-NH₂) derived from an aldehyde binding site in the HarmOBP7 protein was synthesized and used as a sensing material for the biosensor. The degree of deposition of the sensitive layer was monitoring by variations in the sensors frequency. The highest mass threshold for QCM measurements for peptides was approximately 16.43 µg·mm-2 for spin coating method. Developed sensor exhibited repeatable response to acetaldehyde. Moreover, responses to toluene was observed to evaluate sensors specificity. Calibration curves of the three sensors showed good determination coefficients (R² > 0.99) for drop casting and dip coating and 0.97 for the spin-coating method. Sensors sensitivity vs. acetaldehyde were significantly higher for the dip-coating and drop-casting methods and lower for spin-coating one.
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- Tomasz Wasilewski
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Hallera 107, 80-416 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Process Engineering and Chemical Technology, Chemical Faculty, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gabriela Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Hallera 107, 80-416 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Process Engineering and Chemical Technology, Chemical Faculty, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gabriela Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Faculty, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gabriela Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland.
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Srivastava J, Gupta N, Kushwaha A, Umrao S, Srivastava A, Singh M. Highly sensitive and selective estimation of aspartame by chitosan nanoparticles–graphene nanocomposite tailored EQCM-MIP sensor. Polym Bull (Berl) 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-018-2597-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Detection of 1,5-anhydroglucitol as a Biomarker for Diabetes Using an Organic Field-Effect Transistor-Based Biosensor. TECHNOLOGIES 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/technologies6030077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Sensor devices that can be fabricated on a flexible plastic film produced at a low cost using inkjet-printing technology are suitable for point-of-care applications. An organic field-effect transistor (OFET)-based biosensor can function as a potentiometric electrochemical sensor. To investigate the usefulness of an OFET-based biosensor, we demonstrated the detection of 1,5-anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG) and glucose, which are monosaccharides used as biomarkers of diabetes. An OFET-based biosensor combined with a Prussian blue (PB) electrode, modified with glucose oxidase (GOx) or pyranose oxidase (POx), was utilized for the detection of the monosaccharides. When the GOx- or POx-PB electrode was immersed in glucose solution at the determined concentration, shifts in the low-voltage direction of transfer characteristic curves of the OFET were observed to be dependent on the glucose concentrations in the range of 0–10 mM. For 1,5-AG, the curve shifts were observed only with the POx-PB electrode. Detection of glucose and 1,5-AG was achieved in a substrate-specific manner of the enzymes on the printed OFET-biosensor. Although further improvements are required in the detection concentration range, the plastic-filmOFET-biosensors will enable the measurement of not only diabetes biomarkers but also various other biomarkers.
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You M, Yang S, Tang W, Zhang F, He P. Molecularly imprinted polymers-based electrochemical DNA biosensor for the determination of BRCA-1 amplified by SiO2@Ag. Biosens Bioelectron 2018; 112:72-78. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2018.04.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2017] [Revised: 04/14/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Hussain M, Rupp F, Wendel HP, Gehring FK. Bioapplications of acoustic crystals, a review. Trends Analyt Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2018.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Thies JW, Thürmann B, Vierheller A, Dietzel A. Particle-Based Microfluidic Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) Biosensing Utilizing Mass Amplification and Magnetic Bead Convection. MICROMACHINES 2018; 9:E194. [PMID: 30424127 PMCID: PMC6187493 DOI: 10.3390/mi9040194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2018] [Revised: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Microfluidic quartz crystal microbalances (QCM) can be used as powerful biosensors that not only allow quantifying a target analyte, but also provide kinetic information about the surface processes of binding and release. Nevertheless, their practical use as point-of-care devices is restricted by a limit of detection (LoD) of some ng/cm². It prohibits the measurement of small molecules in low concentrations within the initial sample. Here, two concepts based on superparamagnetic particles are presented that allow enhancing the LoD of a QCM. First, a particle-enhanced C-reactive protein (CRP) measurement on a QCM is shown. The signal response could be increased by a factor of up to five by utilizing the particles for mass amplification. Further, a scheme for sample pre-preparation utilizing convective up-concentration involving magnetic bead manipulation is investigated. These experiments are carried out with a glass device that is fabricated by utilizing a femtosecond laser. Operation regimes for the magnetic manipulation of particles within the microfluidic channel with integrated pole pieces that are activated by external permanent magnets are described. Finally, the potential combination of the concepts of mass amplification and up-concentration within an integrated lab-on-a chip device is discussed.
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- Jan-W Thies
- Institute of Microtechnology (IMT), TU Braunschweig, Alte Salzdahlumer Str. 203, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
- Center of Pharmaceutical Engineering (PVZ), TU Braunschweig, Franz-Liszt-Straße 35 A, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
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- Institute of Microtechnology (IMT), TU Braunschweig, Alte Salzdahlumer Str. 203, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
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- Institute of Microtechnology (IMT), TU Braunschweig, Alte Salzdahlumer Str. 203, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
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- Institute of Microtechnology (IMT), TU Braunschweig, Alte Salzdahlumer Str. 203, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
- Center of Pharmaceutical Engineering (PVZ), TU Braunschweig, Franz-Liszt-Straße 35 A, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
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Yazawa K, Furusawa H. Probing Multiple Binding Modes of DNA Hybridization: A Comparison between Single-Molecule Observations and Ensemble Measurements. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:2084-2092. [PMID: 30023822 PMCID: PMC6045368 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b00135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Interactions between biomolecules are generally analyzed by ensemble measurements, assuming that the interactions occur in a single binding manner. However, such interactions may occur via multiple binding modes. We investigated the kinetics of DNA hybridization as a multiple dynamic model of biomolecular interactions. Two kinetic analyses were performed with a single-molecule observation using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (TIRFM) and with ensemble measurements using a quartz-crystal microbalance (QCM) biosensor. We observed the DNA hybridization of 8 and 12 bp DNAs with random sequences and dA12-dT12 and calculated the kinetic parameters, including the dissociation rate constant (koff). Hybridization of 8 bp DNA proceeded mainly via a single binding mode. However, hybridization of 12 bp DNA indicated at least two different binding modes and dA12-dT12 hybridization showed multiple binding modes. For the multiple binding interactions, the kinetic parameters obtained from TIRFM and QCM were different because kinetic parameters obtained from QCM indicate average number of molecules, whereas those from TIRFM indicate average association time. The present study revealed the details of multiple interactions, which can be utilized for better understanding of not only DNA hybridization but also biomolecular interaction mechanisms.
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- Kenjiro Yazawa
- Graduate
School of Science and Engineering and Innovative Flex Course for Frontier
Organic Material Systems (iFront), Yamagata
University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Science and Engineering and Innovative Flex Course for Frontier
Organic Material Systems (iFront), Yamagata
University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
- E-mail: . Phone/Fax: +81-238-26-3841
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Hashemipour S, Yaftian MR, Kalhor H, Ghanbari M. Investigation of bovine serum albumin/tropicamide interaction using a quartz crystal microbalance sensor. JOURNAL OF THE IRANIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s13738-018-1317-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Turner NW, Bloxham M, Piletsky SA, Whitcombe MJ, Chianella I. The use of a quartz crystal microbalance as an analytical tool to monitor particle/surface and particle/particle interactions under dry ambient and pressurized conditions: a study using common inhaler components. Analyst 2018; 142:229-236. [PMID: 27924323 DOI: 10.1039/c6an01572g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Metered dose inhalers (MDI) and multidose powder inhalers (MPDI) are commonly used for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and asthma. Currently, analytical tools to monitor particle/particle and particle/surface interaction within MDI and MPDI at the macro-scale do not exist. A simple tool capable of measuring such interactions would ultimately enable quality control of MDI and MDPI, producing remarkable benefits for the pharmaceutical industry and the users of inhalers. In this paper, we have investigated whether a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) could become such a tool. A QCM was used to measure particle/particle and particle/surface interactions on the macroscale, by additions of small amounts of MDPI components, in the powder form into a gas stream. The subsequent interactions with materials on the surface of the QCM sensor were analyzed. Following this, the sensor was used to measure fluticasone propionate, a typical MDI active ingredient, in a pressurized gas system to assess its interactions with different surfaces under conditions mimicking the manufacturing process. In both types of experiments the QCM was capable of discriminating interactions of different components and surfaces. The results have demonstrated that the QCM is a suitable platform for monitoring macro-scale interactions and could possibly become a tool for quality control of inhalers.
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- N W Turner
- Department of Life, Health and Chemical Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK and Centre for Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL, UK
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- GSK Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2NY, UK
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- Centre for Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL, UK and Department of Chemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK.
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- Centre for Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL, UK and Department of Chemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK.
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- Centre for Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL, UK
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Using the QCM Biosensor-Based T7 Phage Display Combined with Bioinformatics Analysis for Target Identification of Bioactive Small Molecule. Methods Mol Biol 2018; 1795:159-172. [PMID: 29846927 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7874-8_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Identification of target proteins that directly bind to bioactive small molecule is of great interest in terms of clarifying the mode of action of the small molecule as well as elucidating the biological phenomena at the molecular level. Of the experimental technologies available, T7 phage display allows comprehensive screening of small molecule-recognizing amino acid sequence from the peptide libraries displayed on the T7 phage capsid. Here, we describe the T7 phage display strategy that is combined with quartz-crystal microbalance (QCM) biosensor for affinity selection platform and bioinformatics analysis for small molecule-recognizing short peptides. This method dramatically enhances efficacy and throughput of the screening for small molecule-recognizing amino acid sequences without repeated rounds of selection. Subsequent execution of bioinformatics programs allows combinatorial and comprehensive target protein discovery of small molecules with its binding site, regardless of protein sample insolubility, instability, or inaccessibility of the fixed small molecules to internally located binding site on larger target proteins when conventional proteomics approaches are used.
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Alassi A, Benammar M, Brett D. Quartz Crystal Microbalance Electronic Interfacing Systems: A Review. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2017; 17:E2799. [PMID: 29206212 PMCID: PMC5750807 DOI: 10.3390/s17122799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2017] [Revised: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) sensors are actively being implemented in various fields due to their compatibility with different operating conditions in gaseous/liquid mediums for a wide range of measurements. This trend has been matched by the parallel advancement in tailored electronic interfacing systems for QCM sensors. That is, selecting the appropriate electronic circuit is vital for accurate sensor measurements. Many techniques were developed over time to cover the expanding measurement requirements (e.g., accommodating highly-damping environments). This paper presents a comprehensive review of the various existing QCM electronic interfacing systems. Namely, impedance-based analysis, oscillators (conventional and lock-in based techniques), exponential decay methods and the emerging phase-mass based characterization. The aforementioned methods are discussed in detail and qualitatively compared in terms of their performance for various applications. In addition, some theoretical improvements and recommendations are introduced for adequate systems implementation. Finally, specific design considerations of high-temperature microbalance systems (e.g., GaPO₄ crystals (GCM) and Langasite crystals (LCM)) are introduced, while assessing their overall system performance, stability and quality compared to conventional low-temperature applications.
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- Abdulrahman Alassi
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
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A Quartz Crystal Microbalance Immunosensor for Stem Cell Selection and Extraction. SENSORS 2017; 17:s17122747. [PMID: 29182568 PMCID: PMC5751627 DOI: 10.3390/s17122747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Revised: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A cost-effective immunosensor for the detection and isolation of dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) based on a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) has been developed. The recognition mechanism relies on anti-CD34 antibodies, DPSC-specific monoclonal antibodies that are anchored on the surface of the quartz crystals. Due to its high specificity, real time detection, and low cost, the proposed technology has a promising potential in the field of cell biology, for the simultaneous detection and sorting of stem cells from heterogeneous cell samples. The QCM surface was properly tailored through a biotinylated self-assembled monolayer (SAM). The biotin–avidin interaction was used to immobilize the biotinylated anti-CD34 antibody on the gold-coated quartz crystal. After antibody immobilization, a cellular pellet, with a mixed cell population, was analyzed; the results indicated that the developed QCM immunosensor is highly specific, being able to detect and sort only CD34+ cells. Our study suggests that the proposed technology can detect and efficiently sort any kind of cell from samples with high complexity, being simple, selective, and providing for more convenient and time-saving operations.
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Wu C, Li X, Song S, Pei Y, Guo L, Pei Z. QCM Biosensor Based on Polydopamine Surface for Real-Time Analysis of the Binding Kinetics of Protein-Protein Interactions. Polymers (Basel) 2017; 9:E482. [PMID: 30965783 PMCID: PMC6418727 DOI: 10.3390/polym9100482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Revised: 09/28/2017] [Accepted: 09/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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A quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) biosensor based on polydopamine (PDA) surface was developed for real-time analysis of the binding kinetics of protein-protein interactions. The biosensor was fabricated by simply immersing the gold sensor chip into an aqueous dopamine solution at pH 8.5 leading to a spontaneous deposition of PDA film onto the sensor chip surface, which was followed by incubation with the protein to immobilize it onto the PDA-coated sensor chip surface via Michael addition and/or Schiff base reactions. In this paper, the interaction between monoclonal anti-myoglobin 7005 antibody (IgG1) and its antigen human cardiac myoglobin was used as a model system for real-time analysis of biomolecule interactions on the biosensor surface. The kinetic parameters of the interaction between anti-myoglobin 7005 and myoglobin were studied on the biosensor surface, which were consistent with the results obtained via amine coupling. The biosensor based on PDA surface has excellent regenerability, reproducibility, and specificity. Compared with the most frequently/typically used amine coupling method for immobilization of proteins on carboxylated substrates, the modification methodology presented in this paper is simple, mild and is not subjected to the limitations of the isoelectric point (pI) of the protein. In addition, the PDA biosensor chip can be easily reused, which makes QCM biosensor analysis more efficient and cost effective.
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- Chunli Wu
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A & F University, Yangling 712100, China.
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A & F University, Yangling 712100, China.
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A & F University, Yangling 712100, China.
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A & F University, Yangling 712100, China.
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A & F University, Yangling 712100, China.
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Song S, Lu Y, Li X, Cao S, Pei Y, Aastrup T, Pei Z. Optimization of 3D Surfaces of Dextran with Different Molecule Weights for Real-Time Detection of Biomolecular Interactions by a QCM Biosensor. Polymers (Basel) 2017; 9:E409. [PMID: 30965713 PMCID: PMC6418631 DOI: 10.3390/polym9090409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Revised: 08/25/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) has been extensively applied in real-time and label-free biomolecular interaction studies. However, the sensitive detection by QCM technology remains challenging, mainly due to the limited surface immobilization capacity. Here, a three-dimensional (3D) carboxymethyl dextran coated gold sensor chip surface was successfully fabricated with dextran of different molecular weight (100, 500 and 2000 kDa, respectively). To evaluate the 3D carboxymethyl dextran surface immobilization capacity, the 3D surface was used for studying antigen⁻antibody interactions on the QCM biosensor. The results showed that the protein immobilization capacity of the 3D carboxymethyl dextran (2000 kDa) surface exceeded more than 4 times the capacity of the 2D carboxyl surface, and 2 times the capacity of the traditional 3D carboxymethyl dextran (500 kDa) surface. Furthermore, the kinetic and affinity properties of antigen⁻antibody interactions were performed. Most notably, the optimized 3D carboxymethyl dextran (2000 kDa) surface could be used for small molecule detection, where the binding of biotinylated oligo (0.67 kDa) reached 8.1 Hz. The results confirmed that a 3D carboxymethyl dextran (2000 kDa) surface can be exploited for sensitive detection of low molecular weight analytes, which have great potential applications for characterizing the interactions between small molecule drugs and proteins.
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- Siyu Song
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China.
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China.
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China.
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China.
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China.
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China.
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Wang L. Early Diagnosis of Breast Cancer. SENSORS 2017; 17:s17071572. [PMID: 28678153 PMCID: PMC5539491 DOI: 10.3390/s17071572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2017] [Revised: 06/23/2017] [Accepted: 07/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Early-stage cancer detection could reduce breast cancer death rates significantly in the long-term. The most critical point for best prognosis is to identify early-stage cancer cells. Investigators have studied many breast diagnostic approaches, including mammography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, computerized tomography, positron emission tomography and biopsy. However, these techniques have some limitations such as being expensive, time consuming and not suitable for young women. Developing a high-sensitive and rapid early-stage breast cancer diagnostic method is urgent. In recent years, investigators have paid their attention in the development of biosensors to detect breast cancer using different biomarkers. Apart from biosensors and biomarkers, microwave imaging techniques have also been intensely studied as a promising diagnostic tool for rapid and cost-effective early-stage breast cancer detection. This paper aims to provide an overview on recent important achievements in breast screening methods (particularly on microwave imaging) and breast biomarkers along with biosensors for rapidly diagnosing breast cancer.
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- Lulu Wang
- School of Instrument Science and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China.
- Institute of Biomedical Technologies, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
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Zhao Y, Hu S, Wang H, Yu K, Guan Y, Liu X, Li N, Liu F. DNA Dendrimer-Streptavidin Nanocomplex: an Efficient Signal Amplifier for Construction of Biosensing Platforms. Anal Chem 2017; 89:6907-6914. [PMID: 28514850 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b01551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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We develop a DNA dendrimer-streptavidin (SA) nanocomplex as a novel signal amplifier to create biosensing platforms for disease-related species. The DNA dendrimer-SA nanocomplex is fabricated by cross-linking the nonlinear hybridization chain reaction based DNA dendrimer with the SA-coupled linker DNA and possesses multiple sticky ends, a high molecular weight, and a hyperbranched nanostructure with large numbers of DNA duplexes. Taking advantage of the DNA dendrimer-SA nanocomplex and a label-free quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) technology, we first construct a mass-sensitive QCM biosensing platform for nucleic acids, which displays high selectivity and sensitivity, with a detection limit of 0.062 nM KRAS gene fragment. Then we present a fluorescent sensing strategy toward HeLa cells by functionalizing the DNA dendrimer-SA nanocomplex using the sgc8 aptamer and the SYBR Green I intercalating dye. The spiked recoveries of targets in physiological media are greater than 90%, demonstrating potential application of created biosensing platforms in clinical diagnosis. This work expands the rule set of designing DNA nanomaterials for development of biosensing strategies, and provides universal platforms for detecting disease-related species through simply altering the related capture and reporter DNA sequences.
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- Yan Zhao
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University , Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University , Beijing 100871, China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Applied Toxicology, Institute of Health Inspection and Testing, Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention , Wuhan 430079, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University , Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University , Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University , Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University , Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University , Beijing 100871, China
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Funari R, Terracciano I, Della Ventura B, Ricci S, Cardi T, D'Agostino N, Velotta R. Label-Free Detection of Gliadin in Food by Quartz Crystal Microbalance-Based Immunosensor. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2017; 65:1281-1289. [PMID: 28121432 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b04830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Gluten is a protein composite found in wheat and related grains including barley, rye, oat, and all their species and hybrids. Gluten matrix is a biomolecular network of gliadins and glutenins that contribute to the texture of pastries, breads, and pasta. Gliadins are mainly responsible for celiac disease, one of the most widespread food-related pathologies in Western world. In view of the importance of gliadin proteins, by combining the quartz crystal microbalance technology, a cheap and robust piezoelectric transducer, with the so-called photonic immobilization technique, an effective surface functionalization method that provides spatially oriented antibodies on gold substrates, we realized a sensitive and reliable biosensor for quantifying these analytes extracted from real samples in a very short time. The resulting immunosensor has a limit of detection of about 4 ppm and, more remarkably, shows excellent sensitivity in the range 7.5-15 ppm. This feature makes our device reliable and effective for practical applications since it is able to keep low the influence of false positives.
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- Riccardo Funari
- Department of Physics Ettore Pancini, Università di Napoli Federico II , via Cintia, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria, Centro di Ricerca per l'Orticoltura , via dei Cavalleggeri 25, 84098 Pontecagnano Faiano, Italy
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- Department of Physics Ettore Pancini, Università di Napoli Federico II , via Cintia, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria, Centro di Ricerca per l'Orticoltura , via dei Cavalleggeri 25, 84098 Pontecagnano Faiano, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria, Centro di Ricerca per l'Orticoltura , via dei Cavalleggeri 25, 84098 Pontecagnano Faiano, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria, Centro di Ricerca per l'Orticoltura , via dei Cavalleggeri 25, 84098 Pontecagnano Faiano, Italy
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- Department of Physics Ettore Pancini, Università di Napoli Federico II , via Cintia, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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Tao W, Lin P, Liu S, Xie Q, Ke S, Zeng X. 1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Tetrafluoroborate Film as a Highly Selective Sensing Material for Non-Invasive Detection of Acetone Using a Quartz Crystal Microbalance. SENSORS 2017; 17:s17010194. [PMID: 28117697 PMCID: PMC5298767 DOI: 10.3390/s17010194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2016] [Revised: 01/08/2017] [Accepted: 01/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Breath acetone serves as a biomarker for diabetes. This article reports 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([bmim][BF₄]), a type of room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL), as a selective sensing material for acetone. The RTIL sensing layer was coated on a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) for detection. The sensing mechanism is based on a decrease in viscosity and density of the [bmim][BF₄] film due to the solubilization of acetone leading to a positive frequency shift in the QCM. Acetone was detected with a linear range from 7.05 to 750 ppmv. Sensitivity and limit of detection were found to be 3.49 Hz/ppmv and 5.0 ppmv, respectively. The [bmim][BF₄]-modified QCM sensor demonstrated anti-interference ability to commonly found volatile organic compounds in breath, e.g., isoprene, 1,2-pentadiene, d-limonene, and dl-limonene. This technology is useful for applications in non-invasive early diabetic diagnosis.
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- Wenyan Tao
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials & Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory for Advance Technology of Ceramics, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 510081, China.
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials & Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory for Advance Technology of Ceramics, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 510081, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong 999077, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410082, China.
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials & Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory for Advance Technology of Ceramics, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 510081, China.
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials & Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory for Advance Technology of Ceramics, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 510081, China.
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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Chen D, Song S, Ma J, Zhang Z, Wang P, Liu W, Guo Q. Micro-electromechanical film bulk acoustic sensor for plasma and whole blood coagulation monitoring. Biosens Bioelectron 2016; 91:465-471. [PMID: 28068607 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2016.12.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2016] [Revised: 12/09/2016] [Accepted: 12/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Monitoring blood coagulation is an important issue in the surgeries and the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. In this work, we reported a novel strategy for the blood coagulation monitoring based on a micro-electromechanical film bulk acoustic resonator. The resonator was excited by a lateral electric field and operated under the shear mode with a frequency of 1.9GHz. According to the apparent step-ladder curves of the frequency response to the change of blood viscoelasticity, the coagulation time (prothrombin time) and the coagulation kinetics were measured with the sample consumption of only 1μl. The procoagulant activity of thromboplastin and the anticoagulant effect of heparin on the blood coagulation process were illustrated exemplarily. The measured prothrombin times showed a good linear correlation with R2=0.99969 and a consistency with the coefficient of variation less than 5% compared with the commercial coagulometer. The proposed film bulk acoustic sensor, which has the advantages of small size, light weight, low cost, simple operation and little sample consumption, is a promising device for miniaturized, online and automated analytical system for routine diagnostics of hemostatic status and personal health monitoring.
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- Da Chen
- Mine Disaster Prevention and Control Key Laboratory of Education Ministry of China, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China; College of Electronics, Communications, and Physics, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, PR China.
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- College of Electronics, Communications, and Physics, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, PR China
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- College of Electronics, Communications, and Physics, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, PR China
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- College of Electronics, Communications, and Physics, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, PR China
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- College of Electronics, Communications, and Physics, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, PR China
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- College of Electronics, Communications, and Physics, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, PR China
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- Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7.
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Della Ventura B, Ambrosio A, Fierro A, Funari R, Gesuele F, Maddalena P, Mayer D, Pica Ciamarra M, Velotta R, Altucci C. Simple and Flexible Model for Laser-Driven Antibody-Gold Surface Interactions: Functionalization and Sensing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:21762-21769. [PMID: 27456037 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b04449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Interactions between biomolecules and between substrates and biomolecules is a crucial issue in physics and applications to topics such as biotechnology and organic electronics. The efficiency of bio- and mechanical sensors, of organic electronics systems, and of a number of other devices critically depends on how molecules are deposited on a surface so that these acquire specific functions. Here, we tackle this vast problem by developing a coarse grained model of biomolecules having a recognition function, such as antibodies, capable to quantitatively describe in a simple manner essential phenomena: antigen-antibody and antibody substrate interactions. The model is experimentally tested to reproduce the results of a benchmark case, such as (1) gold surface functionalization with antibodies and (2) antibody-antigen immune-recognition function. The agreement between experiments and model prediction is excellent, thus unveiling the mechanism for antibody immobilization onto metals at the nanoscale in various functionalization schemes. These results shed light on the geometrical packing properties of the deposited molecules, and may open the way to a novel coarse-grained based approach to describe other processes where molecular packing is a key issue with applications in a huge number of fields from nano- to biosciences.
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- Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University , 9 Oxford Street, Room 125, Cambridge, Massachussetts 02138, United States
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- Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI-8) and Institute of Complex Systems (ICS-8), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH , 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University , 637371 Singapore
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Clausen TM, Pereira MA, Oo HZ, Resende M, Gustavson T, Mao Y, Sugiura N, Liew J, Fazli L, Theander TG, Daugaard M, Salanti A. Real-time and label free determination of ligand binding-kinetics to primary cancer tissue specimens; a novel tool for the assessment of biomarker targeting. SENSING AND BIO-SENSING RESEARCH 2016; 9:23-30. [PMID: 27441183 PMCID: PMC4942562 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbsr.2016.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Revised: 04/29/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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In clinical oncology, diagnosis and evaluation of optimal treatment strategies are mostly based on histopathological examination combined with immunohistochemical (IHC) expression analysis of cancer-associated antigens in formalin fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue biopsies. However, informative IHC analysis depends on both the specificity and affinity of the binding reagent, which are inherently difficult to quantify in situ. Here we describe a label-free method that allows for the direct and real-time assessment of molecular binding kinetics in situ on FFPE tissue specimens using quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) enabled biosensor technology. We analysed the interaction between the rVAR2 protein and its placental-like chondroitin sulfate (pl-CS) receptor in primary human placenta tissue and in breast and prostate tumour specimens in situ. rVAR2 interacted with FFPE human placenta and cancer tissue with an affinity in the nanomolar range, and showed no detectable interaction with pl-CS negative normal tissue. We further validated the method by including analysis with the androgen receptor N-20 antibody (anti-AR). As the KD value produced by this method is independent of the number of epitopes available, this readout offers a quantitative and unbiased readout for in situ binding-avidity and amount of binding epitopes. In summary, this method adds a new and important dimension to classical IHC-based molecular pathology by adding information about the binding characteristics in biologically relevant conditions. This can potentially be used to select optimal biologics for diagnostic and for therapeutic applications as well as guide the development of novel high affinity binding drugs.
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- Thomas Mandel Clausen
- Centre for Medical Parasitology at Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada
- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Correspondence to: T.M. Clausen, Centre for Medical Parasitology, Bartholinsgade 2, 1356 Copenhagen, Denmark.Centre for Medical ParasitologyBartholinsgade 2Copenhagen1356Denmark
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- Centre for Medical Parasitology at Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada
- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Molecular Pathology and Cell Imaging Laboratory, Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada
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- Centre for Medical Parasitology at Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre for Medical Parasitology at Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Center for Glycomics and Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Institute for Molecular Science of Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Japan
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- Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada
- Molecular Pathology and Cell Imaging Laboratory, Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada
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- Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada
- Molecular Pathology and Cell Imaging Laboratory, Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada
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- Centre for Medical Parasitology at Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada
- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Molecular Pathology and Cell Imaging Laboratory, Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada
- Correspondence to: M. Daugaard, Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada.Vancouver Prostate CentreVancouverBCV6H 3Z6Canada
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- Centre for Medical Parasitology at Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Kömpf D, Held J, Müller SF, Drechsel HR, Tschan SC, Northoff H, Mordmüller B, Gehring FK. Real-time measurement of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocyte cytoadhesion with a quartz crystal microbalance. Malar J 2016; 15:317. [PMID: 27296675 PMCID: PMC4906606 DOI: 10.1186/s12936-016-1374-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2016] [Accepted: 06/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background An important virulence mechanism of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum is cytoadhesion, the binding of infected erythrocytes to endothelial cells in the second half of asexual blood stage development. Conventional methods to investigate adhesion of infected erythrocytes are mostly performed under static conditions, many are based on manual or semi-automated read-outs and are, therefore, difficult to standardize. Quartz crystal microbalances (QCM) are sensitive to nanogram-scale changes in mass and biomechanical properties and are increasingly used in biomedical research. Here, the ability of QCM is explored to measure binding of P. falciparum-infected erythrocytes to two receptors: CD36 and chondroitin sulfate A (CSA) under flow conditions. Methods Binding of late stage P. falciparum parasites is measured in comparison to uninfected erythrocytes to CD36- and CSA-coated quartzes by QCM observing frequency shifts. CD36-expressing cell membrane fragments and CSA polysaccharide were coated via poly-l-lysine to the quartz. The method was validated by microscopic counting of attached parasites and of erythrocytes to the coated quartzes. Results Frequency shifts indicating binding of infected erythrocytes could be observed for both receptors CD36 and CSA. The frequency shifts seen for infected and uninfected erythrocytes were strongly correlated to the microscopically counted numbers of attached cells. Conclusions In this proof-of-concept experiment it is shown that QCM is a promising tool to measure binding kinetics and specificity of ligand-receptor interactions using viable, parasite-infected erythrocytes. The method can improve the understanding of the virulence of P. falciparum and might be used to cross-validate other methods. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12936-016-1374-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Daniela Kömpf
- Biosensor Research Group, Institute of Clinical and Experimental Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,State Health Office Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany. .,DZIF-Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, Standort Tübingen, Germany.
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- Biosensor Research Group, Institute of Clinical and Experimental Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Biosensor Research Group, Institute of Clinical and Experimental Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,3T GmbH & Co KG, Tuttlingen, Germany
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- Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,DZIF-Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, Standort Tübingen, Germany
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- Biosensor Research Group, Institute of Clinical and Experimental Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,DZIF-Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, Standort Tübingen, Germany
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- Biosensor Research Group, Institute of Clinical and Experimental Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany. .,3T GmbH & Co KG, Tuttlingen, Germany.
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Furusawa H, Sekine T, Ozeki T. Hydration and Viscoelastic Properties of High- and Low-Density Polymer Brushes Using a Quartz-Crystal Microbalance Based on Admittance Analysis (QCM-A). Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Hiroyuki Furusawa
- Innovative Flex Course for Frontier Organic Material
Systems (iFront), Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University,
4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
- Department
of Biomolecular Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8501, Japan
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- Department
of Biomolecular Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8501, Japan
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- Department
of Biomolecular Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8501, Japan
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Brannelly NT, Hamilton-Shield JP, Killard AJ. The Measurement of Ammonia in Human Breath and its Potential in Clinical Diagnostics. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2016; 46:490-501. [PMID: 26907707 DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2016.1153949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Ammonia is an important component of metabolism and is involved in many physiological processes. During normal physiology, levels of blood ammonia are between 11 and 50 µM. Elevated blood ammonia levels are associated with a variety of pathological conditions such as liver and kidney dysfunction, Reye's syndrome and a variety of inborn errors of metabolism including urea cycle disorders (UCD), organic acidaemias and hyperinsulinism/hyperammonaemia syndrome in which ammonia may reach levels in excess of 1 mM. It is highly neurotoxic and so effective measurement is critical for assessing and monitoring disease severity and treatment. Ammonia is also a potential biomarker in exercise physiology and studies of drug metabolism. Current ammonia testing is based on blood sampling, which is inconvenient and can be subject to significant analytical errors due to the quality of the sample draw, its handling and preparation for analysis. Blood ammonia is in gaseous equilibrium with the lungs. Recent research has demonstrated the potential use of breath ammonia as a non-invasive means of measuring systemic ammonia. This requires measurement of ammonia in real breath samples with associated temperature, humidity and gas characteristics at concentrations between 50 and several thousand parts per billion. This review explores the diagnostic applications of ammonia measurement and the impact that the move from blood to breath analysis could have on how these processes and diseases are studied and managed.
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- N T Brannelly
- a Department of Biological Biomedical and Analytical Science , University of the West of England , Bristol , UK
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- a Department of Biological Biomedical and Analytical Science , University of the West of England , Bristol , UK
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Weckman NE, McRae C, Ko Ferrigno P, Seshia AA. Comparison of the specificity and affinity of surface immobilised Affimer binders using the quartz crystal microbalance. Analyst 2016; 141:6278-6286. [DOI: 10.1039/c6an01602b] [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]
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This study investigates the performance of surface bound Affimer proteins, comparing the affinity and specificity of different binders for closely related immunoglobulin molecules using the quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D).
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- Nanoscience Centre
- University of Cambridge
- Cambridge CB3 0FF
- UK
- Department of Engineering
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Dunér G, Anderson H, Pei Z, Ingemarsson B, Aastrup T, Ramström O. Signal enhancement in ligand–receptor interactions using dynamic polymers at quartz crystal microbalance sensors. Analyst 2016; 141:3993-6. [DOI: 10.1039/c6an00735j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The signal enhancement properties of QCM sensors based on dynamic, biotinylated poly(acrylic acid) brushes has been studied in interaction studies with an anti-biotin Fab fragment.
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- Gunnar Dunér
- KTH – Royal Institute of Technology
- Department of Chemistry
- S-10044 Stockholm
- Sweden
- Attana AB
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- Attana AB
- S-11419 Stockholm
- Sweden
- Uppsala University
- Ångström Laboratory
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- KTH – Royal Institute of Technology
- Department of Chemistry
- S-10044 Stockholm
- Sweden
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Zhang X, Zhang J, Wu D, Liu Z, Cai S, Chen M, Zhao Y, Li C, Yang H, Chen J. Ultraselective electrochemiluminescence biosensor based on locked nucleic acid modified toehold-mediated strand displacement reaction and junction-probe. Analyst 2015; 139:6109-12. [PMID: 25299420 DOI: 10.1039/c4an01363h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Locked nucleic acid (LNA) is applied in toehold-mediated strand displacement reaction (TMSDR) to develop a junction-probe electrochemiluminescence (ECL) biosensor for single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) detection in the BRCA1 gene related to breast cancer. More than 65-fold signal difference can be observed with perfectly matched target sequence to single-base mismatched sequence under the same conditions, indicating good selectivity of the ECL biosensor.
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- Xi Zhang
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P R China.
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Grunewald C, Schmudde M, Noufele CN, Graf C, Risse T. Ordered Structures of Functionalized Silica Nanoparticles on Gold Surfaces: Correlation of Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Structural Characterization. Anal Chem 2015; 87:10642-9. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b03572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Christian Grunewald
- Institut für Chemie
und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie
und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie
und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie
und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie
und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Real-time and label-free analysis of binding thermodynamics of carbohydrate-protein interactions on unfixed cancer cell surfaces using a QCM biosensor. Sci Rep 2015; 5:14066. [PMID: 26369583 PMCID: PMC4570189 DOI: 10.1038/srep14066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2015] [Accepted: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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A novel approach to the study of binding thermodynamics and kinetics of carbohydrate-protein interactions on unfixed cancer cell surfaces using a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) biosensor was developed, in which binding events take place at the cell surface, more closely mimicking a biologically relevant environment. In this study, colon adenocarcinoma cells (KM-12) and ovary adenocarcinoma cells (SKOV-3) grew on the optimized polystyrene-coated biosensor chip without fixation. The association and dissociation between the cell surface carbohydrates and a range of lectins, including WGA, Con A, UEA-I, GS-II, PNA and SBA, were monitored in real time and without label for evaluation of cell surface glycosylation. Furthermore, the thermodynamic and kinetic parameters of the interaction between lectins and cell surface glycan were studied, providing detailed information about the interactions, such as the association rate constant, dissociation rate constant, affinity constant, as well as the changes of entropy, enthalpy and Gibbs free energy. This application provides an insight into the cell surface glycosylation and the complex molecular recognition on the intact cell surface, which may have impacts on disease diagnosis and drug discovery.
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Rajaram K, Losada-Pérez P, Vermeeren V, Hosseinkhani B, Wagner P, Somers V, Michiels L. Real-time analysis of dual-display phage immobilization and autoantibody screening using quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring. Int J Nanomedicine 2015; 10:5237-47. [PMID: 26316752 PMCID: PMC4547655 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s84800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Over the last three decades, phage display technology has been used for the display of target-specific biomarkers, peptides, antibodies, etc. Phage display-based assays are mostly limited to the phage ELISA, which is notorious for its high background signal and laborious methodology. These problems have been recently overcome by designing a dual-display phage with two different end functionalities, namely, streptavidin (STV)-binding protein at one end and a rheumatoid arthritis-specific autoantigenic target at the other end. Using this dual-display phage, a much higher sensitivity in screening specificities of autoantibodies in complex serum sample has been detected compared to single-display phage system on phage ELISA. Herein, we aimed to develop a novel, rapid, and sensitive dual-display phage to detect autoantibodies presence in serum samples using quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring as a sensing platform. The vertical functionalization of the phage over the STV-modified surfaces resulted in clear frequency and dissipation shifts revealing a well-defined viscoelastic signature. Screening for autoantibodies using antihuman IgG-modified surfaces and the dual-display phage with STV magnetic bead complexes allowed to isolate the target entities from complex mixtures and to achieve a large response as compared to negative control samples. This novel dual-display strategy can be a potential alternative to the time consuming phage ELISA protocols for the qualitative analysis of serum autoantibodies and can be taken as a departure point to ultimately achieve a point of care diagnostic system.
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- Kaushik Rajaram
- Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED), Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Institute for Materials Research (IMO), Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium ; IMEC vzw, Division IMOMEC, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED), Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Institute for Materials Research (IMO), Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium ; Soft Matter and Biophysics Section, Department of Physics and Astronomy, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED), Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED), Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium
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