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Zhang Y, Chen D, He W, Chen N, Zhou L, Yu L, Yang Y, Yuan Q. Interface-Engineered Field-Effect Transistor Electronic Devices for Biosensing. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023:e2306252. [PMID: 38048547 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202306252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023]
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Promising advances in molecular medicine have promoted the urgent requirement for reliable and sensitive diagnostic tools. Electronic biosensing devices based on field-effect transistors (FETs) exhibit a wide range of benefits, including rapid and label-free detection, high sensitivity, easy operation, and capability of integration, possessing significant potential for application in disease screening and health monitoring. In this perspective, the tremendous efforts and achievements in the development of high-performance FET biosensors in the past decade are summarized, with emphasis on the interface engineering of FET-based electrical platforms for biomolecule identification. First, an overview of engineering strategies for interface modulation and recognition element design is discussed in detail. For a further step, the applications of FET-based electrical devices for in vitro detection and real-time monitoring in biological systems are comprehensively reviewed. Finally, the key opportunities and challenges of FET-based electronic devices in biosensing are discussed. It is anticipated that a comprehensive understanding of interface engineering strategies in FET biosensors will inspire additional techniques for developing highly sensitive, specific, and stable FET biosensors as well as emerging designs for next-generation biosensing electronics.
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- Yun Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Microelectronics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Microelectronics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Microelectronics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Microelectronics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Microelectronics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Microelectronics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Microelectronics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Microelectronics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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Wang J, Chen D, Huang W, Yang N, Yuan Q, Yang Y. Aptamer-functionalized field-effect transistor biosensors for disease diagnosis and environmental monitoring. EXPLORATION (BEIJING, CHINA) 2023; 3:20210027. [PMID: 37933385 PMCID: PMC10624392 DOI: 10.1002/exp.20210027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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Nano-biosensors that are composed of recognition molecules and nanomaterials have been extensively utilized in disease diagnosis, health management, and environmental monitoring. As a type of nano-biosensors, molecular specificity field-effect transistor (FET) biosensors with signal amplification capability exhibit prominent advantages including fast response speed, ease of miniaturization, and integration, promising their high sensitivity for molecules detection and identification. With intrinsic characteristics of high stability and structural tunability, aptamer has become one of the most commonly applied biological recognition units in the FET sensing fields. This review summarizes the recent progress of FET biosensors based on aptamer functionalized nanomaterials in medical diagnosis and environmental monitoring. The structure, sensing principles, preparation methods, and functionalization strategies of aptamer modified FET biosensors were comprehensively summarized. The relationship between structure and sensing performance of FET biosensors was reviewed. Furthermore, the challenges and future perspectives of FET biosensors were also discussed, so as to provide support for the future development of efficient healthcare management and environmental monitoring devices.
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- Jingfeng Wang
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Institute of Molecular MedicineRenmin Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Microelectronics, Wuhan UniversityWuhanChina
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Institute of Molecular MedicineRenmin Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Microelectronics, Wuhan UniversityWuhanChina
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Institute of Molecular MedicineRenmin Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Microelectronics, Wuhan UniversityWuhanChina
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- Department of Chemistry, Insititute of Materials ResearchHasselt UniversityHasseltBelgium
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHunan UniversityChangshaChina
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Institute of Molecular MedicineRenmin Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Microelectronics, Wuhan UniversityWuhanChina
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Hu Z, Li Y, Figueroa-Miranda G, Musal S, Li H, Martínez-Roque MA, Hu Q, Feng L, Mayer D, Offenhäusser A. Aptamer based biosensor platforms for neurotransmitters analysis. Trends Analyt Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2023.117021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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Zhou Y, Liu B, Lei Y, Tang L, Li T, Yu S, Zhang GJ, Li YT. Acupuncture Needle-Based Transistor Neuroprobe for In Vivo Monitoring of Neurotransmitter. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2204142. [PMID: 36344461 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202204142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Chemical communication via neurotransmitters is central to brain functions. Nevertheless, in vivo real-time monitoring of neurotransmitters released in the brain, especially the electrochemically inactive molecules, remains a great challenge. In this work, a novel needle field-effect transistor (FET) microsensor based on an acupuncture needle is proposed, which is demonstrated to be capable of real-time monitoring dopamine molecules as well as neuropeptide Y in vivo. The FET microstructure is fabricated by successively wrapping an insulating layer and a gold layer on the top of the needle, where the needle and the Au served as the source and drain, respectively. After assembling reduced graphene oxide (RGO) between the source and drain electrodes, the specific aptamer is immobilized on the RGO, making this needle-FET biosensor highly selective and sensitive to real-time monitor neurotransmitters released from rat brain, even in a Parkinson's diseases model. Furthermore, the needle-FET biosensor is applied to detect a variety of targets including hormones, proteins, and nucleic acid. By constructing a FET sensing interface on an acupuncture needle and implanting the sensor in a rat's brain for in vivo detection, this work provides a new sight in the FET domain and further expands the species of real-time in vivo detection.
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- Ying Zhou
- School of Laboratory Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, 16 Huangjia Lake West Road, Wuhan, 430065, China
- Center for Clinical Laboratory, General Hospital of the Yangtze River Shipping, Wuhan Brain Hospital, Huiji Road, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, 16 Huangjia Lake West Road, Wuhan, 430065, China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, 16 Huangjia Lake West Road, Wuhan, 430065, China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, 16 Huangjia Lake West Road, Wuhan, 430065, China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, 16 Huangjia Lake West Road, Wuhan, 430065, China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, 16 Huangjia Lake West Road, Wuhan, 430065, China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, 16 Huangjia Lake West Road, Wuhan, 430065, China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, 16 Huangjia Lake West Road, Wuhan, 430065, China
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Gogoi H, Banerjee S, Datta A. Photoluminescent silica nanostructures and nanohybrids. Chemphyschem 2022; 23:e202200280. [PMID: 35686692 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202200280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The complicated photophysics of wide variety of defects existing in silica (SiO2) layer of nanometer thickness determines wide spread photoluminescence bands of Si/SiO2 based system as well as SiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) for their applications in photovoltaic and optoelectronic devices. This review attempts to summarize different photophysical processes in pure SiO2 NPs. Moreover, these NPs also act as scaffolds for various guest molecules to perform their specific functions. Guest fluorophore molecules when trapped inside pores of SiO2 NPs exhibit a different photodynamics than free state, which opens up several important applications of hybrid SiO2 NPs in artificial photosynthesis, sensing, biology and optical fiber.
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- Hemen Gogoi
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, IIT Bombay, Powai, 400076, Mumbai, INDIA
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- Panchmura Mahavidyalaya, Chemistry, Department of Chemistry Panchmura Mahavidyalaya Bankura, West Bengal 722156, Ind, 722156, Bankura, INDIA
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- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Department of Chemistry, Powai, 400076, Mumbai, INDIA
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Zhang N, Li J, Liu B, Zhang D, Zhang C, Guo Y, Chu X, Wang W, Wang H, Yan X, Li Z. Signal enhancing strategies in aptasensors for the detection of small molecular contaminants by nanomaterials and nucleic acid amplification. Talanta 2022; 236:122866. [PMID: 34635248 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 09/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Small molecular contaminants (such as mycotoxins, antibiotics, pesticide residues, etc.) in food and environment have given rise to many biological and ecological toxicities, which has attracted worldwide attention in recent years. Meanwhile, due to the advantages of aptamers such as high specificity and stability, easy synthesis and modification, as well as low cost and immunogenicity, various aptasensors for the detection of small molecular contaminants have been flourishing. An aptasensor as a whole is composed of an aptamer-based target recognizer and a signal transducer, which are fields of concentrated research. In the practical detection applications, in order to achieve the quantitative detection of small molecular contaminants at low abundance in real samples, a large number of signal enhancing strategies have been utilized in the development of aptasensors. Recent years is a vintage period for efficient signal enhancing strategies of aptasensors by the aid of nanomaterials and nucleic acid amplification that are applied in the elements for target recognition and signal conversion. Therefore, this paper meticulously reviews the signal enhancing strategies based on nanomaterials (including the (quasi-)zero-dimensional, one-dimensional, two-dimensional and three-dimensional nanomaterials) and nucleic acid amplification (including enzyme-assisted nucleic acid amplification and enzyme-free nucleic acid amplification). Furthermore, the challenges and future trends of the abovementioned signal enhancing strategies for application are also discussed in order to inspire the practitioners in the research and development of aptasensors for small molecular contaminants.
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- Nan Zhang
- College of Pharmaceutical Engineering of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Engineering of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Engineering of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China; State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Engineering of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China; State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Engineering of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Engineering of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Engineering of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Engineering of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China; State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Engineering of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China; State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China.
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López L, Hernández N, Reyes Morales J, Cruz J, Flores K, González-Amoretti J, Rivera V, Cunci L. Measurement of Neuropeptide Y Using Aptamer-Modified Microelectrodes by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy. Anal Chem 2021; 93:973-980. [PMID: 33297678 PMCID: PMC7856015 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c03719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Aptamer-modified microelectrodes for Neuropeptide Y measurement by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was described here. The advantages of using carbon fiber or platinum microelectrodes are because they are promising materials with high electrical conductivity, chemical stability, and high surface area that can be easily modified on their surface. The immobilization and biofouling were studied and compared using EIS. Moreover, the adsorption of NPY to the aptamer-modified microelectrodes was also demonstrated by EIS. Changes of -ω*Zimag, an impedance factor that gives information of the capacitance, is directly correlated with concentrations. A widely linear range was obtained from 10 to 1000 ng/mL of NPY. This method was able to detect NPY without performing a redox reaction by adsorption at the surface of the microelectrodes, with the specificity provided by aptamer functionalization of the microelectrode surface.
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- Luis López
- Department of Chemistry, Universidad Ana G. Méndez, Carr. 189, Km 3.3, Gurabo, Puerto Rico 00778, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidad Ana G. Méndez, Carr. 189, Km 3.3, Gurabo, Puerto Rico 00778, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidad Ana G. Méndez, Carr. 189, Km 3.3, Gurabo, Puerto Rico 00778, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidad Ana G. Méndez, Carr. 189, Km 3.3, Gurabo, Puerto Rico 00778, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidad Ana G. Méndez, Carr. 189, Km 3.3, Gurabo, Puerto Rico 00778, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidad Ana G. Méndez, Carr. 189, Km 3.3, Gurabo, Puerto Rico 00778, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidad Ana G. Méndez, Carr. 189, Km 3.3, Gurabo, Puerto Rico 00778, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidad Ana G. Méndez, Carr. 189, Km 3.3, Gurabo, Puerto Rico 00778, United States
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Meir R, Zverzhinetsky M, Harpak N, Borberg E, Burstein L, Zeiri O, Krivitsky V, Patolsky F. Direct Detection of Uranyl in Urine by Dissociation from Aptamer-Modified Nanosensor Arrays. Anal Chem 2020; 92:12528-12537. [PMID: 32842739 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c02387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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An ever-growing demand for uranium in various industries raises concern for human health of both occupationally exposed personnel and the general population. Toxicological effects related to uranium (natural, enriched, or depleted uranium) intake involve renal, pulmonary, neurological, skeletal, and hepatic damage. Absorbed uranium is filtered by the kidneys and excreted in the urine, thus making uranium detection in urine a primary indication for exposure and body burden assessment. Therefore, the detection of uranium contamination in bio-samples (urine, blood, saliva, etc.,) is of crucial importance in the field of occupational exposure and human health-related applications, as well as in nuclear forensics. However, the direct determination of uranium in bio-samples is challenging because of "ultra-low" concentrations of uranium, inherent matrix complexity, and sample diversity, which pose a great analytical challenge to existing detection methods. Here, we report on the direct, real-time, sensitive, and selective detection of uranyl ions in unprocessed and undiluted urine samples using a uranyl-binding aptamer-modified silicon nanowire-based field-effect transistor (SiNW-FET) biosensor, with a detection limit in the picomolar concentration range. The aptamer-modified SiNW-FET presented in this work enables the simple and sensitive detection of uranyl in urine samples. The experimental approach has a straight-forward implementation to other metals and toxic elements, given the availability of target-specific aptamers. Combining the high surface-to-volume ratio of SiNWs, the high affinity and selectivity of the uranyl-binding aptamer, and the distinctive sensing methodology gives rise to a practical platform, offering simple and straightforward sensing of uranyl levels in urine, suitable for field deployment and point-of-care applications.
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- Reut Meir
- School of Chemistry, the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.,Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nuclear Research Center, Negev, Beer-Sheva 84190, Israel
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- School of Chemistry, the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- School of Chemistry, the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- School of Chemistry, the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Wolfson Applied Materials Research Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nuclear Research Center, Negev, Beer-Sheva 84190, Israel
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- School of Chemistry, the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- School of Chemistry, the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, the Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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A review on nanomaterial-based field effect transistor technology for biomarker detection. Mikrochim Acta 2019; 186:739. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-019-3850-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Beyene AG, Yang SJ, Landry MP. Review Article: Tools and trends for probing brain neurochemistry. JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. A, VACUUM, SURFACES, AND FILMS : AN OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VACUUM SOCIETY 2019; 37:040802. [PMID: 31235991 PMCID: PMC6559927 DOI: 10.1116/1.5051047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Revised: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The brain is composed of complex neuronal networks that interact on spatial and temporal scales that span several orders of magnitude. Uncovering how this circuitry gives rise to multifaceted phenomena such as perception, memory, and behavior remains one of the grand challenges in science today. A wide range of investigative methods have been developed to delve deeper into the inner workings of the brain, spanning the realms of molecular biology, genetics, chemistry, optics, and engineering, thereby forming a nexus of discovery that has accelerated our understanding of the brain. Whereas neuronal electrical excitability is a hallmark property of neurons, chemical signaling between neurons-mediated by hundreds of neurotransmitters, neuromodulators, hormones, and other signaling molecules-is equally important, but far more elusive in its regulation of brain function for motor control, learning, and behavior. To date, the brain's neurochemical state has been interrogated using classical tools borrowed from analytical chemistry, such as liquid chromatography and amperometry, and more recently, newly developed fluorescent sensors. Here, the authors review advances in the development of functional fluorescent probes that are beginning to expand their understanding of the neurochemical basis of brain function alongside device-based analytical tools that have already made extensive contributions to the field. The emphasis herein is on the paradigms of probe and device development, which follow certain design principles unique to the interrogation of brain chemistry.
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- Abraham G Beyene
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720
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Li YT, Jin X, Tang L, Lv WL, Xiao MM, Zhang ZY, Gao C, Zhang GJ. Receptor-Mediated Field Effect Transistor Biosensor for Real-Time Monitoring of Glutamate Release from Primary Hippocampal Neurons. Anal Chem 2019; 91:8229-8236. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b00832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, Department of Electronics, Peking University, 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing 100871, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, Department of Electronics, Peking University, 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing 100871, People’s Republic of China
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Jeon SJ, Choi C, Ju JM, Lee S, Park JH, Kim JH. Tuning the response selectivity of graphene oxide fluorescence by organometallic complexation for neurotransmitter detection. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:5254-5264. [PMID: 30864583 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr00643e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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It is of great interest to design nanomaterial biosensors that can selectively detect target molecules without the use of fragile and expensive antibodies. Here, we report a chemical approach to modulate the response selectivity of graphene oxide (GO) fluorescence for neurotransmitters, in order to design an optical biosensor for the selective detection of dopamine without using antibodies. To this end, GO was functionalized with six different amino acids, followed by the immobilization of seven metal ions, resulting in the production of forty-two different GO nanohybrids (denoted GO-AA-MI derivatives). The fluorescence response of GO-AA-MI derivatives to dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine was modulated by varying the type of amino acids and metal ions introduced. Tyrosine-modified GO with Fe2+ ions (GO-Y-Fe) exhibited selective quenching of its fluorescence in the presence of dopamine whereas lysine-modified GO with Au3+ ions (GO-K-Au) showed a selective increase in fluorescence upon addition of norepinephrine. The GO-Y-Fe sensor developed was able to differentiate dopamine from similar structures of norepinephrine and epinephrine, as well as abundant interferents such as ascorbic acid and uric acid, without the use of antibodies. In addition, the GO-Y-Fe sensor successfully detected dopamine secreted from living neuron cells in a rapid and simple manner.
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- Su-Ji Jeon
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan 426-791, Republic of Korea.
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McConnell EM, Ventura K, Dwyer Z, Hunt V, Koudrina A, Holahan MR, DeRosa MC. In Vivo Use of a Multi-DNA Aptamer-Based Payload/Targeting System To Study Dopamine Dysregulation in the Central Nervous System. ACS Chem Neurosci 2019; 10:371-383. [PMID: 30160936 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The delivery of therapeutics across the blood-brain barrier remains a considerable challenge in investigating central nervous system related processes. In this work, a liposome vehicle was surface-modified with an aptamer that binds to the transferrin receptor and was loaded with two different dopamine-binding aptamer payloads. This system was effectively used to promote the delivery of the aptamer cargo from the peripheral injection site into the brain. The effect of these delivered aptamers on behavior was investigated in vivo in a locomotor task. The first dopamine binding aptamer assessed was a DNA aptamer, the binding of which had been previously validated through the aptamer-based biosensor development reported by several independent research groups. The second aptamer investigated was the result of a novel in vitro selection experiment described herein. Our data suggest that systemic administration of the modified liposomes led to delivery of the dopamine aptamers into the brain. Fluorescence microscopy revealed differential distribution of fluorescence based on the presence or absence of the transferrin receptor aptamer on the surface of fluorescently modified liposomes. In a behavioral experiment using cocaine administration to induce elevated concentrations of neural dopamine, systemic pretreatment with the dopamine aptamer-loaded liposomes reduced cocaine-induced hyperlocomotion. Multiple controls including a transferrin-negative liposome control and transferrin-positive liposomes loaded with either a nonbinding, base-substituted dopamine aptamer or a random oligonucleotide were investigated. None of these controls altered cocaine-induced hyperlocomotion. Chronic systemic administration of the modified liposomes produced no deleterious neurobehavioral or neural degenerative effects. Importantly, this work is one example of an application for this versatile multiaptamer payload/targeting system. Its general application is limited only by the availability of aptamers for specific neural targets.
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- Erin M. McConnell
- Department of Chemistry, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
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Dallé E, Mabandla MV. Early Life Stress, Depression And Parkinson's Disease: A New Approach. Mol Brain 2018; 11:18. [PMID: 29551090 PMCID: PMC5858138 DOI: 10.1186/s13041-018-0356-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
This review aims to shed light on the relationship that involves exposure to early life stress, depression and Parkinson's disease (PD). A systematic literature search was conducted in Pubmed, MEDLINE, EBSCOHost and Google Scholar and relevant data were submitted to a meta-analysis . Early life stress may contribute to the development of depression and patients with depression are at risk of developing PD later in life. Depression is a common non-motor symptom preceding motor symptoms in PD. Stimulation of regions contiguous to the substantia nigra as well as dopamine (DA) agonists have been shown to be able to attenuate depression. Therefore, since PD causes depletion of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra, depression, rather than being just a simple mood disorder, may be part of the pathophysiological process that leads to PD. It is plausible that the mesocortical and mesolimbic dopaminergic pathways that mediate mood, emotion, and/or cognitive function may also play a key role in depression associated with PD. Here, we propose that a medication designed to address a deficiency in serotonin is more likely to influence motor symptoms of PD associated with depression. This review highlights the effects of an antidepressant, Fluvoxamine maleate, in an animal model that combines depressive-like symptoms and Parkinsonism.
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- Ernest Dallé
- School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4000 South Africa
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4000 South Africa
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Bouvier-Müller A, Ducongé F. Nucleic acid aptamers for neurodegenerative diseases. Biochimie 2017; 145:73-83. [PMID: 29104136 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2017.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The increased incidence of neurodegenerative diseases represents a huge challenge for societies. These diseases are characterized by neuronal death and include several different pathologies, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease and transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. Most of these pathologies are often associated with the aggregation of misfolded proteins, such as amyloid-ß, tau, α-synuclein, huntingtin and prion proteins. However, the precise mechanisms that lead to neuronal dysfunction and death in these diseases remain poorly understood. Nucleic acid aptamers represent a new class of ligands that could be useful to better understand these diseases and develop better diagnosis and therapy. In this review, several of these aptamers are presented as well as their applications for neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Alix Bouvier-Müller
- CEA, Fundamental Research Division (DRF), Institute of Biology François Jacob (Jacob), Molecular Imaging Research Center, 18 Route du Panorama, 92265 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France; Neurodegenerative Diseases Laboratory, CNRS CEA UMR 9199, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France; Paris-Saclay University, Paris-Sud University, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- CEA, Fundamental Research Division (DRF), Institute of Biology François Jacob (Jacob), Molecular Imaging Research Center, 18 Route du Panorama, 92265 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France; Neurodegenerative Diseases Laboratory, CNRS CEA UMR 9199, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France; Paris-Saclay University, Paris-Sud University, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France.
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Röthlisberger P, Gasse C, Hollenstein M. Nucleic Acid Aptamers: Emerging Applications in Medical Imaging, Nanotechnology, Neurosciences, and Drug Delivery. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:E2430. [PMID: 29144411 PMCID: PMC5713398 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18112430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Revised: 11/08/2017] [Accepted: 11/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Recent progresses in organic chemistry and molecular biology have allowed the emergence of numerous new applications of nucleic acids that markedly deviate from their natural functions. Particularly, DNA and RNA molecules-coined aptamers-can be brought to bind to specific targets with high affinity and selectivity. While aptamers are mainly applied as biosensors, diagnostic agents, tools in proteomics and biotechnology, and as targeted therapeutics, these chemical antibodies slowly begin to be used in other fields. Herein, we review recent progress on the use of aptamers in the construction of smart DNA origami objects and MRI and PET imaging agents. We also describe advances in the use of aptamers in the field of neurosciences (with a particular emphasis on the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases) and as drug delivery systems. Lastly, the use of chemical modifications, modified nucleoside triphosphate particularly, to enhance the binding and stability of aptamers is highlighted.
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- Pascal Röthlisberger
- Institut Pasteur, Department of Structural Biology and Chemistry, Laboratory for Bioorganic Chemistry of Nucleic Acids, CNRS UMR3523, 28, rue du Docteur Roux, 75724 Paris CEDEX 15, France.
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- Institute of Systems & Synthetic Biology, Xenome Team, 5 rue Henri Desbruères Genopole Campus 1, University of Evry, F-91030 Evry, France.
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- Institut Pasteur, Department of Structural Biology and Chemistry, Laboratory for Bioorganic Chemistry of Nucleic Acids, CNRS UMR3523, 28, rue du Docteur Roux, 75724 Paris CEDEX 15, France.
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