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Muñoz G, Millicovsky M, Reta J, Cerrudo J, Peñalva A, Machtey M, Torres R, Zalazar M. Quartz crystal Microbalance with dissipation monitoring for biomedical applications: Open source and low cost prototype with active temperature control. HARDWAREX 2023; 14:e00416. [PMID: 37090786 PMCID: PMC10114228 DOI: 10.1016/j.ohx.2023.e00416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Advances in sensors have revolutionized the biomedical engineering field, having an extreme affinity for specific analytes also providing an effective, real-time, point-of-care testing for an accurate diagnosis. Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) is a well-established sensor that has been successfully applied in a broad range of applications to monitor and explore various surface interactions, in situ thin-film formations, and layer properties. This technology has gained interest in biomedical applications since novel QCM systems are able to work in liquid media. QCM with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) is an expanded version of a QCM that measures changes in damping properties of adsorbed layers thus providing information on its viscoelastic nature. In this article, an open source and low cost QCM-D prototype for biomedical applications was developed. In addition, the system was validated using different Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) concentrations due to its importance for many medical applications. The statistics show a bigger dissipation of the system as the fluid becomes more viscous, also having a very acceptable sensibility when temperature is controlled.
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Affiliation(s)
- G.G. Muñoz
- Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Ruta Prov. 11 (Km 10), (3100) Oro Verde, Entre Ríos, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Ruta Prov. 11 (Km 10), (3100) Oro Verde, Entre Ríos, Argentina
- Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo en Bioingeniería y Bioinformática – Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Ruta Prov. 11 (Km 10), (3100) Oro Verde, Entre Ríos, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Ruta Prov. 11 (Km 10), (3100) Oro Verde, Entre Ríos, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Ruta Prov. 11 (Km 10), (3100) Oro Verde, Entre Ríos, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Ruta Prov. 11 (Km 10), (3100) Oro Verde, Entre Ríos, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Ruta Prov. 11 (Km 10), (3100) Oro Verde, Entre Ríos, Argentina
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- R.O.M.A.T. Creator Center. Colonia Avellaneda. Entre Ríos, Argentina. Investigador independiente, colaborador de la Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Ruta Prov. 11 (Km 10), (3100) Oro Verde, Entre Ríos, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Ruta Prov. 11 (Km 10), (3100) Oro Verde, Entre Ríos, Argentina
- Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo en Bioingeniería y Bioinformática – Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Ruta Prov. 11 (Km 10), (3100) Oro Verde, Entre Ríos, Argentina
- Corresponding author at: Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Ruta Prov. 11 (Km 10), (3100) Oro Verde, Entre Ríos, Argentina.
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Akgönüllü S, Özgür E, Denizli A. Quartz Crystal Microbalance-Based Aptasensors for Medical Diagnosis. MICROMACHINES 2022; 13:1441. [PMID: 36144064 PMCID: PMC9503788 DOI: 10.3390/mi13091441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 08/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Aptamers are important materials for the specific determination of different disease-related biomarkers. Several methods have been enhanced to transform selected target molecule-specific aptamer bindings into measurable signals. A number of specific aptamer-based biosensors have been designed for potential applications in clinical diagnostics. Various methods in combination with a wide variety of nano-scale materials have been employed to develop aptamer-based biosensors to further increase sensitivity and detection limit for related target molecules. In this critical review, we highlight the advantages of aptamers as biorecognition elements in biosensors for target biomolecules. In recent years, it has been demonstrated that electrode material plays an important role in obtaining quick, label-free, simple, stable, and sensitive detection in biological analysis using piezoelectric devices. For this reason, we review the recent progress in growth of aptamer-based QCM biosensors for medical diagnoses, including virus, bacteria, cell, protein, and disease biomarker detection.
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Bayramoglu G, Kilic M, Yakup Arica M. Selective isolation and sensitive detection of lysozyme using aptamer based magnetic adsorbent and a new quartz crystal microbalance system. Food Chem 2022; 382:132353. [PMID: 35152024 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.132353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Magnetic chitosan beads and quartz crystal microbalance chip were decorated with lysozyme specific aptamer for isolation and detection of lysozyme, respectively. The lysozyme specific aptamer was immobilized on poly (dopamine) coated magnetic chitosan beads and the chip via Schiff base reaction. The percentage of the removal efficiency and purity of the isolated lysozyme from egg white were 87.6% and 91.8%, respectively. Further, the sensor system was contacted with different concentrations of lysozyme and other test proteins. This sensor system provided a method for the label-free, concentration-dependent, and selective detection of lysozyme with an observed detection limit of 17.9 ± 0.6 ng/mL. The sensor system was very selective and not significantly responded to the other tested proteins such as ovalbumin, trypsin, cytochrome C, and glucose oxidase. The prepared new sensor system showed a good durability and a high sensitivity for determination of lysozyme from solutions and whole egg white.
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- Gulay Bayramoglu
- Biochemical Processing and Biomaterial Research Laboratory, Gazi University, 06500 Teknikokullar, Ankara, Turkey; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Gazi University, 06500 Teknikokullar, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Gazi University, 06500 Teknikokullar, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Gazi University, 06500 Teknikokullar, Ankara, Turkey
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Recent Advances in Quartz Crystal Microbalance Biosensors Based on the Molecular Imprinting Technique for Disease-Related Biomarkers. CHEMOSENSORS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/chemosensors10030106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The molecular imprinting technique is a quickly developing field of interest regarding the synthesis of artificial recognition elements that enable the specific determination of target molecule/analyte from a matrix. Recently, these smart materials can be successfully applied to biomolecule detection in biomimetic biosensors. These biosensors contain a biorecognition element (a bioreceptor) and a transducer, like their biosensor analogs. Here, the basic difference is that molecular imprinting-based biosensors use a synthetic recognition element. Molecular imprinting polymers used as the artificial recognition elements in biosensor platforms are complementary in shape, size, specific binding sites, and functionality to their template analytes. Recent progress in biomolecular recognition has supplied extra diagnostic and treatment methods for various diseases. Cost-effective, more robust, and high-throughput assays are needed for monitoring biomarkers in clinical settings. Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) biosensors are promising tools for the real-time and quick detection of biomolecules in the past two decades A quick, simple-to-use, and cheap biomarkers detection technology based on biosensors has been developed. This critical review presents current applications in molecular imprinting-based quartz crystal microbalance biosensors for the quantification of biomarkers for disease monitoring and diagnostic results.
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