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Yuwen L, Ni J, Liang J, Liu X, Chen Z, Li X, Lv H, Zhang J, Song C. Portable SERS biosensor based on aptamer-assisted catalytic hairpin assembly signal amplification for ultrasensitive detection of Staphylococcus aureus. Talanta 2024; 278:126565. [PMID: 39018762 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.126565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 06/11/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/19/2024]
Abstract
Bacteria infections pose a serious threat to public health, and it is urgent to develop facile and accurate detection methods. To meet the important need, a potable and high-sensitive surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) biosensor based on aptamer recognition and catalytic hairpin assembly (CHA) signal amplification was proposed for point-of-care detection of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). The SERS biosensor contains three parts: recognition probes, SERS sensing chip, and SERS tags. The feasibility of the strategy was verified by gel electrophoresis, and the one-step test route was optimized. The bacteria SERS biosensor has a good linear relationship ranging from 10 to 107 CFU mL-1 with high sensitivity low to 5 CFU mL-1, and shows excellent specificity, uniformity, and repeatability on S. aureus identification and enumeration, which can distinguish S. aureus from other bacteria. The SERS biosensor shows a good recovery rate (95.73 %-109.65 %) for testing S. aureus spiked in milk, and has good practicability for detecting S. aureus infected mouse wound, which provides a facile and reliable approach for detection of trace bacteria in the real samples.
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- Lihui Yuwen
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China; State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130033, China.
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Zhang Y, Yao L, Zhang Z, Chen R, Xi J, Hu Y, Wang J, Wang R. Applying a sandwich-like strategy for dual 'light up' capture and eradication of Staphylococcus aureus using magnetically functionalized materials. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 465:133065. [PMID: 38042002 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.133065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/04/2023]
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In this study, we proposed an innovative application of porcine immunoglobulin G (IgG)-functionalized Fe3O4 (IgG-Fe3O4) specifically designed to target and capture Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). In addition, aminophenylboronic acid-modified tetraphenylethylene nanoparticles (APBA-TPE NPs) were utilized, establishing a sandwich-type dual recognition system via interactions with the bacteria's extracellular glycolipids. This approach enables highly sensitive and precise detection of bacterial presence, with a limit of detection (LOD) reaching down to 5.0 CFU/mL. Specifically, the prepared APBA-TPE NPs achieved 99.99% bacterial inactivation within 60 min at a concentration of 200 µg/mL. The results showed that APBA-TPE NPs possess a remarkable capacity for reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, which could attack the bacterial cell membrane, leading to bacterial lysis and content leakage, and ultimately to bacterial death. Furthermore, the material still showed good recoveries ranging from 88.5% to 93.5% in actual water samples, as well as a favorable sterilizing effect of killing all microorganisms for 60 min. This research provides new strategies and insights into the construction of methods for the specific capture, detection, and inactivation of S. aureus.
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- Yajie Zhang
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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Nik Kamarudin NAA, Mawang CI, Ahamad M. Direct Detection of Lyme Borrelia: Recent Advancement and Use of Aptamer Technology. Biomedicines 2023; 11:2818. [PMID: 37893191 PMCID: PMC10604176 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11102818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (B. burgdorferi s.l.), which is predominantly spread by ticks, is the cause of Lyme disease (LD), also known as Lyme borreliosis, one of the zoonotic diseases affecting people. In recent years, LD has become more prevalent worldwide, even in countries with no prior records. Currently, Lyme Borrelia detection is achieved through nucleic acid amplification, antigen detection, microscopy, and in vitro culture. Nevertheless, these methods lack sensitivity in the early phase of the disease and, thus, are unable to confirm active infection. This review briefly discusses the existing direct detection methods of LD. Furthermore, this review also introduces the use of aptamer technology integrated with biosensor platforms to detect the Borrelia antigen. This aptamer technology could be explored using other biosensor platforms targeting whole Borrelia cells or specific molecules to enhance Borrelia detection in the future.
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- Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Kamarudin
- Acarology Unit, Infectious Disease Research Center, Institute for Medical Research, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Setia Alam 40170, Malaysia; (C.I.M.); (M.A.)
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Zeng Z, Yang X, Cao Y, Pu S, Zhou X, Gu R, Zhang Y, Wu C, Luo X, He Y. High-efficiency SERS platform based on 3D porous PPDA@Au NPs as a substrate for the detection of pesticides on vegetables. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2023; 15:4842-4850. [PMID: 37702073 DOI: 10.1039/d3ay00808h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
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Nowadays, the presence of highly toxic and persistent residues of pesticides in water and food around the world is becoming a serious problem, and so their rapid and sensitive detection is critical to human health. In this work, a 3D composite nanoparticle of porous PDA (polydopamine) microspheres and Au NPs (PPDA@Au NPs) was proposed as a SERS substrate to detect pesticides. Porous PDA as a substrate was first synthesized with F127 (Pluronic F127), dopamine hydrochloride, and 1,3,5-TMB (1,3,5-trimethylbenzene) under weakly alkaline conditions by a one-step method. Then, HAuCl4 was in situ reduced in the pores of PPDA spheres and grew sequentially for effecting the reducibility of PPDA. As a result, uniform 3D PPDA@Au NPs with "hot spots" were successfully synthesized as SERS substrates, which could effectively avoid the agglomeration of gold nanoparticles to greatly improve the sensitivity and uniformity of the SERS platform. At the same time, methyl parathion, 4-chlorophenol, and 2,4-D as representatives of pesticides were detected with the proposed PPDA@Au NP-based SERS platform, with detection limits lower than 7.26, 7.52, and 11 ng mL-1, separately. The current work presents a simple preparation method to prepare sensitive and uniform SERS platform PPDA@Au NPs, which have potential for applications in actual pesticide and drug testing.
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Tătaru AM, Canciu A, Tertiș M, Cristea C, Cernat A. Staphylococcus aureus - Review on potential targets for sensors development. Bioelectrochemistry 2023; 153:108492. [PMID: 37413820 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2023.108492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is accountable for a wide variety of clinical disease with a high rate of morbidity and mortality around the globe. It has a leading place into the ESKAPE group that includes six pathogens and exhibit multidrug resistance and are the major cause of healthcare associated infections: Enterococcus faecium, S. aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter spp. A critical overview regarding the development of sensors for both S. aureus and his, more dangerous alter ego, Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) was presented focusing on the bacteria targets starting with the detection of the whole cell, up to specific wall components, toxins or other virulence factors. The literature data was systematically assessed having in sight the design of the sensing platforms, the analytical performances, and possible courses of action to be implemented in real practice as point-of-care (POC) devices. Moreover, a distinct section was dedicated to commercially available devices and out of the box approaches, namely the use of bacteriophages as an alternative to antimicrobial therapy and as sensors modifiers. The reviewed sensors and devices were discussed in terms of their suitability for different biosensing applications, in early screening of contamination regarding food analysis, environmental monitoring and in clinical diagnosis.
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- Ana-Maria Tătaru
- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 4 Louis Pasteur St., 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 4 Louis Pasteur St., 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 4 Louis Pasteur St., 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 4 Louis Pasteur St., 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 4 Louis Pasteur St., 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Ahmad W, Wang L, Zareef M, Chen Q. Ultrasensitive detection of Staphylococcus aureus using a non-fluorescent cDNA-grafted dark BBQ®-650 chromophore integrated hydrophilic upconversion nanoparticles/aptamer system. Mikrochim Acta 2023; 190:250. [PMID: 37278765 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-023-05823-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A highly structured fluorometric bioassay has been proposed for screening Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). The study exploits (i) the spectral attributes of the hexagonal NaYF4:Yb,Er upconversion nanoparticle (UCNP)-coated 3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane; (ii) the intrinsic non-fluorescent quenching features of the highly stable dark blackberry (BBQ®-650) receptor; (iii) the aptamer (Apt-) biorecognition and binding affinity, and (iv) the complementary DNA hybridizer-linkage efficacy. The principle relied on the excited state energy transfer between the donor Apt-labeled NH2-UCNPs at the 3' end, and cDNA-grafted BBQ®-650 at the 5' end, as the effective receptors. The donor moieties in proximity (< 10.0 nm) trigger hybridization with the cDNA-grafted dark BBQ®-650, as the receptors of energy from the 2F5/2 level of Yb3+ ions to initiate the Förster resonance energy transfer pathway. This was confirmed by the decline in the excited-state lifetimes from 223.52 μs (τ1) to 179.26 μs (τ2). The existence of the target S. aureus in the bioassay attracts the Apt- resulting in the detachment of the acceptor, and disintegration of the complex configuration via conformation reversal. The re-activated fluorescence monitored at λex/em = 980/652 nm, as a function of the logarithmic concentration of S. aureus (42 to 4.2 × 108 CFU mL-1), yielded an ultra-low detection response of 2.0 CFU mL-1. The bioassay screening of S. aureus in real samples revealed satisfactory recoveries (92.44-107.82%) and validation results (p > 0.05). Hence, the comprehensive Apt-labeled NH2-UCNPs-cDNA-grafted dark BBQ®-650 bioassay offered fast and precise S. aureus screening in food and environmental settings.
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- Waqas Ahmad
- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, People's Republic of China
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, People's Republic of China.
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China.
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Choi Y, Jeon CS, Kim KB, Kim HJ, Pyun SH, Park YM. Quantitative detection of dopamine in human serum with surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) of constrained vibrational mode. Talanta 2023; 260:124590. [PMID: 37146455 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.124590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Dopamine (DA) is a crucial neurotransmitter involved in the hormonal, nervous, and vascular systems being considered as an index to diagnose neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. Herein, we demonstrate the quantitative sensing of DA using the peak shift in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) of 4-mercaptophenylboronic acid (4-MPBA), resulting from the concentration of DA. To enable the signal enhancement of Raman scattering, Ag nanostructure was built with one-step gas-flow sputtering. 4-MPBA was then introduced using vapor-based deposition, acting as a reporter molecule for bonding with DA. The gradual peak-shift from 1075.6 cm-1 to 1084.7 cm-1 was observed with the increasing concentration of DA from 1 pM to 100nM. The numerical simulation revealed that DA bonding induced a constrained vibrational mode corresponding to 1084.7 cm-1 instead of a C-S-coupled C-ring in-plane bending mode of 4-MPBA corresponding to 1075.6 cm-1. Proposed SERS sensors depicted reliable DA detection in human serum and good selectivity against other analytes, including glucose, creatinine, and uric acid.
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- Yongheum Choi
- Heat and Surface Technology R&D Department, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), Incheon, 21999, Republic of Korea
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- R&D Center, Speclipse Inc., Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13461, Republic of Korea
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- Digital Health Care R&D Department, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), Cheonan, 31056, Republic of Korea
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- Heat and Surface Technology R&D Department, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), Incheon, 21999, Republic of Korea
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- R&D Center, Speclipse Inc., Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13461, Republic of Korea.
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- Heat and Surface Technology R&D Department, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), Incheon, 21999, Republic of Korea.
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Sarkar DJ, Behera BK, Parida PK, Aralappanavar VK, Mondal S, Dei J, Das BK, Mukherjee S, Pal S, Weerathunge P, Ramanathan R, Bansal V. Aptamer-based NanoBioSensors for seafood safety. Biosens Bioelectron 2023; 219:114771. [PMID: 36274429 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Chemical and biological contaminants are of primary concern in ensuring seafood safety. Rapid detection of such contaminants is needed to keep us safe from being affected. For over three decades, immunoassay (IA) technology has been used for the detection of contaminants in seafood products. However, limitations inherent to antibody generation against small molecular targets that cannot elicit an immune response, along with the instability of antibodies under ambient conditions greatly limit their wider application for developing robust detection and monitoring tools, particularly for non-biomedical applications. As an alternative, aptamer-based biosensors (aptasensors) have emerged as a powerful yet robust analytical tool for the detection of a wide range of analytes. Due to the high specificity of aptamers in recognising targets ranging from small molecules to large proteins and even whole cells, these have been suggested to be viable molecular recognition elements (MREs) in the development of new diagnostic and biosensing tools for detecting a wide range of contaminants including heavy metals, antibiotics, pesticides, pathogens and biotoxins. In this review, we discuss the recent progress made in the field of aptasensors for detection of contaminants in seafood products with a view of effectively managing their potential human health hazards. A critical outlook is also provided to facilitate translation of aptasensors from academic laboratories to the mainstream seafood industry and consumer applications.
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- Dhruba Jyoti Sarkar
- Aquatic Environmental Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Division, ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, 700120, West Bengal, India.
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- Aquatic Environmental Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Division, ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, 700120, West Bengal, India.
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- Aquatic Environmental Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Division, ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, 700120, West Bengal, India
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- Aquatic Environmental Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Division, ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, 700120, West Bengal, India
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- Aquatic Environmental Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Division, ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, 700120, West Bengal, India
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- Aquatic Environmental Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Division, ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, 700120, West Bengal, India
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- Aquatic Environmental Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Division, ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, 700120, West Bengal, India
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- Centre for Development of Advance Computing, Kolkata, 700091, West Bengal, India
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- Centre for Development of Advance Computing, Kolkata, 700091, West Bengal, India
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- Sir Ian Potter NanoBioSensing Facility, NanoBiotechnology Research Laboratory, School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- Sir Ian Potter NanoBioSensing Facility, NanoBiotechnology Research Laboratory, School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- Sir Ian Potter NanoBioSensing Facility, NanoBiotechnology Research Laboratory, School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia.
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In the last decade, there has been a rapid increase in the number of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy applications in medical research. In this article we review some recent, and in our opinion, most interesting and promising applications of SERS spectroscopy in medical diagnostics, including those that permit multiplexing within the range important for clinical samples. We focus on the SERS-based detection of markers of various diseases (or those whose presence significantly increases the chance of developing a given disease), and on drug monitoring. We present selected examples of the SERS detection of particular fragments of DNA or RNA, or of bacteria, viruses, and disease-related proteins. We also describe a very promising and elegant ‘lab-on-chip’ approach used to carry out practical SERS measurements via a pad whose action is similar to that of a pregnancy test. The fundamental theoretical background of SERS spectroscopy, which should allow a better understanding of the operation of the sensors described, is also briefly outlined. We hope that this review article will be useful for researchers planning to enter this fascinating field.
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