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Kościelniak P, Więckowska A, Karbarz M, Kaniewska K. Nanocomposite hydrogel for skin motion sensing - An antifreezing, nanoreinforced hydrogel with decorated AuNP as a multicrosslinker. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 674:392-404. [PMID: 38941933 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.06.186] [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: 05/14/2024] [Revised: 06/10/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/30/2024]
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In this study, we present a nanocomposite hydrogel designed for skin motion sensing. The hydrogel is based on poly(acrylamide) crosslinked with gold nanoparticles covalently bound to the polymer matrix, yielding a robust, highly elastic and conductive material. The choice of amino acid derivative - N,N'-diacryloylcystine salt (BISS) - as a crosslinker allows for the introduction of gold nanoparticles, due to the presence of sulfide groups in its structure. During the nanoparticle modification process, covalent bonds between gold and sulfur atoms are formed as the disulfide bond is cleaved. In result of this self-assembly process, a multifunctional Au-BISS crosslinker is formed, enhancing the material's mechanical properties and introducing electrical conductivity. To confer anti-freezing properties and limit water evaporation, a binary mixture of water and glycerol was used. The resultant hydrogel exhibits high elasticity, strain sensitivity across a wide strain range and various types of deformation (elongation, bending, compression) with exceptional response time (120 ms) and recovery time (90 ms). The material's cold-resistance, resilience, and conductivity make it well-suited for real-time monitoring of joint movements and speech recognition, with potential applications in electronic skin and healthcare monitoring devices.
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- Patrycja Kościelniak
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, Warsaw PL-02-093, Poland; Biological and Chemical Research Center, University of Warsaw, 101 Żwirki i Wigury Av., PL, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, Warsaw PL-02-093, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, Warsaw PL-02-093, Poland; Biological and Chemical Research Center, University of Warsaw, 101 Żwirki i Wigury Av., PL, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, Warsaw PL-02-093, Poland; Biological and Chemical Research Center, University of Warsaw, 101 Żwirki i Wigury Av., PL, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland.
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Hu B, Kang X, Xu S, Zhu J, Yang L, Jiang C. Multiplex Chroma Response Wearable Hydrogel Patch: Visual Monitoring of Urea in Body Fluids for Health Prognosis. Anal Chem 2023; 95:3587-3595. [PMID: 36753619 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c03806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Visual wearable devices can rapid intuitively monitor biomarkers in body fluids to indicate the human health status and provide valuable reference for further medical diagnosis. However, unavoidable interference factors such as skin color, natural light, and background luminescence can interfere with the visualization accuracy of flexible wearable devices, limiting their practical sensing application. Here, we designed a wearable sensing patch via an embedded upconversion optical probe in a 3D porous polyacrylamide hydrogel, exhibiting a multiplex chroma response to urea based on the inner filter effect, which overcomes the susceptibility to external conditions due to its near-infrared excited luminescence and improves the resolution and accuracy of visual sensing. Furthermore, a highly compatible portable sensing platform combined with a smartphone was designed to achieve in situ rapid quantitative analysis of urea. The limit of detection values of the upconversion optical probe and hydrogel sensor are as low as 1.4 and 30 μM respectively, exhibiting the practicality in different scenarios. The designed sensing patch provides a convenient and accurate sensing strategy for the detection of biomarkers in body fluids and has the potential to be developed into a point-of-care device to provide disease early warning and clinical diagnosis.
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- Bin Hu
- Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, Anhui, China.,Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, Anhui, China.,Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, Anhui, China.,Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic and Energy Conservation Materials, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, Anhui, China.,Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, Anhui, China.,Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic and Energy Conservation Materials, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, Anhui, China.,Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic and Energy Conservation Materials, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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Ziai Y, Rinoldi C, Nakielski P, De Sio L, Pierini F. Smart plasmonic hydrogels based on gold and silver nanoparticles for biosensing application. CURRENT OPINION IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cobme.2022.100413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Wei M, Darcie T, Xu W, Gao Y, Mundel H, Aitchison JS, Zhang X, Serpe MJ. Enhancing the Sensitivity of Surface Plasmon Resonance Measurements Utilizing Polymer Film/Au Assemblies. Anal Chem 2021; 93:16718-16726. [PMID: 34851626 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) is used to infer information about a sample that is in contact with an Au-coated glass slide coupled to the SPR prism. Shifts in the angle of the "SPR minimum reflection" can be related to changes in the refractive index (and/or thickness) of the sample that is in contact with the Au film, which can then be used to determine the concentration of an analyte in that sample. Here, we show that by depositing a layer of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid) [p(NIPAm-co-AAc)] microgel on the SPR's Au film, with a subsequent layer of Au deposited on top of the microgels, the sensitivity of SPR to changes in solution properties can be enhanced. We investigated the sensitivity of the SPR to changes in the temperature of water in contact with the SPR's Au film as a function of the microgel immobilization density and the thickness of the Au layer deposited on the microgel layer. The data revealed that the SPR's Au film densely coated with microgels, with 5 nm of Au deposited, exhibited the maximal enhancement. The plasmon coupling effect between the additional Au film on the microgels and the SPR's Au film was further confirmed by 3D finite difference time domain simulations.
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- Menglian Wei
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.,Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, 11227 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S3G4, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, 11227 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, 11227 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S3G4, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S3G4, Ontario, Canada
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, 11227 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton T6G 2G2, Canada
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Ma G, Shan X, Wang S, Tao N. Quantifying Ligand-Protein Binding Kinetics with Self-Assembled Nano-oscillators. Anal Chem 2019; 91:14149-14156. [PMID: 31593433 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b04195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Measuring ligand-protein interactions is critical for unveiling molecular-scale biological processes in living systems and for screening drugs. Various detection technologies have been developed, but quantifying the binding kinetics of small molecules to the proteins remains challenging because the sensitivities of the mainstream technologies decrease with the size of the ligand. Here, we report a method to measure and quantify the binding kinetics of both large and small molecules with self-assembled nano-oscillators, each consisting of a nanoparticle tethered to a surface via long polymer molecules. By applying an oscillating electric field normal to the surface, the nanoparticle oscillates, and the oscillation amplitude is proportional to the number of charges on the nano-oscillator. Upon the binding of ligands onto the nano-oscillator, the oscillation amplitude will change. Using a plasmonic imaging approach, the oscillation amplitude is measured with subnanometer precision, allowing us to accurately quantify the binding kinetics of ligands, including small molecules, to their protein receptors. This work demonstrates the capability of nano-oscillators as an useful tool for measuring the binding kinetics of both large and small molecules.
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- Guangzhong Ma
- Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors , Arizona State University , Tempe , Arizona 85287 , United States.,School of Molecular Sciences , Arizona State University , Tempe , Arizona 85287 , United States
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- Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors , Arizona State University , Tempe , Arizona 85287 , United States.,School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering , Arizona State University , Tempe , Arizona 85287 , United States
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- Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors , Arizona State University , Tempe , Arizona 85287 , United States
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- Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors , Arizona State University , Tempe , Arizona 85287 , United States.,School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering , Arizona State University , Tempe , Arizona 85287 , United States
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La Spada L, Vegni L. Electromagnetic Nanoparticles for Sensing and Medical Diagnostic Applications. MATERIALS 2018; 11:ma11040603. [PMID: 29652853 PMCID: PMC5951487 DOI: 10.3390/ma11040603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Revised: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A modeling and design approach is proposed for nanoparticle-based electromagnetic devices. First, the structure properties were analytically studied using Maxwell's equations. The method provides us a robust link between nanoparticles electromagnetic response (amplitude and phase) and their geometrical characteristics (shape, geometry, and dimensions). Secondly, new designs based on "metamaterial" concept are proposed, demonstrating great performances in terms of wide-angle range functionality and multi/wide behavior, compared to conventional devices working at the same frequencies. The approach offers potential applications to build-up new advanced platforms for sensing and medical diagnostics. Therefore, in the final part of the article, some practical examples are reported such as cancer detection, water content measurements, chemical analysis, glucose concentration measurements and blood diseases monitoring.
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- Luigi La Spada
- School of Computing, Electronics and Mathematics, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK.
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- Department of Engineering, University of Roma Tre, Via Vito Volterra 62, 00146 Rome, Italy.
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Hearty S, Leonard P, Ma H, O'Kennedy R. Measuring Antibody-Antigen Binding Kinetics Using Surface Plasmon Resonance. Methods Mol Biol 2018; 1827:421-455. [PMID: 30196510 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8648-4_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) is now widely embraced as a technology for monitoring a diverse range of protein-protein interactions and is considered almost de rigueur for characterizing antibody-antigen interactions. The technique obviates the need to label either of the interacting species, and the binding event is visualized in real time. Thus, it is ideally suited for screening crude, unpurified antibody samples that dominate early candidate panels following antibody selection campaigns. SPR returns not only concentration and affinity data but when used correctly can resolve the discrete component kinetic parameters (association and dissociation rate constants) of the affinity interaction. Herein, we outline some SPR-based generic antibody screening configurations and methodologies in the context of expediting data-rich ranking of candidate antibody panels and ensuring that antibodies with the optimal kinetic binding characteristics are reliably identified.
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- Stephen Hearty
- School of Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
- National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
- National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland.
- National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland.
- Qatar Foundation and Research Complex, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Education City, Doha, Qatar.
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Multitarget, quantitative nanoplasmonic electrical field-enhanced resonating device (NE2RD) for diagnostics. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015. [PMID: 26195743 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1510824112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Recent advances in biosensing technologies present great potential for medical diagnostics, thus improving clinical decisions. However, creating a label-free general sensing platform capable of detecting multiple biotargets in various clinical specimens over a wide dynamic range, without lengthy sample-processing steps, remains a considerable challenge. In practice, these barriers prevent broad applications in clinics and at patients' homes. Here, we demonstrate the nanoplasmonic electrical field-enhanced resonating device (NE(2)RD), which addresses all these impediments on a single platform. The NE(2)RD employs an immunodetection assay to capture biotargets, and precisely measures spectral color changes by their wavelength and extinction intensity shifts in nanoparticles without prior sample labeling or preprocessing. We present through multiple examples, a label-free, quantitative, portable, multitarget platform by rapidly detecting various protein biomarkers, drugs, protein allergens, bacteria, eukaryotic cells, and distinct viruses. The linear dynamic range of NE(2)RD is five orders of magnitude broader than ELISA, with a sensitivity down to 400 fg/mL This range and sensitivity are achieved by self-assembling gold nanoparticles to generate hot spots on a 3D-oriented substrate for ultrasensitive measurements. We demonstrate that this precise platform handles multiple clinical samples such as whole blood, serum, and saliva without sample preprocessing under diverse conditions of temperature, pH, and ionic strength. The NE(2)RD's broad dynamic range, detection limit, and portability integrated with a disposable fluidic chip have broad applications, potentially enabling the transition toward precision medicine at the point-of-care or primary care settings and at patients' homes.
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Wang C, Feng B. Research progress on site-oriented and three-dimensional immobilization of protein. Mol Biol 2015. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893315010173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Chen B, Liu Q, Popowich A, Shen S, Yan X, Zhang Q, Li XF, Weinfeld M, Cullen WR, Le XC. Therapeutic and analytical applications of arsenic binding to proteins. Metallomics 2015; 7:39-55. [DOI: 10.1039/c4mt00222a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Knowledge of arsenic binding to proteins advances the development of bioanalytical techniques and therapeutic drugs.
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- Beibei Chen
- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton, Canada
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- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton, Canada
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- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton, Canada
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- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton, Canada
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- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton, Canada
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- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of British Columbia
- Vancouver, Canada
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- Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton, Canada
- Department of Chemistry
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Kaur H, Kumar R, Babu JN, Mittal S. Advances in arsenic biosensor development--a comprehensive review. Biosens Bioelectron 2014; 63:533-545. [PMID: 25150780 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2014.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2014] [Revised: 07/21/2014] [Accepted: 08/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Biosensors are analytical devices having high sensitivity, portability, small sample requirement and ease of use for qualitative and quantitative monitoring of various analytes of human importance. Arsenic (As), owing to its widespread presence in nature and high toxicity to living creatures, requires frequent determination in water, soil, agricultural and food samples. The present review is an effort to highlight the various advancements made so far in the development of arsenic biosensors based either on recombinant whole cells or on certain arsenic-binding oligonucleotides or proteins. The role of futuristic approaches like surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and aptamer technology has also been discussed. The biomethods employed and their general mechanisms, advantages and limitations in relevance to arsenic biosensors developed so far are intended to be discussed in this review.
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- Hardeep Kaur
- Centre for Environmental Science and Technology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab 151001, India.
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- Centre for Environmental Science and Technology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab 151001, India.
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- Centre for Environmental Science and Technology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab 151001, India.
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- Centre for Environmental Science and Technology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab 151001, India.
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Physical, chemical, and biological methods for the removal of arsenic compounds. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:503784. [PMID: 24696853 PMCID: PMC3947798 DOI: 10.1155/2014/503784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2013] [Revised: 12/30/2013] [Accepted: 12/30/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Arsenic is a toxic metalloid which is widely distributed in nature. It is normally present as arsenate under oxic conditions while arsenite is predominant under reducing condition. The major discharges of arsenic in the environment are mainly due to natural sources such as aquifers and anthropogenic sources. It is known that arsenite salts are more toxic than arsenate as it binds with vicinal thiols in pyruvate dehydrogenase while arsenate inhibits the oxidative phosphorylation process. The common mechanisms for arsenic detoxification are uptaken by phosphate transporters, aquaglyceroporins, and active extrusion system and reduced by arsenate reductases via dissimilatory reduction mechanism. Some species of autotrophic and heterotrophic microorganisms use arsenic oxyanions for their regeneration of energy. Certain species of microorganisms are able to use arsenate as their nutrient in respiratory process. Detoxification operons are a common form of arsenic resistance in microorganisms. Hence, the use of bioremediation could be an effective and economic way to reduce this pollutant from the environment.
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Merulla D, Buffi N, Beggah S, Truffer F, Geiser M, Renaud P, van der Meer JR. Bioreporters and biosensors for arsenic detection. Biotechnological solutions for a world-wide pollution problem. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2013; 24:534-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2012.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2012] [Revised: 08/17/2012] [Accepted: 09/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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