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Chheda J, Fang Y, Deriu C, Ezzat AA, Fabris L. Discrimination of Genetic Biomarkers of Disease through Machine-Learning-Based Hypothesis Testing of Direct SERS Spectra of DNA and RNA. ACS Sens 2024; 9:2488-2498. [PMID: 38684231 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.4c00166] [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] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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Cancer is globally a leading cause of death that would benefit from diagnostic approaches detecting it in its early stages. However, despite much research and investment, cancer early diagnosis is still underdeveloped. Owing to its high sensitivity, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)-based detection of biomarkers has attracted growing interest in this area. Oligonucleotides are an important type of genetic biomarkers as their alterations can be linked to the disease prior to symptom onset. We propose a machine-learning (ML)-enabled framework to analyze complex direct SERS spectra of short, single-stranded DNA and RNA targets to identify relevant mutations occurring in genetic biomarkers, which are key disease indicators. First, by employing ad hoc-synthesized colloidal silver nanoparticles as SERS substrates, we analyze single-base mutations in ssDNA and RNA sequences using a direct SERS-sensing approach. Then, an ML-based hypothesis test is proposed to identify these changes and differentiate the mutated sequences from the corresponding native ones. Rooted in "functional data analysis," this ML approach fully leverages the rich information and dependencies within SERS spectral data for improved modeling and detection capability. Tested on a large set of DNA and RNA SERS data, including from miR-21 (a known cancer miRNA biomarker), our approach is shown to accurately differentiate SERS spectra obtained from different oligonucleotides, outperforming various data-driven methods across several performance metrics, including accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and F1-scores. Hence, this work represents a step forward in the development of the combined use of SERS and ML as effective methods for disease diagnosis with real applicability in the clinic.
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- Jinisha Chheda
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy
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Yao D, Zhou L, Hu S, Zhao S, Zhang L. Improving the sensing sensitivity of silver nanoparticle-based colorimetric biosensors from the point of salt. Mikrochim Acta 2024; 191:244. [PMID: 38578321 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-024-06328-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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The sensing sensitivity was improved for silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)-based colorimetric biosensors by using the most suitable salt to induce AgNPs aggregation. As for the salt composed of low-affinity anion and monovalent cation, the cation-dependent charge screening effect was the driving force for AgNPs aggregation. Apart from the charge screening effect, both the bridging of multivalent cation to the surface ligand of AgNP and the interaction between anion and Ag contributed to inducing AgNPs aggregation. Considering the higher aggregation efficiency of AgNPs resulted in a narrower sensing range, salt composed of low-affinity anion and monovalent cation was recommended for AgNPs-based colorimetric analysis, which was confirmed by fourfold higher sensitivity of DNA-21 detection using NaF than NaCl. This work inspires further thinking on improving the sensing performance of metal nanomaterials-based sensors from the point of colloidal surface science.
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- Di Yao
- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China.
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Xia J, Li W, Sun M, Wang H. Application of SERS in the Detection of Fungi, Bacteria and Viruses. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:nano12203572. [PMID: 36296758 PMCID: PMC9609009 DOI: 10.3390/nano12203572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this review, we report the recent advances of SERS in fungi, bacteria, and viruses. Firstly, we briefly introduce the advantage of SERS over fluorescence on virus identification and detection. Secondly, we review the feasibility analysis of Raman/SERS spectrum analysis, identification, and fungal detection on SERS substrates of various nanostructures with a signal amplification mechanism. Thirdly, we focus on SERS spectra for nucleic acid, pathogens for the detection of viruses and bacteria, and furthermore introduce SERS-based microdevices, including SERS-based microfluidic devices, and three-dimensional nanostructured plasmonic substrates.
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- Jiarui Xia
- Institute of Health Sciences, Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tumors, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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Xiang X, Bao Y, Zhang Y, Xu G, Zhao B, Guo X. Accurate assembly and direct characterization of DNA nanogels crosslinked by G-quadruplex, i-motif and duplex with surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 275:121161. [PMID: 35306309 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121161] [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: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The direct characterization of DNA nanogels at the atomic level is desirable and of great significance, however, has been challenging because of structural complexity and the larger size of nanogels. Herein, we demonstrated a simple, sensitive and reliable SERS (Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy)-based approach towards direct monitoring microstructures, such as three types of nanogels crosslinked by DNA G-quadruplex, i-motif and GC duplex. The achievement is attributed to the detection of featured Raman bands corresponding to the formation of Watson-Crick and Hoogsteen hydrogen bonds as well as C·C+ base pairs. Importantly, this work reveals that the silver nanoparticles attaching on the surface of nanogels can form local 'hotspots' and produce high-quality of Raman spectra under the assistance of iodide, aluminum ions and dichloromethane, therefore, shows great potential for wide applications in accurate characterization of various DNA nanostructures.
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- Xiaoxuan Xiang
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China; Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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Spedalieri C, Kneipp J. Surface enhanced Raman scattering for probing cellular biochemistry. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:5314-5328. [PMID: 35315478 PMCID: PMC8988265 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr00449f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) from biomolecules in living cells enables the sensitive, but also very selective, probing of their biochemical composition. This minireview discusses the developments of SERS probing in cells over the past years from the proof-of-principle to observe a biochemical status to the characterization of molecule-nanostructure and molecule-molecule interactions and cellular processes that involve a wide variety of biomolecules and cellular compartments. Progress in applying SERS as a bioanalytical tool in living cells, to gain a better understanding of cellular physiology and to harness the selectivity of SERS, has been achieved by a combination of live cell SERS with several different approaches. They range from organelle targeting, spectroscopy of relevant molecular models, and the optimization of plasmonic nanostructures to the application of machine learning and help us to unify the information from defined biomolecules and from the cell as an extremely complex system.
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- Cecilia Spedalieri
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Chemistry, Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany.
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Chemistry, Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany.
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Azziz A, Safar W, Xiang Y, Edely M, Lamy de la Chapelle M. Sensing performances of commercial SERS substrates. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.131519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Turino M, Pazos-Perez N, Guerrini L, Alvarez-Puebla RA. Positively-charged plasmonic nanostructures for SERS sensing applications. RSC Adv 2021; 12:845-859. [PMID: 35425123 PMCID: PMC8978927 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra07959j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Surface-enhanced Raman (SERS) spectroscopy has been establishing itself as an ultrasensitive analytical technique with a cross-disciplinary range of applications, which scientific growth is triggered by the continuous improvement in the design of advanced plasmonic materials with enhanced multifunctional abilities and tailorable surface chemistry. In this regard, conventional synthetic procedures yield negatively-charged plasmonic materials which can hamper the adhesion of negatively-charged species. To tackle this issue, metallic surfaces have been modified via diverse procedures with a broad array of surface ligands to impart positive charges. Cationic amines have been preferred because of their ability to retain a positive zeta potential even at alkaline pH as well as due to their wide accessibility in terms of structural features and cost. In this review, we will describe and discuss the different approaches for generating positively-charged plasmonic platforms and their applications in SERS sensing. Integration of ligands equipped with quaternary amines on plasmonic surfaces generates positively-charged nanomaterials suitable for electrostatically binding negatively-charged species paving the way for their application in SERS sensing.![]()
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- Mariacristina Turino
- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry - EMaS, Universitat Rovira I Virgili Carrer de Marcel·lí Domingo s/n 43007 Tarragona Spain
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- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry - EMaS, Universitat Rovira I Virgili Carrer de Marcel·lí Domingo s/n 43007 Tarragona Spain
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- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry - EMaS, Universitat Rovira I Virgili Carrer de Marcel·lí Domingo s/n 43007 Tarragona Spain
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- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry - EMaS, Universitat Rovira I Virgili Carrer de Marcel·lí Domingo s/n 43007 Tarragona Spain .,ICREA Passeig Lluís Companys 23 08010 Barcelona Spain
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Cialla-May D, Krafft C, Rösch P, Deckert-Gaudig T, Frosch T, Jahn IJ, Pahlow S, Stiebing C, Meyer-Zedler T, Bocklitz T, Schie I, Deckert V, Popp J. Raman Spectroscopy and Imaging in Bioanalytics. Anal Chem 2021; 94:86-119. [PMID: 34920669 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c03235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Dana Cialla-May
- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance - Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany.,InfectoGnostics Research Campus Jena, Center of Applied Research, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance - Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance - Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance - Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance - Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance - Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany.,InfectoGnostics Research Campus Jena, Center of Applied Research, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance - Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance - Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance - Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance - Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena, University of Applied Sciences, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology, Carl-Zeiss-Promenade 2, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance - Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of the Leibniz Research Alliance - Leibniz Health Technologies, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany.,InfectoGnostics Research Campus Jena, Center of Applied Research, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Ranishenka BV, Panarin AY, Chelnokova IA, Terekhov SN, Mojzes P, Shmanai VV. Modification of a SERS-active Ag surface to promote adsorption of charged analytes: effect of Cu 2+ ions. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 12:902-912. [PMID: 34497738 PMCID: PMC8381809 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.12.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This work studies the impact of the electrostatic interaction between analyte molecules and silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) on the intensity of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). For this, we fabricated nanostructured plasmonic films by immobilization of Ag NPs on glass plates and functionalized them by a set of differently charged hydrophilic thiols (sodium 2-mercaptoethyl sulfonate, mercaptopropionic acid, 2-mercaptoethanol, 2-(dimethylamino)ethanethiol hydrochloride, and thiocholine) to vary the surface charge of the SERS substrate. We used two oppositely charged porphyrins, cationic copper(II) tetrakis(4-N-methylpyridyl) porphine (CuTMpyP4) and anionic copper(II) 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphine (CuTSPP4), with equal charge value and similar structure as model analytes to probe the SERS signal. Our results indicate that the SERS spectrum intensity strongly, up to complete signal disappearance, correlates with the surface charge of the substrate, which tends to be negative. Using the data obtained and our model SERS system, we analyzed the modification of the Ag surface by different reagents (lithium chloride, polyethylenimine, polyhexamethylene guanidine, and multicharged metal ions). Finally, all those surface modifications were tested using a negatively charged oligonucleotide labeled with Black Hole Quencher dye. Only the addition of copper ions into the analyte solution yielded a good SERS signal. Considering the strong interaction of copper ions with the oligonucleotide molecules, we suppose that inversion of the analyte charge played a key role in this case, instead of a change of charge of the substrate surface. Changing the charge of analytes could be a promising way to get clear SERS spectra of negatively charged molecules on Ag SERS-active supports.
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- Bahdan V Ranishenka
- Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 13 Surganova Str., Minsk, 220072, Belarus
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- B. I. Stepanov Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 68 Nezavisimosti Ave., 220072, Minsk, Belarus
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- Institute of Radiobiology of NAS of Belarus, Feduninskogo st., 4, 246007, Gomel, Belarus
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- B. I. Stepanov Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 68 Nezavisimosti Ave., 220072, Minsk, Belarus
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- Institute of Physics, Charles University, Ke Karlovu 5, CZ-121 16 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 13 Surganova Str., Minsk, 220072, Belarus
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Safar W, Tatar AS, Leray A, Potara M, Liu Q, Edely M, Djaker N, Spadavecchia J, Fu W, Derouich SG, Felidj N, Astilean S, Finot E, Lamy de la Chapelle M. New insight into the aptamer conformation and aptamer/protein interaction by surface-enhanced Raman scattering and multivariate statistical analysis. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:12443-12453. [PMID: 34251385 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr02180j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We study the interaction between one aptamer and its analyte (the MnSOD protein) by the combination of surface-enhanced Raman scattering and multivariate statistical analysis. We observe the aptamer structure and its evolution during the interaction under different experimental conditions (in air or in buffer). Through the spectral treatment by principal component analysis of a large set of SERS data, we were able to probe the aptamer conformations and orientations relative to the surface assuming that the in-plane nucleoside modes are selectively enhanced. We demonstrate that the aptamer orientation and thus its flexibility rely strongly on the presence of a spacer of 15 thymines and on the experimental conditions with the aptamer lying on the surface in air and standing in the buffer. We reveal for the first time that the interaction with MnSOD induces a large loss of flexibility and freezes the aptamer structure in a single conformation.
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- Wafa Safar
- IMMM - UMR 6283 CNRS, Le Mans Université, Avenue Olivier Messiaen, 72085 Le Mans, Cedex 9, France.
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Tahir MA, Dina NE, Cheng H, Valev VK, Zhang L. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for bioanalysis and diagnosis. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:11593-11634. [PMID: 34231627 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr00708d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
Abstract
In recent years, bioanalytical surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has blossomed into a fast-growing research area. Owing to its high sensitivity and outstanding multiplexing ability, SERS is an effective analytical technique that has excellent potential in bioanalysis and diagnosis, as demonstrated by its increasing applications in vivo. SERS allows the rapid detection of molecular species based on direct and indirect strategies. Because it benefits from the tunable surface properties of nanostructures, it finds a broad range of applications with clinical relevance, such as biological sensing, drug delivery and live cell imaging assays. Of particular interest are early-stage-cancer detection and the fast detection of pathogens. Here, we present a comprehensive survey of SERS-based assays, from basic considerations to bioanalytical applications. Our main focus is on SERS-based pathogen detection methods as point-of-care solutions for early bacterial infection detection and chronic disease diagnosis. Additionally, various promising in vivo applications of SERS are surveyed. Furthermore, we provide a brief outlook of recent endeavours and we discuss future prospects and limitations for SERS, as a reliable approach for rapid and sensitive bioanalysis and diagnosis.
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- Muhammad Ali Tahir
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, Peoples' Republic of China.
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Calderon I, Guerrini L, Alvarez-Puebla RA. Targets and Tools: Nucleic Acids for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. BIOSENSORS 2021; 11:230. [PMID: 34356701 PMCID: PMC8301754 DOI: 10.3390/bios11070230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 07/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) merges nanotechnology with conventional Raman spectroscopy to produce an ultrasensitive and highly specific analytical tool that has been exploited as the optical signal read-out in a variety of advanced applications. In this feature article, we delineate the main features of the intertwined relationship between SERS and nucleic acids (NAs). In particular, we report representative examples of the implementation of SERS in biosensing platforms for NA detection, the integration of DNA as the biorecognition element onto plasmonic materials for SERS analysis of different classes of analytes (from metal ions to microorgniasms) and, finally, the use of structural DNA nanotechnology for the precise engineering of SERS-active nanomaterials.
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- Irene Calderon
- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Carrer de Marcel∙lí Domingo, s/n, 43007 Tarragona, Spain;
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- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Carrer de Marcel∙lí Domingo, s/n, 43007 Tarragona, Spain;
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- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Carrer de Marcel∙lí Domingo, s/n, 43007 Tarragona, Spain;
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Passeig Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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Singh S, Agarwal A, Avni A, Mukhopadhyay S. Ultrasensitive Characterization of the Prion Protein by Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering: Selective Enhancement via Electrostatic Tethering of the Intrinsically Disordered Domain with Functionalized Silver Nanoparticles. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:3187-3194. [PMID: 33759537 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c00240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) circumvents the inherent insensitivity of Raman spectroscopy and offers a powerful tool for the ultrasensitive detection and characterization of biomolecules at low concentrations. Here we show that SERS via electrostatic tethering between surface-modified negatively charged silver nanoparticles and highly positively charged intrinsically disordered N-terminal domain of the prion protein allows highly sensitive and reproducible protein detection and characterization at as low as hundreds of nanomolar protein concentrations. These measurements preferentially illuminate a selective part of the protein due to a sharp dependence of the near-field intensity on the distance between the nanoparticle surface and the protein. We also demonstrate that by shortening the length of the disordered tail it is possible to achieve a domain-selective Raman enhancement to study the C-terminal globular domain. Our tether-length-dependent SERS methodology will serve as a potent, noninvasive, and label-free strategy to detect and characterize a wide range of proteins possessing disordered segments.
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Guerrini L, Alvarez-Puebla RA. Structural Recognition of Triple-Stranded DNA by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11020326. [PMID: 33513847 PMCID: PMC7912272 DOI: 10.3390/nano11020326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Revised: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Direct, label-free analysis of nucleic acids via surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has been continuously expanding its range of applications as an intriguing and powerful analytical tool for the structural characterization of diverse DNA structures. Still, interrogation of nucleic acid tertiary structures beyond the canonical double helix often remains challenging. In this work, we report for the first time the structural identification of DNA triplex structures. This class of nucleic acids has been attracting great interest because of their intriguing biological functions and pharmacological potential in gene therapy, and the ability for precisely engineering DNA-based functional nanomaterials. Herein, structural discrimination of the triplex structure against its duplex and tertiary strand counterparts is univocally revealed by recognizing key markers bands in the intrinsic SERS fingerprint. These vibrational features are informative of the base stacking, Hoogsteen hydrogen bonding and sugar–phosphate backbone reorganization associated with the triple helix formation. This work expands the applicability of direct SERS to nucleic acids analysis, with potential impact on fields such as sensing, biology and drug design.
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- Luca Guerrini
- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry—EMaS, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Carrer de Marcel∙lí Domingo s/n, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
- Correspondence: (L.G.); (R.A.A.-P.)
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- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry—EMaS, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Carrer de Marcel∙lí Domingo s/n, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
- ICREA, Passeig Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
- Correspondence: (L.G.); (R.A.A.-P.)
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Safar W, Lequeux M, Solard J, Fischer APA, Felidj N, Gucciardi PG, Edely M, Lamy de la Chapelle M. Gold Nanocylinders on Gold Film as a Multi-spectral SERS Substrate. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10050927. [PMID: 32403295 PMCID: PMC7279415 DOI: 10.3390/nano10050927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) efficiency of gold nanocylinders deposited on gold thin film is studied. Exploiting the specific plasmonic properties of such substrates, we determine the influence of the nanocylinder diameter and the film thickness on the SERS signal at three different excitation wavelengths (532, 638 and 785 nm). We demonstrate that the highest signal is reached for the highest diameter of 250 nm due to coupling between the nanocylinders and for the lowest thickness (20 nm) as the excited plasmon is created at the interface between the gold and glass substrate. Moreover, even if we show that the highest SERS efficiency is obtained for an excitation wavelength of 638 nm, a large SERS signal can be obtained at all excitation wavelengths and on a wide spectral range. We demonstrate that it can be related with the nature of the plasmon (propagative plasmon excited through the nanocylinder grating) and with its angular dependence (tuning of the plasmon position with the excitation angle). Such an effect allows the excitation of plasmon on nearly the whole visible range, and paves the way to multispectral SERS substrates.
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- Wafa Safar
- Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans (IMMM - UMR CNRS 6283), Université du Mans, Avenue Olivier Messiaen, 72085 Le Mans CEDEX 9, France; (W.S.); (M.E.)
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- Laboratoire CSPBAT, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, CNRS, (UMR 7244), 74 rue Marcel Cachin, 93017 Bobigny, France;
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- Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, CNRS, (UMR 7538), 99 av. JB Clément, 93450 Villetaneuse, France; (J.S.); (A.P.A.F.)
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- Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, CNRS, (UMR 7538), 99 av. JB Clément, 93450 Villetaneuse, France; (J.S.); (A.P.A.F.)
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- Université de Paris, ITODYS, CNRS, UMR 7086, 15 rue J-A de Baïf, F-75013 Paris, France;
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- CNR IPCF, Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici, Viale F. Stagno D’Alcontres 37, I-98158 Messina, Italy;
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- Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans (IMMM - UMR CNRS 6283), Université du Mans, Avenue Olivier Messiaen, 72085 Le Mans CEDEX 9, France; (W.S.); (M.E.)
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- Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans (IMMM - UMR CNRS 6283), Université du Mans, Avenue Olivier Messiaen, 72085 Le Mans CEDEX 9, France; (W.S.); (M.E.)
- Correspondence:
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Caprara D, Ripanti F, Capocefalo A, Sarra A, Brasili F, Petrillo C, Fasolato C, Postorino P. DNA-functionalized gold nanoparticle assemblies for Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.124399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pyrak E, Krajczewski J, Kowalik A, Kudelski A, Jaworska A. Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for DNA Biosensors-How Far Are We? Molecules 2019; 24:E4423. [PMID: 31817059 PMCID: PMC6943648 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24244423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Revised: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
A sensitive and accurate identification of specific DNA fragments (usually containing a mutation) can influence clinical decisions. Standard methods routinely used for this type of detection are PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction, and its modifications), and, less commonly, NGS (Next Generation Sequencing). However, these methods are quite complicated, requiring time-consuming, multi-stage sample preparation, and specially trained staff. Usually, it takes weeks for patients to obtain their results. Therefore, different DNA sensors are being intensively developed by many groups. One technique often used to obtain an analytical signal from DNA sensors is Raman spectroscopy. Its modification, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), is especially useful for practical analytical applications due to its extra low limit of detection. SERS takes advantage of the strong increase in the efficiency of Raman signal generation caused by a local electric field enhancement near plasmonic (typically gold and silver) nanostructures. In this condensed review, we describe the most important types of SERS-based nanosensors for genetic studies and comment on their potential for becoming diagnostic tools.
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- Edyta Pyrak
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, 1 Pasteur St., 02-093 Warsaw, Poland; (E.P.); (J.K.)
- Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of Polish Academy of Sciences, 3 Pasteur St., 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, 1 Pasteur St., 02-093 Warsaw, Poland; (E.P.); (J.K.)
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- Holy Cross Cancer Center, 3 Stefana Artwińskiego St., 25-734 Kielce, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, 1 Pasteur St., 02-093 Warsaw, Poland; (E.P.); (J.K.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, 1 Pasteur St., 02-093 Warsaw, Poland; (E.P.); (J.K.)
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Guerrini L, Alvarez-Puebla RA. Multiplex SERS Chemosensing of Metal Ions via DNA-Mediated Recognition. Anal Chem 2019; 91:11778-11784. [PMID: 31411025 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b02385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The combination of molecular sensors and plasmonic materials is emerging as one of the most promising approaches for ultrasensitive SERS-based detection of metal ions in complex fluids. However, only a very small fraction of the large pool of potential chemosensors described in classical analytical chemistry has been successfully implemented into viable SERS platforms for metal ion determination. This is due to the molecular restrictions that require the chemosensor to adhere onto the plasmonic surface while retaining the capability to undergo large structural alterations upon metal ion binding. In this work, we demonstrate that the structural and functional plasticity of DNA for interacting with small aromatic molecules can be exploited to this end. DNA coating of silver nanoparticles modulates the interaction of the commercially available alizarin red S (ARS) chemosensor with the nanomaterial, translating its recognition capabilities from bulk solution onto the plasmonic surface, while simultaneously directing the particle assembling into highly efficient SERS clusters. The sensing approach was successfully applied to the multiplex, quantitative determination of Al(III) and Fe(III) in tap water in the subppb level.
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- Luca Guerrini
- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry and EMaS , Universitat Rovira I Virgili , Carrer de Marcel.lí Domingo s/n , 43007 Tarragona , Spain
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- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry and EMaS , Universitat Rovira I Virgili , Carrer de Marcel.lí Domingo s/n , 43007 Tarragona , Spain.,ICREA , Passeig Lluís Companys 23 , 08010 Barcelona , Spain
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Heck C, Kanehira Y, Kneipp J, Bald I. Amorphous Carbon Generation as a Photocatalytic Reaction on DNA-Assembled Gold and Silver Nanostructures. Molecules 2019; 24:E2324. [PMID: 31238571 PMCID: PMC6630242 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24122324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Revised: 06/08/2019] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background signals from in situ-formed amorphous carbon, despite not being fully understood, are known to be a common issue in few-molecule surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). Here, discrete gold and silver nanoparticle aggregates assembled by DNA origami were used to study the conditions for the formation of amorphous carbon during SERS measurements. Gold and silver dimers were exposed to laser light of varied power densities and wavelengths. Amorphous carbon prevalently formed on silver aggregates and at high power densities. Time-resolved measurements enabled us to follow the formation of amorphous carbon. Silver nanolenses consisting of three differently-sized silver nanoparticles were used to follow the generation of amorphous carbon at the single-nanostructure level. This allowed observation of the many sharp peaks that constitute the broad amorphous carbon signal found in ensemble measurements. In conclusion, we highlight strategies to prevent amorphous carbon formation, especially for DNA-assembled SERS substrates.
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- Christian Heck
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.
- BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11, 12489 Berlin, Germany.
- Department of Chemistry & SALSA, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany.
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.
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- BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11, 12489 Berlin, Germany.
- Department of Chemistry & SALSA, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany.
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.
- BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11, 12489 Berlin, Germany.
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Langer J, García I, Liz-Marzán LM. Real-time dynamic SERS detection of galectin using glycan-decorated gold nanoparticles. Faraday Discuss 2019; 205:363-375. [PMID: 28880321 DOI: 10.1039/c7fd00123a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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We present the application of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy for the fast, sensitive and highly specific detection of the galectin-9 (Gal-9) protein in binding buffer (mimicking natural conditions). The method involves the use of specifically designed nanotags comprising glycan-decorated gold nanoparticles encoded with 4-mercaptobenzoic acid. At fast time scales Gal-9 can be detected down to a concentration of 1.2 nM by monitoring the SERS signal of the reporter, driven by aggregation of the functionalized Au NPs tags, induced by Gal-9 recognition. We additionally demonstrate that the sensitivity and concentration working range of the sensor can be tuned via control of aggregation dynamics and cluster size distribution.
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- Judith Langer
- CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo de Miramón 182, 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.
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Dick S, Bell SEJ. Quantitative surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy of single bases in oligodeoxynucleotides. Faraday Discuss 2019; 205:517-536. [PMID: 28891562 DOI: 10.1039/c7fd00134g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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To address the question of whether the SERS signals of ss-DNA are simply combinations of the signals from the individual bases that comprise the sequence, SERS spectra of unmodified ss-DNA sequences were obtained using a hydroxylamine-reduced Ag colloid aggregated with MgSO4. Initially, synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides with systematic structural variations were used to investigate the effect of adding single nucleobases to the 3' terminus of 10-mer and 20-mer sequences. It was found that the resulting SERS difference spectra could be used to identify the added nucleobases since they closely matched reference spectra of the same nucleobase. Investigation of the variation in intensity of an adenine probe which was moved along a test sequence showed there was a small end effect where nucleobases near the 3' terminus gave slightly larger signals but the effect was minor (30%). More significantly, in a sample set comprising 25-mer sequences where A, T or G nucleobases were substituted either near the centres of the sequences or the 5' or 3' ends, the SERS difference spectra only matched the expected form in approximately half the cases tested. This variation appeared to be due to changes in secondary structure induced by altering the sequences since uncoiling the sequences in a thermal pre-treatment step gave difference spectra which in all cases matched the expected form. Multivariate analysis of the set of substitution data showed that 99% of the variance could be accounted for in a model with just three factors whose loadings matched the spectra of the A, T, and G nucleobases and which contained no positional information. This suggests that aside from the differences in secondary structure which can be eliminated by thermal pre-treatment, the SERS spectra of the 25-mers studied here are simply the sum of their component parts. Although this means that SERS provides very little information on the primary sequence it should be excellent for the detection of post-transcription modifications to DNA which can occur at multiple positions along a given sequence.
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- S Dick
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University, Belfast, BT9 5AG, UK.
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Xu J, Ye A. Laser trapping of Ag nanoparticles to enhance Raman spectroscopy in aqueous media. OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 27:15528-15539. [PMID: 31163748 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.015528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Laser trapping (LT) of metallic nanoparticles (NPs) is an approach that has the potential to enhance Raman spectroscopy in aqueous media. In this paper, we report the LT of multiple 60-nm Ag NPs using a tightly focused 1064-nm Gaussian laser beam. The dynamic process (trapping and escaping) of the individual Ag NPs were recorded using a charge coupled device (CCD) camera in backscattering illumination mode. We found that up to four Ag NPs could be simultaneously trapped; however, they were unstable in the laser trap due to Brownian motion and NP-NP interactions. However, after mixing Ag NPs with Bacillus subtilis, more of the Ag NPs could be trapped together with the bacteria. Furthermore, a 532-nm solid-state laser beam was used to activate Raman scattering of the Ag NPs + Bacillus subtilis sample. Based on repetitive measurements, the Raman spectra of the Ag NPs + Bacillus subtilis sample were enhanced and the results were consistent. Our work suggests that LT of metallic NPs can be used to enhance Raman spectroscopy in aqueous media. We believe that the enhanced Raman spectroscopy will be useful for real-time biological assays.
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Papi F, Kenđel A, Ratkaj M, Piantanida I, Gratteri P, Bazzicalupi C, Miljanić S. Effect of structure levels on surface-enhanced Raman scattering of human telomeric G-quadruplexes in diluted and crowded media. Anal Bioanal Chem 2019; 411:5197-5207. [PMID: 31119345 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-019-01894-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Revised: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Human telomeric G-quadruplexes are emerging targets in anticancer drug discovery since they are able to efficiently inhibit telomerase, an enzyme which is greatly involved in telomere instability and immortalization process in malignant cells. G-quadruplex (G4) DNA is highly polymorphic and can adopt different topologies upon addition of electrolytes, additives, and ligands. The study of G-quadruplex forms under various conditions, however, might be quite challenging. In this work, surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy has been applied to study G-quadruplexes formed by human telomeric sequences, d[A3G3(TTAGGG)3A2] (Tel26) and d[(TTAGGG)4T2] (wtTel26), under dilute and crowding conditions. The SERS spectra distinctive of hybrid-1 and hybrid-2 G-quadruplexes of Tel26 and wtTel26, respectively, were observed for the sequences folded in the presence of K+ ions (110 mM) in a buffered solution, representing the diluted medium. Polyethylene glycol (5, 10, 15, 20, and 40% v/v PEG) was used to create a molecular-crowded environment, resulting in the formation of the parallel G-quadruplexes of both studied human telomeric sequences. Despite extensive overlap by the crowding agent bands, the SERS spectral features indicative of parallel G4 form of Tel26 were recognized. The obtained results implied that SERS of G-quadruplexes reflected not only the primary structure of the studied human telomeric sequence, including its nucleobase composition and sequence, but also its secondary structure in the sense of Hoogsteen hydrogen bonds responsible for the guanine tetrad formation, and finally its tertiary structure, defining a three-dimensional DNA shape, positioned close to the enhancing metallic surface. Graphical abstract.
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- Francesco Papi
- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy. .,Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Section, Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Cheminformatics & QSAR, University of Florence, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy.
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- Division of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Research and Development, PLIVA Croatia, Prilaz baruna Filipovića 29, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10002, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Section, Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Cheminformatics & QSAR, University of Florence, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
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Guerrini L, Alvarez-Puebla RA. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) characterisation of abasic sites in DNA duplexes. Analyst 2019; 144:6862-6865. [DOI: 10.1039/c9an02040c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Acquisition of the intrinsic SERS spectra of abasic sites containing DNA enables their structural characterisation and discrimination.
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- Luca Guerrini
- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry and EMaS
- Universitat Rovira I Virgili
- 43007 Tarragona
- Spain
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- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry and EMaS
- Universitat Rovira I Virgili
- 43007 Tarragona
- Spain
- ICREA
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Koo KM, Wang J, Richards RS, Farrell A, Yaxley JW, Samaratunga H, Teloken PE, Roberts MJ, Coughlin GD, Lavin MF, Mainwaring PN, Wang Y, Gardiner RA, Trau M. Design and Clinical Verification of Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Diagnostic Technology for Individual Cancer Risk Prediction. ACS NANO 2018; 12:8362-8371. [PMID: 30028592 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b03698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The use of emerging nanotechnologies, such as plasmonic nanoparticles in diagnostic applications, potentially offers opportunities to revolutionize disease management and patient healthcare. Despite worldwide research efforts in this area, there is still a dearth of nanodiagnostics which have been successfully translated for real-world patient usage due to the predominant sole focus on assay analytical performance and lack of detailed investigations into clinical performance in human samples. In a bid to address this pressing need, we herein describe a comprehensive clinical verification of a prospective label-free surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) nanodiagnostic assay for prostate cancer (PCa) risk stratification. This contribution depicts a roadmap of (1) designing a SERS assay for robust and accurate detection of clinically validated PCa RNA targets; (2) employing a relevant and proven PCa clinical biomarker model to test our nanodiagnostic assay; and (3) investigating the clinical performance on independent training ( n = 80) and validation ( n = 40) cohorts of PCa human patient samples. By relating the detection outcomes to gold-standard patient biopsy findings, we established a PCa risk scoring system which exhibited a clinical sensitivity and specificity of 0.87 and 0.90, respectively [area-under-curve of 0.84 (95% confidence interval: 0.81-0.87) for differentiating high- and low-risk PCa] in the validation cohort. We envision that our SERS nanodiagnostic design and clinical verification approach may aid in the individualized prediction of PCa presence and risk stratification and may overall serve as an archetypical strategy to encourage comprehensive clinical evaluation of nanodiagnostic innovations.
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- Kevin M Koo
- Centre for Personalized Nanomedicine, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology , University of Queensland , Brisbane , QLD 4072 , Australia
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- Centre for Personalized Nanomedicine, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology , University of Queensland , Brisbane , QLD 4072 , Australia
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- The University of Queensland, Centre for Clinical Research , Brisbane , QLD 4029 , Australia
- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute , Brisbane , QLD 4006 , Australia
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- The University of Queensland, Centre for Clinical Research , Brisbane , QLD 4029 , Australia
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- The University of Queensland, Centre for Clinical Research , Brisbane , QLD 4029 , Australia
- Department of Urology , Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital , Brisbane , QLD 4029 , Australia
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- The University of Queensland, Centre for Clinical Research , Brisbane , QLD 4029 , Australia
- Aquesta Specialized Uropathology, Brisbane , QLD 4066 , Australia
- Princess Alexandra Hospital , Brisbane , QLD 4102 , Australia
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- Department of Urology , Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital , Brisbane , QLD 4029 , Australia
- Princess Alexandra Hospital , Brisbane , QLD 4102 , Australia
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- The University of Queensland, Centre for Clinical Research , Brisbane , QLD 4029 , Australia
- Department of Urology , Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital , Brisbane , QLD 4029 , Australia
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- Department of Urology , Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital , Brisbane , QLD 4029 , Australia
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- The University of Queensland, Centre for Clinical Research , Brisbane , QLD 4029 , Australia
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- Centre for Personalized Nanomedicine, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology , University of Queensland , Brisbane , QLD 4072 , Australia
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering , Macquarie University , Sydney , NSW 2109 , Australia
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- The University of Queensland, Centre for Clinical Research , Brisbane , QLD 4029 , Australia
- Department of Urology , Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital , Brisbane , QLD 4029 , Australia
- Edith Cowan University , Perth , WA 6027 , Australia
- Griffith University , Brisbane , QLD 4111 , Australia
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- Centre for Personalized Nanomedicine, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology , University of Queensland , Brisbane , QLD 4072 , Australia
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences , University of Queensland , Brisbane , QLD 4072 , Australia
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Huang Q, Wei W, Wang L, Chen H, Li T, Zhu X, Wu Y. Synthesis of uniform Ag nanosponges and its SERS application. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2018; 201:300-305. [PMID: 29763823 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2018.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Revised: 05/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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With the aid of amino acid, various Ag nanostructures were successfully synthesized via the reaction between silver nitrate and hydrazine hydrate at room temperature. The as-prepared products were characterized by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. It was found that the morphology of the as-prepared Ag products depended on the sorts of amino acid and solvents. The uniform Ag nanosponges could be obtained in glycol with aid of glycine. Using rhodamine 6G (R6G) as probe, the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) performance was also investigated, which showed that the uniform Ag nanosponges exhibited an intensive and enhanced Raman scattering. Pazufloxacin mesilate (PM) were detected conveniently using these uniform nanosponges as SERS substrates. The present work might afford some guidance for the rationally controllable synthesis of other metal nanomaterials.
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- Qingli Huang
- Research Facility Center for Morphology of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu 221004, China; Testing Center, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu 225009, China.
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- Testing Center, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu 225009, China
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- Research Facility Center for Morphology of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu 221004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu 225009, China
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- Research Facility Center for Morphology of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu 221004, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu 225009, China
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- Research Facility Center for Morphology of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu 221004, China
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Eremina OE, Semenova AA, Sergeeva EA, Brazhe NA, Maksimov GV, Shekhovtsova TN, Goodilin EA, Veselova IA. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy in modern chemical analysis: advances and prospects. RUSSIAN CHEMICAL REVIEWS 2018. [DOI: 10.1070/rcr4804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Kim W, Lee SH, Kim JH, Ahn YJ, Kim YH, Yu JS, Choi S. Paper-Based Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Diagnosing Prenatal Diseases in Women. ACS NANO 2018; 12:7100-7108. [PMID: 29920065 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b02917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We report the development of a surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy sensor chip by decorating gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) on ZnO nanorod (ZnO NR) arrays vertically grown on cellulose paper (C). We show that these chips can enhance the Raman signal by 1.25 × 107 with an excellent reproducibility of <6%. We show that we can measure trace amounts of human amniotic fluids of patients with subclinical intra-amniotic infection (IAI) and preterm delivery (PTD) using the chip in combination with a multivariate statistics-derived machine-learning-trained bioclassification method. We can detect the presence of prenatal diseases and identify the types of diseases from amniotic fluids with >92% clinical sensitivity and specificity. Our technology has the potential to be used for the early detection of prenatal diseases and can be adapted for point-of-care applications.
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- Wansun Kim
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine , Kyung Hee University , Seoul 02447 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electronic Engineering , Kyung Hee University , Gyeonggi-do 17104 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Uijeongbu St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine , The Catholic University of Korea , Gyeonggi-do 11765 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine , Kyung Hee University , Seoul 02447 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Uijeongbu St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine , The Catholic University of Korea , Gyeonggi-do 11765 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electronic Engineering , Kyung Hee University , Gyeonggi-do 17104 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine , Kyung Hee University , Seoul 02447 , Republic of Korea
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Shi R, Liu X, Ying Y. Facing Challenges in Real-Life Application of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering: Design and Nanofabrication of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Substrates for Rapid Field Test of Food Contaminants. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2018; 66:6525-6543. [PMID: 28920678 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b03075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is capable of detecting a single molecule with high specificity and has become a promising technique for rapid chemical analysis of agricultural products and foods. With a deeper understanding of the SERS effect and advances in nanofabrication technology, SERS is now on the edge of going out of the laboratory and becoming a sophisticated analytical tool to fulfill various real-world tasks. This review focuses on the challenges that SERS has met in this progress, such as how to obtain a reliable SERS signal, improve the sensitivity and specificity in a complex sample matrix, develop simple and user-friendly practical sensing approach, reduce the running cost, etc. This review highlights the new thoughts on design and nanofabrication of SERS-active substrates for solving these challenges and introduces the recent advances of SERS applications in this area. We hope that our discussion will encourage more researches to address these challenges and eventually help to bring SERS technology out of the laboratory.
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- Ruyi Shi
- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science , Zhejiang University , 866 Yuhangtang Road , Hangzhou , Zhejiang 310058 , China
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science , Zhejiang University , 866 Yuhangtang Road , Hangzhou , Zhejiang 310058 , China
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science , Zhejiang University , 866 Yuhangtang Road , Hangzhou , Zhejiang 310058 , China
- Zhejiang A&F University , 88 Huanchengdong Road , Hangzhou , Zhejiang 311300 , China
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Zheng XS, Jahn IJ, Weber K, Cialla-May D, Popp J. Label-free SERS in biological and biomedical applications: Recent progress, current challenges and opportunities. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2018; 197:56-77. [PMID: 29395932 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2018.01.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Revised: 01/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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To achieve an insightful look within biomolecular processes on the cellular level, the development of diseases as well as the reliable detection of metabolites and pathogens, a modern analytical tool is needed that is highly sensitive, molecular-specific and exhibits fast detection. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is known to meet these requirements and, within this review article, the recent progress of label-free SERS in biological and biomedical applications is summarized and discussed. This includes the detection of biomolecules such as metabolites, nucleic acids and proteins. Further, the characterization and identification of microorganisms has been achieved by label-free SERS-based approaches. Eukaryotic cells can be characterized by SERS in order to gain information about the outer cell wall or to detect intracellular molecules and metabolites. The potential of SERS for medically relevant detection schemes is emphasized by the label-free detection of tissue, the investigation of body fluids as well as applications for therapeutic and illicit drug monitoring. The review article is concluded with an evaluation of the recent progress and current challenges in order to highlight the direction of label-free SERS in the future.
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- Xiao-Shan Zheng
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany; Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Helmholtzweg 4, 07745 Jena, Germany; Research Campus Infectognostic, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany; Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Helmholtzweg 4, 07745 Jena, Germany; Research Campus Infectognostic, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany; Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Helmholtzweg 4, 07745 Jena, Germany; Research Campus Infectognostic, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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Zong C, Xu M, Xu LJ, Wei T, Ma X, Zheng XS, Hu R, Ren B. Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Bioanalysis: Reliability and Challenges. Chem Rev 2018; 118:4946-4980. [PMID: 29638112 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 828] [Impact Index Per Article: 138.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) inherits the rich chemical fingerprint information on Raman spectroscopy and gains sensitivity by plasmon-enhanced excitation and scattering. In particular, most Raman peaks have a narrow width suitable for multiplex analysis, and the measurements can be conveniently made under ambient and aqueous conditions. These merits make SERS a very promising technique for studying complex biological systems, and SERS has attracted increasing interest in biorelated analysis. However, there are still great challenges that need to be addressed until it can be widely accepted by the biorelated communities, answer interesting biological questions, and solve fatal clinical problems. SERS applications in bioanalysis involve the complex interactions of plasmonic nanomaterials with biological systems and their environments. The reliability becomes the key issue of bioanalytical SERS in order to extract meaningful information from SERS data. This review provides a comprehensive overview of bioanalytical SERS with the main focus on the reliability issue. We first introduce the mechanism of SERS to guide the design of reliable SERS experiments with high detection sensitivity. We then introduce the current understanding of the interaction of nanomaterials with biological systems, mainly living cells, to guide the design of functionalized SERS nanoparticles for target detection. We further introduce the current status of label-free (direct) and labeled (indirect) SERS detections, for systems from biomolecules, to pathogens, to living cells, and we discuss the potential interferences from experimental design, measurement conditions, and data analysis. In the end, we give an outlook of the key challenges in bioanalytical SERS, including reproducibility, sensitivity, and spatial and time resolution.
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- Cheng Zong
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Xiamen University , Xiamen 361005 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Xiamen University , Xiamen 361005 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Xiamen University , Xiamen 361005 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Xiamen University , Xiamen 361005 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Xiamen University , Xiamen 361005 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Xiamen University , Xiamen 361005 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Xiamen University , Xiamen 361005 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Xiamen University , Xiamen 361005 , China
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Xu N, Xu N, Liu L, Zhu P, Liang J. Minireview: Recent Advances in Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering-Based Nucleic Acid Detection with Application to Pathogen Diagnosis. ANAL LETT 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2017.1392971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Nannan Xu
- Institute of Drug Development & Chemical Biology, College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Drug Development & Chemical Biology, College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Drug Development & Chemical Biology, College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Drug Development & Chemical Biology, College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Drug Development & Chemical Biology, College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
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Harroun SG. The Controversial Orientation of Adenine on Gold and Silver. Chemphyschem 2018; 19:1003-1015. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201701223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2017] [Revised: 01/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Scott G. Harroun
- Department of Chemistry; Université de Montréal; Montréal Québec H3C 3J7 Canada
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Garcia-Rico E, Alvarez-Puebla RA, Guerrini L. Direct surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy of nucleic acids: from fundamental studies to real-life applications. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 47:4909-4923. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00809k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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In this tutorial review, we summarize and discuss the most recent cutting-edge research in the field of direct surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) analysis of nucleic acids.
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- Eduardo Garcia-Rico
- Fundacion de Investigacion HM Hospitales
- 28015 Madrid
- Spain
- School of Medicine
- San Pablo CEU
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- Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry - EMaS
- 43007 Tarragona
- Spain
- ICREA
- Passeig Lluís Companys 23
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- Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry - EMaS
- 43007 Tarragona
- Spain
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Nguyen AH, Peters EA, Schultz ZD. Bioanalytical applications of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy: de novo molecular identification. REVIEWS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2017; 36:20160037. [PMID: 29398776 PMCID: PMC5793888 DOI: 10.1515/revac-2016-0037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has become a powerful technique for trace analysis of biomolecules. The use of SERS-tags has evolved into clinical diagnostics, the enhancement of the intrinsic signal of biomolecules on SERS active materials shows tremendous promise for the analysis of biomolecules and potential biomedical assays. The detection of the de novo signal from a wide range of biomolecules has been reported to date. In this review, we examine different classes of biomolecules for the signals observed and experimental details that enable their detection. In particular, we survey nucleic acids, amino acids, peptides, proteins, metabolites, and pathogens. The signals observed show that the interaction of the biomolecule with the enhancing nanostructure has a significant influence on the observed spectrum. Additional experiments demonstrate that internal standards can correct for intensity fluctuations and provide quantitative analysis. Experimental methods that control the interaction at the surface are providing for reproducible SERS signals. Results suggest that combining advances in methodology with the development of libraries for SERS spectra may enable the characterization of biomolecules complementary to other existing methods.
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