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Krämer J, Kang R, Grimm LM, De Cola L, Picchetti P, Biedermann F. Molecular Probes, Chemosensors, and Nanosensors for Optical Detection of Biorelevant Molecules and Ions in Aqueous Media and Biofluids. Chem Rev 2022; 122:3459-3636. [PMID: 34995461 PMCID: PMC8832467 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 60.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Synthetic molecular probes, chemosensors, and nanosensors used in combination with innovative assay protocols hold great potential for the development of robust, low-cost, and fast-responding sensors that are applicable in biofluids (urine, blood, and saliva). Particularly, the development of sensors for metabolites, neurotransmitters, drugs, and inorganic ions is highly desirable due to a lack of suitable biosensors. In addition, the monitoring and analysis of metabolic and signaling networks in cells and organisms by optical probes and chemosensors is becoming increasingly important in molecular biology and medicine. Thus, new perspectives for personalized diagnostics, theranostics, and biochemical/medical research will be unlocked when standing limitations of artificial binders and receptors are overcome. In this review, we survey synthetic sensing systems that have promising (future) application potential for the detection of small molecules, cations, and anions in aqueous media and biofluids. Special attention was given to sensing systems that provide a readily measurable optical signal through dynamic covalent chemistry, supramolecular host-guest interactions, or nanoparticles featuring plasmonic effects. This review shall also enable the reader to evaluate the current performance of molecular probes, chemosensors, and nanosensors in terms of sensitivity and selectivity with respect to practical requirement, and thereby inspiring new ideas for the development of further advanced systems.
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- Joana Krämer
- Institute
of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute
of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute
of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute
of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Dipartimento
DISFARM, University of Milano, via Camillo Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
- Department
of Molecular Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Instituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, IRCCS, 20156 Milano, Italy
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- Institute
of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute
of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Su Q, Jiang C, Gou D, Long Y. Surface Plasmon-Assisted Fluorescence Enhancing and Quenching: From Theory to Application. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:4684-4705. [PMID: 35007020 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The integration of surface plasmon resonance and fluorescence yields a multiaspect improvement in surface fluorescence sensing and imaging, leading to a paradigm shift of surface plasmon-assisted fluorescence techniques, for example, surface plasmon enhanced field fluorescence spectroscopy, surface plasmon coupled emission (SPCE), and SPCE imaging. This Review aims to characterize the unique optical property with a common physical interpretation and diverse surface architecture-based measurements. The fundamental electromagnetic theory is employed to comprehensively unveil the fluorophore-surface plasmon interaction, and the associated surface-modification design is liberally highlighted to balance the surface plasmon-induced fluorescence-enhancement efforts and the surface plasmon-caused fluorescence-quenching effects. In particular, all types of surface structures, for example, silicon, carbon, protein, DNA, polymer, and multilayer, are systematically interrogated in terms of component, thickness, stiffness, and functionality. As a highly interdisciplinary and expanding field in physics, optics, chemistry, and surface chemistry, this Review could be of great interest to a broad readership, in particular, among physical chemists, analytical chemists, and in surface-based sensing and imaging studies.
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- Qiang Su
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Microbial Genetic Engineering, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Carson International Cancer Center, Shenzhen University, 1066 Xueyuan Street, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China.,School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom.,Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Microbial Genetic Engineering, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Carson International Cancer Center, Shenzhen University, 1066 Xueyuan Street, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Clinical Research Center, Southern University of Science and Technology Hospital, 6019 Liuxian Street, Xili Avenue, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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Xie KX, Liu Q, Song XL, Huo RP, Shi XH, Liu QL. Amplified Fluorescence by Hollow-Porous Plasmonic Assembly: A New Observation and Its Application in Multiwavelength Simultaneous Detection. Anal Chem 2021; 93:3671-3676. [PMID: 33599476 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c05219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Surface plasmon coupled emission (SPCE) is a new analytical technique that provides increased and directional radiation based on the near-field interaction between fluorophores and surface plasmons but suffers from the limitation of insufficient sensitivity. The assembly of hollow-porous plasmonic nanoparticles could be the qualified candidate. After the introduction of gold nanocages (AuNCs), fluorescence signal enhancement was realized by factors over 150 and 600 compared with the normal SPCE and free space emission, respectively, with a fluorophore layer thickness of approximately 10 nm; hence, the unique enhancement of SPCE by the AuNCs effectively overcomes the signal quenching induced by resonance energy transfer (in normal SPCE). This enhancement was proven to be triggered by the superior wavelength match, the enhanced electromagnetic field, and new radiation channel and process induced by the AuNC assembly, which provides an opportunity to increase the detection sensitivity and establish an optimal plasmonic enhancement system. The amplified SPCE system was employed for multiwavelength simultaneous enhancement detection through the assembly of mixed hollow nanoparticles (AuNCs and gold nanoshells), which could broaden the application of SPCE in simultaneous sensing and imaging for multianalytes.
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- Kai-Xin Xie
- Department of Chemistry, Taiyuan Normal University, Jinzhong, Shanxi 030619, PR China
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- Laboratory of Pharmacy and Chemistry, Lab Teaching & Management Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Taiyuan Normal University, Jinzhong, Shanxi 030619, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Taiyuan Normal University, Jinzhong, Shanxi 030619, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Taiyuan Normal University, Jinzhong, Shanxi 030619, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Taiyuan Normal University, Jinzhong, Shanxi 030619, PR China
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Xie KX, Liu Q, Jia SS, Xiao XX. Fluorescence enhancement by hollow plasmonic assembly and its biosensing application. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1144:96-101. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Chen M, Cao SH, Li YQ. Surface plasmon-coupled emission imaging for biological applications. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:6085-6100. [PMID: 32300846 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02635-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2019] [Revised: 03/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Fluorescence imaging technology has been extensively applied in chemical and biological research profiting from its high sensitivity and specificity. Much attention has been devoted to breaking the light diffraction-limited spatial resolution. However, it remains a great challenge to improve the axial resolution in a way that is accessible in general laboratories. Surface plasmon-coupled emission (SPCE), generated by the interactions between surface plasmons and excited fluorophores in close vicinity of the thin metal film, offers an opportunity for optical imaging with potential application in analysis of molecular and biological systems. Benefiting from the highly directional and distance-dependent properties, SPCE imaging (SPCEi) has displayed excellent performance in bioimaging with improved sensitivity and axial confinement. Herein, we give a brief overview of the development of SPCEi. We describe the unique optical characteristics and constructions of SPCEi systems and highlight recent advances in the use of SPCEi for biological applications. We hope this review provides readers with both the insights and future prospects of SPCEi as a new promising imaging platform for potentially widespread applications in biological research and medical diagnostics. Graphical abstract.
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- Min Chen
- Department of Chemistry and the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, Fujian, China
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- Department of Chemistry and the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, Fujian, China
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- Department of Chemistry and the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, Fujian, China.
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Xie K, Cao S, Zhai Y, Chen M, Pan X, Watarai H, Li Y. Enhanced modulation of magnetic field on surface plasmon coupled emission (SPCE) by magnetic nanoparticles. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2019.06.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Xie KX, Xu LT, Zhai YY, Wang ZC, Chen M, Pan XH, Cao SH, Li YQ. The synergistic enhancement of silver nanocubes and graphene oxide on surface plasmon-coupled emission. Talanta 2019; 195:752-756. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.11.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2018] [Revised: 11/24/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Xie KX, Jia SS, Zhang JH, Wang H, Wang Q. Amplified fluorescence by carbon nanotube (CNT)-assisted surface plasmon coupled emission (SPCE) and its biosensing application. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj03458g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The enhancement of SPCE by CNT assistance was investigated, and this strategy used an immunosensor to detect IgG.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kai-Xin Xie
- Department of Chemistry
- Taiyuan Normal University
- Jinzhong 030619
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Taiyuan Normal University
- Jinzhong 030619
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Taiyuan Normal University
- Jinzhong 030619
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Taiyuan Normal University
- Jinzhong 030619
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Taiyuan Normal University
- Jinzhong 030619
- P. R. China
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