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Sabahat S, Nazish Y, Saira F, Tariq I, Khan ZUH, Saleem RSZ, Abdullah MMS, Chen YM. Fabrication of Supported and Unsupported Gold Nanorods for Nonenzymatic Glucose Sensing and Study of Their Growth Kinetics. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:33616-33628. [PMID: 39130546 PMCID: PMC11307306 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c01313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Revised: 07/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 08/13/2024]
Abstract
This work includes a novel approach for synthesis/fabrication of AuNRs of varied aspect ratios leading to investigation on the kinetics of their growth mechanism. The synthesized AuNRs were further functionalized with MWCNTs (AuNRs@MWCNTs) by one-pot synthesis. The synthesized AuNRs and AuNRs@MWCNTs were characterized by employing UV-vis spectroscopy. Red shifts in the spectra of AuNRs confirmed the formation of nanorods of higher aspect ratios. Morphology of AuNRs and functionalized AuNRs was confirmed by high-resolution scanning electron microscopy. Biological studies were carried out by fabricating efficient nonenzymatic glucose sensors for optical and electrochemical sensing via UV and cyclic voltammetry in the detection ranges of 0.7-28 mM glucose (UV) and 5.5 μM-0.33 mM (CV). An electrochemical sensing study was carried out via AuNR- and AuNRs@MWCNT-modified GCEs in a 0.1 M NaOH electrolyte solution. The modified electrodes exhibited very high sensitivity with a broad linear range. The order of sensitivity (via CV) was found to be AuNRX0@MWCNTs > AuNRD5@MWCNTs > AuNRD5 > AuNRX0.
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- Sana Sabahat
- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Nanoscience
and Technology Division, National Centre
for Physics (NCP), QAU Campus, Shahdra Valley Road, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, SBASSE, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), DHA, Lahore 54792, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud
University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- College
of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical
Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Eivazzadeh-Keihan R, Saadatidizaji Z, Mahdavi M, Maleki A, Irani M, Zare I. Recent advances in gold nanoparticles-based biosensors for tuberculosis determination. Talanta 2024; 275:126099. [PMID: 38640517 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.126099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 03/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
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Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the major killer diseases affecting lung parenchymal tissues. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the bacterium that causes it. It most commonly affects the lungs, although it can affect any part of the body, including the stomach, glands, bones, and nervous system. Although anti-mycobacterial drugs are available, it remains a major threat to public health due to the rise of drug-resistant strains, and early and accurate diagnosis is very important. Currently, research science and medical communities are focusing on the use of cost-effective biosensors to manage human biological processes and assess accurate health diagnostics. Due to their high sensitivity in chemical and biological assays, nanomaterials have been considered in the field of biosensors for better diagnosis, and among them, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) can play an important role in accelerating the diagnosis of TB. Superior biocompatibility, conductivity, catalytic properties, high surface-to-volume ratio, and high density enable their widespread use in the fabrication of biosensors. This review evaluates the diagnostic accuracy of AuNP-based biosensors for the detection of Mtb. According to different transducers of biosensors, their structure, performance, advantages and limitations are summarized and compared. Moreover, the upcoming challenges in their analytical performance have been highlighted and the strategies to overcome those challenges have been briefly discussed.
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- Reza Eivazzadeh-Keihan
- Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, 16846-13114, Iran.
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- Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, 16846-13114, Iran
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, 16846-13114, Iran.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
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- Research and Development Department, Sina Medical Biochemistry Technologies Co., Ltd., Shiraz, 7178795844, Iran.
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Shan L, Wang W, Qian L, Tang J, Liu J. A Uni-Micelle Approach for the Controlled Synthesis of Monodisperse Gold Nanocrystals. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:900. [PMID: 38869525 PMCID: PMC11173505 DOI: 10.3390/nano14110900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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Small-size gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are showing large potential in various fields, such as photothermal conversion, sensing, and medicine. However, current synthesis methods generally yield lower, resulting in a high cost. Here, we report a novel uni-micelle method for the controlled synthesis of monodisperse gold nanocrystals, in which there is only one kind micelle containing aqueous solution of reductant while the dual soluble Au (III) precursor is dissolved in oil phase. Our synthesis includes the reversible phase transfer of Au (III) and "uni-micelle" synthesis, employing a Au (III)-OA complex as an oil-soluble precursor. Size-controlled monodisperse AuNPs with a size of 4-11 nm are synthesized by tuning the size of the micelles, in which oleylamine (OA) is adsorbed on the shell of micelles and enhances the rigidity of the micelles, depressing micellar coalescence. Monodisperse AuNPs can be obtained through a one-time separation process with a higher yield of 61%. This method also offers a promising way for the controlled synthesis of small-size alloy nanoparticles and semiconductor heterojunction quantum dots.
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; (L.S.); (W.W.); (L.Q.)
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; (L.S.); (W.W.); (L.Q.)
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Yadav AK, Basavegowda N, Shirin S, Raju S, Sekar R, Somu P, Uthappa UT, Abdi G. Emerging Trends of Gold Nanostructures for Point-of-Care Biosensor-Based Detection of COVID-19. Mol Biotechnol 2024:10.1007/s12033-024-01157-y. [PMID: 38703305 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-024-01157-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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In 2019, a worldwide pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged. SARS-CoV-2 is the deadly microorganism responsible for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which has caused millions of deaths and irreversible health problems worldwide. To restrict the spread of SARS-CoV-2, accurate detection of COVID-19 is essential for the identification and control of infected cases. Although recent detection technologies such as the real-time polymerase chain reaction delivers an accurate diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2, they require a long processing duration, expensive equipment, and highly skilled personnel. Therefore, a rapid diagnosis with accurate results is indispensable to offer effective disease suppression. Nanotechnology is the backbone of current science and technology developments including nanoparticles (NPs) that can biomimic the corona and develop deep interaction with its proteins because of their identical structures on the nanoscale. Various NPs have been extensively applied in numerous medical applications, including implants, biosensors, drug delivery, and bioimaging. Among them, point-of-care biosensors mediated with gold nanoparticles (GNPSs) have received great attention due to their accurate sensing characteristics, which are widely used in the detection of amino acids, enzymes, DNA, and RNA in samples. GNPS have reconstructed the biomedical application of biosensors because of its outstanding physicochemical characteristics. This review provides an overview of emerging trends in GNP-mediated point-of-care biosensor strategies for diagnosing various mutated forms of human coronaviruses that incorporate different transducers and biomarkers. The review also specifically highlights trends in gold nanobiosensors for coronavirus detection, ranging from the initial COVID-19 outbreak to its subsequent evolution into a pandemic.
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- Akhilesh Kumar Yadav
- Department of Environmental Engineering and Management, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung, 413310, Taiwan
- Department of Mining Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 38451, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mining Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, 221005, India
- Department of Environmental Science, School of Vocational Studies and Applied Sciences, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, 201312, India
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- Bioengineering and Nano Medicine Group, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, 33720, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, Karpaga Vinayaga College of Engineering and Technology, GST Road, Chinna Kolambakkam, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, 603308, India
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- Department of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, School of Civil, Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur, Dehmi Kalan, Off. Jaipur-Ajmeer Expressway, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 303007, India.
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
- Department of Bioengineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, 602105, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Persian Gulf Research Institute, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, 75169, Iran.
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Zhang J, Zhu W, Liang J, Li L, Zheng L, Shi X, Wang C, Dong Y, Li C, Zhu X. In Situ Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles from Chitin Nanogels and Their Drug Release Response to Stimulation. Polymers (Basel) 2024; 16:390. [PMID: 38337280 DOI: 10.3390/polym16030390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
Abstract
In this study, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were synthesized in situ using chitin nanogels (CNGs) as templates to prepare composites (CNGs@AuNPs) with good photothermal properties, wherein their drug release properties in response to stimulation by near-infrared (NIR) light were investigated. AuNPs with particle sizes ranging from 2.5 nm to 90 nm were prepared by varying the reaction temperature and chloroauric acid concentration. The photothermal effect of different materials was probed by near-infrared light. Under 1 mg/mL of chloroauric acid at 120 °C, the prepared CNGs@AuNPs could increase the temperature by 32 °C within 10 min at a power of 2 W/cm2. The Adriamycin hydrochloride (DOX) was loaded into the CNGs@AuNPs to investigate their release behaviors under different pH values, temperatures, and near-infrared light stimulations. The results showed that CNGs@AuNPs were pH- and temperature-responsive, suggesting that low pH and high temperature could promote drug release. In addition, NIR light stimulation accelerated the drug release. Cellular experiments confirmed the synergistic effect of DOX-loaded CNGs@AuNPs on chemotherapy and photothermal therapy under NIR radiation.
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- Jianwei Zhang
- College of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- College of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
- College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- College of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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Ferreira-Gonçalves T, Nunes D, Fortunato E, Martins R, de Almeida AP, Carvalho L, Ferreira D, Catarino J, Faísca P, Ferreira HA, Gaspar MM, Coelho JMP, Reis CP. Rational approach to design gold nanoparticles for photothermal therapy: the effect of gold salt on physicochemical, optical and biological properties. Int J Pharm 2024; 650:123659. [PMID: 38042383 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.123659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/04/2023]
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Among the unique characteristics associated to gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in biomedicine, their ability to convert light energy into heat opens ventures for improved cancer therapeutic options, such as photothermal therapy (PTT). PTT relies on the local hyperthermia of tumor cells upon irradiation with light beams, and the association of AuNPs with radiation within the near infrared (NIR) range constitutes an advantageous strategy to potentially improve PTT efficacy. Herein, it was explored the effect of the gold salt on the AuNPs' physicochemical and optical properties. Mostly spherical-like negatively charged AuNPs with variable sizes and absorbance spectra were obtained. In addition, photothermal features were assessed using in vitro phantom models. The best formulation showed the ability to increase their temperature in aqueous solution up to 19 °C when irradiated with a NIR laser for 20 min. Moreover, scanning transmission electron microscopy confirmed the rearrangement of the gold atoms in a face-centered cubic structure, which further allowed to calculate the photothermal conversion efficiency upon combination of theoretical and experimental data. AuNPs also showed local retention after being locally administered in in vivo models. These last results obtained by computerized tomography allow to consider these AuNPs as promising elements for a PTT system. Moreover, AuNPs showed high potential for PTT by resulting in in vitro cancer cells' viability reductions superior to 70 % once combine with 5 min of NIR irradiation.
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- Tânia Ferreira-Gonçalves
- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Professor Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- Department of Materials Science, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Campus de Caparica, i3N/CENIMAT, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
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- Department of Materials Science, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Campus de Caparica, i3N/CENIMAT, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
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- Department of Materials Science, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Campus de Caparica, i3N/CENIMAT, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
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- Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Universidade Técnica, 1300-477 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- Central Testing Laboratory, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Évora, Pólo da Mitra, Ap. 94, 7002-594 Valverde, Évora, Portugal.
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- Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Campo Grande 376, 1749-024 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Campo Grande 376, 1749-024 Lisboa, Portugal; CBIOS-Research Center for Biosciences & Health Technologies, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Campo Grande 376, 1749-024 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Professor Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Professor Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
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Tiryaki E, Zorlu T. Recent Advances in Metallic Nanostructures-assisted Biosensors for Medical Diagnosis and Therapy. Curr Top Med Chem 2024; 24:930-951. [PMID: 38243934 DOI: 10.2174/0115680266282489240109050225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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The field of nanotechnology has witnessed remarkable progress in recent years, particularly in its application to medical diagnosis and therapy. Metallic nanostructures-assisted biosensors have emerged as a powerful and versatile platform, offering unprecedented opportunities for sensitive, specific, and minimally invasive diagnostic techniques, as well as innovative therapeutic interventions. These biosensors exploit the molecular interactions occurring between biomolecules, such as antibodies, enzymes, aptamers, or nucleic acids, and metallic surfaces to induce observable alterations in multiple physical attributes, encompassing electrical, optical, colorimetric, and electrochemical signals. These interactions yield measurable data concerning the existence and concentration of particular biomolecules. The inherent characteristics of metal nanostructures, such as conductivity, plasmon resonance, and catalytic activity, serve to amplify both sensitivity and specificity in these biosensors. This review provides an in-depth exploration of the latest advancements in metallic nanostructures-assisted biosensors, highlighting their transformative impact on medical science and envisioning their potential in shaping the future of personalized healthcare.
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- Ecem Tiryaki
- Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications, Italian Institute of Technology, 16163, Genova, Italy
- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, 34220, Esenler, Istanbul, Turkey
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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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Jaapar FN, Parmin NA, Halim NHA, Hashim U, Gopinath SCB, Halim FS, Uda MNA, Afzan A, Nor NM, Razak KA. Micro-interdigitated electrodes genosensor based on Au-deposited nanoparticles for early detection of cervical cancer. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 253:126745. [PMID: 37689297 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
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Genosensor-based electrodes mediated with nanoparticles (NPs) have tremendously developed in medical diagnosis. Herein, we report a facile, rapid, low cost and highly sensitive biosensing strategy for early detection of HPV 18 using gold-nanoparticles (AuNPs) deposited on micro-IDEs. This study represents surface charge transduction of micro-interdigitated electrodes (micro-IDE) alumina insulated with silica, independent and mini genosensor modified with colloidal gold NPs (AuNPs), and determination of gene hybridization for early detection of cervical cancer. The surface of AuNPs deposited micro-IDE functionalized with optimized 3-aminopropyl-triethoxysilane (APTES) followed by hybridization with deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) virus to develop DNA genosensor. The results of ssDNA hybridization with the ssDNA target of human papillomavirus (HPV) 18 have affirmed that micro-IDE functionalized with colloidal AuNPs resulted in the lowest detection at 0.529 aM. Based on coefficient regression, micro-IDE functionalized with AuNPs produces better results in the sensitivity test (R2 = 0.99793) than unfunctionalized micro-IDE.
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- F Nadhirah Jaapar
- Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 01000 Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia
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- Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 01000 Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia.
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- Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 01000 Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia
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- Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 01000 Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia; Faculty of Chemical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia
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- Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 01000 Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia; Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia; Micro System Technology, Centre of Excellence (CoE), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Pauh Campus, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia; Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science and Information Technology, Daffodil International University, Daffodil Smart City, Birulia, Savar, Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh
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- Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 01000 Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia
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- Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 01000 Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G), Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM, Serdang, Selangor
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- School of Materials & Mineral Resources Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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- School of Materials & Mineral Resources Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia; NanoBiotechnology Research and Innovation (NanoBRI), Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
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Wu B, Ga L, Wang Y, Ai J. Recent Advances in the Application of Bionanosensors for the Analysis of Heavy Metals in Aquatic Environments. Molecules 2023; 29:34. [PMID: 38202619 PMCID: PMC10780001 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29010034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Heavy-metal ions (HMIs) as a pollutant, if not properly processed, used, and disposed of, will not only have an influence on the ecological environment but also pose significant health hazards to humans, making them a primary factor that endangers human health and harms the environment. Heavy metals come from a variety of sources, the most common of which are agriculture, industry, and sewerage. As a result, there is an urgent demand for portable, low-cost, and effective analytical tools. Bionanosensors have been rapidly developed in recent years due to their advantages of speed, mobility, and high sensitivity. To accomplish effective HMI pollution control, it is important not only to precisely pinpoint the source and content of pollution but also to perform real-time and speedy in situ detection of its composition. This study summarizes heavy-metal-ion (HMI) sensing research advances over the last five years (2019-2023), describing and analyzing major examples of electrochemical and optical bionanosensors for Hg2+, Cu2+, Pb2+, Cd2+, Cr6+, and Zn2+.
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- Bin Wu
- College of Chemistry and Enviromental Science, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, Inner Mongolia Normal University, 81 zhaowudalu, Hohhot 010022, China;
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- College of Pharmacy, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Jinchuankaifaqu, Hohhot 010110, China;
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- College of Geographical Science, Inner Mongolia Normal University, 81 Zhaowudalu, Hohhot 010022, China
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- College of Chemistry and Enviromental Science, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, Inner Mongolia Normal University, 81 zhaowudalu, Hohhot 010022, China;
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Ghoniem SM, ElZorkany HE, Hagag NM, El-Deeb AH, Shahein MA, Hussein HA. Development of multiplex gold nanoparticles biosensors for ultrasensitive detection and genotyping of equine herpes viruses. Sci Rep 2023; 13:15140. [PMID: 37704638 PMCID: PMC10500010 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-41918-4] [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: 06/03/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023] Open
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Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) biosensors can detect low viral loads and differentiate between viruses types, enabling early diagnosis and effective disease management. In the present study, we developed GNPs biosensors with two different capping agent, citrate-GNPs biosensors and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-GNPs biosensors for detection of EHV-1 and EHV-4 in multiplex real time PCR (rPCR). Citrate-GNPs and PVP-GNPs biosensors can detect dilution 1010 of EHV-1 with mean Cycle threshold (Ct) 11.7 and 9.6, respectively and one copy as limit of detection, while citrate-GNPs and PVP-GNPs biosensors can detect dilution 1010 of EHV-4 with mean Ct 10.5 and 9.2, respectively and one copy as limit of detection. These findings were confirmed by testing 87 different clinical samples, 4 more samples were positive with multiplex GNPs biosensors rPCR than multiplex rPCR. Multiplex citrate-GNPs and PVP-GNPs biosensors for EHV-1 and EHV-4 are a significant breakthrough in the diagnosis of these virus types. These biosensors offer high sensitivity and specificity, allowing for the accurate detection of the target viruses at very low concentrations and improve the early detection of EHV-1 and EHV-4, leading to faster control of infected animals to prevent the spread of these viruses.
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- Shimaa M Ghoniem
- Department of Virology, Animal Health Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, 12618, Egypt
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- Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Central Lab, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, 12619, Egypt
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- Genome Research Unit, Animal Health Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, 12618, Egypt
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- Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, P.O. Box 12211, Giza, Egypt
- Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, King Salman International University, South Sinai, Egypt
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- Department of Virology, Animal Health Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, 12618, Egypt
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- Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, P.O. Box 12211, Giza, Egypt.
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Andrzejewska W, Peplińska B, Litowczenko J, Obstarczyk P, Olesiak-Bańska J, Jurga S, Lewandowski M. SARS-CoV-2 Virus-like Particles with Plasmonic Au Cores and S1-Spike Protein Coronas. ACS Synth Biol 2023; 12:2320-2328. [PMID: 37449651 PMCID: PMC10443039 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.3c00133] [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: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has stimulated the scientific world to intensify virus-related studies aimed at the development of quick and safe ways of detecting viruses in the human body, studying the virus-antibody and virus-cell interactions, and designing nanocarriers for targeted antiviral therapies. However, research on dangerous viruses can only be performed in certified laboratories that follow strict safety procedures. Thus, developing deactivated virus constructs or safe-to-use virus-like objects, which imitate real viruses and allow performing virus-related studies in any research laboratory, constitutes an important scientific challenge. Such species, called virus-like particles (VLPs), contain instead of capsids with viral DNA/RNA empty or synthetic cores with real virus proteins attached to them. We have developed a method for the preparation of VLPs imitating the virus responsible for the COVID-19 disease: the SARS-CoV-2. The particles have Au cores surrounded by "coronas" of S1 domains of the virus's spike protein. Importantly, they are safe to use and specifically interact with SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. Moreover, Au cores exhibit localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR), which makes the synthesized VLPs suitable for biosensing applications. During the studies, the effect allowed us to visualize the interaction between the VLPs and the antibodies and identify the characteristic vibrational signals. What is more, additional functionalization of the particles with a fluorescent label revealed their potential in studying specific virus-related interactions. Notably, the universal character of the developed synthesis method makes it potentially applicable for fabricating VLPs imitating other life-threatening viruses.
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- Weronika Andrzejewska
- NanoBioMedical
Centre, Adam Mickiewicz University, Wszechnicy Piastowskiej 3, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- NanoBioMedical
Centre, Adam Mickiewicz University, Wszechnicy Piastowskiej 3, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- NanoBioMedical
Centre, Adam Mickiewicz University, Wszechnicy Piastowskiej 3, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- Institute
of Advanced Materials, Wroclaw University
of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 2, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Institute
of Advanced Materials, Wroclaw University
of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 2, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- NanoBioMedical
Centre, Adam Mickiewicz University, Wszechnicy Piastowskiej 3, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- NanoBioMedical
Centre, Adam Mickiewicz University, Wszechnicy Piastowskiej 3, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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Shukla S, Singh P, Shukla S, Ali S, Didwania N. Scope of Onsite, Portable Prevention Diagnostic Strategies for Alternaria Infections in Medicinal Plants. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:701. [PMID: 37504100 PMCID: PMC10377195 DOI: 10.3390/bios13070701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Medicinal plants are constantly challenged by different biotic inconveniences, which not only cause yield and economic losses but also affect the quality of products derived from them. Among them, Alternaria pathogens are one of the harmful fungal pathogens in medicinal plants across the globe. Therefore, a fast and accurate detection method in the early stage is needed to avoid significant economic losses. Although traditional methods are available to detect Alternaria, they are more time-consuming and costly and need good expertise. Nevertheless, numerous biochemical- and molecular-based techniques are available for the detection of plant diseases, but their efficacy is constrained by differences in their accuracy, specificity, sensitivity, dependability, and speed in addition to being unsuitable for direct on-field studies. Considering the effect of Alternaria on medicinal plants, the development of novel and early detection measures is required to detect causal Alternaria species accurately, sensitively, and rapidly that can be further applied in fields to speed up the advancement process in detection strategies. In this regard, nanotechnology can be employed to develop portable biosensors suitable for early and correct pathogenic disease detection on the field. It also provides an efficient future scope to convert innovative nanoparticle-derived fabricated biomolecules and biosensor approaches in the diagnostics of disease-causing pathogens in important medicinal plants. In this review, we summarize the traditional methods, including immunological and molecular methods, utilized in plant-disease diagnostics. We also brief advanced automobile and efficient sensing technologies for diagnostics. Here we are proposing an idea with a focus on the development of electrochemical and/or colorimetric properties-based nano-biosensors that could be useful in the early detection of Alternaria and other plant pathogens in important medicinal plants. In addition, we discuss challenges faced during the fabrication of biosensors and new capabilities of the technology that provide information regarding disease management strategies.
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- Sadhana Shukla
- Manav Rachna Centre for Medicinal Plant Pathology, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad 121004, India
- TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre, The Energy and Resources Institute, Gurgaon 122003, India
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- TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre, The Energy and Resources Institute, Gurgaon 122003, India
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- TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre, The Energy and Resources Institute, Gurgaon 122003, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea
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- Manav Rachna Centre for Medicinal Plant Pathology, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad 121004, India
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Jaradat H, Al-Hamry A, Ibbini M, Fourati N, Kanoun O. Novel Sensitive Electrochemical Immunosensor Development for the Selective Detection of HopQ H. pylori Bacteria Biomarker. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:bios13050527. [PMID: 37232889 DOI: 10.3390/bios13050527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a highly contagious pathogenic bacterium that can cause gastrointestinal ulcers and may gradually lead to gastric cancer. H. pylori expresses the outer membrane HopQ protein at the earliest stages of infection. Therefore, HopQ is a highly reliable candidate as a biomarker for H. pylori detection in saliva samples. In this work, an H. pylori immunosensor is based on detecting HopQ as an H. pylori biomarker in saliva. The immunosensor was developed by surface modification of screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCE) with MWCNT-COOH decorated with gold nanoparticles (AuNP) followed by HopQ capture antibody grafting on SPCE/MWCNT/AuNP surface using EDC/S-NHS chemistry. The sensor performance was investigated utilizing various methods, such as cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and scanning electron microscope (SEM) coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). H. pylori detection performance in spiked saliva samples was evaluated by square wave voltammetry (SWV). The sensor is suitable for HopQ detection with excellent sensitivity and linearity in the 10 pg/mL-100 ng/mL range, with a 2.0 pg/mL limit of detection (LOD) and an 8.6 pg/mL limit of quantification (LOQ). The sensor was tested in saliva at 10 ng/mL, and recovery of 107.6% was obtained by SWV. From Hill's model, the dissociation constant Kd for HopQ/HopQ antibody interaction is estimated to be 4.60 × 10-10 mg/mL. The fabricated platform shows high selectivity, good stability, reproducibility, and cost-effectiveness for H. pylori early detection due to the proper choice of biomarker, the nanocomposite material utilization to boost the SPCE electrical performance, and the intrinsic selectivity of the antibody-antigen approach. Additionally, we provide insight into possible future aspects that researchers are recommended to focus on.
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- Hussamaldeen Jaradat
- Measurement and Sensor Technology, Chemnitz University of Technology, 09126 Chemnitz, Germany
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- Measurement and Sensor Technology, Chemnitz University of Technology, 09126 Chemnitz, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
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- SATIE Laboratory, UMR CNRS 8029, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, 75003 Paris, France
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- Measurement and Sensor Technology, Chemnitz University of Technology, 09126 Chemnitz, Germany
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Park JH, Eom YS, Kim TH. Recent Advances in Aptamer-Based Sensors for Sensitive Detection of Neurotransmitters. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:bios13040413. [PMID: 37185488 PMCID: PMC10136356 DOI: 10.3390/bios13040413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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In recent years, there has been an increased demand for highly sensitive and selective biosensors for neurotransmitters, owing to advancements in science and technology. Real-time sensing is crucial for effective prevention of neurological and cardiovascular diseases. In this review, we summarise the latest progress in aptamer-based biosensor technology, which offers the aforementioned advantages. Our focus is on various biomaterials utilised to ensure the optimal performance and high selectivity of aptamer-based biosensors. Overall, this review aims to further aptamer-based biosensor technology.
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- Joon-Ha Park
- School of Integrative Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea
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- School of Integrative Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea
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- School of Integrative Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea
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He C, Zhao J, Long Y, Yang H, Dong J, Liu H, Hu Z, Yang M, Huo D, Hou C. An ultrasensitive electrochemical biosensor for microRNA-21 detection via AuNPs/GAs and Y-shaped DNA dual-signal amplification strategy. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:350-353. [PMID: 36514997 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc06329h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Herein, a gold nanoparticles/graphene aerogels (AuNPs/GAs) modified electrochemical biosensor with catalytic hairpin assembly (CHA) and Y-shaped DNA nanostructure dual-signal amplification approaches for ultrasensitive microRNA-21 (miR-21) detection was successfully constructed, which displayed an ultra-wide detection linear range from 5 fM to 50 nM, as well as a relatively low detection limit (LOD) of 14.70 aM (S/N = 3). Furthermore, the sensing strategy had excellent specificity among highly homologous miRNA family members and exhibited satisfactory analytical performance for miRNA detection.
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- Congjuan He
- Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China.
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- Chongqing Institute for Food and Drug Control, Chongqing 401121, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China. .,National Facility for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Vascular Implants, Bioengineering College of Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China. .,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Bio-perception & Intelligent Information Processing, School of Microelectronics and Communication Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, P. R. China
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Oliveira BB, Ferreira D, Fernandes AR, Baptista PV. Engineering gold nanoparticles for molecular diagnostics and biosensing. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2023; 15:e1836. [PMID: 35932114 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Advances in nanotechnology and medical science have spurred the development of engineered nanomaterials and nanoparticles with particular focus on their applications in biomedicine. In particular, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been the focus of great interest, due to their exquisite intrinsic properties, such as ease of synthesis and surface functionalization, tunable size and shape, lack of acute toxicity and favorable optical, electronic, and physicochemical features, which possess great value for application in biodetection and diagnostics purposes, including molecular sensing, photoimaging, and application under the form of portable and simple biosensors (e.g., lateral flow immunoassays that have been extensively exploited during the current COVID-19 pandemic). We shall discuss the main properties of AuNPs, their synthesis and conjugation to biorecognition moieties, and the current trends in sensing and detection in biomedicine and diagnostics. This article is categorized under: Diagnostic Tools > Biosensing Diagnostic Tools > In Vitro Nanoparticle-Based Sensing Diagnostic Tools > In Vivo Nanodiagnostics and Imaging.
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- Beatriz B Oliveira
- UCIBIO, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal.,i4HB, Associate Laboratory-Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
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- UCIBIO, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal.,i4HB, Associate Laboratory-Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
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- UCIBIO, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal.,i4HB, Associate Laboratory-Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
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- UCIBIO, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal.,i4HB, Associate Laboratory-Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
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Kushwah M, Yadav R, Berlina AN, Gaur K, Gaur MS. Development of an ultrasensitive rGO/AuNPs/ssDNA-based electrochemical aptasensor for detection of Pb2+. J Solid State Electrochem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-022-05344-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Hashem A, Hossain MAM, Marlinda AR, Mamun MA, Simarani K, Johan MR. Rapid and sensitive detection of box turtles using an electrochemical DNA biosensor based on a gold/graphene nanocomposite. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 13:1458-1472. [PMID: 36570614 PMCID: PMC9749552 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.13.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The Southeast Asian box turtle, Cuora amboinensis, is an ecologically important endangered species which needs an onsite monitoring device to protect it from extinction. An electrochemical DNA biosensor was developed to detect the C. amboinensis mitochondrial cytochrome b gene based on an in silico designed probe using bioinformatics tools, and it was also validated in wet-lab experiments. As a detection platform, a screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) enhanced with a nanocomposite containing gold nanoparticles and graphene was used. The morphology of the nanoparticles was analysed by field-emission scanning electron microscopy and structural characteristics were analysed by using energy-dispersive X-ray, UV-vis, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The electrochemical characteristics of the modified electrodes were studied by cyclic voltammetry, differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The thiol-modified synthetic DNA probe was immobilised on modified SPCEs to facilitate hybridisation with the reverse complementary DNA. The turtle DNA was distinguished based on hybridisation-induced electrochemical change in the presence of methylene blue compared to their mismatches, noncomplementary, and nontarget species DNA measured by DPV. The developed biosensor exhibited a selective response towards reverse complementary DNAs and was able to discriminate turtles from other species. The modified electrode displayed good linearity for reverse complementary DNAs in the range of 1 × 10-11-5 × 10-6 M with a limit of detection of 0.85 × 10-12 M. This indicates that the proposed biosensor has the potential to be applied for the detection of real turtle species.
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- Abu Hashem
- Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre, Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Microbial Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Ganakbari, Ashulia, Savar, Dhaka-1349, Bangladesh
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- Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre, Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre, Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre, Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Department of Chemistry, Jagannath University, Dhaka-1100, Bangladesh
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre, Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Zhang J, Chen Z, Chen H, Deng Y, Li S, Jin L. Recent Advances in the Roles of MicroRNA and MicroRNA-Based Diagnosis in Neurodegenerative Diseases. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:1074. [PMID: 36551041 PMCID: PMC9776063 DOI: 10.3390/bios12121074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Neurodegenerative diseases manifest as progressive loss of neuronal structures and their myelin sheaths and lead to substantial morbidity and mortality, especially in the elderly. Despite extensive research, there are few effective treatment options for the diseases. MicroRNAs have been shown to be involved in the developmental processes of the central nervous system. Mounting evidence suggest they play an important role in the development of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. However, there are few reviews regarding the roles of miRNAs in neurodegenerative diseases. This review summarizes the recent developments in the roles of microRNAs in neurodegenerative diseases and presents the application of microRNA-based methods in the early diagnosis of these diseases.
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Esmaeilzadeh AA, Yaseen MM, Khudaynazarov U, Al-Gazally ME, Catalan Opulencia MJ, Jalil AT, Mohammed RN. Recent advances on the electrochemical and optical biosensing strategies for monitoring microRNA-21: a review. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2022; 14:4449-4459. [PMID: 36330992 DOI: 10.1039/d2ay01384c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The small non-coding RNA, microRNA-21 (miR-21), is dysregulated in various cancers and can be considered an appropriate target for therapeutic approaches. Therefore, the detection of miR-21 concentration is important in the diagnosis of diseases. Low specificity and the cost of materials are two necessary limitations in the traditional diagnosis method such as RT-PCR, northern blotting and microarray analysis. Biosensor technology can play an effective role in improving the quality of human life due to its capacity of rapid diagnosis, monitoring different markers, suitable sensitivity, and specificity. Moreover, bioanalytical systems have an essential role in the detection of biomolecules or miRNAs due to their critical features, including easy usage, portability, low cost and real-time analysis. Electrochemical biosensors based on novel nanomaterials and oligonucleotides can hybridize with miR-21 in different ranges. Moreover, optical biosensors and piezoelectric devices have been developed for miR-21 detection. In this study, we have evaluated different materials used in bioanalytical systems for miR-21 detection as well as various nanomaterials that offer improved electrodes for its detection.
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- Basic Science Department, Dentistry of College, University of Anbar, Al-Anbar, Iraq
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- Teaching Assistant, MD, Department of Surgical Diseases, Faculty of Pediatrics, Samarkand State Medical Institute, Amir Temur Street 18, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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- Medical Laboratories Techniques Department, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, Hilla, 51001, Iraq.
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- Medical Laboratory Analysis Department, College of Health Sciences, Cihlan university of Sulaimaniya, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
- College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimaniyah, Iraq
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Dhahi TS, Adam T, Gopinath SCB, Hashim U. Gold nanogap impedimetric biosensor for precise and selective Ganoderma boninense detection. 3 Biotech 2022; 12:299. [PMID: 36276457 PMCID: PMC9522946 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-022-03368-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Ganoderma species are common wood-rotting fungi that cause root and stem rot in most monocots, dicots, and gymnosperms. It influences plantation crops such as oil palm and rubber in Malaysia, but the effects vary greatly within the genus. Because of the complex chemistry of Ganoderma, extracting and identifying the physiologically active chemicals is often time-consuming and necessitates extensive bioassays. This study investigated the specific identification of the most infectious Ganoderma species using a sub-20-nm gold electrode. Three electrodes were created using chemically controlled etching (2, 10, and 20 nm). An AutoCAD mask containing nanogap pad electrodes was used to create a chrome glass surface, which was then translated and built. Following the successful construction of the device, the sensor was evaluated using a combination of conventional photolithography and a size reduction technique to imprint the nanogap design onto the gold surface. Ganoderma boninense target DNA was synthesised and surface-modified to enable interaction at extremely low molecular concentrations. The proposed device has a detection limit of 0.001 mol/L, which is seven times lower than the detection limits of currently available devices. The capacitance, conductivity, and permittivity of complementary, non-complementary, single mismatched, and targeted biomolecules changed during hybridization. This sensor correctly differentiated between all samples. The sensor's performance is further validated by comparing experimental data from the sensor to theoretical data from the sensor's corresponding circuit model. The two data sets are very similar.
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- Thikra S. Dhahi
- Electronics Technical Department, Southern Technical University, Basra, Iraq
- Faculty of Electronic Engineering & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Arau, Perlis Malaysia
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- Faculty of Electronic Engineering & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Arau, Perlis Malaysia
- Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 01000 Kangar, Perlis Malaysia
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Arau, Perlis Malaysia
- Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 01000 Kangar, Perlis Malaysia
- Centre of Excellence for Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine (CoExNano), Faculty of Applied Sciences, AIMST University, Semeling, 08100 Kedah, Malaysia
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- Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 01000 Kangar, Perlis Malaysia
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Calvo R, Thon A, Saad A, Salvador-Matar A, Manso-Silván M, Ahumada Ó, Pini V. Size characterization of plasmonic nanoparticles with dark-field single particle spectrophotometry. Sci Rep 2022; 12:17231. [PMID: 36280772 PMCID: PMC9592611 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-21649-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Plasmonic nanoparticles are widely used in multiple scientific and industrial applications. Although many synthesis methods have been reported in the literature throughout the last decade, controlling the size and shape of large populations still remains as a challenge. As size and shape variations have a strong impact in their plasmonic properties, the need to have metrological techniques to accurately characterize their morphological features is peremptory. We present a new optical method referred as Dark-Field Single Particle Spectrophotometry which is able to measure the individual sizes of thousands of particles with nanometric accuracy in just a couple of minutes. Our method also features an easy sample preparation, a straightforward experimental setup inspired on a customized optical microscope, and a measurement protocol simple enough to be carried out by untrained technicians. As a proof of concept, thousands of spherical nanoparticles of different sizes have been measured, and after a direct comparison with metrological gold standard electron microscopy, a discrepancy of 3% has been attested. Although its feasibility has been demonstrated on spherical nanoparticles, the true strengthness of the method is that it can be generalized also to nanoparticles with arbitrary shapes and geometries, thus representing an advantageous alternative to the gold-standard electron microscopy.
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- Rodrigo Calvo
- Mecwins, Roda de Poniente 15, Tres Cantos, 28760 Madrid, Spain ,grid.5515.40000000119578126Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Mecwins, Roda de Poniente 15, Tres Cantos, 28760 Madrid, Spain
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- Mecwins, Roda de Poniente 15, Tres Cantos, 28760 Madrid, Spain
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- grid.5515.40000000119578126Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Mecwins, Roda de Poniente 15, Tres Cantos, 28760 Madrid, Spain
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- Mecwins, Roda de Poniente 15, Tres Cantos, 28760 Madrid, Spain
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Hashem A, Marlinda AR, Hossain MAM, Al Mamun M, Shalauddin M, Simarani K, Johan MR. A Unique Oligonucleotide Probe Hybrid on Graphene Decorated Gold Nanoparticles Modified Screen-Printed Carbon Electrode for Pork Meat Adulteration. Electrocatalysis (N Y) 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12678-022-00779-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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He Z, Liu C, Li Z, Chu Z, Chen X, Chen X, Guo Y. Advances in the use of nanomaterials for nucleic acid detection in point-of-care testing devices: A review. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:1020444. [DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.1020444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has heightened awareness of the importance of quick and easy testing. The convenience, speed, and timely results from point-of-care testing (POCT) in all vitro diagnostic devices has drawn the strong interest of researchers. However, there are still many challenges in the development of POCT devices, such as the pretreatment of samples, detection sensitivity, specificity, and so on. It is anticipated that the unique properties of nanomaterials, e.g., their magnetic, optical, thermal, and electrically conductive features, will address the deficiencies that currently exist in POCT devices. In this review, we mainly analyze the work processes of POCT devices, especially in nucleic acid detection, and summarize how novel nanomaterials used in various aspects of POCT products can improve performance, with the ultimate aims of offering new ideas for the application of nanomaterials and the overall development of POCT devices.
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Faradaic electrochemical impedimetric analysis on MoS2/Au-NPs decorated surface for C-reactive protein detection. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2022.104450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Silva PBD, Silva JRD, Rodrigues MC, Vieira JA, Andrade IAD, Nagata T, Santos AS, Silva SWD, Rocha MCOD, Báo SN, Moraes-Vieira PM, Proença-Modena J, Angelim MK, de Souza GF, Muraro SP, de Barros ALB, de Souza Martins GA, Ribeiro-Dias F, Machado G, Fessel MR, Chudzinski-Tavassi AM, Ronconi CM, Gonçalves D, Curi R, Oliveira ON, Azevedo RB. Detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus via dynamic light scattering using antibody-gold nanoparticle bioconjugates against viral spike protein. Talanta 2022; 243:123355. [PMID: 35272155 PMCID: PMC8895652 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mass testing for the diagnosis of COVID-19 has been hampered in many countries owing to the high cost of genetic material detection. This study reports on a low-cost immunoassay for detecting SARS-CoV-2 within 30 min using dynamic light scattering (DLS). The immunosensor comprises 50-nm gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) functionalized with antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein, whose bioconjugation was confirmed using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-Vis spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and surface-enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy (SERS). The specific binding of the bioconjugates to the spike protein led to an increase in bioconjugate size, with a limit of detection (LOD) 5.29 × 103 TCID50/mL (Tissue Culture Infectious Dose). The immunosensor was also proven to be selective upon interaction with influenza viruses once no increase in size was observed after DLS measurement. The strategy proposed here aimed to use antibodies conjugated to AuNPs as a generic platform that can be extended to other detection principles, enabling technologies for low-cost mass testing for COVID-19.
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Methods for Green Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles Using Plant Extracts and their Biological Applications - A Review. JOURNAL OF BIOMIMETICS BIOMATERIALS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 2022. [DOI: 10.4028/p-8bf786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Nanotechnology, a fast-developing branch of science, is gaining extensive popularity among researchers simply because of the multitude of applications it can offer. In recent years, biological synthesis has been widely used instead of physical and chemical synthesis methods, which often produce toxic products. These synthesis methods are now being commonly adapted to discover new applications of nanoparticles synthesized using plant extracts. In this review, we elucidate the various ways by which nanoparticles can be biologically synthesized. We further discuss the applications of these nanoparticles.
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Nanoconjugates based on a novel organic-inorganic hybrid silsesquioxane and gold nanoparticles as hemocompatible nanomaterials for promising biosensing applications. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2022; 213:112355. [PMID: 35158220 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A new hybrid organic-inorganic silsesquioxane material, 3-n-propyl(2-amino-4-methyl)pyridium chloride (SiAMPy+Cl-), was synthesized and successfully applied for the synthesis of stable nanoconjugates with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs-SiAMPy+). SiAMPy+Cl- was obtained through a simple sol-gel procedure by using chloropropyltrimetoxysilane and tetraethylorthosilicate as precursors and 2-amino-4-methylpyridine as the functionalizing agent. The resulting material was characterized by employing FTIR, XRD, and 1H-, 13C-, and 29Si-NMR spectroscopy. The synthesis of AuNPs-SiAMPy+ nanoconjugates was optimized through a 23 full factorial design. UV-VIS, FTIR, TEM, DLS, and ζ-potential measurements were used to characterize the nanoconjugates, which presented a spherical morphology with an average diameter of 5.8 nm. To investigate the existence of toxic effects of AuNPs-SiAMPy+ on blood cells, which is essential for their future biomedical applications, toxicity assays on human erythrocytes and leukocytes were performed. Interestingly, no cytotoxic effects were observed for both types of cells. The nanoconjugates were further applied in the construction of electrochemical immunosensing devices, aiming the detection of anti-Trypanosoma cruzi antibodies in serum as biomarkers of Chagas disease. The AuNPs-SiAMPy+ significantly enhanced the sensitivity of the biodevice, which was able to discriminate between anti-T. cruzi positive and negative serum samples. Thus, the AuNPs-SiAMPy+-based biosensor showed great potential to be used as a new tool to perform fast and accurate diagnosis of Chagas disease. The promising findings described herein strongly confirm the remarkable potential of SiAMPy+Cl- to obtain nanomaterials, which can present notable biomedical properties and applications.
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Dester E, Kao K, Alocilja EC. Detection of Unamplified E. coli O157 DNA Extracted from Large Food Samples Using a Gold Nanoparticle Colorimetric Biosensor. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12050274. [PMID: 35624575 PMCID: PMC9138483 DOI: 10.3390/bios12050274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/23/2022] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Rapid detection of foodborne pathogens such as E. coli O157 is essential in reducing the prevalence of foodborne illness and subsequent complications. Due to their unique colorimetric properties, gold nanoparticles (GNPs) can be applied in biosensor development for affordability and accessibility. In this work, a GNP biosensor was designed for visual differentiation between target (E. coli O157:H7) and non-target DNA samples. Results of DNA extracted from pure cultures indicate high specificity and sensitivity to as little as 2.5 ng/µL E. coli O157 DNA. Further, the biosensor successfully identified DNA extracted from flour contaminated with E. coli O157, with no false positives for flour contaminated with non-target bacteria. After genomic extraction, this assay can be performed in as little as 30 min. In addition, food sample testing was successful at detecting approximately 103 CFU/mL of E. coli O157 magnetically extracted from flour after only a 4 h incubation step. As a proof of concept, these results demonstrate the capabilities of this GNP biosensor for low-cost and rapid foodborne pathogen detection.
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- Emma Dester
- Nano-Biosensors Lab, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; (E.D.); (K.K.)
- Global Alliance for Rapid Diagnostics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Nano-Biosensors Lab, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; (E.D.); (K.K.)
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- Nano-Biosensors Lab, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; (E.D.); (K.K.)
- Global Alliance for Rapid Diagnostics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-517-432-8672
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Anh NH, Doan MQ, Dinh NX, Huy TQ, Tri DQ, Ngoc Loan LT, Van Hao B, Le AT. Gold nanoparticle-based optical nanosensors for food and health safety monitoring: recent advances and future perspectives. RSC Adv 2022; 12:10950-10988. [PMID: 35425077 PMCID: PMC8988175 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra08311b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Modern society has been facing serious health-related problems including food safety, diseases and illness. Hence, it is urgent to develop analysis methods for the detection and control of food contaminants, disease biomarkers and pathogens. As the traditional instrumental methods have several disadvantages, including being time consuming, and having high cost and laborious procedures, optical nanosensors have emerged as promising alternative or complementary approaches to those traditional ones. With the advantages of simple preparation, high surface-to-volume ratio, excellent biocompatibility, and especially, unique optical properties, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been demonstrated as excellent transducers for optical sensing systems. Herein, we provide an overview of the synthesis of AuNPs and their excellent optical properties that are ideal for the development of optical nanosensors based on local surface plasmon resonance (LSPR), colorimetry, fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) phenomena. We also review the sensing strategies and their mechanisms, as well as summarizing the recent advances in the monitoring of food contaminants, disease biomarkers and pathogens using developed AuNP-based optical nanosensors in the past seven years (2015-now). Furthermore, trends and challenges in the application of these nanosensors in the determination of those analytes are discussed to suggest possible directions for future developments.
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- Nguyen Ha Anh
- Phenikaa University Nano Institute (PHENA), Phenikaa University Hanoi 12116 Vietnam
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- Phenikaa University Nano Institute (PHENA), Phenikaa University Hanoi 12116 Vietnam
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- Phenikaa University Nano Institute (PHENA), Phenikaa University Hanoi 12116 Vietnam
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- Phenikaa University Nano Institute (PHENA), Phenikaa University Hanoi 12116 Vietnam
- Faculty of Electric and Electronics, Phenikaa University Hanoi 12116 Vietnam
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- Advanced Institute for Science and Technology (AIST), Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) 1st Dai Co Viet Road Hanoi Vietnam
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Quy Nhon University Quy Nhon 55113 Vietnam
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Phenikaa University Hanoi 12116
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- Phenikaa University Nano Institute (PHENA), Phenikaa University Hanoi 12116 Vietnam
- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Phenikaa University Hanoi 12116
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Nanomaterial-based aptamer biosensors for ochratoxin A detection: a review. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:2953-2969. [PMID: 35296913 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-03960-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a widely distributed mycotoxin that often contaminates food, grains and animal feed. It poses a serious threat to human health because of its high toxicity and persistence. Therefore, the development of an inexpensive, highly sensitive, accurate and rapid method for OTA detection is imperative. In recent years, various nanomaterials used in the establishment of aptasensors have attracted great attention due to their large surface-to-volume ratio, good stability and facile preparation. This review summarizes the development of nanomaterial-based aptasensors for OTA determination and sample treatment over the past 5 years. The nanomaterials used in OTA aptasensors include metal, carbon, luminescent, magnetic and other nanomaterials. Finally, the limitations and future challenges in the development of nanomaterial-based OTA aptasensors are reviewed and discussed.
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Shnoudeh AJ, Qadumii L, Zihlif M, Al-Ameer HJ, Salou RA, Jaber AY, Hamad I. Green Synthesis of Gold, Iron and Selenium Nanoparticles Using Phytoconstituents: Preliminary Evaluation of Antioxidant and Biocompatibility Potential. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27041334. [PMID: 35209121 PMCID: PMC8875721 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27041334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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This study aimed at fabricating gold (Au), iron (Fe) and selenium (Se) nanoparticles (NPs) using various natural plant extracts from the Fertile Crescent area and evaluating their potential application as antioxidant and biocompatible agents to be used in the pharmaceutical field, especially in drug delivery. The Au-NPs were synthesized using Ephedra alata and Pistacia lentiscus extracts, whereas the Fe-NPs and Se-NPs were synthesized using peel, fruit and seed extracts of Punica granatum. The phytofabricated NPs were characterized by the UV-visible spectroscopy, scanning electron microscope, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDS) spectroscopy. Scanning electron microscope technique showed that the synthesized NPs surface was spherical, and the particle size analysis confirmed a particle size of 50 nm. The crystalline nature of the NPs was confirmed by the XRD analysis. All synthesized NPs were found to be biocompatible in the fibroblast and human erythroleukemic cell lines. Se-NPs showed a dose-dependent antitumor activity as evidenced from the experimental results with breast cancer (MCF-7) cells. A dose-dependent, free-radical scavenging effect of the Au-NPs and Se-NPs was observed in the DPPH (2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) assay, with the highest effect recorded for Au-NPs.
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- Abeer Jabra Shnoudeh
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Philadelphia University, Amman 19392, Jordan; (A.J.S.); (A.Y.J.)
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Science, Philadelphia University, Amman 19392, Jordan; (L.Q.); (R.A.S.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan; (M.Z.); (H.J.A.-A.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan; (M.Z.); (H.J.A.-A.)
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, American University of Madaba, Madaba 11821, Jordan
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Science, Philadelphia University, Amman 19392, Jordan; (L.Q.); (R.A.S.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Philadelphia University, Amman 19392, Jordan; (A.J.S.); (A.Y.J.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Madaba, Madaba 11821, Jordan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +962-799-585-892
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Noh TU, Abdul-Aziz A. Haptenation of skin sensitizers with cysteine and gold nanoparticles modified screen printed carbon electrode analyzed using impedance technique. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Wang J, Drelich AJ, Hopkins CM, Mecozzi S, Li L, Kwon G, Hong S. Gold nanoparticles in virus detection: Recent advances and potential considerations for SARS-CoV-2 testing development. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 14:e1754. [PMID: 34498423 PMCID: PMC8646453 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Viruses are infectious agents that pose significant threats to plants, animals, and humans. The current coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has spread globally and resulted in over 2 million deaths and immeasurable financial losses. Rapid and sensitive virus diagnostics become crucially important in controlling the spread of a pandemic before effective treatment and vaccines are available. Gold nanoparticle (AuNP)-based testing holds great potential for this urgent unmet biomedical need. In this review, we describe the most recent advances in AuNP-based viral detection applications. In addition, we discuss considerations for the design of AuNP-based SARS-CoV-2 testings. Finally, we highlight and propose important parameters to consider for the future development of effective AuNP-based testings that would be critical for not only this COVID-19 pandemic, but also potential future outbreaks. This article is categorized under: Diagnostic Tools > Biosensing Diagnostic Tools > In Vitro Nanoparticle-Based Sensing.
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- Jianxin Wang
- Wisconsin Center for NanoBioSystems, School of PharmacyUniversity of Wisconsin—MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of PharmacyUniversity of Wisconsin—MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of PharmacyUniversity of Wisconsin—MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of PharmacyUniversity of Wisconsin—MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Wisconsin Center for NanoBioSystems, School of PharmacyUniversity of Wisconsin—MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of PharmacyUniversity of Wisconsin—MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Wisconsin Center for NanoBioSystems, School of PharmacyUniversity of Wisconsin—MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of PharmacyUniversity of Wisconsin—MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Wisconsin—MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Wisconsin Center for NanoBioSystems, School of PharmacyUniversity of Wisconsin—MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of PharmacyUniversity of Wisconsin—MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Wisconsin Center for NanoBioSystems, School of PharmacyUniversity of Wisconsin—MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of PharmacyUniversity of Wisconsin—MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Department of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of Wisconsin—MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Yonsei Frontier Lab and Department of PharmacyYonsei UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
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Fabrication of AuNPs/MWCNTS/Chitosan Nanocomposite for the Electrochemical Aptasensing of Cadmium in Water. SENSORS 2021; 22:s22010105. [PMID: 35009645 PMCID: PMC8747752 DOI: 10.3390/s22010105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 12/11/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Cadmium (Cd2+) is one of the most toxic heavy metals causing serious health problems; thus, designing accurate analytical methods for monitoring such pollutants is highly urgent. Herein, we report a label-free electrochemical aptasensor for cadmium detection in water. For this, a nanocomposite combining the advantages of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and chitosan (Cs) was constructed and used as immobilization support for the cadmium aptamer. First, the surface of a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was modified with CNTs-CS. Then, AuNPs were deposited on CNTs-CS/GCE using chrono-amperometry. Finally, the immobilization of the amino-modified Cd-aptamer was achieved via glutaraldehyde cross-linking. The different synthesis steps of the AuNPs/CNTs/CS nano assembly were characterized by cyclic voltammetry (CV). Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was employed for cadmium determination. The proposed biosensor exhibited excellent performances for cadmium detection at a low applied potential (−0.5 V) with a high sensitivity (1.2 KΩ·M−1), a detection limit of 0.02 pM and a wide linear range (10−13–10−4 M). Moreover, the aptasensor showed a good selectivity against the interfering ions: Pb2+; Hg2+ and Zn2+. Our electrochemical biosensor provides a simple and sensitive approach for Cd2+ detection in aqueous solutions, with promising applications in the monitoring of trace amounts of heavy metals in real samples.
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Ferreira-Gonçalves T, Ferreira D, Ferreira HA, Reis CP. Nanogold-based materials in medicine: from their origins to their future. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2021; 16:2695-2723. [PMID: 34879741 DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2021-0265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The properties of gold-based materials have been explored for centuries in several research fields, including medicine. Multiple published production methods for gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have shown that the physicochemical and optical properties of AuNPs depend on the production method used. These different AuNP properties have allowed exploration of their usefulness in countless distinct biomedical applications over the last few years. Here we present an extensive overview of the most commonly used AuNP production methods, the resulting distinct properties of the AuNPs and the potential application of these AuNPs in diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in biomedicine.
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- Tânia Ferreira-Gonçalves
- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Department of Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Health Technologies (DFFTS), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Professor Gama Pinto, Lisboa, 1649-003, Portugal
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- Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), Departamento de Desporto e Saúde, Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Universidade de Évora, Largo dos Colegiais, Évora, 7000, Portugal
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- Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica (IBEB), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Lisboa, 1749-016, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Department of Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Health Technologies (DFFTS), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Professor Gama Pinto, Lisboa, 1649-003, Portugal.,Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica (IBEB), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Lisboa, 1749-016, Portugal
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Parchekani J, Hashemzadeh H, Allahverdi A, Siampour H, Abbasian S, Moshaii A, Naderi-Manesh H. Zepto molar miRNA-21 detection in gold Nano-islands platform toward early cancer screening. SENSING AND BIO-SENSING RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sbsr.2021.100449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Green Synthesis of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Using Different Plants’ Parts for Antimicrobial Activity and Anticancer Activity: A Review Article. COATINGS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/coatings11111374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Nanotechnology emerged as a scientific innovation in the 21st century. Metallic nanoparticles (metal or metal oxide nanoparticles) have attained remarkable popularity due to their interesting biological, physical, chemical, magnetic, and optical properties. Metal-based nanoparticles can be prepared by utilizing different biological, physical, and chemical methods. The biological method is preferred as it provides a green, simple, facile, ecofriendly, rapid, and cost-effective route for the green synthesis of nanoparticles. Plants have complex phytochemical constituents such as carbohydrates, amino acids, phenolics, flavonoids, terpenoids, and proteins, which can behave as reducing and stabilizing agents. However, the mechanism of green synthesis by using plants is still highly debatable. In this report, we summarized basic principles or mechanisms of green synthesis especially for metal or metal oxide (i.e., ZnO, Au, Ag, and TiO2, Fe, Fe2O3, Cu, CuO, Co) nanoparticles. Finally, we explored the medical applications of plant-based nanoparticles in terms of antibacterial, antifungal, and anticancer activity.
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Zoey FL, Palanivel M, Padmanabhan P, Gulyás B. Parkinson's Disease: A Nanotheranostic Approach Targeting Alpha-Synuclein Aggregation. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:707441. [PMID: 34490255 PMCID: PMC8418352 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.707441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders that is implicated in aging populations. As numerous developed nations are experiencing progressively aging populations today, there is a heightened propensity for the occurrence of PD cases. Alpha-synuclein (α-syn) aggregation has been considered to be the pivotal mechanism leading to PD pathogenesis. Thus, early diagnostic and therapeutic strategies targeting the misfolded α-syn protein can potentially improve the prognosis of PD. With rapid advancements in nanotechnology in the last decade, effective solutions to various neurodegenerative and oncological diseases have been suggested. This review will explore the current innovations in nanotechnology that target the α-syn aggregation pathway, and reinstate the promise they hold as effective early diagnostic and therapeutic solutions to PD.
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- Fong LaiGuan Zoey
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
- Imaging Probe Development Platform, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
- Imaging Probe Development Platform, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
- Imaging Probe Development Platform, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
- Cognitive Neuroimaging Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
- Imaging Probe Development Platform, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
- Cognitive Neuroimaging Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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Xu L, Bai X, Bhunia AK. Current State of Development of Biosensors and Their Application in Foodborne Pathogen Detection. J Food Prot 2021; 84:1213-1227. [PMID: 33710346 DOI: 10.4315/jfp-20-464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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ABSTRACT Foodborne disease outbreaks continue to be a major public health and food safety concern. Testing products promptly can protect consumers from foodborne diseases by ensuring the safety of food before retail distribution. Fast, sensitive, and accurate detection tools are in great demand. Therefore, various approaches have been explored recently to find a more effective way to incorporate antibodies, oligonucleotides, phages, and mammalian cells as signal transducers and analyte recognition probes on biosensor platforms. The ultimate goal is to achieve high specificity and low detection limits (1 to 100 bacterial cells or piconanogram concentrations of toxins). Advancements in mammalian cell-based and bacteriophage-based sensors have produced sensors that detect low levels of pathogens and differentiate live from dead cells. Combinations of biotechnology platforms have increased the practical utility and application of biosensors for detection of foodborne pathogens. However, further rigorous testing of biosensors with complex food matrices is needed to ensure the utility of these sensors for point-of-care needs and outbreak investigations. HIGHLIGHTS
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- Luping Xu
- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA.,Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA.,Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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Pothipor C, Jakmunee J, Bamrungsap S, Ounnunkad K. An electrochemical biosensor for simultaneous detection of breast cancer clinically related microRNAs based on a gold nanoparticles/graphene quantum dots/graphene oxide film. Analyst 2021; 146:4000-4009. [PMID: 34013303 DOI: 10.1039/d1an00436k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A label-free multiplexed electrochemical biosensor based on a gold nanoparticles/graphene quantum dots/graphene oxide (AuNPs/GQDs/GO) modified three-screen-printed carbon electrode (3SPCE) array is successfully constructed to detect miRNA-21, miRNA-155, and miRNA-210 biomarkers for the first time. Redox species (anthraquinone (AQ), methylene blue (MB), and polydopamine (PDA)) are used as redox indicators for anchoring capture miRNA probes, which hybridize with the complementary targets, miRNA-21, miRNA-155, and miRNA-210, respectively. After three target miRNAs are present, the square wave voltammetry (SWV) scan displays three well-separated peaks. Each peak indicates the presence of one miRNA, and its intensity quantitatively correlates with the concentration of the corresponding target analyte. This phenomenon results in the substantial decline of the SWV peak current of the redox probes. The developed AuNPs/GQDs/GO-based biosensor reveals excellent performance for simultaneous miRNA sensing. It offers a wide linear dynamic range from 0.001 to 1000 pM with ultrasensitive low detection limits of 0.04, 0.33, and 0.28 fM for the detection of miRNA-21, miRNA-155, and miRNA-210, respectively. It also presents high selectivity and applicability for the detection of miRNAs in human serum samples. This multiplex label-free miRNA biosensor has great potential for applications in breast cancer diagnosis.
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- Chammari Pothipor
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand. and The Graduate School, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand. and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand and Research Center on Chemistry for Development of Health Promoting Products from Northern Resources, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand. and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand and Research Center on Chemistry for Development of Health Promoting Products from Northern Resources, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand and Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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Metal Nanoparticle and Quantum Dot Tags for Signal Amplification in Electrochemical Immunosensors for Biomarker Detection. CHEMOSENSORS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/chemosensors9040085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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With the increasing importance of healthcare and clinical diagnosis, as well as the growing demand for highly sensitive analytical instruments, immunosensors have received considerable attention. In this review, electrochemical immunosensor signal amplification strategies using metal nanoparticles (MNPs) and quantum dots (Qdots) as tags are overviewed, focusing on recent developments in the ultrasensitive detection of biomarkers. MNPs and Qdots can be used separately or in combination with other nanostructures, while performing the function of nanocarriers, electroactive labels, or catalysts. Thus, different functions of MNPs and Qdots as well as recent advances in electrochemical signal amplification are discussed. Additionally, the methods most often used for antibody immobilization on nanoparticles, immunoassay formats, and electrochemical methods for indirect biomarker detection are overviewed.
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Panahi A, Sadighbayan D, Forouhi S, Ghafar-Zadeh E. Recent Advances of Field-Effect Transistor Technology for Infectious Diseases. BIOSENSORS 2021; 11:103. [PMID: 33918325 PMCID: PMC8065562 DOI: 10.3390/bios11040103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Field-effect transistor (FET) biosensors have been intensively researched toward label-free biomolecule sensing for different disease screening applications. High sensitivity, incredible miniaturization capability, promising extremely low minimum limit of detection (LoD) at the molecular level, integration with complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology and last but not least label-free operation were amongst the predominant motives for highlighting these sensors in the biosensor community. Although there are various diseases targeted by FET sensors for detection, infectious diseases are still the most demanding sector that needs higher precision in detection and integration for the realization of the diagnosis at the point of care (PoC). The COVID-19 pandemic, nevertheless, was an example of the escalated situation in terms of worldwide desperate need for fast, specific and reliable home test PoC devices for the timely screening of huge numbers of people to restrict the disease from further spread. This need spawned a wave of innovative approaches for early detection of COVID-19 antibodies in human swab or blood amongst which the FET biosensing gained much more attention due to their extraordinary LoD down to femtomolar (fM) with the comparatively faster response time. As the FET sensors are promising novel PoC devices with application in early diagnosis of various diseases and especially infectious diseases, in this research, we have reviewed the recent progress on developing FET sensors for infectious diseases diagnosis accompanied with a thorough discussion on the structure of Chem/BioFET sensors and the readout circuitry for output signal processing. This approach would help engineers and biologists to gain enough knowledge to initiate their design for accelerated innovations in response to the need for more efficient management of infectious diseases like COVID-19.
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- Abbas Panahi
- Biologically Sensors and Actuators (BioSA) Laboratory, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Keel Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada; (A.P.); (D.S.); (S.F.)
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Keel Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Biologically Sensors and Actuators (BioSA) Laboratory, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Keel Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada; (A.P.); (D.S.); (S.F.)
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, York University, Keel Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Biologically Sensors and Actuators (BioSA) Laboratory, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Keel Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada; (A.P.); (D.S.); (S.F.)
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Keel Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Biologically Sensors and Actuators (BioSA) Laboratory, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Keel Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada; (A.P.); (D.S.); (S.F.)
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Keel Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, York University, Keel Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
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António M, Vitorino R, Daniel-da-Silva AL. Gold nanoparticles-based assays for biodetection in urine. Talanta 2021; 230:122345. [PMID: 33934794 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2021] [Revised: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Urine is a biofluid easy to collect through a non-invasive technique that allows collecting a large volume of sample. The use of urine for disease diagnosis is not yet well explored. However, it has gained attention over the last three years. It has been applied in the diagnosis of several illnesses such as kidney disease, bladder cancer, prostate cancer and cardiovascular diseases. In the last decade, gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) have attracted attention in biosensors' development for the diagnosis of diseases due to their electrical and optical properties, ability to conjugate with biomolecules, high sensitivity, and selectivity. Therefore, this article aims to present a comprehensive view of state of the art on the advances made in the quantification of analytes in urinary samples using AuNPs based assays, with a focus on protein analysis. The type of diagnosis methods, the Au NPs synthesis approaches and the strategies for surface modification aiming at selectivity towards the different targets are highlighted.
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- Maria António
- CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- iBiMED-Institute of Biomedicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal; Department of Surgery and Physiology, Cardiovascular R&D Center, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal; LAQV-REQUIMTE, Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.
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- CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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Banerjee A, Maity S, Mastrangelo CH. Nanostructures for Biosensing, with a Brief Overview on Cancer Detection, IoT, and the Role of Machine Learning in Smart Biosensors. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 21:1253. [PMID: 33578726 PMCID: PMC7916491 DOI: 10.3390/s21041253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Biosensors are essential tools which have been traditionally used to monitor environmental pollution and detect the presence of toxic elements and biohazardous bacteria or virus in organic matter and biomolecules for clinical diagnostics. In the last couple of decades, the scientific community has witnessed their widespread application in the fields of military, health care, industrial process control, environmental monitoring, food-quality control, and microbiology. Biosensor technology has greatly evolved from in vitro studies based on the biosensing ability of organic beings to the highly sophisticated world of nanofabrication-enabled miniaturized biosensors. The incorporation of nanotechnology in the vast field of biosensing has led to the development of novel sensors and sensing mechanisms, as well as an increase in the sensitivity and performance of the existing biosensors. Additionally, the nanoscale dimension further assists the development of sensors for rapid and simple detection in vivo as well as the ability to probe single biomolecules and obtain critical information for their detection and analysis. However, the major drawbacks of this include, but are not limited to, potential toxicities associated with the unavoidable release of nanoparticles into the environment, miniaturization-induced unreliability, lack of automation, and difficulty of integrating the nanostructured-based biosensors, as well as unreliable transduction signals from these devices. Although the field of biosensors is vast, we intend to explore various nanotechnology-enabled biosensors as part of this review article and provide a brief description of their fundamental working principles and potential applications. The article aims to provide the reader a holistic overview of different nanostructures which have been used for biosensing purposes along with some specific applications in the field of cancer detection and the Internet of things (IoT), as well as a brief overview of machine-learning-based biosensing.
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- Aishwaryadev Banerjee
- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Sciences, S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata 700106, India;
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- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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Scrutinizing the therapeutic and diagnostic potential of nanotechnology in thyroid cancer: Edifying drug targeting by nano-oncotherapeutics. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2020.102221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Mu J, Yu LL, Wellems TE. Sensitive Immunoassay Detection of Plasmodium Lactate Dehydrogenase by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 10:620419. [PMID: 33505925 PMCID: PMC7831609 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.620419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Rapid, reliable, and sensitive detection of Plasmodium infection is central to malaria control and elimination. Many Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) developed for this purpose depend upon immunoassays that can be improved by advances in bound antibody sensor technology. In a previous study, immuno-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was shown to provide highly sensitive detection of Plasmodium falciparum lactate dehydrogenase (PfLDH) in monoclonal antibody (mAb) sandwich assays. Here, we show comparably high immunoassay sensitivity by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) detection of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). Following capture of PfLDH with the primary mAb and binding of the AuNP-labeled detection mAb, ICP-MS signals from the AuNPs provided quantitative measures of recombinant PfLDH test dilutions and P. falciparum-infected erythrocytes. A detection limit of 1.5 pg/mL was achieved with the PfLDH protein. Parasitemia in cultures of P. falciparum-infected erythrocytes could be detected to a lower limit of 1.6 parasite/μl (p/μl) for early ring-stage forms and 0.3 p/μl for mixed stages including mature trophozoites and schizont-stages. These results show that ICP-MS detection of AuNPs can support highly sensitive and accurate detection of Plasmodium infection.
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- Jianbing Mu
- Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, United States
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, United States
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- Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, United States
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Alafeef M, Dighe K, Moitra P, Pan D. Rapid, Ultrasensitive, and Quantitative Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Using Antisense Oligonucleotides Directed Electrochemical Biosensor Chip. ACS NANO 2020; 14:17028-17045. [PMID: 33079516 PMCID: PMC7586458 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c06392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 304] [Impact Index Per Article: 76.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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A large-scale diagnosis of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is essential to downregulate its spread within as well as across communities and mitigate the current outbreak of the pandemic novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Herein, we report the development of a rapid (less than 5 min), low-cost, easy-to-implement, and quantitative paper-based electrochemical sensor chip to enable the digital detection of SARS-CoV-2 genetic material. The biosensor uses gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), capped with highly specific antisense oligonucleotides (ssDNA) targeting viral nucleocapsid phosphoprotein (N-gene). The sensing probes are immobilized on a paper-based electrochemical platform to yield a nucleic-acid-testing device with a readout that can be recorded with a simple hand-held reader. The biosensor chip has been tested using samples collected from Vero cells infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus and clinical samples. The sensor provides a significant improvement in output signal only in the presence of its target-SARS-CoV-2 RNA-within less than 5 min of incubation time, with a sensitivity of 231 (copies μL-1)-1 and limit of detection of 6.9 copies/μL without the need for any further amplification. The sensor chip performance has been tested using clinical samples from 22 COVID-19 positive patients and 26 healthy asymptomatic subjects confirmed using the FDA-approved RT-PCR COVID-19 diagnostic kit. The sensor successfully distinguishes the positive COVID-19 samples from the negative ones with almost 100% accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity and exhibits an insignificant change in output signal for the samples lacking a SARS-CoV-2 viral target segment (e.g., SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, or negative COVID-19 samples collected from healthy subjects). The feasibility of the sensor even during the genomic mutation of the virus is also ensured from the design of the ssDNA-conjugated AuNPs that simultaneously target two separate regions of the same SARS-CoV-2 N-gene.
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- Maha Alafeef
- Bioengineering Department,
University of Illinois at
Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801,
United States
- Departments of Diagnostic Radiology
and Nuclear Medicine and Pediatrics, Center for Blood Oxygen Transport
and Hemostasis, University of Maryland Baltimore School
of Medicine, Health Sciences Research Facility
III, 670 W Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201,
United States
- Biomedical Engineering Department,
Jordan University of Science and
Technology, Irbid 22110,
Jordan
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- Bioengineering Department,
University of Illinois at
Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801,
United States
- Department of Chemical, Biochemical
and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland
Baltimore County, Interdisciplinary Health
Sciences Facility, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, Maryland 21250,
United States
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- Departments of Diagnostic Radiology
and Nuclear Medicine and Pediatrics, Center for Blood Oxygen Transport
and Hemostasis, University of Maryland Baltimore School
of Medicine, Health Sciences Research Facility
III, 670 W Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201,
United States
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- Bioengineering Department,
University of Illinois at
Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801,
United States
- Departments of Diagnostic Radiology
and Nuclear Medicine and Pediatrics, Center for Blood Oxygen Transport
and Hemostasis, University of Maryland Baltimore School
of Medicine, Health Sciences Research Facility
III, 670 W Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201,
United States
- Department of Chemical, Biochemical
and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland
Baltimore County, Interdisciplinary Health
Sciences Facility, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, Maryland 21250,
United States
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Cho YW, Park JH, Lee KH, Lee T, Luo Z, Kim TH. Recent advances in nanomaterial-modified electrical platforms for the detection of dopamine in living cells. NANO CONVERGENCE 2020; 7:40. [PMID: 33351161 PMCID: PMC7755953 DOI: 10.1186/s40580-020-00250-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Dopamine is a key neurotransmitter that plays essential roles in the central nervous system, including motor control, motivation, arousal, and reward. Thus, abnormal levels of dopamine directly cause several neurological diseases, including depressive disorders, addiction, and Parkinson's disease (PD). To develop a new technology to treat such diseases and disorders, especially PD, which is currently incurable, dopamine release from living cells intended for transplantation or drug screening must be precisely monitored and assessed. Owing to the advantages of miniaturisation and rapid detection, numerous electrical techniques have been reported, mostly in combination with various nanomaterials possessing specific nanoscale geometries. This review highlights recent advances in electrical biosensors for dopamine detection, with a particular focus on the use of various nanomaterials (e.g., carbon-based materials, hybrid gold nanostructures, metal oxides, and conductive polymers) on electrode surfaces to improve both sensor performance and biocompatibility. We conclude that this review will accelerate the development of electrical biosensors intended for the precise detection of metabolite release from living cells, which will ultimately lead to advances in therapeutic materials and techniques to cure various neurodegenerative disorders.
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- Yeon-Woo Cho
- School of Integrative Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea
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- School of Integrative Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea
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- School of Integrative Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kwangwoon University, Wolgye-dong, Nowon-gu, 01899, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Integrative Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea.
- Integrative Research Center for Two-dimensional Functional Materials, Institute of Interdisciplinary Convergence Research, Chung Ang University, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea.
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Zeynaloo E, Yang YP, Dikici E, Landgraf R, Bachas LG, Daunert S. Design of a mediator-free, non-enzymatic electrochemical biosensor for glutamate detection. NANOMEDICINE-NANOTECHNOLOGY BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2020; 31:102305. [PMID: 32992017 DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2020.102305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A mediator-free, non-enzymatic electrochemical biosensor was constructed by covalent immobilization of a genetically engineered periplasmic glutamate binding protein onto gold nanoparticle-modified, screen-printed carbon electrodes (GluBP/AuNP/SPCE) for the purpose of direct measurement of glutamate levels. Glutamate serves as the predominant excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. As high levels of glutamate are an indicator of many neurologic disorders, there is a need for advancements in glutamate detection technologies. The biosensor was evaluated for glutamate detection by cyclic voltammetry. Binding of glutamate to the immobilized glutamate binding protein results in a conformational change of the latter that alters the microenvironment on the surface of the sensor, which is manifested as a change in signal. Dose-response plots correlating the electrochemical signal to glutamate concentration revealed a detection limit of 0.15 μM with a linear range of 0.1-0.8 μM. Selectivity studies confirmed a strong preferential response of the biosensor for glutamate against common interfering compounds.
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- Elnaz Zeynaloo
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, , Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States; Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, , Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States; Dr. JT Macdonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, , Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States; Dr. JT Macdonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, , Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States; Dr. JT Macdonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, , Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States; Dr. JT Macdonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States; University of Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States.
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