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Abdelhamid MAA, Ki MR, Pack SP. Biominerals and Bioinspired Materials in Biosensing: Recent Advancements and Applications. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:4678. [PMID: 38731897 PMCID: PMC11083057 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25094678] [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: 03/25/2024] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
Abstract
Inspired by nature's remarkable ability to form intricate minerals, researchers have unlocked transformative strategies for creating next-generation biosensors with exceptional sensitivity, selectivity, and biocompatibility. By mimicking how organisms orchestrate mineral growth, biomimetic and bioinspired materials are significantly impacting biosensor design. Engineered bioinspired materials offer distinct advantages over their natural counterparts, boasting superior tunability, precise controllability, and the ability to integrate specific functionalities for enhanced sensing capabilities. This remarkable versatility enables the construction of various biosensing platforms, including optical sensors, electrochemical sensors, magnetic biosensors, and nucleic acid detection platforms, for diverse applications. Additionally, bioinspired materials facilitate the development of smartphone-assisted biosensing platforms, offering user-friendly and portable diagnostic tools for point-of-care applications. This review comprehensively explores the utilization of naturally occurring and engineered biominerals and materials for diverse biosensing applications. We highlight the fabrication and design strategies that tailor their functionalities to address specific biosensing needs. This in-depth exploration underscores the transformative potential of biominerals and materials in revolutionizing biosensing, paving the way for advancements in healthcare, environmental monitoring, and other critical fields.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mohamed A. A. Abdelhamid
- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Korea University, Sejong-ro 2511, Sejong 30019, Republic of Korea; (M.A.A.A.); (M.-R.K.)
- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Korea University, Sejong-ro 2511, Sejong 30019, Republic of Korea; (M.A.A.A.); (M.-R.K.)
- Institute of Industrial Technology, Korea University, Sejong-ro 2511, Sejong 30019, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Korea University, Sejong-ro 2511, Sejong 30019, Republic of Korea; (M.A.A.A.); (M.-R.K.)
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León-Valencia A, Briceño S, Reinoso C, Vizuete K, Debut A, Caetano M, González G. Photochemical Reduction of Silver Nanoparticles on Diatoms. Mar Drugs 2023; 21:md21030185. [PMID: 36976234 PMCID: PMC10054479 DOI: 10.3390/md21030185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
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In this work, the photochemical reduction method was used at 440 or 540 nm excitation wavelengths to optimize the deposition of silver nanoparticles on the diatom surface as a potential DNA biosensor. The as-synthesized nanocomposites were characterized by ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), fluorescence microscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. Our results revealed a 5.5-fold enhancement in the fluorescence response of the nanocomposite irradiated at 440 nm with DNA. The enhanced sensitivity comes from the optical coupling of the guided-mode resonance of the diatoms and the localized surface plasmon of the silver nanoparticles interacting with the DNA. The advantage of this work involves the use of a low-cost green method to optimize the deposition of plasmonic nanoparticles on diatoms as an alternative fabrication method for fluorescent biosensors.
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- Adrián León-Valencia
- School of Physical Sciences and Nanotechnology, Yachay Tech University, Urcuquí 100119, Ecuador
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- School of Physical Sciences and Nanotechnology, Yachay Tech University, Urcuquí 100119, Ecuador
- Correspondence: (S.B.); (G.G.)
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- School of Physical Sciences and Nanotechnology, Yachay Tech University, Urcuquí 100119, Ecuador
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- Centro de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología, Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE, Sangolqui, Quito 171103, Ecuador
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- School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Urcuquí 100119, Ecuador
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- School of Physical Sciences and Nanotechnology, Yachay Tech University, Urcuquí 100119, Ecuador
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- School of Physical Sciences and Nanotechnology, Yachay Tech University, Urcuquí 100119, Ecuador
- Correspondence: (S.B.); (G.G.)
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Bedi N, Srivastava DK, Srivastava A, Mahapatra S, Dkhar DS, Chandra P, Srivastava A. Marine Biological Macromolecules as Matrix Material for Biosensor fabrication. Biotechnol Bioeng 2022; 119:2046-2063. [PMID: 35470439 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The Ocean covers two-third of our planet and has great biological heterogeneity. Marine organisms like algae, vertebrates, invertebrates, and microbes are known to provide many natural products with biological activities as well as potent sources of biomaterials for therapeutic, biomedical, biosensors, and climate stabilization. Over the years, the field of biosensors have gained huge attention due to their extraordinary ability to provide early disease diagnosis, rapid detection of various molecules and substances along with long term monitoring. This review aims to focus on the properties and employment of various biomaterials (Carbohydrate polymers, proteins, polyacids etc) of marine origin such as Alginate, Chitin, Chitosan, Fucoidan, Carrageenan, Chondroitin Sulfate (CS), Hyaluronic acid (HA), Collagen, marine pigments, marine nanoparticles, Hydroxyapatite (HAp), Biosilica, lectins, and marine whole cell in the design and development of biosensors. Further, this review also covers the source of such marine biomaterials and their promising evolution in the fabrication of biosensors that are potent to be employed in the biomedical, environmental science and agricultural sciences domains. The use of such fabricated biosensors harness the system with excellent specificity, selectivity, biocompatibility, thermally stable and minimal cost advantages. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Namita Bedi
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Sector 125, Noida, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Sector 125, Noida, India
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- Laboratory of Bio-Physio Sensors and Nanobiotechnology, School of Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Laboratory of Bio-Physio Sensors and Nanobiotechnology, School of Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Laboratory of Bio-Physio Sensors and Nanobiotechnology, School of Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Sector 125, Noida, India.,Amity Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Sector 125, Noida, India
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Guo J, Liang Z, Huang Y, Kim K, Vandeventer P, Fan D. Acceleration of Biomolecule Enrichment and Detection with Rotationally Motorized Opto-Plasmonic Microsensors and the Working Mechanism. ACS NANO 2020; 14:15204-15215. [PMID: 33095572 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c05429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Vigorous research efforts have advanced the state-of-the-art nanosensors with ultrahigh sensitivity for bioanalysis. However, a dilemmatic challenge remains: it is extremely difficult to obtain nanosensors that are both sensitive and high-speed for the detection of low-concentration molecules in aqueous samples. Herein, we report how the controlled mechanical rotation (or rotary motorization) of designed opto-plasmonic microsensors can substantially and robustly accelerate the enrichment and detection speed of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) with retained high sensitivity. At least 4-fold augmentation of the capture speed of DNA molecules is obtained from a microsensor rotating at 1200 rpm. Theoretical analysis and modeling shed light on the underlying working mechanism, governed by the molecule-motor-flow interaction as well as its application range and limitation. This work provides a device scheme that alleviates the dilemmatic challenge in biomolecule sensing and offers the understanding of the complex interactions of molecules and moving microobjects in suspension. The results may assist the rational design of efficient microrobotic systems for the capture, translocation, sensing, and release of biocargoes.
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- Jianhe Guo
- Texas Materials Institute and Materials Science and Engineering Program, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Texas Materials Institute and Materials Science and Engineering Program, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Texas Materials Institute and Materials Science and Engineering Program, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060, United States
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- Texas Materials Institute and Materials Science and Engineering Program, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
- Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Goessling JW, Santiago González AA, Paul Raj VS, Ashworth MP, Manning SR, Lopez-Garcia M. Biosilica slab photonic crystals as an alternative to cleanroom nanofabrication? Faraday Discuss 2020; 223:261-277. [PMID: 32725039 DOI: 10.1039/d0fd00031k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Photonics, the manipulation of light at nanoscale, is a key enabling technology with impact in health and energy applications, among others. In most cases photonics still relies on materials and fabrication methods inherited from other disciplines, usually requiring expensive, time-consuming and environmentally-unfriendly processes. Recent experiments demonstrated that advanced photonic materials, as complex as those known as 2.5 dimensional slab photonic crystals, also occur naturally in diatoms. These microscopic algae precipitate silicic acid from water to produce silicon dioxide membranes, relying on intracellular biomineralization mechanisms. Addressing some important aspects for the potential industrial utilization of these structures, we here propose that optical materials produced by the diatoms could serve as cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternatives to cleanroom nanofabrication. We demonstrate that photonic materials grown by the diatom species Coscinodiscus granii can be separated based on its hydrokinetic characteristics. We further show that the photonic membranes present low defect rates of ca. 1/100 unit cells and that variation in pore diameter, as observed between individual membranes, can affect the photonic properties at large, but only marginally at low refractive index contrast. Finally, we list algal culture collections operating worldwide, thus providing a global network for live diatoms and diatom materials. We discuss the feasibility and bottlenecks related to scaled-up growth for direct utilization of photonic materials from diatoms.
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- Johannes W Goessling
- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Av. Mestre José Veiga, Braga 4715-330, Portugal.
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- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Av. Mestre José Veiga, Braga 4715-330, Portugal.
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- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Av. Mestre José Veiga, Braga 4715-330, Portugal. and Science et Ingénierie des Matériaux et Procédés, 101 Rue de la Physique, 38402 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 205 West 24th St., BIO 316, Stop A5000, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 205 West 24th St., BIO 316, Stop A5000, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Av. Mestre José Veiga, Braga 4715-330, Portugal.
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Nanostructured Biosilica of Diatoms: From Water World to Biomedical Applications. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/app10196811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Diatoms—unicellular photosynthetic algae—are promising natural sources of nanostructured silica. These microorganisms produce in their membrane approximately a highly ordered porous cell wall called a frustule as protection from environmental stress. Diatom frustules consist of hydrated silica that show peculiar properties including biocompatibility, tailorable surface chemistry, chemical inertness, and thermal stability. Frustules harvested from aquatic ecosystems or diatomaceous fossil sediments represent an excellent cost-effective source of biosilica for a broad range of biomedical applications. The porous ultrastructure of the frustules displays a large surface area available for coating with various biomolecules through different functionalization methods. In this review article, we highlight the main features of diatom biosilica and present some of the most advantageous properties that support the employment of frustules in the field of drug delivery, biosensing, and regenerative medicine. In particular, it is offered an insight into the most common functionalization strategies through which diatom physicochemical properties can be modified and tailored according to the described field of application.
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Mishra M, Singh SK, Shanker R, Sundaram S. Design and simulation of diatom-based microcantilever immunobiosensor for the early detection of Karnal bunt. 3 Biotech 2020; 10:201. [PMID: 32309110 PMCID: PMC7150667 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-020-02191-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Fungal pathogen, Tilletia indica, the cause of Karnal bunt disease in wheat, is severely affecting the yield and grain quality, worldwide. Thus, strict quarantine regulations by most wheat growing countries have to be followed, leading to trade barriers for wheat export. The conventional methods being used for pathogen detection at symptomatic stage requires the germination of Tilletia spores for the processing of samples. Thus, it is time-consuming and expensive. This study proposes a simulated microcantilever-based piezoelectric biosensor for the early detection of T. indica. Four different materials, SiO2, SiC, Si3N4, and Poly Si, were used for the microcantilever design. Microcantilever was coated with siliceous frustules of diatom that provides high surface area and enhanced sensitivity for specific antibody against the antigen, T. indica. Ansys software was used for the simulation analysis. Simulation results showed that microcantilever beam of SiO2 length of 150 µm, width of 30 µm and thickness 1 µm enhanced the sensitivity by two times against the antibody in comparison to normal microcantilever beam. The results concluded that SiO2 with coated diatom is the best material for the microcantilever fabrication, thus, providing an excellent protocol for fabrication of microcantilever-based biosensor which is both cost- and time effective.
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- Manjita Mishra
- Centre of Biotechnology, University of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, Prayagraj, 211002 India
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- Centre of Biotechnology, University of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, Prayagraj, 211002 India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Uttar Pradesh, Prayagraj, 211004 India
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- Centre of Biotechnology, University of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, Prayagraj, 211002 India
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