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Alagumalai K, Palanisamy S, Kumar PS, ElNaker NA, Kim SC, Chiesa M, Prakash P. Improved electrochemical detection of levofloxacin in diverse aquatic samples using 3D flower-like Co@CaPO 4 nanospheres. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 343:123189. [PMID: 38123118 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.123189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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The misuse of antibiotics has become a concerning environmental issue, posing a significant threat to public health. Levofloxacin (LFX), a fluoroquinolone antibiotic, is particularly worrisome due to its detrimental impact on human health and the ecosystem. Therefore, the selective and accurate identification of LFX is of utmost importance. In this study, we have developed an electrochemical sensor based on cobalt-doped calcium phosphate (Co@CaHPO) for the sensitive and selective detection of LFX in various water samples. Under optimized conditions, the Co@CaHPO-modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) exhibited exceptional electrochemical activity, low charge transfer resistance, and a fast electron transfer rate, outperforming the unmodified GCE. The proposed Co@CaHPO-modified GCE demonstrated remarkable electrochemical characteristics, including a wide linear range (0.3-460 μM) and a lower detection limit (0.151 μM) with high sensitivity (0.676 μAμM-1 cm2). This detection approach may enable the direct detection of LFX in the pharmaceutical environment. Furthermore, the resulting sensor exhibited good selectivity, excellent cyclic and storage stability, reproducibility, and repeatability. The practical application of this LFX sensor can be extended to various water samples, yielding reliable and satisfactory results.
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- Laboratory for Energy and NanoScience (LENS), Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, 127788, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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- Magnetics Initiative Life Care Research Center, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST), 333 Techno Jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-myeon, Dalseong-gun, Daegu, 711-873, Republic of Korea; Department of Chemistry, Thiagarajar College, Madurai, 625009, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Laboratory for Energy and NanoScience (LENS), Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, 127788, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 38541, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory for Energy and NanoScience (LENS), Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, 127788, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Department of Physics and Technology, UiT The Artic University of Norway, 9010, Tromso, Norway
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Magnano San Lio R, Barchitta M, Maugeri A, La Rosa MC, Favara G, Agodi A. Updates on developing and applying biosensors for the detection of microorganisms, antimicrobial resistance genes and antibiotics: a scoping review. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1240584. [PMID: 37744478 PMCID: PMC10512422 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1240584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Background The inappropriate use of antibiotics in clinical and non-clinical settings contributes to the increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistant microorganisms. Contemporary endeavours are focused on exploring novel technological methodologies, striving to create cost-effective and valuable alternatives for detecting microorganisms, antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs), and/or antibiotics across diverse matrices. Within this context, there exists an increasingly pressing demand to consolidate insights into potential biosensors and their implications for public health in the battle against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Methods A scoping review was carried out to map the research conducted on biosensors for the detection of microorganisms, ARGs and/or antibiotics in clinical and environmental samples. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) checklist was used. Articles published from 1999 to November 2022 and indexed in the following databases were included: MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, BIOSIS Citation index, Derwent Innovations index, and KCI-Korean Journal. Results The 48 studies included in the scoping review described the development and/or validation of biosensors for the detection of microorganisms, ARGs and/or antibiotics. At its current stage, the detection of microorganisms and/or ARGs has focused primarily on the development and validation of biosensors in clinical and bacterial samples. By contrast, the detection of antibiotics has focused primarily on the development and validation of biosensors in environmental samples. Asides from target and samples, the intrinsic characteristics of biosensors described in the scoping review were heterogenous. Nonetheless, the number of studies assessing the efficacy and validation of the aforementioned biosensor remained limited, and there was also a lack of comparative analyses against conventional molecular techniques. Conclusion Promoting high-quality research is essential to facilitate the integration of biosensors as innovative technologies within the realm of public health challenges, such as antimicrobial resistance AMR. Adopting a One-Health approach, it becomes imperative to delve deeper into these promising and feasible technologies, exploring their potential across diverse sample sets and matrices.
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies “GF Ingrassia”, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Zhang Z, Wu M, Phan A, Alanazi M, Yong J, Ping Xu Z, Sultanbawa Y, Zhang R. Development of europium(III) complex functionalized silica nanoprobe for luminescence detection of tetracycline. Methods 2023; 214:1-7. [PMID: 37075873 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2023.04.003] [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: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/21/2023] Open
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Increasing awareness of the health and environment impacts of the antibiotics misuse or overuse, such as tetracycline (TC) in treatment or prevention of infections and diseases, has driven the development of robust methods for their detection in biological, environmental and food systems. In this work, we report the development of a new europium(III) complex functionalized silica nanoprobe (SiNPs-Eu3+) for highly sensitive and selective detection of TC residue in aqueous solution and food samples (milk and meat). The nanoprobe is developed by immobilization of Eu3+ ion onto the surface of silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) as the emitter and TC recognition unit. The β-diketone configuration of TC can further coordinate with Eu3+ steadily on the surface of nanoprobe, facilitating the absorption of light excitation for Eu3+ emitter activation and luminescence "off-on" response. The dose-dependent luminescence enhancement of SiNPs-Eu3+ nanoprobe exhibits good linearities, allowing the quantitative detection of TC. The SiNPs-Eu3+ nanoprobe shows high sensitivity and selectivity for TC detection in buffer solution. Time resolved luminescence analysis enables the elimination of autofluorescence and light scattering for highly sensitive detection of TC in milk and pork mince with high accuracy and precision. The successful development of SiNPs-Eu3+ nanoprobe is anticipated to provide a rapid, economic, and robust approach for TC detection in real world samples.
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- Zexi Zhang
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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- ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Uniquely Australian Foods, Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, Indooroopilly, Queensland, 4068, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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- ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Uniquely Australian Foods, Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, Indooroopilly, Queensland, 4068, Australia.
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia.
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Electrochemical Nano-Imprinting of Trimetallic Dendritic Surface for Ultrasensitive Detection of Cephalexin in Pharmaceutical Formulations. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15030876. [PMID: 36986737 PMCID: PMC10058315 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15030876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
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Cephalexin (CFX), a first-generation cephalosporin, is used to treat various infectious diseases. Although antibiotics have achieved considerable progress in the eradication of infectious diseases, their incorrect and excessive usage has contributed to various side effects, such as mouth soreness, pregnancy-related pruritus, and gastrointestinal symptoms, including nausea, epigastric discomfort, vomiting, diarrhoea, and haematuria. In addition to this, it also causes antibiotic resistance, one of the most pressing problems in the medical field. The World Health Organization (WHO) claims that cephalosporins are currently the most commonly used drugs for which bacteria have developed resistance. Hence, it is crucial to detect CFX in complex biological matrices in a highly selective and sensitive way. In view of this, a unique trimetallic dendritic nanostructure comprised of cobalt, copper, and gold was electrochemically imprinted on an electrode surface by optimising the electrodeposition variables. The dendritic sensing probe was thoroughly characterised using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, chronoamperometry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and linear sweep voltammetry. The probe displayed superior analytical performance, with a linear dynamic range between 0.05 nM and 105 nM, limit of detection of 0.04 ± 0.01 nM, and response time of 4.5 ± 0.2 s. The dendritic sensing probe displayed minimal response to interfering compounds, such as glucose, acetaminophen, uric acid, aspirin, ascorbic acid, chloramphenicol, and glutamine, which usually occur together in real matrices. In order to check the feasibility of the surface, analysis of a real sample was carried out using the spike and recovery approach in pharmaceutical formulations and milk samples, yielding current recoveries of 93.29–99.77% and 92.66–98.29%, respectively, with RSD < 3.5%. It only took around 30 min to imprint the surface and analyse the CFX molecule, making it a quick and efficient platform for drug analysis in clinical settings.
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Yuksel M, Luo W, McCloy B, Mills J, Kayaharman M, Yeow JTW. A precise and rapid early pregnancy test: Development of a novel and fully automated electrochemical point-of-care biosensor for human urine samples. Talanta 2023; 254:124156. [PMID: 36525867 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.124156] [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: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a glycoprotein hormone secreted from the placenta, is an important biomarker for pregnancy. In this study, we designed a precise, rapid and fully automatic device with an electrochemical point-of-care biosensor capable of quantitative hCG detection from human urine samples for early pregnancy detection. Gold and Ag/AgCl electrodes, whose structure with optimum isopotential region and current density, were simulated using COMSOL Multiphysics® software and custom-made from Flex Medical. The sensing surface was fabricated with DSP self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) and covalently immobilized anti-hCG-beta antibody. The detection method involved a sandwich assay using anti-hCG alpha-HRP. Based on an automated agitation design implemented in our device, the surface reaction rate is significantly improved comparing to routinely performed sandwich assays, and therefore a rapid detection of very low concentration can be achieved. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and chronoamperometry (CA) measurements were used to characterize the immobilization of the antibodies and to determine the sensor activities respectively. The sensors displayed a limit of detection (LOD) of 2.17 mIU/ml within established clinical hCG levels for early detection of pregnancy. They responded very well to hCG, but not to luteinizing hormone (LH), which has a high degree of cross-reactivity with hCG. The results showed that the immunosensor has high specificity, good reproducibility, and long-term stability for the detection of hCG in urine samples.
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- Mustafa Yuksel
- Dept. of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada; SannTek Labs Inc, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- SannTek Labs Inc, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- SannTek Labs Inc, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- Dept. of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada; Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada.
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Lunelli L, Germanis M, Vanzetti L, Potrich C. Different Strategies for the Microfluidic Purification of Antibiotics from Food: A Comparative Study. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:325. [PMID: 36979536 PMCID: PMC10046095 DOI: 10.3390/bios13030325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The presence of residual antibiotics in food is increasingly emerging as a worrying risk for human health both for the possible direct toxicity and for the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. In the context of food safety, new methods based on microfluidics could offer better performance, providing improved rapidity, portability and sustainability, being more cost effective and easy to use. Here, a microfluidic method based on the use of magnetic microbeads specifically functionalized and inserted in polymeric microchambers is proposed. The microbeads are functionalized either with aptamers, antibodies or small functional groups able to interact with specific antibiotics. The setup of these different strategies as well as the performance of the different functionalizations are carefully evaluated and compared. The most promising results are obtained employing the functionalization with aptamers, which are able not only to capture and release almost all tetracycline present in the initial sample but also to deliver an enriched and simplified solution of antibiotic. These solutions of purified antibiotics are particularly suitable for further analyses, for example, with innovative methods, such as label-free detection. On the contrary, the on-chip process based on antibodies could capture only partially the antibiotics, as well as the protocol based on beads functionalized with small groups specific for sulfonamides. Therefore, the on-chip purification with aptamers combined with new portable detection systems opens new possibilities for the development of sensors in the field of food safety.
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- Lorenzo Lunelli
- Bruno Kessler Foundation, Center for Sensors & Devices, Via Sommarive 18, 38123 Trento, Italy
- National Research Council, Institute of Biophysics, Via alla Cascata 56/C, 38123 Trento, Italy
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- Bruno Kessler Foundation, Center for Sensors & Devices, Via Sommarive 18, 38123 Trento, Italy
- FTH Srl (Femtorays), Via Solteri 38, 38121 Trento, Italy
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- Bruno Kessler Foundation, Center for Sensors & Devices, Via Sommarive 18, 38123 Trento, Italy
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- Bruno Kessler Foundation, Center for Sensors & Devices, Via Sommarive 18, 38123 Trento, Italy
- National Research Council, Institute of Biophysics, Via alla Cascata 56/C, 38123 Trento, Italy
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Nam NN, Do HDK, Trinh KTL, Lee NY. Recent Progress in Nanotechnology-Based Approaches for Food Monitoring. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:nano12234116. [PMID: 36500739 PMCID: PMC9740597 DOI: 10.3390/nano12234116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Throughout the food supply chain, including production, storage, and distribution, food can be contaminated by harmful chemicals and microorganisms, resulting in a severe threat to human health. In recent years, the rapid advancement and development of nanotechnology proposed revolutionary solutions to solve several problems in scientific and industrial areas, including food monitoring. Nanotechnology can be incorporated into chemical and biological sensors to improve analytical performance, such as response time, sensitivity, selectivity, reliability, and accuracy. Based on the characteristics of the contaminants and the detection methods, nanotechnology can be applied in different ways in order to improve conventional techniques. Nanomaterials such as nanoparticles, nanorods, nanosheets, nanocomposites, nanotubes, and nanowires provide various functions for the immobilization and labeling of contaminants in electrochemical and optical detection. This review summarizes the recent advances in nanotechnology for detecting chemical and biological contaminations in the food supply chain.
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- Nguyen Nhat Nam
- Biotechnology Center, School of Agriculture and Aquaculture, Tra Vinh University, Tra Vinh City 87000, Vietnam
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- NTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ward 13, District 04, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
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- Department of Industrial Environmental Engineering, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnam-daero, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si 13120, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
- Correspondence: (K.T.L.T.); (N.Y.L.)
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- Department of BioNano Technology, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnam-daero, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si 13120, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
- Correspondence: (K.T.L.T.); (N.Y.L.)
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Electroanalytical sensors for antiretroviral drugs determination in pharmaceutical and biological samples: A review. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Malik R, Joshi N, Tomer VK. Functional graphitic carbon (IV) nitride: A versatile sensing material. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Zeng H, Yang Q, Liu H, Wu G, Jiang W, Liu X, Wang J, Tang X. A sensitive immunosensor based on graphene-PAMAM composites for rapid detection of the CP4-EPSPS protein in genetically modified crops. Food Chem 2021; 361:129901. [PMID: 34082384 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2020] [Revised: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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A simple electrochemical immunosensor based on nitrogen-doped graphene and polyamide-amine (GN-PAM) composites was proposed for the detection of the CP4-EPSPS protein in genetically modified (GM) crops. In this immunosensor, the amplification of the detection signal was realized through antibodies labeled with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). The electrochemical responses of the immunosensor were linear (R2 = 0.9935 and 0.9912) when the GM soybean RRS and maize NK603 content ranged from 0.025% to 1.0% and 0.05% to 1.5%, respectively. The limits of detection for the GM soybean RRS and maize NK603 were as low as 0.01% and 0.03%, respectively. The immunosensor also exhibited high specificity, and satisfactory stability, reproducibility, and accuracy. Our findings indicated that the constructed immunosensor provides a new approach for the sensitive detection of the CP4-EPSPS protein. Notably, the sensor may be applied to other proteins or pathogenic bacteria by simply changing the antibodies, and may also be used for multi-component analysis.
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- Haijuan Zeng
- The Biotechnology Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai 201106, China; Crops Ecological Environment Security Inspection and Supervision Center (Shanghai), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shanghai 201106, China
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- The Biotechnology Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai 201106, China; School of Life Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China
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- The Biotechnology Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai 201106, China; Crops Ecological Environment Security Inspection and Supervision Center (Shanghai), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shanghai 201106, China
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- The Biotechnology Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai 201106, China; Crops Ecological Environment Security Inspection and Supervision Center (Shanghai), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shanghai 201106, China
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- The Biotechnology Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai 201106, China; Crops Ecological Environment Security Inspection and Supervision Center (Shanghai), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shanghai 201106, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China
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- The Biotechnology Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai 201106, China; Crops Ecological Environment Security Inspection and Supervision Center (Shanghai), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shanghai 201106, China.
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- The Biotechnology Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai 201106, China; Crops Ecological Environment Security Inspection and Supervision Center (Shanghai), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shanghai 201106, China; School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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Materón EM, Wong A, Freitas TA, Faria RC, Oliveira ON. A sensitive electrochemical detection of metronidazole in synthetic serum and urine samples using low-cost screen-printed electrodes modified with reduced graphene oxide and C60. J Pharm Anal 2021; 11:646-652. [PMID: 34765278 PMCID: PMC8572701 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2021.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Revised: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Monitoring the concentration of antibiotics in body fluids is essential to optimizing the therapy and minimizing the risk of bacteria resistance, which can be made with electrochemical sensors tailored with appropriate materials. In this paper, we report on sensors made with screen-printed electrodes (SPE) coated with fullerene (C60), reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and Nafion (NF) (C60-rGO-NF/SPE) to determine the antibiotic metronidazole (MTZ). Under optimized conditions, the C60-rGO-NF/SPE sensor exhibited a linear response in square wave voltammetry for MTZ concentrations from 2.5 × 10-7 to 34 × 10-6 mol/L, with a detection limit of 2.1 × 10-7 mol/L. This sensor was also capable of detecting MTZ in serum and urine, with recovery between 94% and 100%, which are similar to those of the standard chromatographic method (HPLC-UV). Because the C60-rGO-NF/SPE sensor is amenable to mass production and allows for MTZ determination with simple principles of detection, it fulfills the requirements of therapeutic drug monitoring programs.
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- Elsa Maria Materón
- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, 13560-970, São Carlos, Brazil
- São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, 13560-970, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, 13560-970, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, 13560-970, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, 13560-970, São Carlos, Brazil
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- São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, 13560-970, São Carlos, Brazil
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Guliy OI, Zaitsev BD, Alsowaidi AKM, Karavaeva OA, Lovtsova LG, Borodina IA. Biosensor Systems for Antibiotic Detection. Biophysics (Nagoya-shi) 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006350921040060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Naik A, Misra SK. Modern Sensing Approaches for Predicting Toxicological Responses of Food- and Drug-Based Bioactives on Microbiomes of Gut Origin. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:6396-6413. [PMID: 34081444 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c02736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Recent scientific findings have correlated the gut microbes with homeostasis of human health by delineating their role in pathogen resistance, bioactive metabolization, and immune responses. Foreign materials, like xenobiotics, that induce an altering effect to the human body also influence the gut microbiome to some extent and often limit their use as a result of significant side effects. Investigating the xenobiotic effect of new therapeutic material or edible could be quite painstaking and economically non-viable. Thus, the use of predictive toxicology methods can be an innovative strategy in the food, pharma, and agriculture industries. There are reported in silico, ex vivo, in vitro, and in vivo methods to evaluate such effects but with added drawbacks, such as lower predictability, physiological dissimilarities, and high cost of associated invasive procedures. This review highlights the current and future possibilities with newer modern sensing approaches of economic and time-scale advantages for predicting toxicological responses on gut microbiomes.
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- Aishwarya Naik
- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kalyanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kalyanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India
- The Mehta Family Centre for Engineering in Medicine, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kalyanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India
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Ren W, Ahmad S, Irudayaraj J. 16S rRNA Monitoring Point-of-Care Magnetic Focus Lateral Flow Sensor. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:11095-11102. [PMID: 34056264 PMCID: PMC8153928 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c01307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The detection and profiling of pathogenic bacteria is critical for human health, environmental, and food safety monitoring. Herein, we propose a highly sensitive colorimetric strategy for naked eye screening of 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) from pathogenic agents relevant to infections, human health, and food safety monitoring with a magnetic focus lateral flow sensor (mLFS) platform. The method developed was demonstrated in model 16S rRNA sequences of the pathogen Escherichia coli O157:H7 to detect as low as 1 fM of targets, exhibiting a sensitivity improved by ∼5 × 105 times compared to the conventional GNP-based colorimetric lateral flow assay used for oligonucleotide testing. Based on the grayscale values, semi-quantitation of up to 1 pM of target sequences was possible in ∼45 min. The methodology could detect the target 16S rRNA from as low as 32 pg/mL of total RNA extracted from pathogens. Specificity was demonstrated with total RNA extracted from E. coli K-12 MG1655, Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa). No signal was observed from as high as 320 pg/mL of total RNA from the nontarget bacteria. The recognition of target 16S rRNA from 32 pg/mL of total RNA in complex matrices was also demonstrated. The proposed mLFS method was then extended to monitoring B. subtilis and P. aeruginosa. Our approach highlights the possibility of extending this concept to screen specific nucleic acid sequences for the monitoring of infectious pathogens or microbiome implicated in a range of diseases including cancer.
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- Wen Ren
- Department
of Bioengineering, University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Carle
Foundation Hospital, Biomedical Research
Center in Mills Breast Cancer Institute, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department
of Bioengineering, University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Carle
Foundation Hospital, Biomedical Research
Center in Mills Breast Cancer Institute, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department
of Bioengineering, University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Carle
Foundation Hospital, Biomedical Research
Center in Mills Breast Cancer Institute, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Micro
and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Cancer
Center at Illinois (CCIL), University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Wu S, Hulme JP. Recent Advances in the Detection of Antibiotic and Multi-Drug Resistant Salmonella: An Update. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:3499. [PMID: 33800682 PMCID: PMC8037659 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22073499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Antibiotic and multi-drug resistant (MDR) Salmonella poses a significant threat to public health due to its ability to colonize animals (cold and warm-blooded) and contaminate freshwater supplies. Monitoring antibiotic resistant Salmonella is traditionally costly, involving the application of phenotypic and genotypic tests over several days. However, with the introduction of cheaper semi-automated devices in the last decade, strain detection and identification times have significantly fallen. This, in turn, has led to efficiently regulated food production systems and further reductions in food safety hazards. This review highlights current and emerging technologies used in the detection of antibiotic resistant and MDR Salmonella.
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- Siying Wu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong;
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- Department of Bionano Technology, Gachon Bionano Research Institute, Gachon University, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 461-701, Korea
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Moga A, Vergara-Barberán M, Lerma-García MJ, Carrasco-Correa EJ, Herrero-Martínez JM, Simó-Alfonso EF. Determination of antibiotics in meat samples using analytical methodologies: A review. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2021; 20:1681-1716. [PMID: 33522137 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Antibiotics are widely used to prevent or treat some diseases in human and veterinary medicine and also as animal growth promoters. The presence of these compounds in foods derived from food-producing animals can be a risk for human health. Consequently, regulatory agencies have set maximum residue limits for antibiotics in food samples. Therefore, the development of novel methodologies for its determination in food samples is required. Specifically, the analysis and quantification of these substances in meat tissues is a challenge for the analytical chemistry research community. This is due to the complexity of the matrix and the low detection limits required by the regulatory agencies. In this sense, a comprehensive review on the development of new sample preparation treatments involving extraction, cleanup, and enrichment steps of antibiotics in meat samples in combination with sensitive and sophisticated determination techniques that have been carry out in the last years is necessary. Therefore, the aim of this work is to summarize the published methodologies for the determination of antibiotics from 2016 until the beginning of the second semester of 2020. The first part of this review includes an introduction about antibiotic families, followed by sample preparation and determination techniques applied to the different families. Finally, a detailed discussion of the current trends and the future possible perspectives in this field are also included.
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- Ancuta Moga
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Burjassot, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Antibiotics are extensively employed as bacteriostatic agents for fighting against microbial infection in animals. However, inappropriate doses of antibiotic drugs may result in antibiotic residues in food of animal origin and may cause various side effects on human health. Moreover, the transferor of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to humans through the food chain may induce serious health hazards. Hence, it is vital to develop sensitive and selective methods for rapid screening and regular monitoring of antibiotic residues in animal-derived foods. The conventional different chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques are time-consuming, expensive and require skilled personnel. To overcome such limitations, biosensors have emerged as an innovative approach recently and integrated with nanotechnologies for sensitive, rapid and on-site monitoring of different antibiotic residues in animal origin foods. This mini-review aims to give an overview of the currently available biosensing techniques to detect antibiotic residue in foods.
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- M Z H Khan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, Bangladesh.,Laboratory of Nano-Bio and Advanced Materials Engineering (NAME), Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, Bangladesh
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Monitoring of drug resistance towards reducing the toxicity of pharmaceutical compounds: Past, present and future. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2020; 186:113265. [PMID: 32283481 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2020.113265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Revised: 03/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Drug resistance is worldwide health care crisis which decrease drug efficacy and developing toxicities. Effective resistance detection techniques could alleviate treatment cost and mortality associated with this crisis. In this review, the conventional and modern analysis methods for monitoring of drug resistance are presented. Also, various types of emerging rapid and sensitive techniques including electrochemical, electrical, optical and nano-based methods for the screening of drug resistance were discussed. Applications of various methods for the sensitive and rapid detection of drug resistance are investigated. The review outlines existing key issues in the determination which must be overcome before any of these techniques becomes a feasible method for the rapid detection of drug resistance. In this review, the roles of nanomaterials on development of novel methods for the monitoring of drug resistance were presented. Also, limitations and challenges of conventional and modern methods were discussed.
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