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Kumar S, Kaushal JB, Lee HP. Sustainable Sensing with Paper Microfluidics: Applications in Health, Environment, and Food Safety. BIOSENSORS 2024; 14:300. [PMID: 38920604 PMCID: PMC11202065 DOI: 10.3390/bios14060300] [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: 05/13/2024] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
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This manuscript offers a concise overview of paper microfluidics, emphasizing its sustainable sensing applications in healthcare, environmental monitoring, and food safety. Researchers have developed innovative sensing platforms for detecting pathogens, pollutants, and contaminants by leveraging the paper's unique properties, such as biodegradability and affordability. These portable, low-cost sensors facilitate rapid diagnostics and on-site analysis, making them invaluable tools for resource-limited settings. This review discusses the fabrication techniques, principles, and applications of paper microfluidics, showcasing its potential to address pressing challenges and enhance human health and environmental sustainability.
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- Sanjay Kumar
- Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Scott Campus, Omaha, NE 68182-0816, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117575, Singapore;
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Fuse H, Kikawada T, Cornette R. Effective methods for immobilization of non-adherent Pv11 cells while maintaining their desiccation tolerance. Cytotechnology 2023; 75:491-503. [PMID: 37841960 PMCID: PMC10575823 DOI: 10.1007/s10616-023-00592-0] [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: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023] Open
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Pv11 was derived from embryos of the sleeping chironomid Polypedilum vanderplanki, which displays an extreme form of desiccation tolerance known as anhydrobiosis. Pre-treatment with a high concentration of trehalose allows Pv11 cells to enter anhydrobiosis. In the dry state, Pv11 cells preserve transgenic luciferase while retaining its activity. Thus, these cells could be utilized for dry-preserving antibodies, enzymes, signaling proteins or other valuable biological materials without denaturation. However, Pv11 cells grow in suspension, which limits their applicability; for instance, they cannot be integrated into microfluidic devices or used in devices such as sensor chips. Therefore, in this paper, we developed an effective immobilization system for Pv11 cells that, crucially, allows them to maintain their anhydrobiotic potential even when immobilized. Pv11 cells exhibited a very high adhesion rate with both biocompatible anchor for membrane (BAM) and Cell-Tak coatings, which have been reported to be effective on other cultured cells. We also found that Pv11 cells immobilized well to uncoated glass if handled in serum-free medium. Interestingly, Pv11 cells showed desiccation tolerance when trehalose treatment was done prior to immobilization of the cells. In contrast, trehalose treatment after immobilization of Pv11 cells resulted in a significant decrease in desiccation tolerance. Thus, it is important to induce anhydrobiosis before immobilization. In summary, we report the successful development of a protocol for the dry preservation of immobilized Pv11 cells. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10616-023-00592-0.
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- Hiroto Fuse
- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8562 Japan
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- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8562 Japan
- Division of Biomaterial Sciences, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), 1-2 Owashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0851 Japan
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- Division of Biomaterial Sciences, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), 1-2 Owashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0851 Japan
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Chen YS, Huang CH, Pai PC, Seo J, Lei KF. A Review on Microfluidics-Based Impedance Biosensors. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:bios13010083. [PMID: 36671918 PMCID: PMC9855525 DOI: 10.3390/bios13010083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Electrical impedance biosensors are powerful and continuously being developed for various biological sensing applications. In this line, the sensitivity of impedance biosensors embedded with microfluidic technologies, such as sheath flow focusing, dielectrophoretic focusing, and interdigitated electrode arrays, can still be greatly improved. In particular, reagent consumption reduction and analysis time-shortening features can highly increase the analytical capabilities of such biosensors. Moreover, the reliability and efficiency of analyses are benefited by microfluidics-enabled automation. Through the use of mature microfluidic technology, complicated biological processes can be shrunk and integrated into a single microfluidic system (e.g., lab-on-a-chip or micro-total analysis systems). By incorporating electrical impedance biosensors, hand-held and bench-top microfluidic systems can be easily developed and operated by personnel without professional training. Furthermore, the impedance spectrum provides broad information regarding cell size, membrane capacitance, cytoplasmic conductivity, and cytoplasmic permittivity without the need for fluorescent labeling, magnetic modifications, or other cellular treatments. In this review article, a comprehensive summary of microfluidics-based impedance biosensors is presented. The structure of this article is based on the different substrate material categorizations. Moreover, the development trend of microfluidics-based impedance biosensors is discussed, along with difficulties and challenges that may be encountered in the future.
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- Yu-Shih Chen
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
- Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea
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Pasqualotto E, Cretaio E, Scaramuzza M, De Toni A, Franchin L, Paccagnella A, Bonaldo S. Optical System Based on Nafion Membrane for the Detection of Ammonia in Blood Serum Samples. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12121079. [PMID: 36551046 PMCID: PMC9775392 DOI: 10.3390/bios12121079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The blood ammonia (NH3) level is one of the most important hepatic biomarkers for the diagnosis and monitoring of liver pathologies and infections. In this work, we developed an optimized optical biosensing method to extract and quantify the ammonia contained in complex-matrix samples emulating the blood serum. First, the approach was tested with solutions of phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and ammonia chloride. Then, further trials were carried out with solutions of fetal bovine serum (FBS). The ammonia was extracted from the tested samples through a customized cell, and it was optically quantified by exploiting the indophenol reaction. The extraction cell included a cation-exchange membrane in Nafion, which was chemically pre-treated through cleaning procedures of sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide to keep a basic pH in the ammonia solution and to avoid contaminants in the membrane. From the NH3 solution, the indophenol reaction produced light-reactive indophenol dye molecules, which were used as colorimetric indicators. Through absorbance measurements of the indophenol dye solution at 670 nm wavelength, we were able to detect and quantify the ammonia level in the samples both with a spectrophotometer and a customized miniaturized read-out system, obtaining a detection limit of 0.029 µmol/mL.
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- ARC—Centro Ricerche Applicate s.r.l., 35132 Padova, Italy
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- ARC—Centro Ricerche Applicate s.r.l., 35132 Padova, Italy
- Up-Code s.r.l., 35132 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Recent advances of three-dimensional micro-environmental constructions on cell-based biosensors and perspectives in food safety. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 216:114601. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Kotsiri Z, Vidic J, Vantarakis A. Applications of biosensors for bacteria and virus detection in food and water-A systematic review. J Environ Sci (China) 2022; 111:367-379. [PMID: 34949365 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2021.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 04/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/11/2021] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Biosensors for sensitive and specific detection of foodborne and waterborne pathogens are particularly valued for their portability, usability, relatively low cost, and real-time or near real-time response. Their application is widespread in several domains, including environmental monitoring. The main limitation of currently developed biosensors is a lack of sensitivity and specificity in complex matrices. Due to increased interest in biosensor development, we conducted a systematic review, complying with the PRISMA guidelines, covering the period from January 2010 to December 2019. The review is focused on biosensor applications in the identification of foodborne and waterborne microorganisms based on research articles identified in the Pubmed, ScienceDirect, and Scopus search engines. Efforts are still in progress to overcome detection limitations and to provide a rapid detection system which will safeguard water and food quality. The use of biosensors is an essential tool with applicability in the evaluation and monitoring of the environment and food, with great impact in public health.
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- Zoi Kotsiri
- Environmental and Microbiology Unit, Department of Public Health, Medical School, University of Patras 26504, Greece
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- INRAE, AgroParisTech, Micalis Institute, University of Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Environmental and Microbiology Unit, Department of Public Health, Medical School, University of Patras 26504, Greece.
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Chalklen T, Jing Q, Kar-Narayan S. Biosensors Based on Mechanical and Electrical Detection Techniques. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 20:E5605. [PMID: 33007906 PMCID: PMC7584018 DOI: 10.3390/s20195605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Biosensors are powerful analytical tools for biology and biomedicine, with applications ranging from drug discovery to medical diagnostics, food safety, and agricultural and environmental monitoring. Typically, biological recognition receptors, such as enzymes, antibodies, and nucleic acids, are immobilized on a surface, and used to interact with one or more specific analytes to produce a physical or chemical change, which can be captured and converted to an optical or electrical signal by a transducer. However, many existing biosensing methods rely on chemical, electrochemical and optical methods of identification and detection of specific targets, and are often: complex, expensive, time consuming, suffer from a lack of portability, or may require centralised testing by qualified personnel. Given the general dependence of most optical and electrochemical techniques on labelling molecules, this review will instead focus on mechanical and electrical detection techniques that can provide information on a broad range of species without the requirement of labelling. These techniques are often able to provide data in real time, with good temporal sensitivity. This review will cover the advances in the development of mechanical and electrical biosensors, highlighting the challenges and opportunities therein.
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0FS, UK;
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0FS, UK;
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MEMS biosensor for monitoring water toxicity based on quartz crystal microbalance. Biointerphases 2020; 15:021006. [PMID: 32216379 DOI: 10.1116/1.5142722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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This paper presents the use of a commercial quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) to investigate live-cell activity in water-based toxic solutions. The QCM used in this research has a resonant frequency of 10 MHz and consists of an AT-cut quartz crystal with gold electrodes on both sides. This QCM was transformed into a functional biosensor by integrating with polydimethylsiloxane culturing chambers. Rainbow trout gill epithelial cells were cultured on the resonators as a sensorial layer. The fluctuation of the resonant frequency, due to the change of cell morphology and adhesion, is an indicator of water toxicity. The shift in the resonant frequency provides information about the viability of the cells after exposure to toxicants. The toxicity result shows distinct responses after exposing cells to 0.526 μM of pentachlorophenol (PCP) solution, which is the Military Exposure Guidelines concentration. This research demonstrated that the QCM is sensitive to a low concentration of PCP and no further modification of the QCM surface was required.
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Cho JH, Gao Y, Choi S. A Portable, Single-Use, Paper-Based Microbial Fuel Cell Sensor for Rapid, On-Site Water Quality Monitoring. SENSORS 2019; 19:s19245452. [PMID: 31835692 PMCID: PMC6960574 DOI: 10.3390/s19245452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Revised: 12/01/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Human access to safe water has become a major problem in many parts of the world as increasing human activities continue to spill contaminants into our water systems. To guarantee the protection of the public as well as the environment, a rapid and sensitive way to detect contaminants is required. In this work, a paper-based microbial fuel cell was developed to act as a portable, single-use, on-site water quality sensor. The sensor was fabricated by combining two layers of paper for a simple, low-cost, and disposable design. To facilitate the use of the sensor for on-site applications, the bacterial cells were pre-inoculated onto the device by air-drying. To eliminate any variations, the voltage generated by the microorganism before and after the air-drying process was measured and calculated as an inhibition ratio. Upon the addition of different formaldehyde concentrations (0%, 0.001%, 0.005%, and 0.02%), the inhibition ratios obtained were 5.9 ± 0.7%, 6.9 ± 0.7%, 8.2 ± 0.6%, and 10.6 ± 0.2%, respectively. The inhibition ratio showed a good linearity with the formaldehyde concentrations at R2 = 0.931. Our new sensor holds great promise in monitoring water quality as a portable, low-cost, and on-site sensor.
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Kustanovich K, Yantchev V, Doosti BA, Gözen I, Jesorka A. A microfluidics-integrated impedance/surface acoustic resonance tandem sensor. SENSING AND BIO-SENSING RESEARCH 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sbsr.2019.100291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Gupta N, Renugopalakrishnan V, Liepmann D, Paulmurugan R, Malhotra BD. Cell-based biosensors: Recent trends, challenges and future perspectives. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 141:111435. [PMID: 31238280 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Revised: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Existing at the interface of biology and electronics, living cells have been in use as biorecognition elements (bioreceptors) in biosensors since the early 1970s. They are an interesting choice of bioreceptors as they allow flexibility in determining the sensing strategy, are cheaper than purified enzymes and antibodies and make the fabrication relatively simple and cost-effective. And with advances in the field of synthetic biology, microfluidics and lithography, many exciting developments have been made in the design of cell-based biosensors in the last about five years. 3D cell culture systems integrated with electrodes are now providing new insights into disease pathogenesis and physiology, while cardiomyocyte-integrated microelectrode array (MEA) technology is set to be standardized for the assessment of drug-induced cardiac toxicity. From cell microarrays for high-throughput applications to plasmonic devices for anti-microbial susceptibility testing and advent of microbial fuel cell biosensors, cell-based biosensors have evolved from being mere tools for detection of specific analytes to multi-parametric devices for real time monitoring and assessment. However, despite these advancements, challenges such as regeneration and storage life, heterogeneity in cell populations, high interference and high costs due to accessory instrumentation need to be addressed before the full potential of cell-based biosensors can be realized at a larger scale. This review summarizes results of the studies that have been conducted in the last five years toward the fabrication of cell-based biosensors for different applications with a comprehensive discussion on the challenges, future trends, and potential inputs needed for improving them.
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- Niharika Gupta
- Department of Biotechnology, Delhi Technological University, Main Bawana Road, Delhi 110042, India
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cellular Pathway Imaging Laboratory, Stanford University School of Medicine, 3155 Porter Drive, Suite 2236, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delhi Technological University, Main Bawana Road, Delhi 110042, India.
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Kannan P, Su SS, Mannan MS, Castaneda H, Vaddiraju S. A Review of Characterization and Quantification Tools for Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion in the Oil and Gas Industry: Current and Future Trends. Ind Eng Chem Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b02211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Pranav Kannan
- Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center, Texas A&M University System, 3122 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77843-3122, United States
- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University System, 3122 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77843-3122, United States
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- National Corrosion and Materials Reliability Laboratory, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3003, United States
- Materials Science and Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3003, United States
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- Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center, Texas A&M University System, 3122 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77843-3122, United States
- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University System, 3122 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77843-3122, United States
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- National Corrosion and Materials Reliability Laboratory, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3003, United States
- Materials Science and Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3003, United States
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- Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center, Texas A&M University System, 3122 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77843-3122, United States
- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University System, 3122 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77843-3122, United States
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Voiculescu I, Toda M, Inomata N, Ono T, Li F. Nano and Microsensors for Mammalian Cell Studies. MICROMACHINES 2018; 9:E439. [PMID: 30424372 PMCID: PMC6187600 DOI: 10.3390/mi9090439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Revised: 07/29/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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This review presents several sensors with dimensions at the nano- and micro-scale used for biological applications. Two types of cantilever beams employed as highly sensitive temperature sensors with biological applications will be presented. One type of cantilever beam is fabricated from composite materials and is operated in the deflection mode. In order to achieve the high sensitivity required for detection of heat generated by a single mammalian cell, the cantilever beam temperature sensor presented in this review was microprocessed with a length at the microscale and a thickness in the nanoscale dimension. The second type of cantilever beam presented in this review was operated in the resonant frequency regime. The working principle of the vibrating cantilever beam temperature sensor is based on shifts in resonant frequency in response to temperature variations generated by mammalian cells. Besides the cantilever beam biosensors, two biosensors based on the electric cell-substrate impedance sensing (ECIS) used to monitor mammalian cells attachment and viability will be presented in this review. These ECIS sensors have dimensions at the microscale, with the gold films used for electrodes having thickness at the nanoscale. These micro/nano biosensors and their mammalian cell applications presented in the review demonstrates the diversity of the biosensor technology and applications.
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- Ioana Voiculescu
- Mechanical Engineering Department, City College of New York, New York, NY 10031, USA.
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8579, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8579, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8579, Japan.
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- Mechanical Engineering, New York Institute of Technology, New York, NY 11568, USA.
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Li T, Panther J, Qiu Y, Liu C, Huang J, Wu Y, Wong PK, An T, Zhang S, Zhao H. Gas-Permeable Membrane-Based Conductivity Probe Capable of In Situ Real-Time Monitoring of Ammonia in Aquatic Environments. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2017; 51:13265-13273. [PMID: 29067813 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b03552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Aquatic ammonia has toxic effects on aquatic life. This work reports a gas-permeable membrane-based conductivity probe (GPMCP) developed for real-time monitoring of ammonia in aquatic environments. The GPMCP innovatively combines a gas-permeable membrane with a boric acid receiving phase to selectively extract ammonia from samples and form ammonium at the inner membrane interface. The rate of the receiving phase conductivity increase is directly proportional to the instantaneous ammonia concentration in the sample, which can be rapidly and sensitively determined by the embedded conductivity detector. A precalibration strategy was developed to eliminate the need for an ongoing calibration. The analytical principle and GPMCP performance were systematically validated. The laboratory results showed that ammonia concentrations ranging from 2 to 50 000 μg L-1 can be detected. The field deployment results demonstrated the GPMCP's ability to obtain high-resolution continuous ammonia concentration profiles and the absolute average ammonia concentration over a prolonged deployment period. By inputting the temperature and pH data, the ammonium concentration can be simultaneously derived from the corresponding ammonia concentration. The GPMCP embeds a sophisticated analytical principle with the inherent advantages of high selectivity, sensitivity, and accuracy, and it can be used as an effective tool for long-term, large-scale, aquatic-environment assessments.
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- Tianling Li
- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University , Southport, QLD 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University , Southport, QLD 4222, Australia
- Goulburn-Murray Water , Tatura, VIC 3616, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University , Southport, QLD 4222, Australia
- Guangxi Vocational and Technical Institute of Industry , 37 Xiuling Road, Nanning, Guangxi 530005, China
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University , Southport, QLD 4222, Australia
- Department of Chemistry, Liaoning Medical University , 40 Songpo Road, Jinzhou, Liaoning 121001, China
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University , Southport, QLD 4222, Australia
- Division of Information Technology, Engineering and Environment, School of Natural and Built Environment, Mason Lakes Campus, University of South Australia , Adelaide, SA 5095, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 71 East Beijing Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology , Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University , Southport, QLD 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University , Southport, QLD 4222, Australia
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Tan L, Schirmer K. Cell culture-based biosensing techniques for detecting toxicity in water. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2017; 45:59-68. [DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2016.11.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Accepted: 11/10/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Dubiak-Szepietowska M, Karczmarczyk A, Winckler T, Feller KH. A cell-based biosensor for nanomaterials cytotoxicity assessment in three dimensional cell culture. Toxicology 2016; 370:60-69. [PMID: 27693313 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2016.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2016] [Revised: 09/22/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Nanoparticles (NPs) are widely used in consumer and medicinal products. The high prevalence of nanoparticles in the environment raises concerns regarding their effects on human health, but there is limited knowledge about how NPs interact with cells or tissues. Because the European Union has called for a substantial reduction of animal experiments for scientific purposes (Directive 2010/63), increased efforts are required to develop in vitro models to evaluate potentially hazardous agents. Here, we describe a new cell-based biosensor for the evaluation of NPs cytotoxicity. The new biosensor is based on transgenic human hepatoblastoma cells (HepG2) that express a secreted form of alkaline phosphatase (SEAP) as a reporter protein whose expression is induced upon activation of a stress response pathway controlled by the transcription regulator nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB). The NF-κB_HepG2 sensor cells were cultured in a Matrigel-based three dimensional environment to simulate the in vivo situation. The new biosensor cells offer the advantage of generating fast and reproducible readout at lower concentrations and shorter incubation time than conventional viability assays, avoid possible interaction between nanomaterials and assay compounds, therefore, minimize generation of false positive or negative results and indicate mechanism of toxicity through NF-κB signaling.
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- Monika Dubiak-Szepietowska
- Department of Medical Engineering and Biotechnology, Ernst-Abbe-University of Applied Sciences Jena, Carl-Zeiss Promenade 2, 07745 Jena, Germany.
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- Department of Medical Engineering and Biotechnology, Ernst-Abbe-University of Applied Sciences Jena, Carl-Zeiss Promenade 2, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Semmelweissstrasse 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Medical Engineering and Biotechnology, Ernst-Abbe-University of Applied Sciences Jena, Carl-Zeiss Promenade 2, 07745 Jena, Germany
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Bragazzi NL, Amicizia D, Panatto D, Tramalloni D, Valle I, Gasparini R. Quartz-Crystal Microbalance (QCM) for Public Health: An Overview of Its Applications. ADVANCES IN PROTEIN CHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2015; 101:149-211. [PMID: 26572979 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apcsb.2015.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Nanobiotechnologies, from the convergence of nanotechnology and molecular biology and postgenomics medicine, play a major role in the field of public health. This overview summarizes the potentiality of piezoelectric sensors, and in particular, of quartz-crystal microbalance (QCM), a physical nanogram-sensitive device. QCM enables the rapid, real time, on-site detection of pathogens with an enormous burden in public health, such as influenza and other respiratory viruses, hepatitis B virus (HBV), and drug-resistant bacteria, among others. Further, it allows to detect food allergens, food-borne pathogens, such as Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium, and food chemical contaminants, as well as water-borne microorganisms and environmental contaminants. Moreover, QCM holds promises in early cancer detection and screening of new antiblastic drugs. Applications for monitoring biohazards, for assuring homeland security, and preventing bioterrorism are also discussed.
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- Nicola Luigi Bragazzi
- Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), Via Antonio Pastore 1, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), Via Antonio Pastore 1, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), Via Antonio Pastore 1, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), Via Antonio Pastore 1, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- SSD "Popolazione a rischio," Health Prevention Department, Local Health Unit ASL3 Genovese, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), Via Antonio Pastore 1, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
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Zhang X, Li F, Nordin AN, Tarbell J, Voiculescu I. Toxicity studies using mammalian cells and impedance spectroscopy method. SENSING AND BIO-SENSING RESEARCH 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sbsr.2015.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Sonney S, Shek N, Moran-Mirabal JM. Rapid bench-top fabrication of poly(dimethylsiloxane)/polystyrene microfluidic devices incorporating high-surface-area sensing electrodes. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2015; 9:026501. [PMID: 25945145 PMCID: PMC4401806 DOI: 10.1063/1.4918596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Accepted: 04/07/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The development of widely applicable point-of-care sensing and diagnostic devices can benefit from simple and inexpensive fabrication techniques that expedite the design, testing, and implementation of lab-on-a-chip devices. In particular, electrodes integrated within microfluidic devices enable the use of electrochemical techniques for the label-free detection of relevant analytes. This work presents a novel, simple, and cost-effective bench-top approach for the integration of high surface area three-dimensional structured electrodes fabricated on polystyrene (PS) within poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS)-based microfluidics. Optimization of PS-PDMS bonding results in integrated devices that perform well under pressure and fluidic flow stress. Furthermore, the fabrication and bonding processes are shown to have no effect on sensing electrode performance. Finally, the on-chip sensing capabilities of a three-electrode electrochemical cell are demonstrated with a model redox compound, where the high surface area structured electrodes exhibit ultra-high sensitivity. We propose that the developed approach can significantly expedite and reduce the cost of fabrication of sensing devices where arrays of functionalized electrodes can be used for point-of-care analysis and diagnostics.
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- Sanjay Sonney
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University , Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University , Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University , Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada
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Ramasamy S, Bennet D, Kim S. Drug and bioactive molecule screening based on a bioelectrical impedance cell culture platform. Int J Nanomedicine 2014; 9:5789-809. [PMID: 25525360 PMCID: PMC4266242 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s71128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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This review will present a brief discussion on the recent advancements of bioelectrical impedance cell-based biosensors, especially the electric cell-substrate impedance sensing (ECIS) system for screening of various bioactive molecules. The different technical integrations of various chip types, working principles, measurement systems, and applications for drug targeting of molecules in cells are highlighted in this paper. Screening of bioactive molecules based on electric cell-substrate impedance sensing is a trial-and-error process toward the development of therapeutically active agents for drug discovery and therapeutics. In general, bioactive molecule screening can be used to identify active molecular targets for various diseases and toxicity at the cellular level with nanoscale resolution. In the innovation and screening of new drugs or bioactive molecules, the activeness, the efficacy of the compound, and safety in biological systems are the main concerns on which determination of drug candidates is based. Further, drug discovery and screening of compounds are often performed in cell-based test systems in order to reduce costs and save time. Moreover, this system can provide more relevant results in in vivo studies, as well as high-throughput drug screening for various diseases during the early stages of drug discovery. Recently, MEMS technologies and integration with image detection techniques have been employed successfully. These new technologies and their possible ongoing transformations are addressed. Select reports are outlined, and not all the work that has been performed in the field of drug screening and development is covered.
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- Sakthivel Ramasamy
- Department of Bionanotechnology, Gachon University, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bionanotechnology, Gachon University, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bionanotechnology, Gachon University, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea ; Graduate Gachon Medical Research Institute, Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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