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Basso CR, Crulhas BP, Castro GR, Pedrosa VA. Recent Advances in Functional Nanomaterials for Diagnostic and Sensing Using Self-Assembled Monolayers. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10819. [PMID: 37445998 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241310819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Functional nanomaterials have attracted attention by producing different structures in any field. These materials have several potential applications, including medicine, electronics, and energy, which provide many unique properties. These nanostructures can be synthesized using various methods, including self-assembly, which can be used for the same applications. This unique nanomaterial is increasingly being used for biological detection due to its unique optical, electrical, and mechanical properties, which provide sensitive and specific sensors for detecting biomolecules such as DNA, RNA, and proteins. This review highlights recent advances in the field and discusses the fabrication and characterization of the corresponding materials, which can be further applied in optical, magnetic, electronic, and sensor fields.
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- Institute of Bioscience, UNESP, Botucatu 18618-000, SP, Brazil
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Szunerits S, Pagneux Q, M'Barek YB, Vassal S, Boukherroub R. Do not let electrode fouling be the enemy of bioanalysis. Bioelectrochemistry 2023; 153:108479. [PMID: 37329846 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2023.108479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Electrochemical biosensors are one of the best choices for the sensing of biomarkers due to their high performance, low cost, miniaturization, and wide applicability. However, like for any sensing process, electrode fouling affects severely the analytical performance of the sensor, such as sensitivity, detection limit, reproducibility, and overall reliability. Fouling arises from nonspecific adsorption of different components present in the sensing medium and in particular in complex biofluids such as full blood. The complex composition of blood where biomarkers are present at extremely low concentrations compared to the rest of the fluid composition makes electrochemical biosensing challenging. Direct biomarker analysis within full blood samples remains however central for the future development in electrochemical-based diagnostics. Herein, we aim to provide short discussion of past and more recent strategies and concepts employed to diminish background noise due to surface fouling and overcome current hurdles for the implementation and commercialisation of electrochemical-based biosensors for medical diagnostics of protein biomarkers in a point of care format.
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- Sabine Szunerits
- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, Univ. Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, UMR 8520 - IEMN, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, Univ. Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, UMR 8520 - IEMN, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Linxens France, 37 rue des Closeaux, 78200 Mantes-la-Jolie, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, Univ. Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, UMR 8520 - IEMN, F-59000 Lille, France
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Kumar THV, Srinivasan S, Krishnan V, Vaidyanathan R, Babu KA, Natarajan S, Veerapandian M. Peptide-based direct electrochemical detection of receptor binding domains of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in pristine samples. SENSORS AND ACTUATORS. B, CHEMICAL 2023; 377:133052. [PMID: 36438197 PMCID: PMC9682882 DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2022.133052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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RNA isolation and amplification-free user-friendly detection of SARS-CoV-2 is the need of hour especially at resource limited settings. Herein, we devised the peptides of human angiotensin converting enzyme-2 (hACE-2) as bioreceptor at electrode interface for selective targeting of receptor binding domains (RBD) of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (SP). Disposable carbon-screen printed electrode modified with methylene blue (MB) electroadsorbed graphene oxide (GO) has been constructed as cost-efficient and scalable platform for hACE-2 peptide-based SARS-CoV-2 detection. In silico molecular docking of customized 25 mer peptides with RBD of SARS-CoV-2 SP were validated by AutoDock CrankPep. N-terminal region of ACE-2 showed higher binding affinity of - 20.6 kcal/mol with 15 H-bond, 9 of which were < 3 Å. Electrochemical biosensing of different concentrations of SPs were determined by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and chronoamperometry (CA), enabling a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.58 pg/mL and 0.71 pg/mL, respectively. MB-GO devised hACE-2 peptide platform exert an enhanced current sensitivity of 0.0105 mA/pg mL-1 cm-2 (R2 = 0.9792) (CV) and 0.45 nA/pg mL-1 (R2 = 0.9570) (CA) against SP in the range of 1 pg/mL to 1 µg/mL. For clinical feasibility, nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab specimens in viral transport medium were directly tested with the prepared peptide biosensor and validated with RT-PCR, promising for point-of-need analysis.
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- T H Vignesh Kumar
- Electrodics and Electrocatalysis Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Center of Excellence in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute, Chennai 600095, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Electrodics and Electrocatalysis Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Center of Excellence in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute, Chennai 600095, Tamil Nadu, India
- Department of Biotechnology, Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute, Chennai 600095, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Center of Excellence in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute, Chennai 600095, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Virology and Biotechnology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai 600031, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Electrodics and Electrocatalysis Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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Dong T, Matos Pires NM, Yang Z, Jiang Z. Advances in Electrochemical Biosensors Based on Nanomaterials for Protein Biomarker Detection in Saliva. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2205429. [PMID: 36585368 PMCID: PMC9951322 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202205429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Revised: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The focus on precise medicine enhances the need for timely diagnosis and frequent monitoring of chronic diseases. Moreover, the recent pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 poses a great demand for rapid detection and surveillance of viral infections. The detection of protein biomarkers and antigens in the saliva allows rapid identification of diseases or disease changes in scenarios where and when the test response at the point of care is mandated. While traditional methods of protein testing fail to provide the desired fast results, electrochemical biosensors based on nanomaterials hold perfect characteristics for the detection of biomarkers in point-of-care settings. The recent advances in electrochemical sensors for salivary protein detection are critically reviewed in this work, with emphasis on the role of nanomaterials to boost the biosensor analytical performance and increase the reliability of the test in human saliva samples. Furthermore, this work identifies the critical factors for further modernization of the nanomaterial-based electrochemical sensors, envisaging the development and implementation of next-generation sample-in-answer-out systems.
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- Tao Dong
- Department of Microsystems‐ IMSFaculty of TechnologyNatural Sciences and Maritime SciencesUniversity of South‐Eastern Norway‐USNP.O. Box 235Kongsberg3603Norway
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Micro‐Nano Systems and Intelligent TransductionCollaborative Innovation Center on Micro‐Nano Transduction and Intelligent Eco‐Internet of ThingsChongqing Key Laboratory of Colleges and Universities on Micro‐Nano Systems Technology and Smart TransducingNational Research Base of Intelligent Manufacturing ServiceChongqing Technology and Business UniversityNan'an DistrictChongqing400067China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Micro‐Nano Systems and Intelligent TransductionCollaborative Innovation Center on Micro‐Nano Transduction and Intelligent Eco‐Internet of ThingsChongqing Key Laboratory of Colleges and Universities on Micro‐Nano Systems Technology and Smart TransducingNational Research Base of Intelligent Manufacturing ServiceChongqing Technology and Business UniversityNan'an DistrictChongqing400067China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Micro‐Nano Systems and Intelligent TransductionCollaborative Innovation Center on Micro‐Nano Transduction and Intelligent Eco‐Internet of ThingsChongqing Key Laboratory of Colleges and Universities on Micro‐Nano Systems Technology and Smart TransducingNational Research Base of Intelligent Manufacturing ServiceChongqing Technology and Business UniversityNan'an DistrictChongqing400067China
- State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems EngineeringInternational Joint Laboratory for Micro/Nano Manufacturing and Measurement TechnologyXi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an710049China
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Thompson CC, Lai RY. Threonine Phosphorylation of an Electrochemical Peptide-Based Sensor to Achieve Improved Uranyl Ion Binding Affinity. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:961. [PMID: 36354470 PMCID: PMC9688285 DOI: 10.3390/bios12110961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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We have successfully designed a uranyl ion (U(VI)-specific peptide and used it in the fabrication of an electrochemical sensor. The 12-amino acid peptide sequence, (n) DKDGDGYIpTAAE (c), originates from calmodulin, a Ca(II)-binding protein, and contains a phosphothreonine that enhances the sequence's affinity for U(VI) over Ca(II). The sensing mechanism of this U(VI) sensor is similar to other electrochemical peptide-based sensors, which relies on the change in the flexibility of the peptide probe upon interacting with the target. The sensor was systematically characterized using alternating current voltammetry (ACV) and cyclic voltammetry. Its limit of detection was 50 nM, which is lower than the United States Environmental Protection Agency maximum contaminant level for uranium. The signal saturation time was ~40 min. In addition, it showed minimal cross-reactivity when tested against nine different metal ions, including Ca(II), Mg(II), Pb(II), Hg(II), Cu(II), Fe(II), Zn(II), Cd(II), and Cr(VI). Its reusability and ability to function in diluted aquifer and drinking water samples were further confirmed and validated. The response of the sensor fabricated with the same peptide sequence but with a nonphosphorylated threonine was also analyzed, substantiating the positive effects of threonine phosphorylation on U(VI) binding. This study places emphasis on strategic utilization of non-standard amino acids in the design of metal ion-chelating peptides, which will further diversify the types of peptide recognition elements available for metal ion sensing applications.
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Víšová I, Houska M, Vaisocherová-Lísalová H. Biorecognition antifouling coatings in complex biological fluids: a review of functionalization aspects. Analyst 2022; 147:2597-2614. [PMID: 35621143 DOI: 10.1039/d2an00436d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Recent progress in biointerface research has highlighted the role of antifouling functionalizable coatings in the development of advanced biosensors for point-of-care bioanalytical and biomedical applications dealing with real-world complex samples. The resistance to nonspecific adsorption promotes the biorecognition performance and overall increases the reliability and specificity of the analysis. However, the process of modification with biorecognition elements (so-called functionalization) may influence the resulting antifouling properties. The extent of these effects concerning both functionalization procedures potentially changing the surface architecture and properties, and the physicochemical properties of anchored biorecognition elements, remains unclear and has not been summarized in the literature yet. This critical review summarizes these key functionalization aspects with respect to diverse antifouling architectures showing low or ultra-low fouling quantitative characteristics in complex biological media such as bodily fluids or raw food samples. The subsequent discussion focuses on the impact of functionalization on fouling resistance. Furthermore, this review discusses some of the drawbacks of available surface sensitive characterization methods and highlights the importance of suitable assessment of the resistance to fouling.
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- Ivana Víšová
- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 1999/2, 182 21 Prague 8, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 1999/2, 182 21 Prague 8, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 1999/2, 182 21 Prague 8, Czech Republic.
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Wang D, Wang J, Song Z, Hui N. Highly selective and antifouling electrochemical biosensors for sensitive MicroRNA assaying based on conducting polymer polyaniline functionalized with zwitterionic peptide. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 413:543-553. [PMID: 33191454 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-03025-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 09/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Ultrasensitive and low-fouling microRNA electrochemical biosensors were successfully constructed by introducing thiol-terminated antifouling molecules (peptide sequence, polyethylene glycol, or mercapto alcohol) onto the surface of polyaniline-modified electrodes. For the three kinds of antifouling materials investigated, the newly designed and synthesized peptide exhibited superior antifouling ability to others, and it could effectively reduce the nonspecific adsorption of proteins and even prevent the fouling effect of serum. Compared with microRNA biosensors without antifouling capability, or those modified with polyethylene glycol or mercapto alcohol, the biosensor modified with the designed zwitterionic peptide showed the highest specificity for single-base mismatch, three-base mismatch, and completely complementary microRNAs. Most interestingly, the experimental results indicated that the introduction of antifouling molecules to the sensing interfaces did not significantly change the sensitivity of the biosensor. The strategy of constructing antifouling biosensors based on newly synthesized zwitterionic peptides and conducting polymers can be promisingly extended to the development of other electrochemical sensors and biosensors without encountering biofouling. Graphical abstract Ultrasensitive and low-fouling microRNA electrochemical biosensors were constructed by introducing thiol-terminated antifouling molecules (peptide sequence, polyethylene glycol, or mercapto alcohol) onto the surface of polyaniline-modified electrodes. The biosensor modified with the designed zwitterionic peptide showed the highest specificity amongst four kinds of biosensors.
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- Dongwei Wang
- Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong, China
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- Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, Shandong, China
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- Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong, China.
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Huang S, Tang R, Zhang T, Zhao J, Jiang Z, Wang Q. Anti-fouling poly adenine coating combined with highly specific CD20 epitope mimetic peptide for rituximab detection in clinical patients' plasma. Biosens Bioelectron 2020; 171:112678. [PMID: 33113382 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In this study, a high-performance anti-fouling coating based on poly adenine (polyAn) as well as a highly specific cluster of differentiation 20 (CD20) epitope mimetic peptide (CN14) were employed to synergistically construct a facile biosensor for the rapid and sensitive determination of rituximab in lymphoma patients' plasma. The well-designed and optimized polyAn coating displayed excellent stability, hydrophilicity, thanks to its intrinsic affinity with gold surface and thoroughly exposed hydrophilic phosphate groups. Moreover, the proposed strategy avoids the necessity to modify binding groups (e.g. thiol), making it more facile, repeatable and efficient. When dealing with complex clinical plasma samples, the polyAn coating demonstrated better anti-fouling performance and lower background signal in comparison with mercaptan and bovine serum albumin coatings. The dissociation constant (~60 nM) between CN14 and rituximab was measured by microscale thermophoresis and their binding mechanism was further explained using computer simulation. The constructed GE/CN14/polyA20 biosensor displayed satisfactory performance with detection limit of 35.26 ng/mL. Finally, the proposed biosensor was successfully applied for rapidly determining rituximab in lymphoma patients' plasma, and exhibited comparable accuracy to the commercial ELISA, but has advantages including a shorter detection time, wider detection range and lower cost. It's worth noting that the anti-fouling polyAn coating can be tailored according to the surface property of sensing interface and can be easily expanded to other gold electrode related biosensors.
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- Shengfeng Huang
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China; Department of Pharmacy and Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of Traditional Chinese Medicine & New Drug Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China; Department of Pharmacy and Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of Traditional Chinese Medicine & New Drug Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China; Department of Pharmacy and Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of Traditional Chinese Medicine & New Drug Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China; Department of Pharmacy and Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of Traditional Chinese Medicine & New Drug Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China; Department of Pharmacy and Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of Traditional Chinese Medicine & New Drug Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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Campuzano S, Pedrero M, Gamella M, Serafín V, Yáñez-Sedeño P, Pingarrón JM. Beyond Sensitive and Selective Electrochemical Biosensors: Towards Continuous, Real-Time, Antibiofouling and Calibration-Free Devices. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 20:E3376. [PMID: 32560028 PMCID: PMC7348748 DOI: 10.3390/s20123376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Nowadays, electrochemical biosensors are reliable analytical tools to determine a broad range of molecular analytes because of their simplicity, affordable cost, and compatibility with multiplexed and point-of-care strategies. There is an increasing demand to improve their sensitivity and selectivity, but also to provide electrochemical biosensors with important attributes such as near real-time and continuous monitoring in complex or denaturing media, or in vivo with minimal intervention to make them even more attractive and suitable for getting into the real world. Modification of biosensors surfaces with antibiofouling reagents, smart coupling with nanomaterials, and the advances experienced by folded-based biosensors have endowed bioelectroanalytical platforms with one or more of such attributes. With this background in mind, this review aims to give an updated and general overview of these technologies as well as to discuss the remarkable achievements arising from the development of electrochemical biosensors free of reagents, washing, or calibration steps, and/or with antifouling properties and the ability to perform continuous, real-time, and even in vivo operation in nearly autonomous way. The challenges to be faced and the next features that these devices may offer to continue impacting in fields closely related with essential aspects of people's safety and health are also commented upon.
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- Susana Campuzano
- Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de CC. Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain; (M.P.); (M.G.); (V.S.); (P.Y.-S.)
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de CC. Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain; (M.P.); (M.G.); (V.S.); (P.Y.-S.)
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Jiang C, Wang G, Hein R, Liu N, Luo X, Davis JJ. Antifouling Strategies for Selective In Vitro and In Vivo Sensing. Chem Rev 2020; 120:3852-3889. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Cheng Jiang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, Shandong Key Laboratory of Biochemical Analysis, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taishan University, Taian 271021, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, Shandong Key Laboratory of Biochemical Analysis, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, Shandong Key Laboratory of Biochemical Analysis, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom
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Engineering uranyl-chelating peptides from NikR for electrochemical peptide-based sensing applications. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2019.113698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Zhang Y, Mao J, Ji W, Feng T, Fu Z, Zhang M, Mao L. Collision of Aptamer/Pt Nanoparticles Enables Label-Free Amperometric Detection of Protein in Rat Brain. Anal Chem 2019; 91:5654-5659. [PMID: 30888153 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b05457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Single particle collision is emerging as a powerful and sensitive technique for analyzing small molecules, however, its application in biomacromolecules detection, for example, protein, in complex biological environments is still challenging. Here, we present the first demonstration on the single particle collision that can be developed for the detection of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), an important protein involved in the central nervous system in living rat brain. The system features Pt nanoparticles (PtNPs) conjugated with the PDGF recognition aptamer, suppressing the electrocatalytic collision of PtNPs toward the oxidation of hydrazine. In the presence of PDGF, the stronger binding between targeted protein and the aptamer disrupts the aptamer/PtNPs conjugates, recovering the electrocatalytic performance of PtNPs, and allowing quantitative, selective, and highly sensitive detection of PDGF in cerebrospinal fluid of rat brain.
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- Yue Zhang
- Department of Chemistry , Renmin University of China , Beijing 100872 , China
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- Department of Chemistry , Renmin University of China , Beijing 100872 , China
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- Department of Chemistry , Renmin University of China , Beijing 100872 , China
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- Department of Chemistry , Renmin University of China , Beijing 100872 , China
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- Department of Chemistry , Renmin University of China , Beijing 100872 , China
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- Department of Chemistry , Renmin University of China , Beijing 100872 , China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry , The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) , Beijing 100190 , China
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Campuzano S, Pedrero M, Yáñez-Sedeño P, Pingarrón JM. Antifouling (Bio)materials for Electrochemical (Bio)sensing. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E423. [PMID: 30669466 PMCID: PMC6358752 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20020423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 01/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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(Bio)fouling processes arising from nonspecific adsorption of biological materials (mainly proteins but also cells and oligonucleotides), reaction products of neurotransmitters oxidation, and precipitation/polymerization of phenolic compounds, have detrimental effects on reliable electrochemical (bio)sensing of relevant analytes and markers either directly or after prolonged incubation in rich-proteins samples or at extreme pH values. Therefore, the design of antifouling (bio)sensing interfaces capable to minimize these undesired processes is a substantial outstanding challenge in electrochemical biosensing. For this purpose, efficient antifouling strategies involving the use of carbon materials, metallic nanoparticles, catalytic redox couples, nanoporous electrodes, electrochemical activation, and (bio)materials have been proposed so far. In this article, biomaterial-based strategies involving polymers, hydrogels, peptides, and thiolated self-assembled monolayers are reviewed and critically discussed. The reported strategies have been shown to be successful to overcome (bio)fouling in a diverse range of relevant practical applications. We highlight recent examples for the reliable sensing of particularly fouling analytes and direct/continuous operation in complex biofluids or harsh environments. Opportunities, unmet challenges, and future prospects in this field are also pointed out.
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- Susana Campuzano
- Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de CC. Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de CC. Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de CC. Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de CC. Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain.
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Eftekhari A, Hasanzadeh M, Sharifi S, Dizaj SM, Khalilov R, Ahmadian E. Bioassay of saliva proteins: The best alternative for conventional methods in non-invasive diagnosis of cancer. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 124:1246-1255. [PMID: 30513307 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.11.277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Revised: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Non-invasive diagnosis of cancer is often the key to effective treatment and patient survival. Saliva as a multi-constituent oral fluid comprises various disease signaling biomarkers, holds great potential for early-stage cancer diagnostics with cost-effective and easy collection, storage, transport and processing. Therefore, detection of biomarkers and proteins in the saliva samples is highly demand. The current review was performed using reliable internet database (mainly PubMed) to provide an overview of the most recent developments on non-invasive diagnosis of cancers in saliva and highlights main challenges and future prospects in sensing of the salivary biomarkers. The conventional detection methods of cancer biomarkers in saliva is discussed in the paper, however, the main focus is on non-invasive diagnosis of cancers in saliva using immunosensing (electrochemical, optical, piezoelectric), DNA based sensors, aptasensors and peptide based bio-assays The reviewed literature revealed that non-invasive cancer detection methods using the mentioned biosensors and without any processing of saliva sample offers a quick, sensitive, specific and cost effective analytical tool. Besides, salivary based detection methods can be used for simultaneous detection of panels of disease specific biomarkers in a real time manner or as home testing kits in near future.
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- Aziz Eftekhari
- Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Maragheh University of Medical Sciences, Maragheh, Iran
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- Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51664, Iran.
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- Dental and Periodontal Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Dental and Periodontal Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Joint Ukrainian-Azerbaijan International Research and Education Center of Nanobiotechnology and Functional Nanosystems, Drohobych Ukraine & Baku, Azerbaijan, Institute of Radiation Problems of NAS Azerbaijan, Baku, Azerbaijan
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- Dental and Periodontal Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Students' Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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Effects of redox label location on the performance of an electrochemical aptamer-based tumor necrosis factor-alpha sensor. Talanta 2018; 189:585-591. [PMID: 30086964 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.07.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2018] [Revised: 07/16/2018] [Accepted: 07/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report the development of an electrochemical aptamer-based sensor for real time detection of tumor necrosis factor-alpha. The focus of this study is to evaluate the effects of the redox label location on the overall sensor performance, including sensor stability, detection limit, reusability, and selectivity. Three aptamer probes, each labeled with methylene blue (MB) at a specific location, were designed and employed in the fabrication of the sensors. Among the three sensors, the sensor fabricated using an aptamer with the MB label located at the distal end has a detection limit of 100 pM and is regenerable. The sensor fabricated using an aptamer with an internal MB modification has a detection limit of 10 nM and is not regenerable. Both sensors can be employed in complex biological samples such as 50% urine and 50% saliva. However, the sensor fabricated with an aptamer with the MB label located at the proximal end suffers from poor reproducibility and is highly unstable, thus limiting its application as a sensor. On the bases of these results, placing the MB label at the distal end of the aptamer probe appears to be the most advantageous for this sensor design for it does not interfere with monolayer formation and target binding.
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Lotfi Zadeh Zhad HR, Lai RY. Application of Calcium-Binding Motif of E-Cadherin for Electrochemical Detection of Pb(II). Anal Chem 2018; 90:6519-6525. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b05458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Hamid R. Lotfi Zadeh Zhad
- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0304, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0304, United States
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Zhang W, Yu X, Li Y, Su Z, Jandt KD, Wei G. Protein-mimetic peptide nanofibers: Motif design, self-assembly synthesis, and sequence-specific biomedical applications. Prog Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2017.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Puiu M, Bala C. Peptide-based biosensors: From self-assembled interfaces to molecular probes in electrochemical assays. Bioelectrochemistry 2017; 120:66-75. [PMID: 29182910 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2017.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2017] [Revised: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Redox-tagged peptides have emerged as functional materials with multiple applications in the area of sensing and biosensing applications due to their high stability, excellent redox properties and versatility of biomolecular interactions. They allow direct observation of molecular interactions in a wide range of affinity and enzymatic assays and act as electron mediators. Short helical peptides possess the ability to self-assemble in specific configurations with the possibility to develop in highly-ordered, stable 1D, 2D and 3D architectures in a hierarchical controlled manner. We provide here a brief overview of the electrochemical techniques available to study the electron transfer in peptide films with particular interest in developing biosensors with immobilized peptide motifs, for biological and clinical applications.
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- Mihaela Puiu
- R&D Center LaborQ, University of Bucharest, 4-12 Regina Elisabeta Blvd., 030018 Bucharest, Romania
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- R&D Center LaborQ, University of Bucharest, 4-12 Regina Elisabeta Blvd., 030018 Bucharest, Romania; Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 4-12 Regina Elisabeta Blvd., 030018 Bucharest, Romania.
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Campuzano S, Yáñez-Sedeño P, Pingarrón JM. Molecular Biosensors for Electrochemical Detection of Infectious Pathogens in Liquid Biopsies: Current Trends and Challenges. SENSORS 2017; 17:s17112533. [PMID: 29099764 PMCID: PMC5712848 DOI: 10.3390/s17112533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2017] [Revised: 10/18/2017] [Accepted: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Rapid and reliable diagnosis of infectious diseases caused by pathogens, and timely initiation of appropriate treatment are critical determinants to promote optimal clinical outcomes and general public health. Conventional in vitro diagnostics for infectious diseases are time-consuming and require centralized laboratories, experienced personnel and bulky equipment. Recent advances in electrochemical affinity biosensors have demonstrated to surpass conventional standards in regards to time, simplicity, accuracy and cost in this field. The tremendous potential offered by electrochemical affinity biosensors to detect on-site infectious pathogens at clinically relevant levels in scarcely treated body fluids is clearly stated in this review. The development and application of selected examples using different specific receptors, assay formats and electrochemical approaches focusing on the determination of specific circulating biomarkers of different molecular (genetic, regulatory and functional) levels associated with bacterial and viral pathogens are critically discussed. Existing challenges still to be addressed and future directions in this rapidly advancing and highly interesting field are also briefly pointed out.
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- Susana Campuzano
- Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain.
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Kang D, Sun S, Kurnik M, Morales D, Dahlquist FW, Plaxco KW. New Architecture for Reagentless, Protein-Based Electrochemical Biosensors. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:12113-12116. [PMID: 28789522 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b05953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Here we demonstrate a new class of reagentless, single-step sensors for the detection of proteins and peptides that is the electrochemical analog of fluorescence polarization (fluorescence anisotropy), a versatile optical approach widely employed to this same end. Our electrochemical sensors consist of a redox-reporter-modified protein (the "receptor") site-specifically anchored to an electrode via a short, flexible polypeptide linker. Interaction of the receptor with its binding partner alters the efficiency with which the reporter approaches the electrode surface, thus causing a change in redox current upon voltammetric interrogation. As our first proof-of-principle we employed the bacterial chemotaxis protein CheY as our receptor. Interaction with either of CheY's two binding partners, the P2 domain of the chemotaxis kinase, CheA, or the 16-residue "target region" of the flagellar switch protein, FliM, leads to easily measurable changes in output current that trace Langmuir isotherms within error of those seen in solution. Phosphorylation of the electrode-bound CheY decreases its affinity for CheA-P2 and enhances its affinity for FliM in a manner likewise consistent with its behavior in solution. As expected given the proposed sensor signaling mechanism, the magnitude of the binding-induced signal change depends on the placement of the redox reporter on the receptor. Following these preliminary studies with CheY, we also developed and characterized additional sensors aimed at the detection of specific antibodies using the relevant protein antigens as the receptor. These exhibit excellent detection limits for their targets without the use of reagents or wash steps. This novel, protein-based electrochemical sensing architecture provides a new and potentially promising approach to sensors for the single-step measurement of specific proteins and peptides.
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- Di Kang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, ‡Interdepartmental Program in Biomolecular Science and Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara , Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, ‡Interdepartmental Program in Biomolecular Science and Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara , Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, ‡Interdepartmental Program in Biomolecular Science and Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara , Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, ‡Interdepartmental Program in Biomolecular Science and Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara , Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, ‡Interdepartmental Program in Biomolecular Science and Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara , Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, ‡Interdepartmental Program in Biomolecular Science and Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara , Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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Campuzano S, Yáñez-Sedeño P, Pingarrón JM. Electrochemical Genosensing of Circulating Biomarkers. SENSORS 2017; 17:s17040866. [PMID: 28420103 PMCID: PMC5424743 DOI: 10.3390/s17040866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2017] [Revised: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Management and prognosis of diseases requires the measurement in non- or minimally invasively collected samples of specific circulating biomarkers, consisting of any measurable or observable factors in patients that indicate normal or disease-related biological processes or responses to therapy. Therefore, on-site, fast and accurate determination of these low abundance circulating biomarkers in scarcely treated body fluids is of great interest for health monitoring and biological applications. In this field, electrochemical DNA sensors (or genosensors) have demonstrated to be interesting alternatives to more complex conventional strategies. Currently, electrochemical genosensors are considered very promising analytical tools for this purpose due to their fast response, low cost, high sensitivity, compatibility with microfabrication technology and simple operation mode which makes them compatible with point-of-care (POC) testing. In this review, the relevance and current challenges of the determination of circulating biomarkers related to relevant diseases (cancer, bacterial and viral infections and neurodegenerative diseases) are briefly discussed. An overview of the electrochemical nucleic acid-based strategies developed in the last five years for this purpose is given to show to both familiar and non-expert readers the great potential of these methodologies for circulating biomarker determination. After highlighting the main features of the reported electrochemical genosensing strategies through the critical discussion of selected examples, a conclusions section points out the still existing challenges and future directions in this field.
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- Susana Campuzano
- Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de CC. Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de CC. Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de CC. Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain.
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Campuzano S, Yánez-Sedeño P, Pingarrón JM. Electrochemical bioaffinity sensors for salivary biomarkers detection. Trends Analyt Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2016.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zhang FT, Cai LY, Zhou YL, Zhang XX. Immobilization-free DNA-based homogeneous electrochemical biosensors. Trends Analyt Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2016.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Hinman SS, Cheng Q. Bioinspired Assemblies and Plasmonic Interfaces for Electrochemical Biosensing. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2016; 781:136-146. [PMID: 28163664 PMCID: PMC5283611 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2016.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Electrochemical biosensing represents a collection of techniques that may be utilized for capture and detection of biomolecules in both simple and complex media. While the instrumentation and technological aspects play important roles in detection capabilities, the interfacial design aspects are of equal importance, and often, those inspired by nature produce the best results. This review highlights recent material designs, recognition schemes, and method developments as they relate to targeted electrochemical analysis for biological systems. This includes the design of electrodes functionalized with peptides, proteins, nucleic acids, and lipid membranes, along with nanoparticle mediated signal amplification mechanisms. The topic of hyphenated surface plasmon resonance assays is also discussed, as this technique may be performed concurrently with complementary and/or confirmatory measurements. Together, smart materials and experimental designs will continue to pave the way for complete biomolecular analyses of complex and technically challenging systems.
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- Samuel S. Hinman
- Environmental Toxicology, University of California – Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Environmental Toxicology, University of California – Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of California – Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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Meng F, Miao P, Wang B, Tang Y, Yin J. Identification of glutathione by voltammetric analysis with rolling circle amplification. Anal Chim Acta 2016; 943:58-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2016.09.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2016] [Revised: 08/29/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Kang D, Ricci F, White RJ, Plaxco KW. Survey of Redox-Active Moieties for Application in Multiplexed Electrochemical Biosensors. Anal Chem 2016; 88:10452-10458. [PMID: 27659949 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b02376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Recent years have seen the development of a large number of electrochemical sandwich assays and reagentless biosensor architectures employing biomolecules modified via the attachment of a redox-active "reporter." Here we survey a large set of potential redox reporters in order to determine which exhibits the best long-duration stability in thiol-on-gold monolayer-based sensors and to identify reporter "sets" signaling at distinct, nonoverlapping redox potentials in support of multiplexing and error correcting ratiometric or differential measurement approaches. Specifically, we have characterized the performance of more than a dozen potential reporters that are, first, redox active within the potential window over which thiol-on-gold monolayers are reasonably stable and, second, are available commercially in forms that are readily conjugated to biomolecules or can be converted into such forms in one or two simple synthetic steps. To test each of these reporters we conjugated it to one terminus of a single-stranded DNA "probe" that was attached by its other terminus via a six-carbon thiol to a gold electrode to form an "E-DNA" sensor responsive to its complementary DNA target. We then measured the signaling properties of each sensor as well as its stability against repeated voltammetric scans and against deployment in and reuse from blood serum. Doing so we find that the performance of methylene blue-based, thiol-on-gold sensors is unmatched; the near-quantitative stability of such sensors against repeated scanning in even very complex sample matrices is unparalleled. While more modest, the stability of sensors employing a handful of other reporters, including anthraquinone, Nile blue, and ferrrocene, is reasonable. Our work thus serves as both to highlight the exceptional properties of methylene blue as a redox reporter in such applications and as a cautionary tale-we wish to help other researchers avoid fruitless efforts to employ the many, seemingly promising and yet ultimately inadequate reporters we have investigated. Finally, we hope that our work also serves as an illustration of the pressing need for the further development of useful redox reporters.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche, University of Rome , Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore County , Baltimore, Maryland 21250, United States
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González-Fernández E, Avlonitis N, Murray AF, Mount AR, Bradley M. Methylene blue not ferrocene: Optimal reporters for electrochemical detection of protease activity. Biosens Bioelectron 2016; 84:82-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.11.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Revised: 11/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Rafipour R, Kashanian S, Hashemi S, Omidfar K, Ezzati Nazhad Dolatabadi J. Apoferritin-templated biosynthesis of manganese nanoparticles and investigation of direct electron transfer of MnNPs-HsAFr at modified glassy carbon electrode. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2016; 64:110-116. [DOI: 10.1002/bab.1466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Ronak Rafipour
- Department of Chemistry; College of Science; Kermanshah Branch; Islamic Azad University; Kermanshah Iran
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- Faculty of Chemistry; Sensor and Biosensor Research Center (SBRC) & Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research Center (NNRC); Razi University; Kermanshah Iran
- Nano Drug Delivery Research Center; Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences; Kermanshah Iran
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- Department of Animal Science; Faculty of Agriculture; University of Tehran; Karaj Iran
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- Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center; Tehran University of Medical Sciences; Tehran Iran
- Biosensor Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute; Tehran University of Medical Sciences; Tehran Iran
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Tang W, Wu J, Ying Y, Liu Y. Writing Sensors on Solid Agricultural Products for In Situ Detection. Anal Chem 2015; 87:10703-7. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b02558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Wenzhi Tang
- College
of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College
of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College
of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, 999 Huchenghuan Road, PuDong
New District, Shanghai 201306, China
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Zaitouna AJ, Maben AJ, Lai RY. Incorporation of extra amino acids in peptide recognition probe to improve specificity and selectivity of an electrochemical peptide-based sensor. Anal Chim Acta 2015; 886:157-64. [PMID: 26320648 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2015.05.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2015] [Revised: 05/17/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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We investigated the effect of incorporating extra amino acids (AA) at the n-terminus of the thiolated and methylene blue-modified peptide probe on both specificity and selectivity of an electrochemical peptide-based (E-PB) HIV sensor. The addition of a flexible (SG)3 hexapeptide is, in particular, useful in improving sensor selectivity, whereas the addition of a highly hydrophilic (EK)3 hexapeptide has shown to be effective in enhancing sensor specificity. Overall, both E-PB sensors fabricated using peptide probes with the added AA (SG-EAA and EK-EAA) showed better specificity and selectivity, especially when compared to the sensor fabricated using a peptide probe without the extra AA (EAA). For example, the selectivity factor recorded in the 50% saliva was ∼2.5 for the EAA sensor, whereas the selectivity factor was 7.8 for both the SG-EAA and EK-EAA sensors. Other sensor properties such as the limit of detection and dynamic range were minimally affected by the addition of the six AA sequence. The limit of detection was 0.5 nM for the EAA sensor and 1 nM for both SG-EAA and EK-EAA sensors. The saturation target concentration was ∼200 nM for all three sensors. Unlike previously reported E-PB HIV sensors, the peptide probe functions as both the recognition element and antifouling passivating agent; this modification eliminates the need to include an additional antifouling diluent, which simplifies the sensor design and fabrication protocol.
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- Anita J Zaitouna
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 651 Hamilton Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0304, USA
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- University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 651 Hamilton Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0304, USA
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- University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 651 Hamilton Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0304, USA.
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Zaitouna AJ, Joyce J, Cerny RL, Dussault PH, Lai RY. Comparison of Mannose, Ethylene Glycol, and Methoxy-Terminated Diluents on Specificity and Selectivity of Electrochemical Peptide-Based Sensors. Anal Chem 2015; 87:6966-73. [PMID: 26057465 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b01759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We report the synthesis and application of three new antifouling diluents for the fabrication of an E-PB HIV sensor. Among the three thiolated antifouling diluents used in this study, the methoxy-terminated diluent (C6-MEG) is the most effective in alleviating both nonspecific binding and adsorption of matrix contaminants onto the sensor surface, especially when compared to the mannose- (C6-MAN) and ethylene-glycol-terminated (C6-EG) diluents. The sensor fabricated with C6-MEG has a specificity factor (∼13.5) substantially higher than the sensor passivated with only 6-mercapto-1-hexanol (∼1.5). It is functional even when employed directly in 25% serum, an achievement that has not been observed with this class of E-PB sensors. More importantly, incorporation of these antifouling diluents has negligible impact on other important sensor properties such as sensitivity and binding kinetics. This sensor passivation strategy is versatile and can potentially be used with other E-PB sensors, as well as surface-based sensors that utilize thiol-gold self-assembled monolayer chemistry.
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- Anita J Zaitouna
- †Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0304, United States
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- †Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0304, United States
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- †Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0304, United States
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- †Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0304, United States
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- †Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0304, United States
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Jing P, Yi H, Xue S, Yuan R, Xu W. A ‘signal on-off’ electrochemical peptide biosensor for matrix metalloproteinase 2 based on target induced cleavage of a peptide. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra10662a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A sensitive ‘signal on–off’ electrochemical peptide biosensor for MMP-2 assay was fabricated based on target induced cleavage of a specific peptide.
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- Pei Jing
- Key Laboratory on Luminescence and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Southwest University
- Chongqing 400715
- People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory on Luminescence and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Southwest University
- Chongqing 400715
- People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory on Luminescence and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Southwest University
- Chongqing 400715
- People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory on Luminescence and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Southwest University
- Chongqing 400715
- People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory on Luminescence and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Southwest University
- Chongqing 400715
- People's Republic of China
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Salamifar SE, Lai RY. Application of electrochemical surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy for characterization of electrochemical DNA sensors. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2014; 122:835-839. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2014.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2014] [Revised: 07/05/2014] [Accepted: 07/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Zhang FT, Nie J, Zhang DW, Chen JT, Zhou YL, Zhang XX. Methylene blue as a G-quadruplex binding probe for label-free homogeneous electrochemical biosensing. Anal Chem 2014; 86:9489-95. [PMID: 25211349 DOI: 10.1021/ac502540m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Herein, G-quadruplex sequence was found to significantly decrease the diffusion current of methylene blue (MB) in homogeneous solution for the first time. Electrochemical methods combined with circular dichroism spectroscopy and UV-vis spectroscopy were utilized to systematically explore the interaction between MB and an artificial G-quadruplex sequence, EAD2. The interaction of MB and EAD2 (the binding constant, K ≈ 1.3 × 10(6) M(-1)) was stronger than that of MB and double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) (K ≈ 2.2 × 10(5) M(-1)), and the binding stoichiometry (n) of EAD2/MB complex was calculated to be 1.0 according to the electrochemical titration curve combined with Scatchard analysis. MB was proved to stabilize the G-quadruplex structure of EAD2 and showed a competitive binding to G-quadruplex in the presence of hemin. EAD2 might mainly interact with MB, a positive ligand of G-quadruplex, through the end-stacking with π-system of the guanine quartet, which was quite different from the binding mechanism of dsDNA with MB by intercalation. A novel signal read-out mode based on the strong affinity between G-quadruplex and MB coupling with aptamer/G-quadruplex hairpin structure was successfully implemented in cocaine detection with high specificity. G-quadruplex/MB complex will function as a promising electrochemical indicator for constructing homogeneous label-free electrochemical biosensors, especially in the field of simple, rapid, and noninvasive biochemical assays.
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- Fang-Ting Zhang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University , Beijing 100871, China
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Malon RSP, Sadir S, Balakrishnan M, Córcoles EP. Saliva-based biosensors: noninvasive monitoring tool for clinical diagnostics. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:962903. [PMID: 25276835 PMCID: PMC4172994 DOI: 10.1155/2014/962903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Revised: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 08/11/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Saliva is increasingly recognised as an attractive diagnostic fluid. The presence of various disease signalling salivary biomarkers that accurately reflect normal and disease states in humans and the sampling benefits compared to blood sampling are some of the reasons for this recognition. This explains the burgeoning research field in assay developments and technological advancements for the detection of various salivary biomarkers to improve clinical diagnosis, management, and treatment. This paper reviews the significance of salivary biomarkers for clinical diagnosis and therapeutic applications, with focus on the technologies and biosensing platforms that have been reported for screening these biomarkers.
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- Radha S. P. Malon
- Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering (FBME), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Building VO1, Block A, Level 5, Room 27, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (FKM), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering (FBME), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Building VO1, Block A, Level 5, Room 27, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering (FBME), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Building VO1, Block A, Level 5, Room 27, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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