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Wang J, Liu S, Wei B, Liu Y. Frequency shift Raman-based sensing of serum MicroRNA for ultrasensitive cervical cancer diagnosis. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2024; 46:104105. [PMID: 38677498 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2024.104105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Revised: 04/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
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Cervical cancer is the most common gynaecological tumor. The development of a sensor for the ultrasensitive detection of cervical cancer is significant in guaranteeing its prognosis. Herein, we proposed a novel surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) analysis platform using a frequency shifts-based sensing model for rapid and ultrasensitive microRNA (miRNA) assay. During the analysis process, miR-21 can be captured by the single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) modified on the platform which is complementary pairing with miR-21. The connection of miR-21 can lead to the variation of the molecular weight and result in the deformation extent of the Raman report molecule 6Thioguanine (6TG); thus, the peak at 1301 cm-1 due to the ring C-N stretches of 6TG shifts to lower frequency. The detection limit (LOD) of the proposed SERS analysis platform is as low as 8.32 aM. Moreover, the platform also has excellent specificity and repeatability, with the relative standard deviation (RSD) value of 6.53 %. Serum samples of cervical cancer patients and healthy subjects were analyzed via the platform and the accuracy of the detection results was verified by qRT-PCR, revealing that SERS results and qRT-PCR results have high homogeneity. Thus, the platform can serve as a potential tool for clinical diagnosis of cervical cancer.
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- Jie Wang
- Department of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, China; Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225000, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225000, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225000, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, China; State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Suzhou 215123, China.
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Dong Y, Yuan X, Zhuang K, Li Y, Luo X. Simultaneous and sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 proteins spike and nucleocapsid based on long-range SERS biosensor. Anal Chim Acta 2024; 1287:342070. [PMID: 38182376 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.342070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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BACKGROUND Early diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection is still critical to control COVID-19 outbreak. Traditional polymerase chain reaction, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay or lateral flow immunoassay performed poorly on detection times, sample preparation process and accuracy. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-based detection has emerged as a powerful analytical technique, which overcomes the above limitations. However, due to the near-field effect of traditional substrate, it is difficult to monitor the binding event of aptamers with proteins. It is obvious that a novel SERS substrate thatsupportedextended and stronger electromagnetic fields was required to hold long-range effects and allow for binding event testing. RESULTS Driven by this challenge, we reported a long-range SERS-active substrate, which was built by inserting bowtie nanoaperture arrays in a refractive-index-symmetric environment and Au mirror surfaces, for SARS-CoV-2 protein binding event detection. Then, a double-π structure aptasensor was simply designed through the hybridization of spike (S) and nucleocapsid (N) proteins aptamers, and a corresponding complementary strand. This kind of double-π structure would dissociate when targets proteins S and N existed and led to the SERS responses decreased, which established the detection basis of our system. What's more, due to two Raman labels were involved, both proteins S and N can be sensed simultaneously. Our proposed method showed improved sensitivity with a low limit of detection for multiplex detection (1.6 × 10-16 g/mL for protein S and 1.0 × 10-16 g/mL for protein N) over a wide concentration range. SIGNIFICANCE This represents the first long-range SERS apatasensor platform for detection of S and N proteins simultaneously. Our method showed high sensitivity, selectivity, reproducibility, stability and remarkable recoveries in human in saliva and serum samples, which is particularly important for the early diagnostics of COVID as well as for future unknown coronavirus.
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- Ying Dong
- School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, PR China
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- School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, PR China
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- School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, PR China
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- Shanghai Anti-Doping Laboratory, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, 200438, PR China.
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- School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, PR China; Asymmetric Synthesis and Chiral Technology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 610039, PR China.
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Zhao Y, Kumar A, Yang Y. Unveiling practical considerations for reliable and standardized SERS measurements: lessons from a comprehensive review of oblique angle deposition-fabricated silver nanorod array substrates. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:1004-1057. [PMID: 38116610 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00540b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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Recently, there has been an exponential growth in the number of publications focusing on surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), primarily driven by advancements in nanotechnology and the increasing demand for chemical and biological detection. While many of these publications have focused on the development of new substrates and detection-based applications, there is a noticeable lack of attention given to various practical issues related to SERS measurements and detection. This review aims to fill this gap by utilizing silver nanorod (AgNR) SERS substrates fabricated through the oblique angle deposition method as an illustrative example. The review highlights and addresses a range of practical issues associated with SERS measurements and detection. These include the optimization of SERS substrates in terms of morphology and structural design, considerations for measurement configurations such as polarization and the incident angle of the excitation laser, and exploration of enhancement mechanisms encompassing both intrinsic properties induced by the structure and materials, as well as extrinsic factors arising from wetting/dewetting phenomena and analyte size. The manufacturing and storage aspects of SERS substrates, including scalable fabrication techniques, contamination control, cleaning procedures, and appropriate storage methods, are also discussed. Furthermore, the review delves into device design considerations, such as well arrays, flow cells, and fiber probes, and explores various sample preparation methods such as drop-cast and immersion. Measurement issues, including the effect of excitation laser wavelength and power, as well as the influence of buffer, are thoroughly examined. Additionally, the review discusses spectral analysis techniques, encompassing baseline removal, chemometric analysis, and machine learning approaches. The wide range of AgNR-based applications of SERS, across various fields, is also explored. Throughout the comprehensive review, key lessons learned from collective findings are outlined and analyzed, particularly in the context of detailed SERS measurements and standardization. The review also provides insights into future challenges and perspectives in the field of SERS. It is our hope that this comprehensive review will serve as a valuable reference for researchers seeking to embark on in-depth studies and applications involving their own SERS substrates.
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- Yiping Zhao
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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Ren X, Song X, Wang L, Ma W, Li X. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering using flower-like Ag/ZnO as active substrates for the label-free and sensitive detection of rhodamine 6G and melamine. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2024; 16:411-419. [PMID: 38165144 DOI: 10.1039/d3ay01650a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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The reliable and accurate detection of unauthorized additives in food is significant to prevent health risks. In recent years, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) with fast, simple, and sensitive capabilities has been widely used for food safety analysis. In order to detect illegally added dye molecule rhodamine 6G and small molecule melamine in food, we have proposed a fast, convenient, and label-free SERS detection technology using flower-like Ag/ZnO as the SERS substrate. The structure and morphology of the flower-like Ag/ZnO were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectrometery, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction analysis. We investigated the SERS effect and sensitivity of flower-like Ag/ZnO toward rhodamine 6G and melamine. The synergistic effect of flower-like Ag/ZnO provides high SERS activity for the detection of rhodamine 6G and melamine at the lowest detection concentrations of 0.5 ng mL-1 and 1.0 ng mL-1, respectively. Therefore, flower-like Ag/ZnO with good sensitivity and uniformity has potential for improving the detection of illegal food additives.
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- Xiaohui Ren
- College of Textile and Clothing, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China.
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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- College of Textile and Clothing, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China.
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- College of Textile and Clothing, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China.
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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Banchelli M, Tombelli S, de Angelis M, D'Andrea C, Trono C, Baldini F, Giannetti A, Matteini P. Molecular beacon decorated silver nanowires for quantitative miRNA detection by a SERS approach. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2023; 15:6165-6176. [PMID: 37961002 DOI: 10.1039/d3ay01661g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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Advantages of biosensors based on surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) rely on improved sensitivity and specificity, and suited reproducibility in detecting a target molecule that is localized in close proximity to a SERS-active surface. Herein, a comprehensive study on the realization of a SERS biosensor designed for detecting miRNA-183, a miRNA biomarker that is specific for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is presented. The used strategy exploits a signal-off mechanism by means of a labelled molecular beacon (MB) as the oligonucleotide biorecognition element immobilized on a 2D SERS substrate, based on spot-on silver nanowires (AgNWs) and a multi-well low volume cell. The MB was properly designed by following a dedicated protocol to recognize the chosen miRNA. A limit of detection down to femtomolar concentration (3 × 10-16 M) was achieved and the specificity of the biosensor was proved. Furthermore, the possibility to regenerate the sensing system through a simple procedure is shown: with regeneration by using HCl 1 mM, two detection cycles were performed with a good recovery of the initial MB signal (83%) and a reproducible signal after hybridization.
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- Martina Banchelli
- Istituto di Fisica Applicata Nello Carrara - CNR, Via Madonna del Piano 10, Sesto F.no (FI), Italy.
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- Istituto di Fisica Applicata Nello Carrara - CNR, Via Madonna del Piano 10, Sesto F.no (FI), Italy.
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- Istituto di Fisica Applicata Nello Carrara - CNR, Via Madonna del Piano 10, Sesto F.no (FI), Italy.
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- Istituto di Fisica Applicata Nello Carrara - CNR, Via Madonna del Piano 10, Sesto F.no (FI), Italy.
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- Istituto di Fisica Applicata Nello Carrara - CNR, Via Madonna del Piano 10, Sesto F.no (FI), Italy.
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- Istituto di Fisica Applicata Nello Carrara - CNR, Via Madonna del Piano 10, Sesto F.no (FI), Italy.
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- Istituto di Fisica Applicata Nello Carrara - CNR, Via Madonna del Piano 10, Sesto F.no (FI), Italy.
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- Istituto di Fisica Applicata Nello Carrara - CNR, Via Madonna del Piano 10, Sesto F.no (FI), Italy.
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Yadav S, Bhardwaj R, Mishra P, Singh JP. A magnetic field augmented ultra-thin layer chromatography coupled surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy separation of hemozoin from bacterial mixture. J Chromatogr A 2023; 1708:464318. [PMID: 37660559 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2023.464318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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Malaria is considered as one the most widespread disease with highest possibility of co-infection at all levels of the disease prognosis. Rapid detection and discrimination of malaria from other co-infections remains a challenge. Hemozoin is a metabolic biproduct of malaraia possessing paramagnetic property due to presence of iron at its centre. Here, we report a label free, rapid and highly sensitive magnetic field based ultra-thin layer chromatography (UTLC) coupled with surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) technique for detection and separation of hemozoin from a bacterial mixture. Highly optimized silver nanorods chip fabricated using glancing angle deposition (GLAD) is explored for the UTLC-SERS separation. These chips possessing channel like characteristic and high surface to the volume ratio serve as excellent UTLC plates. The magnetic nature of hemozoin has been exploited for its separation from the mixture of P. aeruginosa (Gram-negative) and S. aureus (Gram-positive) by allocating a 0.6 T magnet over the UTLC flow setup. The solvent front migrated approximately to a distance of 13 mm from the sample point due to the magnetic environment. Spatially resolved SERS data was collected along the mobile phase and separation of mixture was confirmed. Further, staining of hemozoin, P. aeruginosa and S. aureus was done using methylene blue, acridine orange and rhodamine 6 G respectively. The separation was confirmed for the stained analytes. The present developed method provides plate height as low as 18 µm and hemozoin detection limit as <10 parasites/mL. Therefore, we establish a highly specific and sensitive technique capable of separating small amounts of bioanalytes, aiding in the removal of co-infections from the disease at a very early stage of infection.
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- Sarjana Yadav
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
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Li Y, Zhang S, Wang M, Guo C, Zhang Z, Zhou N. A novel PEC and ECL bifunctional aptasensor based on V 2CT x MXene-derived MOF embedded with silver nanoparticles for selectively aptasensing miRNA-126. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:8657-8665. [PMID: 37609716 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb01380d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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A novel photoelectrochemical (PEC) and electrochemiluminescence (ECL) bifunctional aptasensor has been established for the detection of miRNA-126 using V2CTx MXene-derived porphyrin-based metal-organic framework embedded with Ag nanoparticles (Ag NPs) (denoted as AgNPs@V-PMOF) as a robust bioplatform. Due to the presence of V nodes in V2CTx MXene nanosheets, V-based MOF was prepared using tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin as ligand, followed by the incorporation of Ag+ ions to form the AgNPs@V-PMOF Schottky heterojunction. Benefiting from the fast electron transfer of the V2CTx substrate and well-matched band-edge energy level of the photosensitive Ag NPs and V-PMOF, the constructed AgNPs@V-PMOF Schottky heterojunction exhibited the promoted transfer of the photogenerated carriers, showing superior PEC and ECL performances. Moreover, a large number of the complementary DNA strand of miRNA-126 can be immobilized over AgNPs@V-PMOF in view of the combined interaction of π-π stacking, van der Waals force, and Ag-N coordination between AgNPs@V-PMOF. Consequently, the developed AgNPs@V-PMOF-based aptasensor illustrated extremely low detection limits of 0.78 and 0.53 fM within a wide range from 1.0 fM to 1.0 nM of miRNA-126 detected by PEC and ECL techniques, respectively, superior to most reported miRNA aptasensors. Also, the provided bifunctional aptasensor demonstrated high selectivity, good stability, fine reproducibility, and acceptable regenerability, as well as promising potential for the analysis of miRNA-126 from living cancer cells. This work puts forward the development of aptasensors for the early and accurate diagnosis of cancer markers and extends the application of MOF in the biosensing field.
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- Yu Li
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, P. R. China.
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- College of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China.
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- College of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China.
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- College of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China.
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- College of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, P. R. China.
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Liu J, Hu X, Hu Y, Chen P, Xu H, Hu W, Zhao Y, Wu P, Liu GL. Dual AuNPs detecting probe enhanced the NanoSPR effect for the high-throughput detection of the cancer microRNA21 biomarker. Biosens Bioelectron 2023; 225:115084. [PMID: 36693286 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2023.115084] [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: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The microRNA21 (miR-21), a specific tumor biomarker, is crucial for the diagnosis of several cancer types, and investigation of its overexpression pattern is important for cancer diagnosis. Herein, we report a low-cost, rapid, ultrasensitive, and convenient biosensing strategy for the detection of miR-21 using a nanoplasmonic array chip coupled with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). This sensing platform combines the surface plasmon resonance effect of nanoplasmonics (NanoSPR) and the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effect, which allows the real-time monitoring of the subtle optical density (OD) changes caused by the variations in the dielectric constant in the process of the hybridization of the target miRNA. Using this method, the miRNA achieves a broad detection range from 100 aM to 1 μM, and with a limit of detection (LoD) of 1.85 aM. Furthermore, this assay also has a single-base resolution to discriminate the highly homologous miRNAs. More importantly, this platform has high throughput characteristics (96 samples can be detected simultaneously). This strategy exhibits more than 86.5 times enhancement in terms of sensitivity compared to that of traditional biosensors.
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- Juxiang Liu
- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luo Yu Road, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Institute of Geophysics and Geomatics, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luo Yu Road, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Liangzhun (Shanghai) Industrial Co. Ltd., Shanghai, 200336, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luo Yu Road, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luo Yu Road, Wuhan, 430074, China; School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China; Research Units of Clinical Translation of Cell Growth Factors and Diseases Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Wenzhou, 325035, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luo Yu Road, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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Beeram R, Vepa KR, Soma VR. Recent Trends in SERS-Based Plasmonic Sensors for Disease Diagnostics, Biomolecules Detection, and Machine Learning Techniques. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:328. [PMID: 36979540 PMCID: PMC10046859 DOI: 10.3390/bios13030328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy/scattering (SERS) has evolved into a popular tool for applications in biology and medicine owing to its ease-of-use, non-destructive, and label-free approach. Advances in plasmonics and instrumentation have enabled the realization of SERS's full potential for the trace detection of biomolecules, disease diagnostics, and monitoring. We provide a brief review on the recent developments in the SERS technique for biosensing applications, with a particular focus on machine learning techniques used for the same. Initially, the article discusses the need for plasmonic sensors in biology and the advantage of SERS over existing techniques. In the later sections, the applications are organized as SERS-based biosensing for disease diagnosis focusing on cancer identification and respiratory diseases, including the recent SARS-CoV-2 detection. We then discuss progress in sensing microorganisms, such as bacteria, with a particular focus on plasmonic sensors for detecting biohazardous materials in view of homeland security. At the end of the article, we focus on machine learning techniques for the (a) identification, (b) classification, and (c) quantification in SERS for biology applications. The review covers the work from 2010 onwards, and the language is simplified to suit the needs of the interdisciplinary audience.
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Zhang J, Song C, Zhu Y, Gan H, Fang X, Peng Q, Xiong J, Dong C, Han C, Wang L. A novel cascade signal amplification strategy integrating CRISPR/Cas13a and branched hybridization chain reaction for ultra-sensitive and specific SERS detection of disease-related nucleic acids. Biosens Bioelectron 2023; 219:114836. [PMID: 36327567 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The molecular diagnosis of disease by high-sensitively and specifically detecting extremely trace amounts of nucleic acid biomarkers in biological samples is still a great challenge, and the powerful sensing strategy has become an urgent need for basic researches and clinical applications. Herein, a novel one-pot cascade signal amplification strategy (Cas13a-bHCR) integrating CRISPR/Cas13a system (Cas13a) and branched hybridization chain reaction (bHCR) was proposed for ultra-highly sensitive and specific SERS assay of disease-related nucleic acids on SERS-active silver nanorods sensing chips. The Cas13a-bHCR based SERS assay of gastric cancer-related miRNA-106a (miR-106a) can be achieved within 60 min and output significantly enhanced SERS signal due to the multiple signal amplification, which possesses a good linear calibration curve from 10 aM to 1 nM with the limit of detection (LOD) low to 8.55 aM for detecting gastric cancer-related miR-106a in human serum. The Cas13a-bHCR based SERS sensing also shows good specificity, uniformity, repeatability and reliability, and has good practicability for detection of miR-106a in clinical samples, which can provide a potential powerful tool for SERS detection of disease-related nucleic acids and promise brighter prospects in the field of clinical diagnosis of early disease.
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- Jingjing Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China; State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130033, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 22116, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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Zhang J, Miao X, Song C, Chen N, Xiong J, Gan H, Ni J, Zhu Y, Cheng K, Wang L. Non-enzymatic signal amplification-powered point-of-care SERS sensor for rapid and ultra-sensitive assay of SARS-CoV-2 RNA. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 212:114379. [PMID: 35635970 PMCID: PMC9110061 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The development of rapid and ultra-sensitive detection technology of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for shortening the diagnostic window and achieving early detection of virus infections is a huge challenge to the efficient prevention and control of COVID-19. Herein, a novel ultra-sensitive surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) sensor powered by non-enzymatic signal amplification is proposed for rapid and reliable assay of SARS-CoV-2 RNA based on SERS-active silver nanorods (AgNRs) sensing chips and a specially designed smart unlocking-mediated target recycling signal amplification strategy. The SERS sensing was carried out by a one-pot hybridization of the lock probes (LPs), hairpin DNAs and SERS tags with SARS-CoV-2 RNA samples on an arrayed SERS sensing chip to achieve the recognition of SARS-CoV-2 RNA, the execution of nuclease-free unlocking-mediated target recycling signal amplification, and the combination of SERS tags to generate SERS signal. The SERS sensor for SARS-CoV-2 RNA can be achieved within 50 min with an ultra-high sensitivity low to 51.38 copies/mL, and has good selectivity in discriminating SARS-CoV-2 RNA against other respiratory viruses in representative clinical samples, which is well adapted for rapid, ultra-sensitive, multi-channel and point-of-care testing of viral nucleic acids, and is expected to achieve detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection in earlier detection windows for efficient COVID-19 prevention and control.
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- Jingjing Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Guangzhou KingMed Center for Clinical Laboratory Co., Ltd, 10 Luoxuan 3rd Road, Guangzhou International Biotech Island, Guangdong, 510005, Guangdong, China; Guangzhou Laboratory, No.9 XingDaoHuanBei Road, Guangzhou International Bio Island, Guangzhou, 510005, Guangdong Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- Guangzhou KingMed Center for Clinical Laboratory Co., Ltd, 10 Luoxuan 3rd Road, Guangzhou International Biotech Island, Guangdong, 510005, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Guangzhou KingMed Center for Clinical Laboratory Co., Ltd, 10 Luoxuan 3rd Road, Guangzhou International Biotech Island, Guangdong, 510005, Guangdong, China; Guangzhou Laboratory, No.9 XingDaoHuanBei Road, Guangzhou International Bio Island, Guangzhou, 510005, Guangdong Province, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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Target-initiated DNA release-directed catalytic hairpin assembly-based ultrasensitive cyclic amplification sensor detection of serum miRNA. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1232:340437. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.340437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Tijunelyte I, Teillet J, Bruand P, Courson R, Lecestre A, Joseph P, Bancaud A. Hybridization-based DNA biosensing with a limit of detection of 4 fM in 30 s using an electrohydrodynamic concentration module fabricated by grayscale lithography. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2022; 16:044111. [PMID: 35992636 PMCID: PMC9385222 DOI: 10.1063/5.0073542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Speeding up and enhancing the performances of nucleic acid biosensing technologies have remained drivers for innovation. Here, we optimize a fluorimetry-based technology for DNA detection based on the concentration of linear targets paired with probes. The concentration module consists of a microfluidic channel with the shape of a funnel in which we monitor a viscoelastic flow and a counter-electrophoretic force. We report that the technology performs better with a target longer than 100 nucleotides (nt) and a probe shorter than 30 nt. We also prove that the control of the funnel geometry in 2.5D using grayscale lithography enhances sensitivity by 100-fold in comparison to chips obtained by conventional photolithography. With these optimized settings, we demonstrate a limit of detection of 4 fM in 30 s and a detection range of more than five decades. This technology hence provides an excellent balance between sensitivity and time to result.
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- Inga Tijunelyte
- CNRS, LAAS, 7 avenue du colonel Roche, F-31400 Toulouse, France
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- CNRS, LAAS, 7 avenue du colonel Roche, F-31400 Toulouse, France
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- CNRS, LAAS, 7 avenue du colonel Roche, F-31400 Toulouse, France
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- CNRS, LAAS, 7 avenue du colonel Roche, F-31400 Toulouse, France
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- CNRS, LAAS, 7 avenue du colonel Roche, F-31400 Toulouse, France
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Zheng C, Hu X, Sun S, Zhu L, Wang N, Zhang J, Huang G, Wang Y, Huang X, Wang L, Shen Z. Hairpin allosteric molecular beacons-based cascaded amplification for effective detection of lung cancer-associated microRNA. Talanta 2022; 244:123412. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Yang Y, Xu B, Haverstick J, Ibtehaz N, Muszyński A, Chen X, Chowdhury MEH, Zughaier SM, Zhao Y. Differentiation and classification of bacterial endotoxins based on surface enhanced Raman scattering and advanced machine learning. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:8806-8817. [PMID: 35686584 PMCID: PMC9575096 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr01277d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Bacterial endotoxin, a major component of the Gram-negative bacterial outer membrane leaflet, is a lipopolysaccharide shed from bacteria during their growth and infection and can be utilized as a biomarker for bacterial detection. Here, the surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectra of eleven bacterial endotoxins with an average detection amount of 8.75 pg per measurement have been obtained based on silver nanorod array substrates, and the characteristic SERS peaks have been identified. With appropriate spectral pre-processing procedures, different classical machine learning algorithms, including support vector machine, k-nearest neighbor, random forest, etc., and a modified deep learning algorithm, RamanNet, have been applied to differentiate and classify these endotoxins. It has been found that most conventional machine learning algorithms can attain a differentiation accuracy of >99%, while RamanNet can achieve 100% accuracy. Such an approach has the potential for precise classification of endotoxins and could be used for rapid medical diagnoses and therapeutic decisions for pathogenic infections.
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- Yanjun Yang
- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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- Department of Statistics, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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- Department of Computer Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Statistics, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Qatar University, PO. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, PO. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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Hou M, He D, Wang H, Huang J, Cheng H, Wan K, Li HW, Tang Z, He X, Wang K. Simultaneous and multiplex detection of exosomal microRNAs based on the asymmetric Au@Au@Ag probes with enhanced Raman signal. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.11.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Dai B, Xu Y, Wang T, Wang S, Tang L, Tang J. Recent Advances in Agglomeration Detection and Dual-Function Application of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS). J Biomed Nanotechnol 2022. [DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2022.3356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has been widely utilized in early detection of disease biomarkers, cell imaging, and trace contamination detection, owing to its ultra-high sensitivity. However, it is also subject to certain application restrictions in virtue of its expensive
detection equipment and long-term stability of SERS-active substrate. Recently, great progress has been made in SERS technology, represented by agglomeration method. Dual readout signal detection methods are combined with SERS, including electrochemical detection, fluorescence detection, etc.,
establishing a new fantastic viewpoint for application of SERS. In this review, we have made a comprehensive report on development of agglomeration detection and dual-function detection methods based on SERS. The synthesis methods for plasmonic materials and mainstream SERS enhancement mechanism
are also summarized. Finally, the key facing challenges are discussed and prospects are addressed.
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- Bailin Dai
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Biomedical Nanomaterials and Devices, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Advanced Packaging Material and Technology, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou 412007, P. R. China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Biomedical Nanomaterials and Devices, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Advanced Packaging Material and Technology, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou 412007, P. R. China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Biomedical Nanomaterials and Devices, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Advanced Packaging Material and Technology, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou 412007, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center in Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Biomedical Nanomaterials and Devices, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Advanced Packaging Material and Technology, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou 412007, P. R. China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Biomedical Nanomaterials and Devices, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Advanced Packaging Material and Technology, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou 412007, P. R. China
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Khajouei S, Hosseinzadeh E, Ravan H, Mohammadi A. Binary detection of protein and nucleic acid enabled cancer diagnosis through branched hybridization chain reaction. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1205:339755. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.339755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Wang JJ, Liu Y, Ding Z, Zhang L, Han C, Yan C, Amador E, Yuan L, Wu Y, Song C, Liu Y, Chen W. The exploration of quantum dot-molecular beacon based MoS 2 fluorescence probing for myeloma-related Mirnas detection. Bioact Mater 2022; 17:360-368. [PMID: 35386454 PMCID: PMC8964961 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.12.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Highly sensitive and reliable detection of multiple myeloma remains a major challenge in liquid biopsy. Herein, for the first time, quantum dot-molecular beacon (QD-MB) functionalized MoS2 (QD-MB @MoS2) fluorescent probes were designed for the dual detection of multiple myeloma (MM)-related miRNA-155 and miRNA-150. The results indicate that the two probes can effectively detect miRNA-155 and miRNA-150 simultaneously with satisfactory recovery rates, and the limit of detections (LODs) of miRNA-155 and miRNA-150 in human serum are low to 7.19 fM and 5.84 fM, respectively. These results indicate that our method is the most sensitive detection so far reported and that the designed fluorescent probes with signal amplification strategies can achieve highly sensitive detection of MM-related miRNAs for MM diagnosis. Novel quantum dot-molecular beacon functionalized MoS2 (QD-MB@MoS2) fluorescent probes were designed and fabricated. The dual detection of miRNA-155 and miRNA-150 with high sensitivity, low detection limit and high recovery was realized. The fluorescence probes have a great influence on the fluorescence quenching efficiency and the sensitivity. The new MB@MoS2 fluorescent probe and dual detection strategy provide a valuable tool for the detection of miRNA.
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- Jing Jing Wang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, 76019-0059, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, ChangSha, Hu'nan, 410011, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, 76019-0059, USA.,Medical Technology Research Centre, Chelmsford Campus, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, CM1 1SQ, UK
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Yang Y, Song C, Zhang J, Chao J, Luong HM, Zhao Y, Wang L. DNA self-assembled Au nanoparticle clusters on silver nanorod arrays for high-sensitive and multiplex detection of cancer-related biomarkers. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:4538-4547. [PMID: 35257132 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr00133k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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To sensitively detect multiple and cross-species disease-related targets from a single biological sample in a quick and reliable manner is of high importance in accurately diagnosing and monitoring diseases. Herein, a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensor based on a functionalized multiple-armed tetrahedral DNA nanostructure (FMTDN) immobilized silver nanorod (AgNR) array substrate and Au nanoparticle (AuNP) SERS tags is constructed to achieve both multiplex detection and enhanced sensitivity using a sandwich strategy. The sensor can achieve single, dual, and triple biomarker detections of three lung cancer-related nucleic acid and protein biomarkers, i.e., miRNA-21, miRNA-486 and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in human serum. The enhanced SERS signals in multiplex detections are due to the DNA self-assembled AuNP clusters on the silver nanorod array during the assay, and the experimentally obtained relative enhancement factor ratios, 150 for AuNP dimers and 840 for AuNP trimers, qualitatively agree with the numerically calculated local electric field enhancements. The proposed FMTDN-functionalized AgNR SERS sensor is capable of multiplex and cross-species detection of nucleic acid and protein biomarkers with improved sensitivity, which has great potential for the screening and clinical diagnosis of cancer in the early stage.
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- Yanjun Yang
- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China.
- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Xu G, Guo N, Zhang Q, Wang T, Song P, Xia L. An ultrasensitive surface-enhanced Raman scattering sensor for the detection of hydrazine via the Schiff base reaction. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 424:127303. [PMID: 34601405 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The development of convenient assays for the determination of hydrazine (N2H4) has drawn significant attention due to the high toxicity of this substance. Herein, we developed a concise, rapid and ultrasensitive surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensor for N2H4 detection based on alpha-cyclodextrin-silver nanoparticles (α-CD-AgNPs) modified by 4-mercaptobenzaldehyde (4-MBA). The 4-MBA molecules can specifically capture the N2H4 molecules and undergo a Schiff base reaction. As a result, this induces the aggregation of nanoparticles and generates a new characteristic peak at 1529 cm-1 that is attributed to CN and CC vibrations. Compared with noble metal nanoparticles, 4-MBA not only formed AgS bonds but could also be fixed in the cavity of cyclodextrin to produce a more stable and stronger SERS signal. The SERS intensity at 1529 cm-1 and the logarithm of the concentration of N2H4 presented a good linear relationship from 10-9 to 10-7 M with an unprecedented limit of detection (LOD) of 38 pM. The proposed SERS sensor exhibited satisfactory selectivity and reproducibility and was applied to detect N2H4 in real and complex water samples. We expect this assay to be a promising alternative tool for the on-site detection of N2H4.
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- Guangda Xu
- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- College of Physics, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China.
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Wang X, Wang Y, Chen S, Fu P, Lin Y, Ye S, Long Y, Gao G, Zheng J. A persistent luminescence resonance energy transfer-based molecular beacon probe for the highly sensitive detection of microRNA in biological samples. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 198:113849. [PMID: 34861528 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Herein, a time-resolved luminescence resonance energy transfer (TR-LRET) molecular beacon (MB) probe employing persistent luminescence nanoparticles (PLNPs) as the energy donors was first constructed, and further designed for microRNA21 (miR21) sensing. This probe (named as PLNPs-MB) was facilely fabricated by covalent bioconjugation between poly-(acrylic acid) (PAA) modified near-infrared (NIR) emissive PLNPs i.e. ZnGa2O4:Cr3+ and functionalized MB oligonucleotide (5'-NH2 and 3'-BHQ3). Accordingly, PLNPs and BHQ3 were in close proximity to each other, leading to the occurrence of LRET and obvious persistent luminescence (PL) quenching. In the presence of miR21, loop of the PLNP-MB was hybridized, accompanying BHQ3 away from PLNPs and the restraint of LRET process. As a result, PL of the PLNPs was recovered, which built the foundation of miR21 quantification. The probe provided a linear response range from 0.1 to 10 nM for miR21 detection. Quantification limit of this probe was competitive and about 1-2 orders of magnitude lower than that of other reported MB probes for nucleic acid. Moreover, the proposed probe was successfully adopted for miR21 detection in biological fluids (human serum, cell extraction). This work also provided a sensitive detection nanoplatform for other targets through modifying diverse MBs onto the surface of PLNPs.
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- Xiuhua Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, PR China; Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Ningbo, 315300, PR China
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- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Ningbo, 315300, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, PR China
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- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Ningbo, 315300, PR China
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- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Ningbo, 315300, PR China
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- Hwa Mei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315010, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, PR China.
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- Hwa Mei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315010, PR China
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- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Ningbo, 315300, PR China.
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Li G, Niu P, Ge S, Cao D, Sun A. SERS Based Lateral Flow Assay for Rapid and Ultrasensitive Quantification of Dual Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma-Related miRNA Biomarkers in Human Serum Using Pd-Au Core-Shell Nanorods and Catalytic Hairpin Assembly. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 8:813007. [PMID: 35223986 PMCID: PMC8878268 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.813007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Non-invasive early diagnosis is of great significant in disease pathologic development and subsequent medical treatments, and microRNA (miRNA) detection has attracted critical attention in early cancer screening and diagnosis. However, it was still a challenge to report an accurate and sensitive method for the detection of miRNA during cancer development, especially in the presence of its analogs that produce intense background noise. Herein, we developed a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)–based lateral flow assay (LFA) biosensor, assisted with catalytic hairpin assembly (CHA) amplification strategy, for the dynamic monitoring of miR-106b and miR-196b, associated with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC). In the presence of target miRNAs, two hairpin DNAs could self-assemble into double-stranded DNA, exposing the biotin molecules modified on the surface of palladium (Pd)–gold (Au) core–shell nanorods (Pd-AuNRs). Then, the biotin molecules could be captured by the streptavidin (SA), which was fixed on the test lines (T1 line and T2 line) beforehand. The core–shell spatial structures and aggregation Pd-AuNRs generated abundant active “hot spots” on the T line, significantly amplifying the SERS signals. Using this strategy, the limits of detections were low to aM level, and the selectivity, reproducibility, and uniformity of the proposed SERS-LFA biosensor were satisfactory. Finally, this rapid analysis strategy was successfully applied to quantitatively detect the target miRNAs in clinical serum obtained from healthy subjects and patients with LSCC at different stages. The results were consistent with the quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). Thus, the CHA-assisted SERS-LFA biosensor would become a promising alternative tool for miRNAs detection, which showed a tremendous clinical application prospect in diagnosing LSCC.
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- Guang Li
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Departments of Otolaryngology, The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Qingzhou People’s Hospital, Qingzhou, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- College of Mathematics and Computer Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Aidong Sun,
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Kaur B, Kumar S, Kaushik BK. Recent advancements in optical biosensors for cancer detection. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 197:113805. [PMID: 34801795 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Optical biosensors are rapid, real-time, and portable, have a low detection limit and a high sensitivity, and have a great potential for diagnosing various types of cancer. Optical biosensors can detect cancer in a few million malignant cells, in comparison to conventional diagnosis techniques that use 1 billion cells in tumor tissue with a diameter of 7 nm-10 nm. Current cancer detection methods are also costly, inconvenient, complex, time consuming, and require technical specialists. This review focuses on recent advances in optical biosensors for early detection of cancer. It is primarily concerned with advancements in the design of various biosensors using resonance, scattering, chemiluminescence, luminescence, interference, fluorescence, absorbance or reflectance, and various fiber types. The development of various two-dimensional materials with optical properties such as biocompatibility, field enhancement, and a higher surface-to-volume ratio, as well as advancements in microfabrication technologies, have accelerated the development of optical sensors for early detection of cancer and other diseases. Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy technology has the potential to detect a single molecule with high specificity, and terahertz waves are a recently explored technology for cancer detection. Due to the low electromagnetic interference, small size, multiplexing, and remote sensing capabilities of optical fiber-based platforms, they may be a driving force behind the rapid development of biosensors. The advantages and disadvantages of existing and future optical biosensor designs for cancer detection are discussed in detail. Additionally, a prospect for future advancements in the development of optical biosensors for point-of-care and clinical applications is highlighted.
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- Baljinder Kaur
- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247667, India
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Science and Technology, School of Physics Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, China; Department of Electrical and Electronics & Communication Engineering, DIT University, Dehradun, 248009, India.
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- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247667, India
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Lu X, Yao C, Sun L, Li Z. Plasmon-enhanced biosensors for microRNA analysis and cancer diagnosis. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 203:114041. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2022] [Revised: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Chen H, Liu Y, Feng S, Cao Y, Wu T, Liu Z. Cotton thread-based multi-channel photothermal biosensor for simultaneous detection of multiple microRNAs. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 200:113913. [PMID: 34968855 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The abnormal expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) is associated with various diseases. Developing simple and portable methods for sensitive, rapid and simultaneous detection of multiple miRNAs is critical to achieve accurate and timely diagnosis. Herein, a cotton thread-based multi-channel photothermal biosensor was proposed for simultaneous detection of three breast cancer-related miRNAs including miRNA-10b, miRNA-27a and miRNA-let-7a. Three cotton thread-based channels with one input were designed and the capture probes for detecting different miRNAs were immobilized on the test zones of the corresponding channels. Cu2-xS nanostrings prepared on the basis of hybridization chain reaction (HCR) were taken as the photothermal agents for signal transduction and amplification. The formation of a sandwich structure among the capture probe, target miRNA, and Cu2-xS nanostrings led to the accumulation of the Cu2-xS nanostrings on the test zones and transformed the concentration of miRNA into temperature signal under 808 nm laser irradiation. The temperature changes were quantified by a portable thermal camera and directly reflected the concentration of miRNAs. Under the optimal conditions, the developed multi-channel photothermal biosensor showed excellent specificity and sensitivity with the detection limits of 37 pM, 38 pM and 38 pM for miRNA-10b, miRNA-27a and miRNA-let-7a, respectively. Furthermore, a simultaneous detection of the three miRNAs in cell lysates were achieved and the results were in accordance with that obtained by the quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), indicating its excellent capacity for practical applications. The developed biosensor provided an important tool for analysis of multiple targets and showed great potential in clinical diagnosis.
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- Hanjun Chen
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, PR China; College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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Kozik A, Pavlova M, Petrov I, Bychkov V, Kim L, Dorozhko E, Cheng C, Rodriguez RD, Sheremet E. A review of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy in pathological processes. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1187:338978. [PMID: 34753586 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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With the continuous growth of the human population and new challenges in the quality of life, it is more important than ever to diagnose diseases and pathologies with high accuracy, sensitivity and in different scenarios from medical implants to the operation room. Although conventional methods of diagnosis revolutionized healthcare, alternative analytical methods are making their way out of academic labs into clinics. In this regard, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) developed immensely with its capability to achieve single-molecule sensitivity and high-specificity in the last two decades, and now it is well on its way to join the arsenal of physicians. This review discusses how SERS is becoming an essential tool for the clinical investigation of pathologies including inflammation, infections, necrosis/apoptosis, hypoxia, and tumors. We critically discuss the strategies reported so far in nanoparticle assembly, functionalization, non-metallic substrates, colloidal solutions and how these techniques improve SERS characteristics during pathology diagnoses like sensitivity, selectivity, and detection limit. Moreover, it is crucial to introduce the most recent developments and future perspectives of SERS as a biomedical analytical method. We finally discuss the challenges that remain as bottlenecks for a routine SERS implementation in the medical room from in vitro to in vivo applications. The review showcases the adaptability and versatility of SERS to resolve pathological processes by covering various experimental and analytical methods and the specific spectral features and analysis results achieved by these methods.
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- Alexey Kozik
- Tomsk Polytechnic University, Lenin Ave, 30, Tomsk, 634050, Russia; Siberian Medical State University, Moskovskiy Trakt, 2, Tomsk, 634050, Russia
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- Tomsk Polytechnic University, Lenin Ave, 30, Tomsk, 634050, Russia; Siberian Medical State University, Moskovskiy Trakt, 2, Tomsk, 634050, Russia
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- Tomsk Polytechnic University, Lenin Ave, 30, Tomsk, 634050, Russia
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- Tomsk National Research Medical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Cancer Research Institute, 5 Kooperativny Street, Tomsk, 634009, Russia
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- Tomsk Polytechnic University, Lenin Ave, 30, Tomsk, 634050, Russia
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- Tomsk Polytechnic University, Lenin Ave, 30, Tomsk, 634050, Russia
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Tomsk Polytechnic University, Lenin Ave, 30, Tomsk, 634050, Russia.
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Liu X, Guo J, Li Y, Wang B, Yang S, Chen W, Wu X, Guo J, Ma X. SERS substrate fabrication for biochemical sensing: towards point-of-care diagnostics. J Mater Chem B 2021; 9:8378-8388. [PMID: 34505606 DOI: 10.1039/d1tb01299a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Rapid technology development and economic growth have brought attention to public health issues, such as food safety and environmental pollution, which creates an ever-increasing demand for fast and portable sensing technologies. Portable surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) capable of various analyte detection with low concentration in a convenient manner shows advantages in sensing technology including enhanced diagnostic precision, improved diagnostic efficiency, reduced diagnostic cost, and alleviation of patient pain, which emerges as a promising candidate for point-of-care testing (POCT). SERS detection technology based on different nanostructures made of noble metal-based nanomaterials can increase the sensitivity of Raman scattering by 6-8 orders of magnitude, making Raman based trace detection possible, and greatly promote the application scenarios of portable Raman spectrometers. In this perspective, we provide an overview of fundamental knowledge about the SERS mechanism including chemical and electromagnetic field enhancement mechanisms, the design and fabrication of SERS substrates based on materials, progress of using SERS for POCT in biochemical sensing and its clinical applications. Furthermore, we present the prospective of developing new nanomaterials with different functionalities for advanced SERS substrates, as well as the future advancement of biomedical sensing and clinical potential of SERS technology.
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- Xiaojia Liu
- Sauvage Laboratory for Smart Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518055, China. .,Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, No. 9 Duxue Road, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, P. R. China.
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- School of Materials Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
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- School of Materials Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Sauvage Laboratory for Smart Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518055, China. .,Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, No. 9 Duxue Road, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Sauvage Laboratory for Smart Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518055, China. .,Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, No. 9 Duxue Road, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- CloudMinds, Inc., Shenzhen Bay Science and Technology Ecological Park, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 100022, China.
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- School of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, P. R. China.
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- Sauvage Laboratory for Smart Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518055, China. .,Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, No. 9 Duxue Road, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Sardarabadi P, Kojabad AA, Jafari D, Liu CH. Liquid Biopsy-Based Biosensors for MRD Detection and Treatment Monitoring in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). BIOSENSORS 2021; 11:394. [PMID: 34677350 PMCID: PMC8533977 DOI: 10.3390/bios11100394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Globally, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the leading cause of cancer deaths. Despite advancements in chemotherapy and targeted therapies, the 5-year survival rate has remained at 16% for the past forty years. Minimal residual disease (MRD) is described as the existence of either isolated tumour cells or circulating tumour cells in biological liquid of patients after removal of the primary tumour without any clinical signs of cancer. Recently, liquid biopsy has been promising as a non-invasive method of disease monitoring and treatment guidelines as an MRD marker. Liquid biopsy could be used to detect and assess earlier stages of NSCLC, post-treatment MRD, resistance to targeted therapies, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) and tumour mutational burden. MRD surveillance has been proposed as a potential marker for lung cancer relapse. Principally, biosensors provide the quantitative analysis of various materials by converting biological functions into quantifiable signals. Biosensors are usually operated to detect antibodies, enzymes, DNA, RNA, extracellular vesicles (EVs) and whole cells. Here, we present a category of biosensors based on the signal transduction method for identifying biosensor-based biomarkers in liquid biopsy specimens to monitor lung cancer treatment.
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- Parvaneh Sardarabadi
- Institute of Nanoengineering and Microsystems, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30044, Taiwan;
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- Department of Hematology, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14535, Iran;
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Allied Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14535, Iran;
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- Institute of Nanoengineering and Microsystems, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30044, Taiwan;
- Department of Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30044, Taiwan
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Lee T, Kwon S, Choi HJ, Lim H, Lee J. Highly Sensitive and Reliable microRNA Detection with a Recyclable Microfluidic Device and an Easily Assembled SERS Substrate. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:19656-19664. [PMID: 34368553 PMCID: PMC8340404 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c02306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) detection in microfluidics is an interesting topic because of its high sensitivity, miniaturization, and ability to perform online detection. However, the difficulties in generating SERS-based microfluidic devices with uniform signal reproducibility and high sensitivity have hindered their widespread application. In addition, the recyclability of the SERS-based microfluidic devices can contribute to their broad commercialization, but the possible contamination in the detection area and cumbersome cleaning procedures remain a challenge. In this study, we describe a repeatable SERS-based microfluidic device comprising a disposable SERS substrate and a reusable microfluidic channel. The microfluidic channel was prepared via mechanical processing, and the SERS substrate was fabricated by nanoimprint lithography and electrodeposition. The SERS substrate and microfluidic channel can be attached easily because they were assembled using screws. The SERS substrate achieved an excellent SERS enhancement factor greater than 108 over a large sample area, signal uniformity, and substrate-to-substrate reproducibility. This guaranteed reliable and sensitive signals in every experiment. Furthermore, the disposable SERS substrate contributed exact detection of target molecules. Finally, their practical application was demonstrated with the repeated use of the microfluidic device by detecting a specific micro-RNA, (miR-34a) at a concentration as low as 5 fM.
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Song C, Chen W, Kuang J, Yao Y, Tang S, Zhao Z, Guo X, Shen W, Lee HK. Recent advances in the detection of multiple microRNAs. Trends Analyt Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2021.116269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Liu Y, Ding Z, Zhang J, Song C, Zhang L, Liu Y. Highly Sensitive Detection of miRNA-155 Using Molecular Beacon-Functionalized Monolayer MoS₂ Nanosheet Probes with Duplex-Specific Nuclease-Mediated Signal Amplification. J Biomed Nanotechnol 2021; 17:1034-1043. [PMID: 34167618 DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2021.3096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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MicroRNA-155 (miRNA-155) as a characteristic myeloma-associated biomarker exhibits significant potential application in the diagnosis of multiple myeloma (MM). In this paper, a novel type of molecular beacon (MB)-functionalized monolayer MoS₂ nanosheet probe was proposed as fluorescent probe for high-sensitive assays of miRNA-155that uses a duplexspecificnuclease (DSN) enzyme to amplify the fluorescence signal. The preparation and detection conditions of the fluorescent probes were optimized in some aspects, such as the concentration of MoS₂ (0.80 μM) and DSN (0.2 U), and the incubation time of DSN (30 min). The probesexhibited a sensitive fluorescence response to miRNA-155 and the fluorescence signal of the assay was significantly amplified by the cleavage of DSN. The relationship between F/F0 and logC miRNA follows a linear calibration curve, and the limit of detection (LOD) of miRNA-155 in 10% human serum is calculated to be 10.96 fM based on this relationship. The good performance and fluorescence amplification effect of the fluorescent probe were confirmed by studying the recovery of miRNA-155 in 10% human serum, which was ranged from 98.32% to 106.3% with a relative standard deviation of less than 4.14%. Besides, the high expression of miRNA-155 in clinic blood of MM patients was sensitively distinguished from healthy peoples by using the proposed probes. The proposed novel fluorescent probe based on the DSN can be used to detect miRNA-155 in human serum and provide a potential, convenient and reliable tool for diagnosis of MM.
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- Ying Liu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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Su Z, Zhao G, Dou W. High-sensitivity detection of two H7 subtypes of avian influenza viruses (AIVs) by immunochromatographic assay with highly chromatic red silica nanoparticles. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2021; 13:2313-2319. [PMID: 33956005 DOI: 10.1039/d1ay00204j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this work, a sensitive and quantitative immunochromatographic assay (ICA) detection method for avian influenza viruses (AIVs) of the H7 hemagglutinin (HA) antigen was established based on highly chromatic red silica nanoparticles (SiNPs). It can detect two H7 subtypes of influenza viruses, H7N2 and H7N9. The highly chromatic red SiNPs were prepared by adsorbing C.I. Direct Red 224 on the surface of the SiNPs for multiple times using the layer by layer (LbL) self-assembly method under the electrostatic action of ethylene imine polymer (PEI) and poly(sodium-p-styrenesulfonate) (PSS). The highly chromatic red silica nanoparticles modified with anti-H7 HA mAb1 were used as immunodetection probes. The accumulated highly chromatic red SiNPs on the T-line can be observed by the naked eye to qualitatively detect the H7 HA antigen. The quantitative analysis is carried out by using a camera and Image J software. Within the range of 0.1-10 ng mL-1, the linear equation between the H7 HA antigen concentration and the peak area of the T-line gray value was y = 868.9722 + 435.4836X (R2 = 0.9716), and the limit of detection (LOD) of this method was 0.08 pg mL-1 (S/N = 3). The highly chromatic red SiNP based ICA for the detection of H7 HA has no cross activity with other subtypes of influenza viruses. This method of combining highly chromatic colored markers with ICA has great potential in practical applications for the rapid and quantitative detection of other types of AIVs.
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- Zixian Su
- Food Safety Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, College of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- Food Safety Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, College of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- Key Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang, China.
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micro-RNA 21 detection with a limit of 2 pM in 1 min using a size-accordable concentration module operated by electrohydrodynamic actuation. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 178:112992. [PMID: 33548653 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.112992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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We present a fluorimetry-based technology for micro-RNA-21 (miR-21) sensing based on the concentration of miR-molecular beacon (MB) complexes and flushing of unbound MB. This concentration module consists of a microfluidic channel with the shape of a funnel operated with electrohydrodynamic actuation. We report a limit of detection of 2 pM in less than 1 min for miR-21 alone, and then demonstrate that miR-21 levels, measured in fine needle biopsy samples, from patients with pancreatic cancer correlate with the reference technique of reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Altogether, this technology has promising clinical performances for the follow-up of patients with cancer.
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Shi L, Liu W, Li B, Yang CJ, Jin Y. Multichannel Paper Chip-Based Gas Pressure Bioassay for Simultaneous Detection of Multiple MicroRNAs. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:15008-15016. [PMID: 33757287 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c01568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Simultaneous detection of multi-biomarkers not only enhances the accuracy of disease diagnosis but also improves detection efficiency and reduces cost. It is vital to achieve portable, simple, low-cost, and simultaneous detection of biomarkers for point-of-care (POC) diagnostics in a low-resource setting. Herein, a multichannel paper chip-based gas pressure bioassay was developed for the simultaneous detection of multiple biomarkers by combining multichannel paper chips with a portable gas pressure meter. Four DNA tetrahedral probes (DTPs) were used as capture probes and were immobilized in different detection zones of the paper chips to improve hybridization efficiency and reduce nonspecific adsorption. The formation of a sandwich structure between target microRNAs (miRNAs), the capture probe, and platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs)-modified complementary DNA (PtNPs-cDNA) transformed biomolecular recognition into quantitative detection of gas pressure. Four lung cancer-related miRNAs were detected simultaneously by a portable gas pressure meter. There is a good linear relationship between gas pressure and the logarithm of miRNA concentration in the range of 10 pM to 100 nM. Compared with single-stranded DNA capture probe, the signal-to-noise (S/N) of DNA tetrahedral probes improved more than 3 times. Using ring-oven washing, the unbound reagents in all channels of the paper chip were simultaneously and continuously washed away, leading to a more cheap, simple, and fast separation than magnetic separation. Therefore, it offers a promising multichannel paper chip-based gas pressure bioassay for portable and simultaneous detection of multiple biomarkers.
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- Lu Shi
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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Wei H, Peng Y, Bai Z, Rong Z, Wang S. Duplex-specific nuclease signal amplification-based fluorescent lateral flow assay for the point-of-care detection of microRNAs. Analyst 2021; 146:558-564. [PMID: 33165449 DOI: 10.1039/d0an01673j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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MiRNAs play important regulatory roles in numerous biological processes and serve as significant biomarkers for the development and prognosis of several diseases. Their unique characteristics, such as short size, high sequence homology among family members, low abundance, and easy degradability, have hindered their specific and highly sensitive detection. Herein, a duplex-specific nuclease (DSN)-assisted target recycling signal amplification-based fluorescent lateral flow assay was demonstrated for the point-of-care detection of cancer-related miRNA-21. In this assay, digoxin/biotin-labeled DNA probes were selectively cleaved by the DSN enzyme in the rounds of hybridization with the miRNA-21 target and cleavage cycle. Subsequently, the resulting mixture, containing the miRNA-21 target and intact and cleaved DNA probes, was loaded onto the lateral flow strip with digoxin antibody-conjugated quantum dot nanobeads and the streptavidin-coated test line. The increase in the proportion of cleaved DNA probes can induce a weakened response signal, which is directly associated with the amount of the miRNA target. Thus, highly sensitive quantification of miRNA-21 was achieved at a low limit of detection of 0.16 pM within 2 h of assay time. Assay specificity toward miRNA-21 was validated by testing several other miRNAs, including let-7b, let-7d, miRNA-141, and miRNA-200a. Moreover, the assay can quantify miRNA-21 spiked in human serum samples with acceptable recovery values, thus indicating its considerable clinical feasibility.
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- Hongjuan Wei
- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, P. R. China.
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Towards translation of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) to clinical practice: Progress and trends. Trends Analyt Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2020.116122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Liao Y, You R, Fan M, Feng S, Lu D, Lu Y. Determination of NADH by Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Using Au@MB@Ag NPs. Aust J Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1071/ch21178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) is an important coenzyme involved in various metabolic processes of living cells. As an important biomarker, NADH is associated with breast cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. In this paper, silver plated gold core–shell nanoparticles containing Raman signal molecules were synthesised on the basis of bare gold. Using the Raman peak corresponding to the 4-mercaptobenzonitrile (MB) silent region C≡N vibration for quantification, while avoiding competition with the precious metal surface binding site to be measured, it can also be free from the interference of endogenous biomolecules. On the one hand, it can correct the working curve, on the other hand, it can avoid competing with the binding site. Compared with the core–shell structure prepared here, the limit of detection (LOD) for NADH was only 10−5 M for bare gold and the LOD for the core–shell structure prepared on the basis of bare gold was 3.3 × 10−7 M. In terms of correction, with Rhodamine 6G (R6G) as a Raman signalling molecule, the R2 value before SERS detection and correction is only 0.9405, and the R2 value after correction increases to 0.9853. The unique fingerprint peak of SERS was used to realise the quantitative detection of NADH, which realizes the detection of NADH in complex biological samples of serum and provides the possibility for expanding the early diagnosis of breast cancer.
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Si Y, Xu L, Deng T, Zheng J, Li J. Catalytic Hairpin Self-Assembly-Based SERS Sensor Array for the Simultaneous Measurement of Multiple Cancer-Associated miRNAs. ACS Sens 2020; 5:4009-4016. [PMID: 33284591 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.0c01876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The abnormal expression of some miRNAs is often closely related to the development of tumors. Available detection methods or biosensors that can simultaneously quantify multiple miRNAs in a single sample have rarely been reported. Herein, a novel catalytic hairpin self-assembly (CHA)-based surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensor array was developed to simultaneously measure multiple miRNAs associated with cancer in one sample. The sensor array with four different sensing units was constructed by immobilizing one of four different hairpin-structured DNA sequence 1 (hp1) onto one of four Au/Ag alloy nanoparticle (AuAgNP)-coated detection wells. When target miRNA is present, the SERS tags, which were prepared by modifying AuAgNPs with a Raman reporter molecule of 4-mercaptobenzonitrile (MPBN) and the related hairpin-structured DNA sequence 2 (hp2), were captured onto the corresponding sensor unit through a repeated specific CHA reaction. This generated many "hot spots" because of interactions between the SERS tags and the AuAgNP layer-coated surface of the sensor, which ultimately produced a strong SERS signal that allowed the detection of target miRNAs with the detection limit of 0.15 pM. Using this SERS sensor array, multiple cancer-associated miRNAs (miR-1246, miR-221, miR-133a, and miR-21) were successfully determined in buffer, serum, and cellular RNA extracts.
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- Yanmei Si
- Institute of Applied Chemistry, School of Science, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Chemistry, School of Science, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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Song C, Zhang J, Liu Y, Guo X, Guo Y, Jiang X, Wang L. Highly sensitive SERS assay of DENV gene via a cascade signal amplification strategy of localized catalytic hairpin assembly and hybridization chain reaction. SENSORS AND ACTUATORS. B, CHEMICAL 2020; 325:128970. [PMID: 33012990 PMCID: PMC7521935 DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2020.128970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 09/13/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Pathogenic viruses with worldwide distribution, high incidence and great harm are significantly and increasingly threatening human health. However, there is still lack of sufficient, highly sensitive and specific detection methods for on-time and early diagnosis of virus infection. In this work, taking dengue virus (DENV) as an example, a highly sensitive SERS assay of DENV gene was proposed via a cascade signal amplification strategy of localized catalytic hairpin assembly (LCHA) and hybridization chain reaction (HCR). The SERS assay was performed by two steps, i.e., the operation of cascade signal amplification strategy and the following SERS measurements by transferring the products on SERS-active AgNRs arrays. The sensitivity of the cascade signal amplification strategy is significantly amplified, which is 4.5 times that of individual CHA, and the signal-to-noise ratio is also improved to 5.4 relative to 1.8 of the CHA. The SERS sensing possesses a linear calibration curve from 1 fM to 10 nM with the limit of detection low to 0.49 fM, and has good specificity, uniformity and recovery, which indicates that the highly sensitive SERS assay provides an attractive tool for reliable, early diagnosis of DENV gene and is worth to be popularized in a wide detection of other viruses.
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- Chunyuan Song
- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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Yadav S, Senapati S, Desai D, Gahlaut S, Kulkarni S, Singh JP. Portable and sensitive Ag nanorods based SERS platform for rapid HIV-1 detection and tropism determination. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2020; 198:111477. [PMID: 33280974 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.111477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2020] [Revised: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In this study, surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) based field-deployable platform has been explored for early detection and distinction of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1). A highly optimized silver nanorods array, fabricated using glancing angle deposition technique was used as SERS substrate. Distinct signature peaks for varying concentrations (102 to 106 copies/mL) were identified in five different HIV-1 subtypes (A, B, C, D, and CRF02_AG). Binding of viruses directly with Ag nanorods without using antibodies or intermediate reagents is shown. The purified viruses were spiked in water and healthy plasma to capture pure HIV-1 peaks. Distinct peaks were also captured for the X4 and R5 tropic strains suggesting tropism based detection. The above data was further confirmed and analyzed statistically using a multivariate tool. Thus, the present study indicates the ability of the SERS platform to detect and differentiate the HIV-1 virus implying its further validation using clinical specimens and isolates.
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- Sarjana Yadav
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Virology Division, ICMR-National AIDS Research Institute, Bhosari, Pune, India
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- Virology Division, ICMR-National AIDS Research Institute, Bhosari, Pune, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Virology Division, ICMR-National AIDS Research Institute, Bhosari, Pune, India.
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
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Bidar N, Oroojalian F, Baradaran B, Eyvazi S, Amini M, Jebelli A, Hosseini SS, Pashazadeh-Panahi P, Mokhtarzadeh A, de la Guardia M. Monitoring of microRNA using molecular beacons approaches: Recent advances. Trends Analyt Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2020.116021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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MicroRNAs from Liquid Biopsy Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Recent Advances in Detection and Characterization Methods. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12082009. [PMID: 32707943 PMCID: PMC7465219 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12082009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Liquid biopsies have become a convenient tool in cancer diagnostics, real-time disease monitoring, and evaluation of residual disease. Yet, the information still encrypted in the variety of tumor-derived molecules identified in biofluids has proven difficult to decipher due to the technological limitations imposed by their biological nature. Such is the case of extracellular vesicle (EV) encapsulated ncRNAs, which have gained traction in recent years as biomarkers. Due to their resilience towards degrading factors they may act as suitable disease indicators. This review addresses the less described issues in this context. We present an overview of less investigated biofluids that can be used for EV isolation in addition to different isolation approaches to overcome the technical challenges these specimens harbor. Furthermore, we summarize the latest technological advances providing improvement to ncRNA detection and analysis. Thereby, this review summarizes the current state-of-the-art methodologies regarding EV and EV derived miRNA analysis and how they compare to current approaches.
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Song C, Jiang X, Yang Y, Zhang J, Larson S, Zhao Y, Wang L. High-Sensitive Assay of Nucleic Acid Using Tetrahedral DNA Probes and DNA Concatamers with a Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering/Surface Plasmon Resonance Dual-Mode Biosensor Based on a Silver Nanorod-Covered Silver Nanohole Array. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:31242-31254. [PMID: 32608960 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c08453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A novel surface-enhanced Raman scattering/surface plasmon resonance (SERS/SPR) dual-mode biosensor prepared on a silver nanorod-covered silver nanohole (Ag NR-NH) array by surface modification of tetrahedral DNA probes is proposed for highly sensitive detecting nucleic acids by a special signal amplification strategy of DNA supersandwich. The Ag NR-NH with a large area and uniformly arrayed nanostructure possesses excellent anisotropic extraordinary optical transmission and strong localized surface plasmon resonance, which lead to sensitive SPR response to the change of a local refractive index and strong localized electric fields for excellent SERS activity. To obtain high sensitivity and specificity, smart tetrahedral DNA probes are immobilized onto the Ag NR-NH array and the DNA supersandwich sensing strategy, including the signal amplification of DNA concatamers, is used. About 10 times signal enhancement for SPR and 4 times for SERS are achieved by this sensing strategy. In the detection of the target DNA in the human serum, the two sensing modes have complementary performances, i.e., the limit of detection for the SPR array is high (0.51 pM), while for SERS, it is low (0.77 fM), but the specificity for SPR is much higher than that of SERS. This improves the robustness of the DNA sensors, and subsequent recovery tests also confirm good reliability of the biosensor. The proposed SERS/SPR dual-mode biosensor has a great potential for high performance and reliable detection of trace disease-related nucleic acid biomarkers in the serum and is a powerful sensing platform for early-stage disease diagnosis.
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- Chunyuan Song
- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Georgia, Athens Georgia 30602, United States
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Georgia, Athens Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Georgia, Athens Georgia 30602, United States
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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Urban PL. Please Avoid Plotting Analytical Response against Logarithm of Concentration. Anal Chem 2020; 92:10210-10212. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c02096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Pawel L. Urban
- Department of Chemistry and Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters, National Tsing Hua University 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Rd., Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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Jia S, Bandyopadhyay A, Kumar H, Zhang J, Wang W, Zhai T, Shenoy VB, Lou J. Biomolecular sensing by surface-enhanced Raman scattering of monolayer Janus transition metal dichalcogenide. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:10723-10729. [PMID: 32386399 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr00300j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In this work, we demonstrate that monolayer Janus MoSSe is an effective and universal platform for enhancing Raman signal and detecting biomolecules for the first time. The out-of-plane dipoles in monolayer Janus MoSSe redistribute charges of adsorbed biomolecules, polarize biomolecules and enhance their Raman vibrational intensity. The estimated Raman enhancement factor is higher than 105, which is comparable with the highest reported enhancement factor for 2D substrates. The C-C stretching Raman peak around 1360 cm-1 is used to indicate the glucose concentration, and its peak-integrated intensity increases linearly with the glucose concentration in the range of 1-10 mM. DFT calculations also confirm that charge redistribution in glucose induced by dipole interactions can enhance Raman intensity significantly when glucose molecules are adsorbed onto monolayer Janus MoSSe.
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- Shuai Jia
- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, USA.
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Ultrasensitive electrochemiluminescence biosensing platform for miRNA-21 and MUC1 detection based on dual catalytic hairpin assembly. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1105:87-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.01.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Revised: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Ge B, Larson S, Tu H, Zhao Y, Fei Y. Generalized ellipsometry characterization of Ag nanorod arrays prepared by oblique angle deposition. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 31:075705. [PMID: 31675750 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab53ae] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Silver nanorods arrays (AgNRs) prepared by oblique angle deposition were characterized by the generalized ellipsometry method in the spectral range from 370 to 950 nm. Three structure models were used to fit the ellipsometry data, the uniaxial model, the biaxial orthorhombic model, and the biaxial monoclinic model. Unlike the uniaxial model reported in most literature, the biaxial models are found to give better fitting results. The optical properties along the three principle axes are different: along long axis it displays predominantly metallic behavior; along one short axis it approaches to a lossless dielectric while along the other it behaves as an absorbance dielectric. The AgNRs also demonstrate epsilon-near-zero property with the real part of dielectric constant along the rod being very close to zero at wavelength of 416 nm, which is expected to be tuned with changing of the vapor incident angles.
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- Bilin Ge
- Department of Optical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultra-Precision Optical Manufacturing, Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures (Ministry of Education), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China
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Gahlaut SK, Savargaonkar D, Sharan C, Yadav S, Mishra P, Singh JP. SERS Platform for Dengue Diagnosis from Clinical Samples Employing a Hand Held Raman Spectrometer. Anal Chem 2020; 92:2527-2534. [PMID: 31909593 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b04129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Dengue is a serious global health concern especially in tropical and subtropical countries. About 2.5 billion of the world's population is at risk for dengue infection. Early diagnosis is the key to prevent the deterioration of health of the patient to severe illness. Laboratory diagnosis of dengue is essential for providing appropriate supportive treatment to dengue patients with febrile illness, which is difficult to diagnose clinically. Here, we demonstrate surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) based diagnosis of dengue virus in clinical blood samples collected from total of 102 subjects. All of the samples were well characterized by conventional NS1 antigen and IgM antibody ELISA kits. The silver nanorods array fabricated by glancing angle deposition technique were employed as SERS substrates. A small amount of patient blood serum (5 μL) was taken for analysis and the report was prepared within a minute. SERS spectra of pure NS1 protein as well as spiked in serum was also recorded separately. Principal component analysis (PCA) was employed as the statistical tool to differentiate dengue positive, dengue negative, and healthy subjects on the basis of their respective SERS spectra. This method provides a sensitive, rapid, and field deployable diagnosis of dengue at the early stage (within 5 days of the onset of symptoms).
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- S K Gahlaut
- Department of Physics , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi , Hauz Khas , New Delhi 110016 , India
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- ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research , Dwarka , New Delhi 110077 , India
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- Department of Physics , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi , Hauz Khas , New Delhi 110016 , India
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- Department of Physics , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi , Hauz Khas , New Delhi 110016 , India
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi , Hauz Khas , New Delhi 110016 , India
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- Department of Physics , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi , Hauz Khas , New Delhi 110016 , India
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Single-excited double-emission CdTe@CdS quantum dots for use in a fluorometric hybridization assay for multiple tumor-related microRNAs. Mikrochim Acta 2020; 187:134. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-020-4117-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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