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Hu XG, Zhao Y, Peng Y, Chen XM, Wang LF, Lin ZT, Zhao J, Hu S. In-situ label-free temperature-compensated DNA hybridization detection with a fiber-optic interferometer and a fiber Bragg grating for microfluidic chip. Biosens Bioelectron 2023; 242:115703. [PMID: 37820556 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2023.115703] [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: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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We demonstrated a temperature-compensated optofluidic DNA biosensor available for microfluidic chip. The optofluidic sensor was composed of an interferometer and a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) by femtosecond laser direct writing micro/nano processing technology. The sensing arm of the interferometer was suspended on the inner wall of the microchannel and could directly interact with the microfluid. With the immobilization of the single stranded probe DNA (pDNA), this optofluidic biosensor could achieve specific detection of single stranded complementary DNA (scDNA). The experimental results indicated that a linear response within 50 nM and the detection limit of 1.87 nM were achieved. In addition, the optofluidic biosensor could simultaneously monitor temperature to avoid temperature fluctuations interfering with the DNA hybridization detection process. And, the optofluidic detection channel could achieve fast sample replacement within 10 s at a flow rate of 2 μL/min and sample consumption only required nanoliters. This optofluidic DNA biosensor had the advantages of label-free, good specificity, dual parameter detection, low sample consumption, fast response, and easy repeatable preparation, which was of great significance for the field of DNA hybridization research and solving the temperature sensitivity problem of biosensors and had good prospects in biological analysis.
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- Xu-Guang Hu
- College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China; State Key Laboratory of Synthetical Automation for Process Industries, Shenyang, 110819, China; Hebei Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Precision Optical Sensing and Measurement Technology, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China.
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- College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China; Hebei Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Precision Optical Sensing and Measurement Technology, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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- College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China; Hebei Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Precision Optical Sensing and Measurement Technology, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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- College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China; Hebei Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Precision Optical Sensing and Measurement Technology, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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Gong P, Wang Y, Zhou X, Wang S, Zhang Y, Zhao Y, Nguyen LV, Ebendorff-Heidepriem H, Peng L, Warren-Smith SC, Li X. In Situ Temperature-Compensated DNA Hybridization Detection Using a Dual-Channel Optical Fiber Sensor. Anal Chem 2021; 93:10561-10567. [PMID: 34291916 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c01660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A multifunction, high-sensitivity, and temperature-compensated optical fiber DNA hybridization sensor combining surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and Mach-Zehnder interference (MZI) has been designed and implemented. We demonstrate, for the first time to our knowledge, the dual-parameter measurement of temperature and refractive index (RI) by simultaneously using SPR and MZI in a simple single-mode fiber (SMF)-no-core fiber (NCF)-SMF structure. The experimental results show RI sensitivities of 930 and 1899 nm/RIU and temperature sensitivities of 0.4 and -1.4 nm/°C for the MZI and SPR, respectively. We demonstrate a sensitivity matrix used to simultaneously detect both parameters, solving the problem of temperature interference of RI variation-based biosensors. In addition, the sensor can also distinguish biological binding events by detecting the localized RI changes at the fiber's surface. We realize label-free sensing of DNA hybridization detection by immobilizing probe DNA (pDNA) onto the fiber as the probe to capture complementary DNA (cDNA). The experimental results show that the sensor can qualitatively detect cDNA after temperature compensation, and the limit of detection (LOD) of the sensor reaches 80 nM. The proposed sensor has advantages of high sensitivity, real time, low cost, temperature compensation, and low detection limit and is suitable for in situ monitoring, high-precision sensing of DNA molecules, and other related fields, such as gene diagnosis, kinship judgment, environmental monitoring, and so on.
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- Pengqi Gong
- College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110819, China
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- No. 120 High School of Shenyang, Shenyang, Liaoning 110031, China
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- College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110819, China
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- College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110819, China
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- College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110819, China
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- College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110819, China.,Hebei Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Precision Optical Sensing and Measurement Technology, Qinhuangdao, Hebei 066004, China
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- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing and School of Physical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing and School of Physical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing and School of Physical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing and School of Physical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia.,Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110819, China
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Guo C, Fan L, Chen G. Corrosion-Induced Mass Loss Measurement under Strain Conditions through Gr/AgNW-Based, Fe-C Coated LPFG Sensors. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 20:E1598. [PMID: 32182994 PMCID: PMC7146541 DOI: 10.3390/s20061598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2020] [Revised: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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In this study, graphene/silver nanowire (Gr/AgNW)-based, Fe-C coated long period fiber gratings (LPFG) sensors were tested up to 72 hours in 3.5 w.t% NaCl solution for corrosion-induced mass loss measurement under four strain levels: 0, 500, 1000 and 1500 µε. The crack and interfacial bonding behaviors of laminate Fe-C and Gr/AgNW layer structures were characterized using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and electrical resistance measurement. Both optical transmission spectra and electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) data were simultaneously measured from each sensor. Under increasing strains, transverse cracks appeared first and were followed by longitudinal cracks on the laminate layer structures. The spacing of transverse cracks and the length of longitudinal cracks were determined by the bond strength at the weak Fe-C and Gr/AgNW interface. During corrosion tests, the shift in resonant wavelength of the Fe-C coated LPFG sensors resulted from the effects of the Fe-C layer thinning and the NaCl solution penetration through cracks on the evanescent field surrounding the LPFG sensors. Compared with the zero-strained sensor, the strain-induced cracks on the laminate layer structures initially increased and then decreased the shift in resonant wavelength in two main stages of the Fe-C corrosion process. In each corrosion stage, the Fe-C mass loss was linearly related to the shift in resonant wavelength under zero strain and with the applied strain taken into account in general cases. The general correlation equation was validated at 700 and 1200 µε to a maximum error of 2.5% in comparison with 46.5% from the zero-strain correlation equation.
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- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65401, USA; (C.G.); (L.F.)
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Zhu X, Wang R, Xia K, Zhou X, Shi H. Nucleic acid functionalized fiber optic probes for sensing in evanescent wave: optimization and application. RSC Adv 2019; 9:2316-2324. [PMID: 35516110 PMCID: PMC9059834 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra10125f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Nucleic acid functionalized evanescent wave fiber optic (EWFO) biosensors have attracted much attention due to their remarkable advantages in both device configuration and sensing performance. One critical technique in EWFO biosensor fabrication is its surface modification, which requires (1) minimal nonspecific adsorption and (2) high-quality DNA immobilization to guarantee satisfactory sensing performances. Focusing on these two requirements, a series of optimizations have been conducted in this work to develop reliable DNA-functionalized EWFO probes. Firstly, the surface planeness of EWFO probes were found to be greatly improved by a novel HF/HNO3 mixture etching solution. Both atomic force microscopy (AFM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were conducted to investigate the morphological structures and surface chemical compositions. Besides, EWFO sensing performances adopting moderate immobilization of irrelevant DNA were investigated for optimization purposes. Furthermore, a split aptamer based sandwich-type EWFO sensor was developed using adenosine (Ade) as the model target (LOD = 25 μM). To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first case to focus on the optimization of etching solution compositions in the fabrication of combination tapered fibers, which provides experimental basis for the understanding of the silica-etching mechanism using HF/HNO3 mixture solution and may further inspire related researches. Reliable DNA-functionalized optic probes for sensing in evanescent wave have been developed based a series of optimizations on the etching solution and immobilization chemistry.![]()
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- Xiyu Zhu
- State Key Joint Laboratory of ESPC
- Research Centre of Environmental and Health Sensing Technology
- Center for Sensor Technology of Environment and Health
- School of Environment
- Tsinghua University
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of ESPC
- Research Centre of Environmental and Health Sensing Technology
- Center for Sensor Technology of Environment and Health
- School of Environment
- Tsinghua University
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of ESPC
- Research Centre of Environmental and Health Sensing Technology
- Center for Sensor Technology of Environment and Health
- School of Environment
- Tsinghua University
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of ESPC
- Research Centre of Environmental and Health Sensing Technology
- Center for Sensor Technology of Environment and Health
- School of Environment
- Tsinghua University
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of ESPC
- Research Centre of Environmental and Health Sensing Technology
- Center for Sensor Technology of Environment and Health
- School of Environment
- Tsinghua University
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Femtosecond-Pulsed Laser Written and Etched Fiber Bragg Gratings for Fiber-Optical Biosensing. SENSORS 2018; 18:s18092844. [PMID: 30154380 PMCID: PMC6165360 DOI: 10.3390/s18092844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/25/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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We present the development of a label-free, highly sensitive fiber-optical biosensor for online detection and quantification of biomolecules. Here, the advantages of etched fiber Bragg gratings (eFBG) were used, since they induce a narrowband Bragg wavelength peak in the reflection operation mode. The gratings were fabricated point-by-point via a nonlinear absorption process of a highly focused femtosecond-pulsed laser, without the need of prior coating removal or specific fiber doping. The sensitivity of the Bragg wavelength peak to the surrounding refractive index (SRI), as needed for biochemical sensing, was realized by fiber cladding removal using hydrofluoric acid etching. For evaluation of biosensing capabilities, eFBG fibers were biofunctionalized with a single-stranded DNA aptamer specific for binding the C-reactive protein (CRP). Thus, the CRP-sensitive eFBG fiber-optical biosensor showed a very low limit of detection of 0.82 pg/L, with a dynamic range of CRP detection from approximately 0.8 pg/L to 1.2 µg/L. The biosensor showed a high specificity to CRP even in the presence of interfering substances. These results suggest that the proposed biosensor is capable for quantification of CRP from trace amounts of clinical samples. In addition, the adaption of this eFBG fiber-optical biosensor for detection of other relevant analytes can be easily realized.
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Towards a Uniform Metrological Assessment of Grating-Based Optical Fiber Sensors: From Refractometers to Biosensors. BIOSENSORS-BASEL 2017. [PMID: 28635665 PMCID: PMC5487959 DOI: 10.3390/bios7020023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A metrological assessment of grating-based optical fiber sensors is proposed with the aim of providing an objective evaluation of the performance of this sensor category. Attention was focused on the most common parameters, used to describe the performance of both optical refractometers and biosensors, which encompassed sensitivity, with a distinction between volume or bulk sensitivity and surface sensitivity, resolution, response time, limit of detection, specificity (or selectivity), reusability (or regenerability) and some other parameters of generic interest, such as measurement uncertainty, accuracy, precision, stability, drift, repeatability and reproducibility. Clearly, the concepts discussed here can also be applied to any resonance-based sensor, thus providing the basis for an easier and direct performance comparison of a great number of sensors published in the literature up to now. In addition, common mistakes present in the literature made for the evaluation of sensor performance are highlighted, and lastly a uniform performance assessment is discussed and provided. Finally, some design strategies will be proposed to develop a grating-based optical fiber sensing scheme with improved performance.
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Benito-Peña E, Valdés MG, Glahn-Martínez B, Moreno-Bondi MC. Fluorescence based fiber optic and planar waveguide biosensors. A review. Anal Chim Acta 2016; 943:17-40. [PMID: 27769374 PMCID: PMC7094704 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2016.08.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2016] [Revised: 08/25/2016] [Accepted: 08/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The application of optical biosensors, specifically those that use optical fibers and planar waveguides, has escalated throughout the years in many fields, including environmental analysis, food safety and clinical diagnosis. Fluorescence is, without doubt, the most popular transducer signal used in these devices because of its higher selectivity and sensitivity, but most of all due to its wide versatility. This paper focuses on the working principles and configurations of fluorescence-based fiber optic and planar waveguide biosensors and will review biological recognition elements, sensing schemes, as well as some major and recent applications, published in the last ten years. The main goal is to provide the reader a general overview of a field that requires the joint collaboration of researchers of many different areas, including chemistry, physics, biology, engineering, and material science.
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- Elena Benito-Peña
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of La Habana, 10400 La Habana, Cuba
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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Cao Y, Guo T, Wang X, Sun D, Ran Y, Feng X, Guan BO. Resolution-improved in situ DNA hybridization detection based on microwave photonic interrogation. OPTICS EXPRESS 2015; 23:27061-27070. [PMID: 26480367 DOI: 10.1364/oe.23.027061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In situ bio-sensing system based on microwave photonics filter (MPF) interrogation method with improved resolution is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. A microfiber Bragg grating (mFBG) is used as sensing probe for DNA hybridization detection. Different from the traditional wavelength monitoring technique, we use the frequency interrogation scheme for resolution-improved bio-sensing detection. Experimental results show that the frequency shift of MPF notch presents a linear response to the surrounding refractive index (SRI) change over the range of 1.33 to 1.38, with a SRI resolution up to 2.6 × 10(-5) RIU, which has been increased for almost two orders of magnitude compared with the traditional fundamental mode monitoring technique (~3.6 × 10(-3) RIU). Due to the high Q value (about 27), the whole process of DNA hybridization can be in situ monitored. The proposed MPF-based bio-sensing system provides a new interrogation method over the frequency domain with improved sensing resolution and rapid interrogation rate for biochemical and environmental measurement.
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Chiavaioli F, Trono C, Giannetti A, Brenci M, Baldini F. Characterisation of a label-free biosensor based on long period grating. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2014; 7:312-322. [PMID: 23125124 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201200135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2012] [Revised: 09/11/2012] [Accepted: 10/01/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Optical fibre gratings, especially long period gratings, have been recently proposed as optical devices for biochemical sensing. A biochemical interaction along the grating portion induces a refractive index change and hence a change in the fiber transmission spectrum. This provides an alternative methodology with respect to other label-free optical approaches, such as surface plasmon resonance, interferometric configurations and optical resonators. The fibre biofunctionalization has been carried out by means of a novel chemistry using Eudragit L100 copolymer as opposed to the commonly used silanization procedure. Antigen-antibody interaction has been analysed by means of an IgG/anti-IgG bioassay. The biosensor was fully characterised, monitoring the kinetics during the antibody immobilization and the antigen interaction and achieving the calibration curve of the assay. A comparison of the biosensor performance was made by using two different long period gratings with distinct periods.
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Chemiluminescent DNA optical fibre sensor for Brettanomyces bruxellensis detection. J Biotechnol 2012; 157:25-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2011.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2011] [Revised: 10/03/2011] [Accepted: 10/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Optical fibre gratings as tools for chemical and biochemical sensing. Anal Bioanal Chem 2011; 402:109-16. [PMID: 22038659 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-5492-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2011] [Revised: 09/14/2011] [Accepted: 10/10/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Optical fibre gratings have recently been suggested as optical platforms for chemical and biochemical sensing. On the basis of the measurement of refractive index changes induced by a chemical and biochemical interaction in the transmission spectrum along the fibres, they are proposed as a possible alternative to the other label-free optical approaches, such as surface plasmon resonance and optical resonators. The combination of the use of optical fibres with the fact that the signal modulation is spectrally encoded offers multiplexing and remote measurement capabilities which the other technology platforms are not able to or can hardly offer. The fundamentals of the different types of optical fibre gratings are described and the performances of the chemical and biochemical sensors based on this approach are reviewed. Advantages and limitations of optical fibre gratings are considered, with a look at new perspectives for their utilization in the field.
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Laisne A, Lesniewska E, Pompon D. Design and experimental validation of a generic model for combinatorial assembly of DNA tiles into 1D-structures. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2011; 1810:603-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2011.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2010] [Revised: 03/01/2011] [Accepted: 03/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The last decade has seen many changes in molecular biology at the bench, as we have moved away from a primary goal of cataloguing genes and mRNA towards techniques that detect and quantify nucleic acid molecules even within single cells. With the invention of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a nucleic acid sequence could now be amplified to generate a large number of identical copies, and this launched a new era in genetic research. PCR has developed in parallel to fluorescent hybridization probing to provide low-, medium- and high-throughput detection methods. However, PCR and hybridization detection have significant drawbacks as long-term solutions for routine research and diagnostics assays. Therefore many novel methods are being developed independently, but as yet no one technique has emerged as a clear replacement for PCR, microarrays or even sequencing. In order to examine the technological horizon in this area, around 90 delegates assembled at Hinxton Hall, Cambridge, U.K. on 28 and 29 October 2008 for a Biochemical Society/Wellcome Trust Focused Meeting sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific and the British Library. The title of the meeting was ‘Advances in Nucleic Acid Detection and Quantification’, and the primary aim was to bring together scientists from different disciplines who nevertheless are trying to develop reliable methods for the quantification or detection of RNA and DNA molecules. This meant that physical and organic chemists, microbial ecologists and clinicians appeared alongside molecular biologists. An introductory session on general nucleic acid detection technologies was initiated with a fascinating insight into single-molecule, singlecell hybridization from Professor Sir Edwin Southern. This served as an ideal base for sessions on single-cell molecular biology and an examination of current applications of emerging technology. This issue of Biochemical Society Transactions contains some of the papers prepared by speakers at the meeting, and highlights not only how PCR and microarrays are already being replaced, but also which methods are likely to replace them.
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