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Mahshid SS, Flynn SE, Mahshid S. The potential application of electrochemical biosensors in the COVID-19 pandemic: A perspective on the rapid diagnostics of SARS-CoV-2. Biosens Bioelectron 2020; 176:112905. [PMID: 33358285 PMCID: PMC7746140 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Electrochemical biosensors combine the selectivity of electrochemical signal transducers with the specificity of biomolecular recognition strategies. Although they have been broadly studied in different areas of diagnostics, they are not yet fully commercialized. During the COVID-19 pandemic, electrochemical platforms have shown the potential to address significant limitations of conventional diagnostic platforms, including accuracy, affordability, and portability. The advantages of electrochemical platforms make them a strong candidate for rapid point-of-care detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection by targeting not only viral RNA but antigens and antibodies. Herein, we reviewed advancements in electrochemical biosensing platforms towards the detection of SARS-CoV-2 through studying similar viruses. The complicated nature of conventional tests restricted the availability and distribution of COVID-19 tests. Electrochemical detection methods can stand as potential rapid tests for the diagnosis of COVID-19. Electrochemical biosensors combine signal selectivity and molecular specificity for rapid accurate detection of SARS-CoV-2. The electrochemical biosensors demonstrate trail-blazing sensitivity and specificity, outmatching conventional assays.
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- Sahar Sadat Mahshid
- Biological Sciences Department, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada.
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- Department of Bioengineering, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3A 0C3, Canada.
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Bu SJ, Wang KY, Liu X, Ma L, Wei HG, Zhang WG, Liu WS, Wan JY. Ferrocene-functionalized nanocomposites as signal amplification probes for electrochemical immunoassay of Salmonella typhimurium. Mikrochim Acta 2020; 187:600. [PMID: 33034762 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-020-04579-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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An electrochemical immunosensor based on ferrocene (Fc)-functionalized nanocomposites was fabricated as an efficient electroactive signal probe to amplify electrochemical signals for Salmonella typhimurium detection. The electrochemical signal amplification probe was constructed by encapsulating ferrocene into S. typhimurium-specific antimicrobial peptides Magainin I (MI)-Cu3(PO4)2 organic-inorganic nanocomposites (Fc@MI) through a one-step process. Magnetic beads (MBs) coupled with antibody were used as capture ingredient for target magnetic separation, and Fc@MI nanoparticles were used as signal labels in the immunoassays. The sandwich of MBs-target-Fc@MI assay was performed using a screen-printed carbon electrode as transducer surface. The immunosensor platform presents a low limit of detection (LOD) of 3 CFU·mL-1 and a linear range from 10 to 107 CFU·mL-1, with good specificity and precision, and was successfully applied for S. typhimurium detection in milk. Graphical abstract One-pot process antimicrobial peptides Magainin I-Cu3(PO4)2 organic-inorganic nanocomposites (Fc@MI) were used as ideal electrochemical signal label, integrating both essential functions of biological recognition and signal amplification. Screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) was used as the electrochemical system for Salmonella typhimurium detection.
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- Sheng-Jun Bu
- Institute of Military Veterinary, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Changchun, 130122, China
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- Institute of Military Veterinary, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Changchun, 130122, China.,Southern Laboratory of Ocean Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 519082, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Military Veterinary, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Changchun, 130122, China
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- Institute of Military Veterinary, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Changchun, 130122, China
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- Institute of Military Veterinary, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Changchun, 130122, China
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- Institute of Military Veterinary, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Changchun, 130122, China
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- Institute of Military Veterinary, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Changchun, 130122, China.
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- Institute of Military Veterinary, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Changchun, 130122, China.
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Gamella M, Zakharchenko A, Guz N, Masi M, Minko S, Kolpashchikov DM, Iken H, Poghossian A, Schöning MJ, Katz E. DNA Computing Systems Activated by Electrochemically-triggered DNA Release from a Polymer-brush-modified Electrode Array. ELECTROANAL 2017; 29:398-408. [PMID: 29379265 PMCID: PMC5786385 DOI: 10.1002/elan.201600389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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An array of four independently wired indium tin oxide (ITO) electrodes was used for electrochemically stimulated DNA release and activation of DNA-based Identity, AND and XOR logic gates. Single-stranded DNA molecules were loaded on the mixed poly(N,N-di-methylaminoethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA)/poly-(methacrylic acid) (PMAA) brush covalently attached to the ITO electrodes. The DNA deposition was performed at pH 5.0 when the polymer brush is positively charged due to protonation of tertiary amino groups in PDMAE-MA, thus resulting in electrostatic attraction of the negatively charged DNA. By applying electrolysis at -1.0 V(vs. Ag/AgCl reference) electrochemical oxygen reduction resulted in the consumption of hydrogen ions and local pH increase near the electrode surface. The process resulted in recharging the polymer brush to the negative state due to dissociation of carboxylic groups of PMAA, thus repulsing the negatively charged DNA and releasing it from the electrode surface. The DNA release was performed in various combinations from different electrodes in the array assembly. The released DNA operated as input signals for activation of the Boolean logic gates. The developed system represents a step forward in DNA computing, combining for the first time DNA chemical processes with electronic input signals.
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- Maria Gamella
- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 13699-5810, USA, http://people.clarkson.edu/~ekatz/
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- Nanostructured Materials Lab, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 13699-5810, USA, http://people.clarkson.edu/~ekatz/
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 13699-5810, USA, http://people.clarkson.edu/~ekatz/
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- Nanostructured Materials Lab, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Chemistry Department, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32816-2366, USA
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- Institute of Nano- and Biotechnologies, Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Campus Jülich, Heinrich-Muβmann-Str. 1, D-52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Nano- and Biotechnologies, Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Campus Jülich, Heinrich-Muβmann-Str. 1, D-52428 Jülich, Germany
- Institute of Bio- and Nanosystems, Research Centre Jülich, GmbH, D-52425 Jülich Germany
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- Institute of Nano- and Biotechnologies, Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Campus Jülich, Heinrich-Muβmann-Str. 1, D-52428 Jülich, Germany
- Institute of Bio- and Nanosystems, Research Centre Jülich, GmbH, D-52425 Jülich Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 13699-5810, USA, http://people.clarkson.edu/~ekatz/
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