scholarly journals Quantum dot–nucleic acid/aptamer bioconjugate-based fluorimetric biosensors

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 635-639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dejian Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Nucleic Acid ◽  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Resonance Energy Transfer ◽  
Resonance Energy ◽  
Disease Diagnosis ◽  
Dna Conjugates ◽  
Sensing Platform ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Sensing Performance

Over the last 10 years, fluorescent semiconductor QD (quantum dot)–biomolecule conjugates have emerged as a powerful new sensing platform showing great potential in a wide range of applications in biosensing, environmental monitoring and disease diagnosis. The present mini-review is a brief account of the recent developments in QD–NA (nucleic acid), particularly NA aptamer, conjugate-based biosensors using the FRET (Förster resonance energy transfer) readout mechanism. It starts with a brief introduction to the NA aptamer and QD-FRET, followed by example approaches to compact QD–DNA conjugates, target readout strategies and sensing performance, and concludes with challenges and outlook for the QD–NA/aptamer bioconjugate sensors.

scholarly journals Recent Developments of Electrochemical and Optical Biosensors for Antibody Detection

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Xu ◽  
Daniel Wang ◽  
Derek Li ◽  
Chung Chiun Liu
Keyword(s):  
Point Of Care ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Resonance Energy Transfer ◽  
Resonance Energy ◽  
Disease Diagnosis ◽  
Antibody Detection ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Point Of Care Systems ◽  
Detection Of Biomarkers

Detection of biomarkers has raised much interest recently due to the need for disease diagnosis and personalized medicine in future point-of-care systems. Among various biomarkers, antibodies are an important type of detection target due to their potential for indicating disease progression stage and the efficiency of therapeutic antibody drug treatment. In this review, electrochemical and optical detection of antibodies are discussed. Specifically, creating a non-label and reagent-free sensing platform and construction of an anti-fouling electrochemical surface for electrochemical detection are suggested. For optical transduction, a rapid and programmable platform for antibody detection using a DNA-based beacon is suggested as well as the use of bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET) switch for low cost antibody detection. These sensing strategies have demonstrated their potential for resolving current challenges in antibody detection such as high selectivity, low operation cost, simple detection procedures, rapid detection, and low-fouling detection. This review provides a general update for recent developments in antibody detection strategies and potential solutions for future clinical point-of-care systems.

Quantum Dot Bioconjugates as Energy Donors in Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Assays

2003 ◽  
Vol 773 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron R. Clapp ◽  
Igor L. Medintz ◽  
J. Matthew Mauro ◽  
Hedi Mattoussi
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transfer ◽  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Organic Dyes ◽  
Resonance Energy Transfer ◽  
Resonance Energy ◽  
Genetically Engineered ◽  
Molar Ratio ◽  
Binding Assays ◽  
Specific Sequence ◽  
Donor Acceptor

AbstractLuminescent CdSe-ZnS core-shell quantum dot (QD) bioconjugates were used as energy donors in fluorescent resonance energy transfer (FRET) binding assays. The QDs were coated with saturating amounts of genetically engineered maltose binding protein (MBP) using a noncovalent immobilization process, and Cy3 organic dyes covalently attached at a specific sequence to MBP were used as energy acceptor molecules. Energy transfer efficiency was measured as a function of the MBP-Cy3/QD molar ratio for two different donor fluorescence emissions (different QD core sizes). Apparent donor-acceptor distances were determined from these FRET studies, and the measured distances are consistent with QD-protein conjugate dimensions previously determined from structural studies.

Towards Single-Molecule Diagnostics Using Microfluidic Manipulation and Quantum Dot Nanosensors

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsin-Chih Yeh ◽  
Christopher M. Puleo ◽  
Yi-Ping Ho ◽  
Tza-Huei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transfer ◽  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Single Molecule ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Mutational Analysis ◽  
Resonance Energy Transfer ◽  
Resonance Energy ◽  
Single Molecule Detection ◽  
Specific Analysis ◽  
Low Volume

In this report, we review several single-molecule detection (SMD) methods and newly developed nanocrystal-mediated single-fluorophore strategies for ultrasensitive and specific analysis of genomic sequences. These include techniques, such as quantum dot (QD)-mediated fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) technology and dual-color fluorescence coincidence and colocalization analysis, which allow separation-free detection of low-abundance DNA sequences and mutational analysis of oncogenes. Microfluidic approaches developed for use with single-molecule detection to achieve rapid, low-volume, and quantitative analysis of nucleic acids, such as electrokinetic manipulation of single molecules and confinement of sub-nanoliter samples using microfluidic networks integrated with valves, are also discussed.

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