scholarly journals Highly Sensitive Label-Free Detection of Small Molecules with an Optofluidic Microbubble Resonator

Micromachines ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zihao Li ◽  
Chenggang Zhu ◽  
Zhihe Guo ◽  
Bowen Wang ◽  
Xiang Wu ◽  
...  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Wu ◽  
Xing Wang ◽  
Lei Ge ◽  
Rui Lv ◽  
Fan Zhang ◽  
...  

A label-free method for rapid and highly sensitive detection of ONOO− was proposed by employing ABEI@AuNPs integrated nanochannels. This work paves a new way to develop a versatile platform for the detection of different biological small molecules.


2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (24) ◽  
pp. 3211-3213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengli Yang ◽  
Ying Chen ◽  
Yun Xiang ◽  
Ruo Yuan ◽  
Yaqin Chai

Highly sensitive and label-free detection of thrombin is achieved via a target-induced DNA structure switching strategy and Exo III-assisted recycling amplification.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhushabh Maugi ◽  
bernadette gamble ◽  
david bunka ◽  
Mark Platt

A universal aptamer-based sensing strategy is proposed using DNA modified nanocarriers and Resistive Pulse Sensing for the rapid and label free detection of small molecules. The surface of a magnetic nanocarrier was first modified with a ssDNA aka linker which is designed to be partially complimentary in sequence to a ssDNA aptamer. The aptamer and linker form a stable dsDNA complex on the nanocarriers surface. Upon the addition of the target molecule, a conformational change takes place where the aptamer preferentially binds to the target over the linker; causing the aptamer to be released into solution. The RPS measures the change in velocity of the nanocarrier as its surface changes from dsDNA to ssDNA, and its velocity is used as a proxy for the concentration of the target. We illustrate the versatility of the assay by demonstrating the detection of the antibiotic Moxifloxacin, and chemotherapeutics Imatinib and Irinotecan.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 2674-2681
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Shafiei ◽  
Kathleen McAuliffe ◽  
Yousef Bagheri ◽  
Zhining Sun ◽  
Qikun Yu ◽  
...  

A paper-based portable fluorogenic RNA sensor for the selective, sensitive, and rapid detection of target analytes.


Biosensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Bochenkov ◽  
Tatyana Shabatina

Biosensing requires fast, selective, and highly sensitive real-time detection of biomolecules using efficient simple-to-use techniques. Due to a unique capability to focus light at nanoscale, plasmonic nanostructures provide an excellent platform for label-free detection of molecular adsorption by sensing tiny changes in the local refractive index or by enhancing the light-induced processes in adjacent biomolecules. This review discusses the opportunities provided by surface plasmon resonance in probing the chirality of biomolecules as well as their conformations and orientations. Various types of chiral plasmonic nanostructures and the most recent developments in the field of chiral plasmonics related to biosensing are considered.


Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 4126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riikka Peltomaa ◽  
Bettina Glahn-Martínez ◽  
Elena Benito-Peña ◽  
María Moreno-Bondi

Label-free optical biosensors are an intriguing option for the analyses of many analytes, as they offer several advantages such as high sensitivity, direct and real-time measurement in addition to multiplexing capabilities. However, development of label-free optical biosensors for small molecules can be challenging as most of them are not naturally chromogenic or fluorescent, and in some cases, the sensor response is related to the size of the analyte. To overcome some of the limitations associated with the analysis of biologically, pharmacologically, or environmentally relevant compounds of low molecular weight, recent advances in the field have improved the detection of these analytes using outstanding methodology, instrumentation, recognition elements, or immobilization strategies. In this review, we aim to introduce some of the latest developments in the field of label-free optical biosensors with the focus on applications with novel innovations to overcome the challenges related to small molecule detection. Optical label-free methods with different transduction schemes, including evanescent wave and optical fiber sensors, surface plasmon resonance, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, and interferometry, using various biorecognition elements, such as antibodies, aptamers, enzymes, and bioinspired molecularly imprinted polymers, are reviewed.


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