Shikonin suppresses the migratory ability of hepatocellular carcinoma cells.
Shikonin is a traditional Oriental medical herb extracted from Lithospermum erythrorhizon. Many studies have shown that shikonin possesses anticancer ability against m...
Real-time and label-free detection of the prostate-specific antigen in human serum by a polycrystalline silicon nanowire field-effect transistor biosensor.
In this research, we used a polycrystalline silicon nanowire field-effect transistor (poly-Si NWFET) as a biosensor that employs the sidewall spacer technique instead ...
Label free redox capacitive biosensing.
A surface confined redox group contributes to an interfacial charging (quantifiable by redox capacitance) that can be sensitively probed by impedance derived capacitan...
Point-of-care protein sensing platform based on immuno-like membrane with molecularly-aligned nanocavities.
This paper presents the ability of the novel point-of-care protein sensing platform based on immune-like polymer membrane to separate and sense target analytes in huma...
Design of NK-2-derived peptides with improved activity against equine sarcoid cells.
Equine sarcoid is a topically accessible model for the evaluation of anticancer peptides acting by physical membrane disruption avoiding the complexity of a systemic a...
An improved genetically modified Escherichia coli biosensor for amperometric tetracycline measurement.
The bacterial respiratory gene, nuoA, was previously used as a reporter gene in an amperometric, whole cell biosensor for tetracycline (Tet) detection. While the nuoA-...
Quantitative monitoring of 2-oxoglutarate in Escherichia coli cells by a fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based biosensor.
2-Oxoglutarate (2OG) is a metabolite from the highly conserved Krebs cycle and not only plays a critical role in metabolism but also acts as a signaling molecule in a ...
FAST: a framework for simulation and analysis of large-scale protein-silicon biosensor circuits.
This paper presents a computer aided design (CAD) framework for verification and reliability analysis of protein-silicon hybrid circuits used in biosensors. It is envi...
Electrochemical sensor for multiplex screening of genetically modified DNA: identification of biotech crops by logic-based biomolecular analysis.
Genetically modified (GM) technique, one of the modern biomolecular engineering technologies, has been deemed as profitable strategy to fight against global starvation...
A sepiolite modified conducting polymer based biosensor.
A conducting polymer modified with sepiolite was utilized in the construction of a highly sensitive and fast amperometric cholesterol biosensor. In this study a monome...
Microfabrication of nanoporous gold patterns for cell-material interaction studies.
Nanostructured materials with feature sizes in tens of nanometers have enhanced the performance of several technologies, including fuel cells, biosensors, biomedical d...
Printing thermoresponsive reverse molds for the creation of patterned two-component hydrogels for 3D cell culture.
Bioprinting is an emerging technology that has its origins in the rapid prototyping industry. The different printing processes can be divided into contact bioprinting(...
Rapid on-site/in-situ detection of heavy metal ions in environmental water using a structure-switching DNA optical biosensor.
A structure-switching DNA optical biosensor for rapid on-site/in situ detection of heavy metal ions is reported. Mercury ions (Hg²⁺), highly toxic and ubiquitous pollu...
Early lung cancer diagnosis by biosensors.
Lung cancer causes an extreme threat to human health, and the mortality rate due to lung cancer has not decreased during the last decade. Prognosis or early diagnosis ...
Umami evaluation in taste epithelium on microelectrode array by extracellular electrophysiological recording.
Umami is one of the basic tastes along with sweet, bitter, sour and salty. It is often elicited by amino acids and can provide a palatable flavor for food. With taste ...
Impedimetric detection of in situ interaction between anti-cancer drug bleomycin and DNA.
Surface confined interaction of anti-cancer drug bleomycin (BLM) with nucleic acids: single stranded and double stranded DNA was investigated herein by using electroch...
Amplified electrochemiluminescence detection of cancer cells using a new bifunctional quantum dot as signal probe.
In this work, we prepared a new electrochemiluminescent signal probe using a small bifunctional composite quantum dot (QD) with intense electrochemiluminescence (ECL) ...
A highly sensitive and label free biosensing platform for wireless sensor node system.
In this paper, we propose a radio-frequency (RF) biosensor platform based on oscillation frequency deviation at 2.4 GHz. Its feasibility is experimentally demonstrated...
A carbon nanotube metal semiconductor field effect transistor-based biosensor for detection of amyloid-beta in human serum.
We have developed a carbon nanotube (CNT) film-based biosensor with a metal semiconductor field effect transistor structure (MESFET). A gold top gate was deposited on ...
Suitability of invertebrate and vertebrate cells in a portable impedance-based toxicity sensor: temperature mediated impacts on long-term survival.
Using ECIS (electric cell-substrate impedance sensing) to monitor the impedance of vertebrate cell monolayers provides a sensitive measure of toxicity for a wide range...