Electrochemical nonenzymatic sensing of glucose using advanced nanomaterials.
An overview (with 376 refs.) is given here on the current state of methods for electrochemical sensing of glucose based on the use of advanced nanomaterials. An introd...
Aptamer based voltammetric determination of ampicillin using a single-stranded DNA binding protein and DNA functionalized gold nanoparticles.
An aptamer based method is described for the electrochemical determination of ampicillin. It is based on the use of DNA aptamer, DNA functionalized gold nanoparticles ...
Fluorometric determination of lead(II) and mercury(II) based on their interaction with a complex formed between graphene oxide and a DNAzyme.
The authors have designed a DNAzyme where graphene oxide (GO) interacts with the ssDNA stem loop region. The DNAzyme strand and substrate strand are hybridized and bin...
Highly sensitive electrochemical DNA sensor based on the use of three-dimensional nitrogen-doped graphene.
This paper describes a voltammetric method for sensitive determination of specific sequences of DNA. The assay is based on three-dimensional nitrogen-doped graphene (3...
A gold electrode modified with a nanoparticulate film composed of a conducting copolymer for ultrasensitive voltammetric sensing of hydrogen peroxide.
A film consisting of poly(γ-glutamic acid) modified with 3-aminothiophene (ATh-γ-PGA) was prepared by macromolecular self-assembly and electropolymerization. ATh-γ-PGA...
Electrochemical immunosensor for the breast cancer marker CA 15-3 based on the catalytic activity of a CuS/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite towards the electrooxidation of catechol.
The authors report on an electrochemical immunosensor for the tumor marker carbohydrate antigen 15-3 (CA15-3). It is based on the use of a composite consisting of redu...
Improving biosensing activity to carcinoembryonic antigen with orientated single domain antibodies.
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), also referred as CEACAM5, is integral to the adhesion process during cancer invasion and metastasis and is one of the most widely used ...
Logistic Regression of Ligands of Chemotaxis Receptors Offers Clues about Their Recognition by Bacteria.
Because of relative simplicity of signal transduction pathway, bacterial chemotaxis sensory systems have been expected to be applied to biosensor. Tar and Tsr receptor...
Brain Tumor Diagnostics and Therapeutics with Superparamagnetic Ferrite Nanoparticles.
Ferrite nanoparticles (F-NPs) can transform both cancer diagnostics and therapeutics. Superparamagnetic F-NPs exhibit high magnetic moment and susceptibility such that...
Mapping Extracellular pH of Gliomas in Presence of Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles: Towards Imaging the Distribution of Drug-Containing Nanoparticles and Their Curative Effect on the Tumor Microenvironment.
Since brain's microvasculature is compromised in gliomas, intravenous injection of tumor-targeting nanoparticles containing drugs (D-NPs) and superparamagnetic iron ox...
Using Impedance Measurements to Characterize Surface Modified with Gold Nanoparticles.
With the increased practice of preventative healthcare to help reduce costs worldwide, sensor technology improvement is vital to patient care. Point-of-care (POC) diag...
Noble metal nanoparticles in biosensors: recent studies and applications.
The aim of this review is to cover advances in noble metal nanoparticle (MNP)-based biosensors and to outline the principles and main functions of MNPs in different cl...
Three-dimensional Co
Three-dimensional nanoarchitectures of Co3O4@multi-walled carbon nanotubes (Co3O4@MWNTs) were synthesized via a one-step process with hydrothermal growth of Co3O4 nano...
Enzyme Immobilization on Nanoporous Gold: A Review.
Nanoporous gold (referred to as np-Au or NPG) has emerged over the past 10 years as a new support for enzyme immobilization. The material has appealing features of eas...
Oxytocin-Monolayer-Based Impedimetric Biosensor for Zinc and Copper Ions.
Zinc and copper are essential metal ions for numerous biological processes. Their levels are tightly maintained in all body organs. Impairment of the Zn2+ to Cu2+ rati...
Thermotropic Liquid Crystal-Assisted Chemical and Biological Sensors.
In this review article, we analyze recent progress in the application of liquid crystal-assisted advanced functional materials for sensing biological and chemical anal...
Using Extraordinary Optical Transmission to Quantify Cardiac Biomarkers in Human Serum.
For a biosensing platform to have clinical relevance in point-of-care (POC) settings, assay sensitivity, reproducibility, and ability to reliably monitor analytes agai...
A New Method for Sensing Soil Water Content in Green Roofs Using Plant Microbial Fuel Cells.
Green roofs have many benefits, but in countries with semiarid climates the amount of water needed for irrigation is a limiting factor for their maintenance. The use o...
Skin-like biosensor system via electrochemical channels for noninvasive blood glucose monitoring.
Currently, noninvasive glucose monitoring is not widely appreciated because of its uncertain measurement accuracy, weak blood glucose correlation, and inability to det...
Amplified Detection of the Aptamer-Vanillin Complex with the Use of Bsm DNA Polymerase.
The electrochemical detection of interactions between aptamers and low-molecular-weight targets often lacks sensitivity. Signal amplification improves the detection of...