A competitive photoelectrochemical assay for estradiol based on in situ generated CdS-enhanced TiO2.

A novel and simple photoelectrochemical (PEC) bioassay protocol for estradiol was proposed based on in situ generated CdS-enhanced TiO2 film via competitive strategy. ...

Detection of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) in vitro using a hippocampal neuronal network-based biosensor with extracellular potential analysis of neurons.

5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) is an important neurotransmitter in regulating emotions and related behaviors in mammals. To detect and monitor the 5-HT, effective and conv...

Multimodal biopanning of T7 phage-displayed peptides reveals angiomotin as a potential receptor of the anti-angiogenic macrolide Roxithromycin.

Roxithromycin (RXM) is a semi-synthetic fourteen-membered macrolide antibiotic that shows anti-angiogenic activity in solid tumors. In the present study, we conducted ...

Highly stable piezo-immunoglobulin-biosensing of a SiO2/ZnO nanogenerator as a self-powered/active biosensor arising from the field effect influenced piezoelectric screening effect.

Highly stable piezo-immunoglobulin-biosensing has been realized from a SiO2/ZnO nanowire (NW) nanogenerator (NG) as a self-powered/active biosensor. The piezoelectric ...

DNA biosensor based on hybridization refractory mutation system approach for single mismatch detection.

We report on a simple approach to enhance solid-phase hybridization-based single base mismatch discrimination at high ionic strength based on the deliberate insertion ...

Graphene quantums dots combined with endonuclease cleavage and bidentate chelation for highly sensitive electrochemiluminescent DNA biosensing.

A novel strategy for highly sensitive electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detection of DNA was proposed based on site-specific cleavage of BamHI endonuclease combined with ...

Diagnosis of human metapneumovirus in patients hospitalized with acute lower respiratory tract infection using a metal-enhanced fluorescence technique.

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a common respiratory tract infection in children. However, conventional immunofluorescence assays (IFAs) for detecting hMPV in respirat...

Electronically type-sorted carbon nanotube-based electrochemical biosensors with glucose oxidase and dehydrogenase.

An electrochemical enzyme biosensor with electronically type-sorted (metallic and semiconducting) single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) for use in aqueous media is pr...

Label-free aptasensor for adenosine deaminase sensing based on fluorescence turn-on.

A label-free and fluorescence turn-on aptamer biosensor has been developed for the detection of adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity with simplicity and selectivity. Ade...

A microelectrochemical biosensor for real-time in vivo monitoring of brain extracellular choline.

A first generation Pt-based polymer enzyme composite biosensor developed for real-time neurochemical monitoring was characterised in vivo for sensitive and selective d...

Asef controls vascular endothelial permeability and barrier recovery in the lung.

Increased levels of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) in injured lungs may reflect a compensatory response to diminish acute lung injury (ALI). HGF-induced activation of ...

Monitoring cooperative binding using electrochemical DNA-based sensors.

Electrochemical DNA-based (E-DNA) sensors are utilized to detect a variety of targets including complementary DNA, small molecules, and proteins. These sensors typical...

Fluctuations due to association and dissociation processes at nanowire-biosensor surfaces and their optimal design.

In this work, we calculate the effect of the binding and unbinding of molecules at the surface of a nanowire biosensor on the signal-to-noise ratio of the sensor. We m...

Alcohol sensors and their potential for improving clinical care.

Surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-based biosensor technology for the quantitative characterization of protein-carotenoid interactions.

The surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensor method is a highly sensitive, label-free technique to study the non-covalent interactions of biomolecules, especially pro...

Nanopore sensing of botulinum toxin type B by discriminating an enzymatically cleaved Peptide from a synaptic protein synaptobrevin 2 derivative.

Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are the most lethal toxin known to human. Biodefense requires early and rapid detection of BoNTs. Traditionally, BoNTs can be detected by...

Molecularly imprinted hollow sphere array for the sensing of proteins.

Mono-dispersed molecularly imprinted hollow spheres (MIHSs) for hemoglobin (Hb) were prepared by employing silica nanospheres as the sacrificial templates. The obtaine...

Real-time monitoring of mycobacterium genomic DNA with target-primed rolling circle amplification by a Au nanoparticle-embedded SPR biosensor.

In this study, we developed a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) DNA biosensor array based on target-primed rolling circle amplification (RCA) for isothermal and rapid de...

Gold nanostar based biosensor detects epigenetic alterations on promoter of real cells.

Epigenetic changes, particularly in cancer suppressor genes, are novel biomarkers for cancer diagnostics and therapeutics. However, epigenetic studies should not only ...

A sensitive biosensor for the fluorescence detection of the acetylcholinesterase reaction system based on carbon dots.

The carbon dots (C-dots) with high fluorescence quantum yield were prepared using hydrothermal method. C-dots have been adopted as probes for the fluorescence turn-off...