INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2024
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Yaxue Jia,Siqi Zhao,Anping Wang,Jing Huang,Jinlan Yang,Li Yang
A target-induced multiregion MNAzyme nanowire system is designed for the ultrasensitive and homogeneous detection of microRNAs (miRNAs). miRNA-21 and miRNA-375 are chosen as analytes, and a miRNA-induced primer exchange reaction (PER) is utilized to construct a long DNA strand with repetitive sequences. This innovative design enables the efficient anchoring of numerous MNAzymes. This unique architecture significantly boosts the effective local concentration of MNAzymes, thereby enhancing the sensitivity and efficiency of miRNA detection. Notably, the limit of detection (LOD) achieved with our target-induced multiregion MNAzyme nanowire approach is over an order of magnitude lower than most other MNAzyme-based methods, while the MNAzyme reaction time is reduced from several hours to 50 min. The method has demonstrated successful applications in quantitatively determining the expression levels of two miRNAs in cell lysates of MCF-7, HeLa and MCF-10 A cells, highlighting its potential for assaying miRNA biomarkers in clinical samples.
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Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials
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2024
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Pang Wanyu,Gao Yali,Chang Xile,Du Guodong,Hu Zhiyong,Hu Tuoping,Ma Xuemei
An ultra-sensitive paper-based sensor for the rapid and specific detection of apigenin in Scutellaria barbata D. Don was developed. The construction process of the proposed apigenin sensor was to grow ZIF-8 in situ with MXene as a template on carbon paper (CP) electrode. The MXene with excellent conductivity and ZIF-8 with porous structure showed synergistic effect in promoting electron transfer and increasing the number of binding sites, thus providing a highly sensitive detection for apigenin. Under optimal conditions, the sensor showed an excellent linear relationship in the range of 0.01 to 10 µM, with a detection limit of 2.6 nM. This study not only constructed a new sensing platform for sensitive detection of apigenin, but also provided a new method for the detection of apigenin in Scutellaria barbata D. Don, which was of great significance for promoting the construction of an electrochemical sensor for apigenin.
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MICROCHIMICA ACTA
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2025
·Vol. 192
·期 2
·1-10
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IF 5.3
Ke Wenrui,Kuang Guochen,Gu Chuangqi,Wang Junhao,Jiang Xiao,Zhu Rongjiao,Wang Haiyuan,Zhang Zhen
A Cr-doped VO 2 nanobelt (Cr/VO 2 ) with remarkable peroxidase-like activity was synthesized and coupled with uricase to catalyze the cascade reaction for detection of uric acid. Notably, the affinity of Cr/VO 2 for 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine dihydrochloride hydrate (TMB) and hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) is tenfold and 20-fold higher, respectively, than that of horseradish peroxidase (HRP). The Cr/VO 2 exhibits highly reactive and stable peroxidase activity at temperatures of 20-60 ℃. Thus, the reaction catalyzed by Cr/VO 2 can be carried out at room temperature, greatly simplifying the testing process. This enzyme cascade nanozyme based colorimetric assay enables the selective and simple detection of uric acid within 30 min with a detection limit of only 0.34 μM, and has an observable potential in clinical applications. Graphical abstract
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TALANTA
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2023
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IF 6.1
Dan Zhao,Jiutang Tang,Qin Tan,Xiaohong Xie,Xin Zhao,Dingpei Xing
Constructing an ultrasensitive CRISPR/Cas-based biosensing strategy is highly significant for the detection of trace targets. Here we presented a dual-amplified biosensing method based on CRISPR/Cas13a-triggered Cas12a, namely, Cas13a-12a amplification. As proof-of-principle, the developed strategy was used for miRNA-155 detection. The target bound to the Cas13a-crRNA complex and activated the cleavage activity of Cas13a for cleaving uracil ribonucleotides (rU) in the bulge structure of blocker strand (BS), resulting in the release of primer strand (PS) from the BS modified on magnetic beads. Then, the released PS activated the cleavage activity of Cas12a to cleave single-strand DNA reporter probes, producing a significantly increased fluorescent signal. The detection limit of the Cas13a-12a amplification using synthetic miRNA-155 was as low as 0.35 fM, which was much lower than that of the only Cas13a-based assay. The applied performance of this amplification strategy was verified by accurately quantifying miRNA-155 expression levels in different cancer patients. Therefore, the developed strategy offers a supersensitive and highly specific miRNAs sensing platform for clinical application.
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Scientific Reports
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2016
·Vol. 6
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IF 5.228
Zhu Qing,Mao Li-Na,Liu Cheng-Peng,Sun Yue-Hua,Jiang Bo,Zhang Wei,Li Jun-Xu
Vitexin, a C-glycosylated flavone present in several medicinal herbs, has showed various pharmacological activities including antinociception. The present study investigated the antinociceptive effects of vitexin in a mouse model of postoperative pain. This model was prepared by making a surgical incision on the right hindpaw and von Frey filament test was used to assess mechanical hyperalgesia. Isobolographical analysis method was used to examine the interaction between vitexin and acetaminophen. A reliable mechanical hyperalgesia was observed at 2 h post-surgery and lasted for 4 days. Acute vitexin administration (3–10 mg/kg, i.p.) dose-dependently relieved this hyperalgesia, which was also observed from 1 to 3 days post-surgery during repeated daily treatment. However, repeated vitexin administration prior to surgery had no preventive value. The 10 mg/kg vitexin-induced antinociception was blocked by the opioid receptor antagonist naltrexone or the GABA A receptor antagonist bicuculline. The doses of vitexin used did not significantly suppress the locomotor activity. In addition, the combination of vitexin and acetaminophen produced an infra-additive effect in postoperative pain. Together, though vitexin-acetaminophen combination may not be useful for treating postoperative pain, vitexin exerts behaviorally-specific antinociception against postoperative pain mediated through opioid receptors and GABA A receptors, suggesting that vitexin may be useful for the control of postoperative pain.
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Analytical Methods
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2016
·Vol. 8
·期 7
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IF 1.915
Tao Liao,Fang Yuan,Haoyang Yu,Zigang Li
Sepsis is a potentially fatal systemic body infection with a significant mortality rate worldwide. Procalcitonin (PCT) is a sensitive and specific biomarker for sepsis diagnosis, however, the traditional immune-gold labeling detection of PCT is semi-quantitative with relatively low sensitivity (>0.1 ng mL−1). Recently proposed techniques (such as electrochemical immunosensor, microarray, and total internal reflection based methods) require either a complex sensor or sophisticated equipment. Herein, we report a magnetic bead and enzyme-antibody labeled gold nanoparticle based ELISA strategy for sensitive PCT detection. This developed assay is sensitive enough to detect PCT at 20 pg mL−1, efficient for the direct human serum test. Notably, this assay specifically distinguishes PCT from other sepsis markers and the whole assay takes only 1.5 hours to finish.
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Micromachines
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2023
·Vol. 14
·期 3
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Youqiang Xing,Yun Wang,Lei Liu,Ze Wu
As a major public health issue, early cancer detection is of great significance. A field-effect transistor (FET) based on an MoS2/C60composite nanolayer as the channel material enhances device performance by adding a light source, allowing the ultrasensitive detection of cancer-related miRNA. In this work, atomic layer deposition (ALD) was used to deposit MoS2layer by layer, and C60was deposited by an evaporation coater to obtain a composite nanolayer with good surface morphology as the channel material of the FET. Based on the good absorption of C60by blue-violet light, a 405 nm laser was selected to irradiate the channel material, improving the function of FET biosensors. A linear detection window from 10 pM to 1 fM with an ultralow detection limit of 5.16 aM for miRNA-155 was achieved.Keywords:ultrasensitive detection;FET;MoS2/C60composite nanolayer
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Advanced Science
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2024
·Vol. 11
·期 41
·2405544
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IF 14.3
Kejun Wang,Siyuan Chen,Guanyu Bao,Tao Sun,Junqiu Zhang,Daobing Chen,Lining Sun,Zhiwu Han,Chao Liu,Qian Wang
Numerous plants evolve ingeniously microcantilever-based hairs to ultra-sensitively detect out-of-plane quasi-static tactile loads, providing a natural blueprint for upgrading the industrial static mode microcantilever sensors, but how do the biological sensory hairs work mechanically? Here, the action potential-producing trigger hairs of carnivorous Venus flytraps ( Dionaea muscipula ) are investigated in detail from biomechanical perspective. Under tiny mechanical stimulation, the deformable trigger hair, composed of distal stiff lever and proximal flexible podium, will lead to rapid trap closure and prey capture. The multiple features determining the sensitivity such as conical morphology, multi-scale functional structures, kidney-shaped sensory cells, and combined deformation under tiny mechanical stimulation are comprehensively researched. Based on materials mechanics, finite element simulation, and bio-inspired original artificial sensors, it is verified that the omnidirectional ultra-sensitivity of trigger hair is attributed to the stiff-flexible coupling of material, the double stress concentration, the circular distribution of sensory cells, and the positive local buckling. Also, the balance strategy of slender hair between sensitivity and structural stability (i.e., avoiding disastrous collapse) is detailed revealed. The unique basic biomechanical mechanism underlying trigger hairs is essential for significantly enhancing the performance of the traditional industrial static mode microcantilever sensors, and ensure the stability of arbitrary load perception.
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FlatChem
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2024
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Taojian Fan,Shaohui Zhang,Changle Meng,Lingfeng Gao,Li Yan,Hao Wang,Xin Shi,Yanqi Ge,Han Zhang,Junqing Hu
Ultra-sensitive nucleic acid detection is important for rapid prevention of infectious diseases. Recently, clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated (Cas) systems with great target specificity and programmability have demonstrated amazing capabilities in the field of nucleic acid detection. However, most CRISPR/Cas systems-based strategies still rely on pre-amplification of nucleic acid, which limits their clinical application in point of care detection. Here, we designed a novel electrochemical CRISPR/Cas biosensor (called E-Sb CRISPR) that utilizes antimonene nanosheets (Sb NSs) modifications. Due to the strong interaction between Sb NSs and single stranded DNA (ssDNA), E-Sb CRISPR exhibited specific nucleic acid detection capabilities with a detection limit of 100 aM within 35 min. Notably, the sensor showed excellent selectivity to target DNA in serum in the presence of nucleus acid extracted from other viruses. The excellent stability (8 weeks) and reproducibility (50 cycles) of this sensor were observed. By developing microcircuits and software systems, rapid acquisition of detection results on mobile electronic devices is possible. Therefore, the E-Sb CRISPR showed great promise as a scalable nucleic acid detection platform for early diagnosis.
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Nanoscale
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2024
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Bingjie Wu,Zhenghui Xie,Qiwu Shi,Junlong Yang,Chul B. Park,Pengjian Gong,Guangxian Li
The complex hybrid nanostructure combining a two-dimensional (2D) conductive material and a hierarchical nanoscale skeleton plays an important role to enhance its piezoresistive sensitivity. To construct such a novel hybrid nanostructure, a piezoresistive sensor was designed with the following strategy to take the full advantages of 2D MXene and nanoscale fibrils: ethylene oxide propylene oxide random copolymer (EOPO) was grafted to ethylene-vinyl alcohol (EVOH) molecular chains and was foamed by an environmentally-friendly supercritical CO2 (scCO2) foaming technology to fabricate abundant nanoscale EVOH fibrils surrounding micropores; MXene featured as a 2D structure of nanoscale size that strongly interacted with this hierarchical nanoscale skeleton, and MXene not only convolved on nanoscale fibrils to generate bumps but also MXene covered the end of broken fibrils to build spots, and furthermore, MXene adhered on the soft EOPO embedded EVOH fibrils to form wrinkles, in which these bumps, spots and wrinkles assembled by highly conductive 2D MXene offered sufficient contacts when the hierarchical nanoscale skeleton was compressed (these contacts would then destruct when the skeleton recovered). Such an elaborated hybrid nanostructural design exploits the full potential of 2D MXene and hence achieves an ultra-high sensitivity of 6895.0 kPa−1 for this fabricated MXene piezoresistive sensor.
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NANO
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2019
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IF 1.293
Na Wang,Jianyao Kou,Lijie Wang,Fei Wang,Kui Lu
A novel electrochemically activated ZrO 2 nanoparticles modified carbon paste electrode (CPE) (ZrO 2 -CPE(ox)) was prepared and applied for selective and sensitive determination of hyperin. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectra and electrochemical experiment were used to characterize the ZrO 2 nanoparticles and investigate the electrochemical performance of the ZrO 2 -CPE(ox). Compared with bare CPE and electrochemically activated CPE (CPE(ox)), the ZrO 2 -CPE(ox) got more reactive sites by electrochemical treatment and exhibited larger effective surface area and more excellent electrochemical catalytic activity toward the redox of hyperin. Under the optimum conditions, the oxidation peak currents showed a linear relationship with the concentrations of hyperin in the range of 5 . 0 × 1 0 − 9 – 2 . 0 × 1 0 − 6 mol L − 1 and 2 . 0 × 1 0 − 6 – 1 . 2 × 1 0 − 5 mol L − 1 , and a low detection limit of 1 . 0 × 1 0 − 9 mol L − 1 was achieved for hyperin. Moreover, the proposed method exhibited an excellent selectivity, stability, reproducibility and repeatability, which make it very suitable for a potential choice for determining the concentrations of hyperin in drug matrices.
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TALANTA
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2023
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IF 6.1
Hongding Zhang,Sifei Wu,Zhixiao Song,Linxia Fang,Hai-Bo Wang
As a promising biomarker, the level of methylated DNA usually changes in the early stage of the cancer. Ultrasensitive detection of the changes of methylated DNA offers possibility for early diagnosis of cancer. In this work, a tannic acid-accelerated Fenton chemical reaction amplification was firstly proposed for the construction of ultrasensitive fluorescent assay. Tannic acid was used as reductant to accelerate Fenton reaction procedure through the conversion of Fe 3+ /Fe 2+ , generating hydroxyl radicals (·OH) continuously. The produced ·OH oxidized massive non-fluorescent terephthalic acid (TA) to fluorescent-emitting hydroxy terephthalic acid (TAOH). In this way, the fluorescent signal could be greatly enhanced and the sensitivity was improved almost 116 times. The proposed signal amplification strategy was further applied to detect of DNA methylation with the assistance of liposome encapsulated with tannic-Fe 3+ complexes. The methylated DNA was firstly captured through the hybridization with its complementary DNA that were pre-modified in the 96-well plate via the combination between streptavidin (SA) and biotin . Then, 5 mC antibody on the surface of liposomes specially recognized and combined with methylation sites, which brought large amount of tannic-Fe 3+ complexes to participate Fenton reaction. The fluorescence of generated TAOH was depended on the concentration of methylated DNA. The assay showed good analytical performance for methylated DNA with a limit of detection (LOD) of 1.4 fM. It's believed that tannic acid-accelerated Fenton chemical reaction amplification strategy provides a promising platform for ultrasensitive fluorescent detection of low abundant biomarkers.
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