ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
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2026
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Ran Xu,Hao Chen,Chao Zhao,Xiqing Ding
The early, non-invasive diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains a significant clinical challenge. MicroRNAs carried by L1CAM-immunocaptured small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) in blood, particularly miR-106b-5p, have emerged as promising candidate biomarkers for AD. However, their detection requires methods that are sensitive, specific, stable, and suitable for point-of-care (POC) applications. Catalytic hairpin assembly (CHA) combined with lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) offers a potential POC solution, but its practical application is limited by high background leakage caused by “DNA breathing” and poor probe stability. Herein, we propose an integrated POC platform that combines immunomagnetic enrichment of L1CAM-positive sEVs with a novel “Fold-Adsorb-Block-Immobilize-Lyophilize” (FABIL) process for CHA probe stabilization. The FABIL process utilizes magnetic graphene oxide (MGO) to adsorb and physically separate hairpin probes (H1 and H2), thereby suppressing nonspecific hybridization and generating lyophilized CHA microspheres with room-temperature stability. When integrated into a lateral flow test strip, the FABIL-NE-miR platform achieves a visual detection limit of 10 fM and a liquid-phase limit of detection of 1.14 fM, overcoming the traditional trade-off between low background and high sensitivity. Clinical validation using 100 serum samples, including 32 AD cases and 68 non-AD controls, demonstrated that FABIL-NE-miR outperformed traditional low-background CHA systems, with an area under the ROC curve (AUC) of 0.9563, a sensitivity of 90.63%, and a specificity of 94.12%. Overall, the FABIL-NE-miR platform enables rapid visual detection of low-abundance AD-associated miRNAs from L1CAM-immunocaptured sEV fractions. By addressing key challenges such as background leakage and probe instability, this study provides a practical tool for AD screening and supports the feasibility of the FABIL strategy as a universal platform for next-generation nucleic acid diagnostics.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2024
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Wenqi Liu,Jingyan Zhang,Mei Dong,Zhaoyi Ding,Qunfei Wang,Fanghao Ning,Qin He,Yanyan Chen,Zhen Zhao,Zhongfu Li,Conghua Liu
Low-silica chabazite (CHA) catalysts with varying configurations of Cu 2+ -2Z and [Cu(OH)] + -Z active centers are developed through the regulation of the opening of CHA-cages. The catalysts are subsequently applied to the selective catalytic reduction of NO x by NH 3 (NH 3 -SCR) reactions. A series of characterizations and performance evaluations indicate that the density of [Cu(OH)] + -Z in eight-member rings (8MRs) is positively correlated with low-temperature performance. Moreover, the presence of partial Cu 2+ -2Z in six-member rings (6MRs) enhances activity and tolerance at high temperatures. The residual K + ions in the CHA-cages after NH 4 + exchange are retained in the 6MRs. Density functional theory calculations demonstrate that the residual K + ions stabilize the 6MRs structure, ensuring the entry and stable presence of the active Cu 2+ -2Z centers. In situ analysis reveals the reaction intermediates involved in the NH 3 -SCR process on representative catalysts. These findings can further elucidate the active centers of CHA-type catalysts and guide the design of commercial catalysts.
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2023
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IF 8.4
Zhengying Peng,Youyuan Chen,Pengkun Yin,Fan He,Daibing Luo,Yixiang Duan,Qingwen Fan,Zhimei Wei,Qingyu Lin
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are cancer biomarkers for the diagnosis at early stage. However, it’s still a great challenge to develop the cytosensor for CTCs detection due to its ultralow counts in human peripheral blood. Herein, a highly sensitive cytosensor based on surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) was developed. The tumor cells were first identified by a strand replacement reaction (SDR) that released the initiator of catalytic hairpin assembly (CHA) reaction. Subsequently, the initiator opened the residue hairpin DNA outside the silver coated gold nanoparticles ( [email protected] NPs). The double strand DNA (dsDNA) CHA products drove the [email protected] NPs towards the same side of dsDNA to form a zipper-like structure. This structure brought about hotspots area for SERS quantitative analysis of A549 tumor cells. The designed cytosensor exhibited good linearity ranging from 10 to 500 cells/mL with a calculated limit of detection (LOD) of 8 cells/mL. A SERS cytosensor with high sensitivity and good reproducibility was obtained in this work. In addition, this research presents a new method for rapid tumor cell detection in biological samples for cancer diagnosis.
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生物传感器
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癌症诊断
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分子生物学
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纳米技术
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MICROCHIMICA ACTA
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2019
·Vol. 186
·期 8
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IF 5.479
Song Xiaolei,Wang Yu,Liu Su,Zhang Xue,Wang Jingfeng,Wang Haiwang,Zhang Fenfen,Yu Jinghua,Huang Jiadong
An amplified electrochemical biosensing scheme is described for lead(II) ions. It is making use of DNAzyme-assisted target recycling and catalytic hairpin assembly (CHA). The hairpin strand (substrate probe for the Pb 2+ -based DNAzyme; referred to as SP) is composed of trigger probe (TP) and a capture probe 1 attached to gold nanoparticles (AuNP). In the presence of the enzyme probe that partially hybridizes with SP, the introduction of Pb 2+ triggers target recycling and drives the highly amplified translation of target Pb(II) to TP. The CHA reaction is further initiated by TP. The modified AuNP act as the connecting unit, and this leads to the formation of a 3D DNA-AuNP network on the electrode (which is the third amplification step). It can bind the positively charged redox mediator RuHex via electrostatic interaction for electrochemical detection. This biosensor has a low detection limit (95 pM) and any analytical range that covers the 100 pM to 5 μM Pb(II) concentration range. It is selective over other divalent metal ions. It was applied to the determination of Pb 2+ in spiked real-world samples.
Schematic presentation of the electrochemical biosensor. The triply amplified electrochemical assay is based on the use of DNAzyme-assisted target recycling with catalytic hairpin assembly (CHA) reaction for sensitive and selective determination of lead ion (Pb 2+ ). AuNP: gold nanoparticles; SP: substrate probe; EP: enzyme probe.
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MICROCHIMICA ACTA
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2019
·Vol. 186
·期 3
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IF 5.479
Hong Feng,Lin Xiaoting,Wu Yongxiang,Dong Youren,Cao Yuting,Hu Futao,Gan Ning
An enzyme-free fluorometric assay is described that accomplishes dual signal amplification by making use of a two stirring bars. Two Y-shaped DNA probes were designed and placed on the bars. When the target (with chloramphenicol as model analyte) is added, it triggers target recycling and simultaneously catalyzes hairpin assembly (CHA). A large fraction of DNA primers is released by the analyte from the bar to the supernatant and open hairpins with G-quadruplex DNA sequence. The G-quadruplex can specifically bind thioflavin T (ThT) to emit fluorescence (with excitation/emission maxima at 445 and 485 nm) for quantification of chloramphenicol. An enzyme is not needed. ThT is added to the system as a fluorescent DNA probe. All this strongly reduces the cost for sensor construction and usage. The dual signal amplification steps occur simultaneously which reduces the detection time. The assay was successfully employed to the determination of CAP in spiked milk and fish samples within 60 min and with a 16 pM limit of detection (at S/ N = 3).
Schematic representation of a new method for the detection of chloramphenicol by using two stirring bars. It is based on target recycling and catalyzed hairpin assembly amplification. CAP: chloramphenicol, ThT: thioflavin T, CHA: catalyzed hairpin assembly.
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Chemosensors
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2025
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Yang Dai,Xiuran Mao,Maimaiti A. Abulaiti,Qianyu Wang,Zhihao Bai,Yifeng Ding,Shuangcan Zhai,Yang Pan,Yue Zhang
Monitoring of immune factors, including interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), holds great importance for understanding immune responses and disease diagnosis. Wearable sensors enable continuous and non-invasive detection of immune markers in sweat, drawing significant attention to their potential in real-time health monitoring and personalized medicine. Among these, electrochemical sensors are particularly advantageous, due to their excellent signal responsiveness, cost-effectiveness, miniaturization, and broad applicability, making them ideal for constructing wearable sweat sensors. In this study, we present a flexible and sensitive wearable platform for the detection of IFN-γ, utilizing a DNA hydrogel with favorable loading performance and sample collection capability, and the application of mobile software achieves immediate data analysis and processing. This platform integrates three-dimensional DNA hydrogel functionalized with IFN-γ-specific aptamers for precise target recognition and efficient sweat collection. Signal amplification is achieved through target-triggered catalytic hairpin assembly (CHA), with DNA hairpins remarkably enhancing sensitivity. Ferrocene-labeled reporting strands immobilized on a screen-printed carbon electrode are displayed via CHA-mediated strand displacement, leading to a measurable reduction in electrical signals. These changes are transmitted to a custom-developed mobile application via a portable electrochemical workstation for real-time data analysis and recording. This wearable sensor platform combines the specificity of DNA aptamers, advanced signal amplification, and the convenience of mobile data processing. It offers a high-sensitivity approach to detecting low-abundance targets in sweat, paving the way for new applications in point-of-care diagnostics and wearable health monitoring.
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电化学
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纳米技术
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生物医学工程
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健康监测
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即时检测
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ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
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2024
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IF 5.7
Kai Shi,Yi Tian,Sujun Liu,Wenjie Luo,Keer Liu,Lin Zhang,Ying Zhang,Jiali Chang,Jiaheng Zhang,Shuo Wang
Background Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/Cas12a-powered biosensor with a G-quadruplex (G4) reporter offer the benefits of simplicity and sensitivity, making them extensively utilized in detection applications. However, these biosensors used for monitoring pollutants in environmental water samples may face the problem of high background signal and easy interference due to the “signal-off” output. It is obvious that a biosensor based on the CRISPR/Cas12a system and G4 with a “signal on” output mode needs to be designed for detecting environmental pollutants. Results By using phosphorothioate-modified G4 as a reporter and catalytic hairpin assembly (CHA) integrated with Cas12a as an amplification strategy, a “signal-on” colorimetric/photothermal biosensor (psG4-CHA/Cas) for portable detection of environmental pollutants was developed. With the help of functional nucleotides, the target pollutant (kanamycin or Pb 2+ ) triggers a CHA reaction to produce numerous double-strand DNA, which can activate Cas12a′s trans -cleavage activity. The active Cas12a cleaves locked DNA to release caged psG-rich sequences. Upon binding hemin, the psG-rich sequence forms a psG4/hemin complex, facilitating the oxidation of the colorless 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) into the blue photothermal agent (oxTMB). The smartphone was employed for portable colorimetric detection of kanamycin and Pb 2+ . The detection limits were found to be 100 pM for kanamycin and 50 pM for Pb 2+ . Detection of kanamycin and Pb 2+ was also carried out using a portable thermometer with a detection limit of 10 pM for kanamycin and 8 pM for Pb 2+ . Significance Sensitive, selective, simple and robust detection of kanamycin and Pb 2+ in environmental water samples is achieved with the psG4-CHA/Cas system. This system not only provides a new perspective on the development of efficient CRISPR/Cas12a-based “signal-on” designs, but also has a promising application for safeguarding human health and environmental monitoring.
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BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
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2017
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IF 7.78
Shuzhen Yue,Tingting Zhao,Hongjie Qi,Yongcun Yan,Sai Bi
A toehold-mediated strand displacement (TMSD)-based cross-catalytic hairpin assembly (C-CHA) is demonstrated in this study, achieving exponential amplification of nucleic acids . Functionally, this system consists of four hairpins (H1, H2, H3 and H4) and one single-stranded initiator (I). Upon the introduction of I, the first CHA reaction (CHA1) is triggered, leading to the self-assembly of hybrid H1·H2 that then initiates the second CHA reaction (CHA2) to obtain the hybrid H3·H4. Since the single-stranded region in H3·H4 is identical to I, a new CHA1 is initiated, which thus achieves cross operation of CHA1 and CHA2 and exponential growth kinetics. Interestingly, because the C-CHA performs in a cascade manner, this system can be considered as multi-level molecular logic circuits with feedback mechanism. Moreover, through incorporating G-quadruplex subunits and fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) in the product of H1·H2, this C-CHA is readily utilized to fabricate a chemiluminescence resonance energy transfer (CRET) biosensing platform, achieving sensitive and selective detection of DNA and microRNA in real samples. Since the high background signal induced by FITC in the absence of initiator is greatly reduced through labeling quencher in H1, the signal-to-noise ratio and detection sensitivity are improved significantly. Therefore, our proposed C-CHA protocol holds a great potential for further applications in not only building complex autonomous systems but also the development of biosensing platforms and DNA nanotechnology.
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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2021
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IF 9.381
Zhiqi He,Xiaolin Zhou,Yi Wang,Jian Lin,Siyan Huang,Rongdang Hu,Yunlong Zhou,Qiuping Qian,Hui Deng
Guided tissue regeneration (GTR) strategies enable periodontal tissue regeneration, generally by providing barrier membranes. However, currently available membranes have limited osteoconductive and antibacterial potential. To address these challenges, we fabricated a new asymmetric barrier membrane. Agarose hydrogel functions as the main body of the barrier membrane. Hollow carbonated hydroxyapatite (CHA) prepared by hydrothermal method , was sedimented in agarose to exhibit an asymmetrical structure. And ε-poly-lysine (ε-PLL) was chosen as an antimicrobial agent to equip the membrane with long-lasting antibacterial activity . With the increased dose of CHA addition, the barrier membrane shows better biocompatibility, and higher mechanical properties. We demonstrated the osteoconductivity and antibacterial properties of the membrane in vitro and in vivo. In summary, our findings suggest that the barrier membrane has good osteoconductive and antibacterial properties, indicating its potential for periodontal tissue engineering.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry B
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2022
·Vol. 10
·期 43
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IF 7.571
Shengjie Ge,Yujie Wang,Zhiyue Li,Bin Lu,Jinhua Zhu,Hongmei Lu,Xiaowei Cao,Yayun Qian
In this study, we apply catalytic hairpin assembly (CHA) as the signal amplification strategy for the quantification of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and cytokeratin fragment antigen 21-1 (CYFRA21-1) with a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) microfluidic chip (LoC-SERS) as the carrier. Herein, antibody–DNA conjugates are designed to assist the application of CHA amplification in protein detection. In the presence of protein biomarkers, antibody–DNA conjugates can specifically bind to the target proteins, forming the antigen@antibody–DNA conjugates. The terminal free part of the DNA on the conjugates can trigger the CHA events to connect SERS nanotags to capture nanoprobes. Then, micro-magnet can gather the CHA products in a rectangular chamber, resulting in the aggregation of SERS nanotags, which can ultimately generate abundant “hot spots” for SERS signal enhancement. Using this strategy, CEA and CYFRA21-1 can be successfully determined with a limit of detection (LOD) as low as pg mL−1, much lower than recently reported methods. Meanwhile, a non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)-xenografted mouse model was established, and SERS was applied to analyze the expression level of CEA and CYFRA21-1 in tumorigenesis and development. The comparison between SERS results and those of the ELISA method demonstrated a high degree of consistency, suggesting that the proposed CHA-assisted LoC-SERS device has satisfying accuracy. Thus, introducing the CHA strategy via the design of antibody–DNA conjugates opens new gates to ultra-sensitive and specific SERS detection of protein biomarkers.
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JOURNAL OF RARE EARTHS
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2020
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IF 3.104
Di Deng,Shujun Deng,Dandan He,Zhiheng Wang,Zhipeng Chen,Yi Ji,Guoping Yan,Guangjin Hou,Licheng Liu,Hong He
Ce- or La-doped Cu/SSZ-13 catalysts were prepared by a hydrothermal method and Cu, Ce or La ions were incorporated through stepwise ion exchange. The catalyst activity was measured for the ammonia selective catalytic reduction reaction. The structure and composition of catalyst were characterized by using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry solid-state NMR, NH 3 -TPD techniques, and the active components were examined by XPS and XANES . The results indicate that the Ce and La doping can both completely preserve the SCR activity of Cu/SSZ-13 above 300 °C, but there is also a decrease of activity below 200 °C. On the other hand, Ce doping is beneficial to the formation of framework aluminum , stabilizes molecular sieve framework and Cu active sites of Cu/SSZ-13, thereby improves the catalyst hydrothermal stability. But La doping will decrease the amount of framework aluminum and Cu active sites of Cu/SSZ-13 after hydrothermally aging, even destroy zeolite CHA structure. This is quite harmful to the catalyst hydrothermal stability.
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