ACS Sensors,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
8(4), P. 1489 - 1499
Published: April 7, 2023
Quantitative
polymerase
chain
reaction
as
a
powerful
tool
for
DNA
detection
has
been
pivotal
to
vast
range
of
applications,
including
disease
screening,
food
safety
assessment,
environmental
monitoring,
and
many
others.
However,
the
essential
target
amplification
step
in
combination
with
fluorescence
readout
poses
significant
challenge
rapid
streamlined
analysis.
The
discovery
engineering
clustered
regularly
interspaced
short
palindromic
repeats
(CRISPR)
CRISPR-associated
(Cas)
technology
have
recently
paved
way
novel
approach
nucleic
acid
detection,
but
majority
current
CRISPR-mediated
platforms
are
limited
by
insufficient
sensitivity
still
require
preamplification.
Herein,
we
report
CRISPR-Cas12a-mediated
graphene
field-effect
transistor
(gFET)
array,
named
CRISPR
Cas12a-gFET,
amplification-free,
ultrasensitive,
reliable
both
single-stranded
(ssDNA)
double-stranded
(dsDNA)
targets.
Cas12a-gFET
leverages
multiturnover
trans-cleavage
activity
Cas12a
intrinsic
signal
ultrasensitivity
gFET.
As
demonstrated,
achieves
limit
1
aM
ssDNA
human
papillomavirus
16
synthetic
10
dsDNA
Escherichia
coli
plasmid
without
In
addition,
an
array
48
sensors
on
single
1.5
cm
×
chip
is
employed
improve
data
reliability.
Finally,
demonstrates
capability
discriminate
single-nucleotide
polymorphisms.
Together,
biosensor
provides
reliable,
highly
specific
detections.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(17)
Published: Jan. 30, 2023
Abstract
Polymerase
chain
reaction
(PCR)‐based
nucleic
acid
testing
has
played
a
critical
role
in
disease
diagnostics,
pathogen
surveillance,
and
many
more.
However,
this
method
requires
long
turnaround
time,
expensive
equipment,
trained
personnel,
limiting
its
widespread
availability
diagnostic
capacity.
On
the
other
hand,
clustered
regularly
interspaced
short
palindromic
repeats
(CRISPR)
technology
recently
demonstrated
capability
for
detection
with
high
sensitivity
specificity.
CRISPR‐mediated
biosensing
holds
great
promise
revolutionizing
procedures
developing
point‐of‐care
diagnostics.
This
review
focuses
on
recent
developments
both
fundamental
CRISPR
biochemistry
CRISPR‐based
techniques.
Four
ongoing
research
hotspots
molecular
diagnostics‐target
preamplification‐free
detection,
microRNA
(miRNA)
testing,
non‐nucleic‐acid
SARS‐CoV‐2
detection‐are
also
covered.
Talanta,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
252, P. 123773 - 123773
Published: Aug. 6, 2022
Aflatoxin
B1
(AFB1)
contamination
in
food
threatens
global
safety,
and
rapid
quantitative
detection
of
AFB1
remains
a
challenge.
Herein,
novel
fluorescence
biosensor
was
developed
for
based
on
CRISPR/Cas12a
MXenes.
Specifically,
the
well-designed
activator
locked
by
dual-AFB1
aptamers,
Cas12a
directly
linked
to
crRNA
form
inactivated
complexes,
MXenes
efficiently
adsorbed
FAM
fluorophore-modified
single-stranded
DNA
(ssDNA-FAM),
quenching
its
fluorescence.
In
presence
AFB1,
released
due
preferential
binding
aptamer
then
activated
trans-cleavage
activity
indiscriminately
cleave
ssDNA
MXenes,
leading
recovery
signal.
The
fluorescent
had
wide
range
from
0.001
80
ng
mL-1,
limit
0.92
pg
ability
detect
within
min.
More
importantly,
platform
demonstrates
excellent
performance
real
peanut
samples.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
53(18), P. 8957 - 8979
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Surface
enhanced
Raman
spectroscopy
(SERS)
is
meeting
the
requirements
in
biomedical
science
being
a
highly
sensitive
and
specific
analytical
tool.
By
employing
portable
systems
combination
with
customized
sample
pre-treatment,
point-of-care-testing
(POCT)
becomes
feasible.
Powerful
SERS-active
sensing
surfaces
high
stability
modification
layers
if
required
are
available
for
testing
application
complex
biological
matrices
such
as
body
fluids,
cells
or
tissues.
This
review
summarizes
current
state
collection
pretreatment
SERS
detection
protocols,
schemes,
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(11), P. 100959 - 100959
Published: Feb. 28, 2024
An
optical
biosensor
is
a
specialized
analytical
device
that
utilizes
the
principles
of
optics
and
light
in
bimolecular
processes.
Localized
surface
plasmon
resonance
(LSPR)
phenomenon
realm
nanophotonics
occurs
when
metallic
nanoparticles
(NPs)
or
nanostructures
interact
with
incident
light.
Conversely,
surface-enhanced
Raman
spectroscopy
(SERS)
an
influential
technique
based
on
scattering,
wherein
it
amplifies
signals
molecules
they
are
situated
near
specific
specially
designed
nanostructures.
A
detailed
exploration
recent
ground-breaking
developments
biosensors
employing
LSPR
SERS
technologies
has
been
thoroughly
discussed
along
their
underlying
working
mechanisms.
chip
created,
featuring
high-density
deposition
gold
(AuNPs)
under
varying
ligand
concentration
reaction
duration
substrate.
ordinary
description,
visual
illustration,
provided
for
concepts
such
as
sensogram,
refractive
index
shift,
(SPR),
evanescent
field,
Rayleigh
well
electromagnetic
enhancement
chemical
enhancement.
both
have
advantages
disadvantages,
but
widely
used
some
over
LSPR,
like
specificity,
high
sensitivity,
multiplexing,
versatility
different
fields.
This
review
confirms
elucidates
significance
disease
biomarker
identification.
play
vital
role
detection
various
types
cancer,
cervical
ovarian
endometrial
prostate
colorectal
brain
tumors.
proposed
offers
potential
applications
early
diagnosis
monitoring
viral
disease,
bacterial
infectious
diseases,
fungal
diabetes,
cardiac
biosensing.
provide
new
direction
environmental
monitoring,
food
safety,
refining
impurities
from
water
samples,
lead
detection.
The
understanding
these
still
limited
challenging.
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
18(8), P. 5998 - 6007
Published: Feb. 12, 2024
Molecular
diagnostics
(MD)
is
widely
employed
in
multiple
scientific
disciplines,
such
as
oncology,
pathogen
detection,
forensic
investigations,
and
the
pharmaceutical
industry.
Techniques
polymerase
chain
reaction
(PCR)
revolutionized
rapid
accurate
identification
of
nucleic
acids
(DNA,
RNA).
More
recently,
CRISPR
its
CRISPR-associated
protein
(Cas)
have
been
a
ground-breaking
discovery
that
latest
revolution
molecular
biology,
including
MD.
Surface-enhanced
Raman
scattering
(SERS)
very
attractive
alternative
to
fluorescence
currently
most
used
optical
readout
In
this
Perspective,
milestones
development
MD,
SERS-PCR,
next-generation
approaches
Specific
High-Sensitivity
Enzymatic
Reporter
UnLOCKing
(SHERLOCK)
DNA
Endonuclease-Targeted
Trans
(DETECTR),
are
briefly
summarized.
Our
perspective
on
future
convergence
SERS
with
MD
focused
SERS-based
CRISPR/Cas
(SERS-CRISPR)
since
we
anticipate
many
promising
applications
rapidly
emerging
field.
We
predict
major
developments
will
exploit
advantages
real-time
monitoring
superior
brightness,
photostability,
spectral
multiplexing
potential
nanotags
an
automated
workflow
for
assays
under
isothermal,
amplification-free
conditions.