{"title":"Towards a portable setup for the on-site SERS detection of miRNAs","authors":"Chiara Novara","doi":"10.1051/jeos/2024028","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The actual implementation of on-site analysis of biomarkers, such as miRNAs, depends on the availability of portable and easy-to-handle detection systems that can be used as point-of-care in real life applications. In this work, an automatized microfluidic platform combined with a portable Raman spectrometer is reported and tested for miR-214 detection by Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS). A multi-chamber SERS-active chip, functionalized according to a previously optimized two-step hybridization assay, was automatically incubated with the analyte solution. Preliminary tests allowed to adjust the portable Raman spectrometer acquisition conditions and to compare the obtained results with those of a bench Raman microscope. Finally, miR-214 at different concentrations was analyzed through an automatic procedure, achieving a limit of detection (LOD) in the picomolar range.","PeriodicalId":1,"journal":{"name":"Accounts of Chemical Research","volume":"51 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.4000,"publicationDate":"2024-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Accounts of Chemical Research","FirstCategoryId":"4","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1051/jeos/2024028","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The actual implementation of on-site analysis of biomarkers, such as miRNAs, depends on the availability of portable and easy-to-handle detection systems that can be used as point-of-care in real life applications. In this work, an automatized microfluidic platform combined with a portable Raman spectrometer is reported and tested for miR-214 detection by Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS). A multi-chamber SERS-active chip, functionalized according to a previously optimized two-step hybridization assay, was automatically incubated with the analyte solution. Preliminary tests allowed to adjust the portable Raman spectrometer acquisition conditions and to compare the obtained results with those of a bench Raman microscope. Finally, miR-214 at different concentrations was analyzed through an automatic procedure, achieving a limit of detection (LOD) in the picomolar range.
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Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance.
Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.