Barbara Roda , Sapna K. Deo , Gregory O'Connor , Michael Moraskie , Stefano Giordani , Valentina Marassi , Aldo Roda , Sylvia Daunert
{"title":"Shining light on biosensors: Chemiluminescence and bioluminescence in enabling technologies","authors":"Barbara Roda , Sapna K. Deo , Gregory O'Connor , Michael Moraskie , Stefano Giordani , Valentina Marassi , Aldo Roda , Sylvia Daunert","doi":"10.1016/j.trac.2024.117975","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trac.2024.117975","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Chemiluminescence (CL) and bioluminescence (BL) are both fascinating natural phenomena involving the emission of light by a chemical reaction without the need for an excitation source. Both CL and BL have been used extensively in research and technology development and have become valuable tools in fields ranging from chemistry to medicine and beyond. Specifically, they offer unique advantages in the design of highly sensitive and specific detection probes for biosensors. In the CL field, novel probe designs, integration of nanomaterials, and synthetic strategies have led to enhanced sensitivity, selectivity, and versatility in biosensor applications. This in combination with portable microfluidic technologies has facilitated the detection and quantification of biomolecules, metabolites, pathogens, and environmental pollutants with high accuracy and low cost. Similarly, the exploration of bioluminescent proteins has led to the engineering of genetically encoded bioluminescent probes enabling the development of biosensors, molecular diagnostics methods, and real-time imaging and detection within living systems. Further, the development of bioluminescent reporter assays and biosensors has shown application in high-throughput screening, drug discovery, and biological mechanistic studies. The integration of BL and CL technologies into point-of-care devices has found applications in medical diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and food safety. This review highlights recent advancements in both CL and BL technologies, mainly focusing on their implications in biosensor development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":439,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Analytical Chemistry","volume":"180 ","pages":"Article 117975"},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142322962","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yi Qin , Ying Yan , Jie Zhou , Xun Gao , Longshan Zhao , Xuefeng Guan
{"title":"Advancements in screening systems for active ingredients in traditional Chinese medicines using ligand fishing technique","authors":"Yi Qin , Ying Yan , Jie Zhou , Xun Gao , Longshan Zhao , Xuefeng Guan","doi":"10.1016/j.trac.2024.117983","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trac.2024.117983","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Natural products have been a significant source of lead compounds in modern drug discovery. Compared to traditional techniques for active ingredient screening, affinity-based ligand fishing offers decent specificity, high efficiency, simplicity of operation, and high throughput. In recent years, this technique has been developed and successfully used to screen bioactive chemicals from natural products, making it the most practical and successful method for screening specific ligands from complex matrices. The strategy of \"ligand fishing\" has been summarized in this paper based on recent publications. The separation principles of ligand fishing for the screening and identification of active ingredients in traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) using various analytical techniques were reviewed. In addition, based on the deficiencies of current drug discovery approaches, the future development of various new methodologies to screen for active compounds from TCMs were reviewed. These new methodologies have the potential to facilitate faster and more effective drug development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":439,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Analytical Chemistry","volume":"180 ","pages":"Article 117983"},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142315844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abhishesh Pal , Satish Kumar Dubey , Sanket Goel , Prasanta K. Kalita
{"title":"Portable sensors in precision agriculture: Assessing advances and challenges in soil nutrient determination","authors":"Abhishesh Pal , Satish Kumar Dubey , Sanket Goel , Prasanta K. Kalita","doi":"10.1016/j.trac.2024.117981","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trac.2024.117981","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Soil assessments are crucial for data-driven soil management and precision agriculture to promote smart soil management practices and address related environmental pollution. Conventional testing methods are time-consuming, expensive, and have limited reach in remote locations. This research paper provides a comprehensive overview of recent advancements, operation, performance, and limitations of portable devices and sensors and their suitability for soil nutrient analysis. Additional focus has been on portable optical, electrochemical, and electrophoretic devices. Furthermore, the need for further research and development of portable devices and sensors for soil nutrient analysis, with a focus on improving performance, ease of use, and accessibility for a wider range of users is also emphasized. The study also provides a future perspective and locates research gaps pertaining to devices for point-of-care applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":439,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Analytical Chemistry","volume":"180 ","pages":"Article 117981"},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142312424","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Biosensors for cancer detection: A review","authors":"Sourav Sarkar , Satakshi Hazra , Sanjukta Patra , Manashjit Gogoi","doi":"10.1016/j.trac.2024.117978","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trac.2024.117978","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The different types of biosensors and their critical applications across multiple domains for cancer detection have been analyzed in this review. The biosensors have been categorized according to their classes such as electrochemical, optical, mass-based to name a few and have been discussed here to emphasize their crucial applications in cancer detection. Cancer diagnosis has not been affordable and easy around the world due to advanced and expensive diagnostic technologies such as CT scans, MRIs, and other imaging procedures whereas biopsy is invasive and leads to many complications. Biosensors can play important role in early cancer diagnosis due to their portability, ease, low cost, and quick procedure. This article provides an in-depth analysis of several biosensors designed to identify biomarkers, as well as the concepts and detection limits to help detect cancer at its early stages. Latest developed technologies in the biosensing field have also been included in this article.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":439,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Analytical Chemistry","volume":"180 ","pages":"Article 117978"},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142327944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sattar Akbari Nakhjavani , Hadi Mirzajani , Sandro Carrara , Mehmet C. Onbaşlı
{"title":"Advances in biosensor technologies for infectious diseases detection","authors":"Sattar Akbari Nakhjavani , Hadi Mirzajani , Sandro Carrara , Mehmet C. Onbaşlı","doi":"10.1016/j.trac.2024.117979","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trac.2024.117979","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Being responsible for almost 15 % of the deaths globally, infectious diseases (IDs) are considered as a major health challenge, which was lately emphasized by the COVID-19 pandemic once again. Data form COVID pandemic revealed that early and timely detection of pathogens plays an undeniable role in controlling the spread of the disease and provides a time-effective medical interventions and more efficient disease management. To address the shortcomings of the traditional methods, the emergence of biosensors facilitated fast, accurate, robust, real-time, and on-site detection of various pathogens. In this paper, the recent advances in the development of biosensing technologies for detection of IDs are comprehensively explored considering their both detection methods (electrochemical, electrochemiluminescence, and capacitive) as well as proposed biorecognition elements (antibodies, aptamers, natural DNA fragments). Furthermore, the role of nanomaterials in enhancing the biosensors’ performance are highlighted, while other innovative fluidics, such as paper-based microfabricated systems, are also considered.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":439,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Analytical Chemistry","volume":"180 ","pages":"Article 117979"},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142319542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aidan J. Canning , Joy Q. Li , Supriya Atta , Hsin-Neng Wang , Tuan Vo-Dinh
{"title":"Nanoplasmonics biosensors: At the frontiers of biomedical diagnostics","authors":"Aidan J. Canning , Joy Q. Li , Supriya Atta , Hsin-Neng Wang , Tuan Vo-Dinh","doi":"10.1016/j.trac.2024.117973","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trac.2024.117973","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This article presents an overview of various nanoplasmonics biosensors and their diverse applications, focusing on recent developments in our laboratory. We describe the versatility and effectiveness of different plasmonics-active platforms, ranging from solid substrates to adaptable nanoparticles like gold nanostars and nanorattles. The “Inverse Molecular Sentinel” (iMS) biosensing technology uses surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) to detect nucleotide biomarkers associated with diseases ranging from acute infections to several types of cancer. We have also developed SERS-based nanochip systems capable of detecting DNA targets related to infectious disease biomarkers such as HIV, malaria, and dengue, promising advancements in global health diagnostics. Further, nanorattle-based biosensors are designed as \"lab-in-a-stick\" devices for rapid head and neck cancer diagnosis. Other technologies include plasmonics-enhanced lateral flow immunoassay systems, smartphone-based biosensing, and implantable biosensors or \"smart tattoo\" systems. These nanoplasmonics biosensors open new frontiers to rapid, simple, and effective detection systems for biomedical diagnostics.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":439,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Analytical Chemistry","volume":"180 ","pages":"Article 117973"},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142272098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guanglong Chen , Mingyu Chen , Wenjing Wang , Wanjing Liu , Hongping Liao , Zhen Li , Jun Wang
{"title":"The direct effects of micro- and nanoplastics on rice and wheat","authors":"Guanglong Chen , Mingyu Chen , Wenjing Wang , Wanjing Liu , Hongping Liao , Zhen Li , Jun Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.trac.2024.117976","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trac.2024.117976","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Micro</h3><p>and nanoplastics (MNPs) are emerging environmental pollutants that have caused widespread concern. Notably, MNPs can be absorbed by plants such as vital staple crops, rice and wheat, which affects their growth. This review summarizes related studies and reveals that MNPs can be absorbed through the roots of rice and wheat, inhibiting the uptake of water and nutrients, inducing oxidative stress, disrupting photosynthesis, affecting gene expression, and altering metabolic pathways. These effects ultimately affect the yield and quality of wheat and rice, threatening food safety and human health. Furthermore, various factors that influence the effects of MNPs are discussed, and gaps and future research directions are highlighted. In summary, this review provides valuable insights into the direct effects of MNPs on rice and wheat and will benefit future studies which investigating the impact of MNPs on vital grains.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":439,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Analytical Chemistry","volume":"180 ","pages":"Article 117976"},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142272097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yilin Dong , Jiaying Hu , Jiali Jin , Haibo Zhou , Shaoyue Jin , Danting Yang
{"title":"Advances in machine learning-assisted SERS sensing towards food safety and biomedical analysis","authors":"Yilin Dong , Jiaying Hu , Jiali Jin , Haibo Zhou , Shaoyue Jin , Danting Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.trac.2024.117974","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trac.2024.117974","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Surface-enhanced Raman scattering, has extensive applications in the fields of medicine and food due to its high-sensitivity, speed, non-destructive nature, and cost-effectiveness. The integration of machine learning enhances the practical application of SERS by leveraging its autonomous learning capabilities and exceptional data processing power to achieve accurate and sensitive qualitative and quantitative analysis. This review commences with an introduction to SERS and progresses through discussions on data collection and pre-processing, feature extraction, and algorithms in machine learning models. It then examines the recent application of ML-assisted SERS in food safety, focusing on detecting additives, identifying bacteria, and analyzing internal components. In the realm of biomedical analysis, the review covers advancements in identifying DNA, microorganisms, biomarkers, and analyzing biological fluids and drugs. Finally, it provides a summary of current research and offers perspectives on the future application of ML-assisted SERS in these fields.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":439,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Analytical Chemistry","volume":"180 ","pages":"Article 117974"},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142322959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wolfram Miekisch, Pritam Sukul, Jochen K. Schubert
{"title":"Diagnostic potential of breath analysis – Focus on the dynamics of volatile organic compounds","authors":"Wolfram Miekisch, Pritam Sukul, Jochen K. Schubert","doi":"10.1016/j.trac.2024.117977","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trac.2024.117977","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Analysis of exhaled volatile organic compounds (VOCs) holds promise for the development of new and non-invasive procedures in many areas of clinical and home care applications. Recent research mainly focused onto cross-sectional pilot studies with single point measurements in order to detect specific VOC markers or marker sets for diseases such as cancer, infections or diabetes. Actual studies have shown the highly dynamic behavior of exhaled VOC profiles related to factors such as exposure, nutrition, exercise, medication but also to physiology and clinical interventions. Single point analyses cannot take into account neither the fundamentally dynamic nature of exhaled substance profiles nor can they sufficiently reflect the kinetics of exogenous contaminants and confounders and are, therefore, prone to erroneous interpretation, especially if single point analyses are applied for primary diagnostic purposes. These disadvantages cannot be overcome by means of any statistics as complex and sophisticated these algorithms may be.</div><div>While unique VOC markers for certain diseases could not be confirmed in independent studies, analytical techniques and tools to identify and monitor VOCs as well as the knowledge on exhaled VOCs have developed significantly during the last two decades of breath research.</div><div>As dynamic VOC profiling provides valuable information on kinetics of markers and confounders, it offers huge and so far unexplored potential for physiological, metabolic, therapeutic and environmental monitoring. Driven by new and innovative technologies such as real time mass spectrometry and highly specific sensor systems, future applications may range from home care to ICU monitoring.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":439,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Analytical Chemistry","volume":"180 ","pages":"Article 117977"},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165993624004606/pdfft?md5=f312f668aceb8b0b49533360c703aff8&pid=1-s2.0-S0165993624004606-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142312423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rodolfo M.M. Santana , Leila S.V. Barbosa , Leandro G. Benzi , Rafael C. Castro , David S.M. Ribeiro , Maria Graças A. Korn , João L.M. Santos , Leonardo S.G. Teixeira
{"title":"Strategies for enhancing the selectivity of quantum dot-based fluorometric methods","authors":"Rodolfo M.M. Santana , Leila S.V. Barbosa , Leandro G. Benzi , Rafael C. Castro , David S.M. Ribeiro , Maria Graças A. Korn , João L.M. Santos , Leonardo S.G. Teixeira","doi":"10.1016/j.trac.2024.117972","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trac.2024.117972","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In recent decades, quantum dots (QDs) have emerged as highly efficient fluorophores, enabling the quantification of various species across diverse fields. However, their typically unspecific sensing mechanisms, arising from their high reactivity and propensity to establish nonspecific interactions, frequently lead to a lack of selectivity, which hinders their application in the analysis of complex samples. This review presents the state-of-the-art of the most commonly applied QD-based analytical approaches to circumvent these limitations and improve selectivity. Moreover, several interesting examples of surface modification, sample preparation, and chemometric tools are highlighted to demonstrate their potentialities and shortcomings. This review profiles the trends and perspectives to broaden the analytical application of QDs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":439,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Analytical Chemistry","volume":"180 ","pages":"Article 117972"},"PeriodicalIF":11.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142241357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}