{"title":"Ultrasensitive Analysis of BRCA-1 Based on Gold Nanoparticles and Molybdenum Disulfide Electrochemical Immunosensor with Enhanced Signal Amplification.","authors":"Derya Bal Altuntaş","doi":"10.3390/bios15050330","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bios15050330","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The BRCA-1 protein, recognized for its diagnostic relevance in a wide spectrum of malignancies, has been the focus of extensive investigation. In this study, an electrochemical immunosensor specifically designed for BRCA-1 detection was fabricated. The sensing platform utilizes disposable pencil graphite electrodes modified with a nanocomposite composed of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), molybdenum disulfide (MoS<sub>2</sub>), and chitosan (CS). This multifunctional nanostructure significantly promotes electron transfer efficiency and supports the effective immobilization of antibodies. The constructed immunosensor exhibited excellent analytical performance, with a linear detection range between 0.05 and 20 ng/mL for BRCA-1 and a notably low limit of detection at 0.04 ng/mL. The device maintained a relative standard deviation of 3.59% (<i>n</i> = 3), indicating strong reproducibility. In addition, a high recovery rate of 98 ± 3% was achieved in spiked serum samples, even in the presence of common electroactive interferents such as dopamine and ascorbic acid. These findings highlight the sensor's promising applicability for the clinical detection of BRCA-1 and potentially other cancer-related biomarkers.</p>","PeriodicalId":48608,"journal":{"name":"Biosensors-Basel","volume":"15 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12109648/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144152579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wei Jiao, Nan Zeng, Rui Hao, Hui Ma, Chao He, Honghui He
{"title":"Probing the Influence of Specular Reflection and Overexposure on Backscattering Mueller Matrix Polarimetry for Tissue Imaging and Sensing.","authors":"Wei Jiao, Nan Zeng, Rui Hao, Hui Ma, Chao He, Honghui He","doi":"10.3390/bios15050333","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bios15050333","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mueller matrix polarimetry has great potential for tissue detection and clinical diagnosis due to its ability to provide rich microstructural information accurately. However, in practical in vivo tissue imaging based on backscattering Mueller matrix polarimetry, specular reflection is often inevitable, leading to overexposed regions and the following inaccurate polarization information acquisition of tissues. In this study, we probe the influence of specular reflection and overexposure on backscattering Mueller matrix polarimetry for tissue imaging and sensing. We investigate in detail the differentiation of polarization behaviors between the specular reflection and non-specular reflection tissue regions using a 3 × 3 backscattering Mueller matrix measurement. Then, we obtain the vertical projection profiles to further quantify the Mueller matrix elements of porcine liver tissue in different specular reflection regions. Finally, we calculate the polarization feature parameters derived from a 3 × 3 Mueller matrix and analyze their behavior in overexposed regions. Based on the quantitative analysis and comparisons, we obtain a group of polarization feature parameters with strong immunity to the specular reflection process. This study offers a strategy for selecting the polarization parameters during in vivo polarimetric imaging applications, provides valuable references for further eliminating the characterization errors induced by specular reflection, and may contribute to the advancement of quantitative tissue polarimetric imaging and sensing.</p>","PeriodicalId":48608,"journal":{"name":"Biosensors-Basel","volume":"15 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12110177/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144152491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katarína Nemčeková, Patrícia Dudoňová, Tomáš Holka, Sabína Balážová, Michaela Hornychová, Viktória Szebellaiová, Monika Naumowicz, Pavol Gemeiner, Tomáš Mackuľak, Miroslav Gál, Veronika Svitková
{"title":"Silver Nanoparticles for Biosensing and Drug Delivery: A Mechanical Study on DNA Interaction.","authors":"Katarína Nemčeková, Patrícia Dudoňová, Tomáš Holka, Sabína Balážová, Michaela Hornychová, Viktória Szebellaiová, Monika Naumowicz, Pavol Gemeiner, Tomáš Mackuľak, Miroslav Gál, Veronika Svitková","doi":"10.3390/bios15050331","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bios15050331","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have attracted tremendous attention in recent years due to their unique physicochemical properties, including pronounced surface plasmon resonance, tunable size, and amenability to functionalization. These attributes underpin the growing interest in AgNPs as SMART nanocarriers for targeted drug delivery and as active components in biosensing platforms. In this work, we discuss various synthesis strategies for AgNPs-ranging from conventional chemical methods to green approaches-and highlight their subsequent functionalization with anticancer drugs, notably doxorubicin (DOX). We also examine the potential of AgNPs in biosensor applications, emphasizing electrochemical and optical detection modalities capable of monitoring drug release, oxidative stress, and relevant biomarkers. Our experimental data support the conclusion that AgNPs can effectively improve therapeutic efficacy by exploiting tumor-specific conditions (e.g., lower pH) while also enhancing biosensor sensitivity via surface plasmon resonance and electrochemical signal amplification. We provide a thorough discussion of the results, including mechanistic aspects of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, drug release kinetics, and sensor performance metrics. Overall, AgNP-based nanocarriers emerge as a powerful platform to address current challenges in precision oncology and medical diagnostics.</p>","PeriodicalId":48608,"journal":{"name":"Biosensors-Basel","volume":"15 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12110216/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144152547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enzyme-Based Solid-Phase Electrochemiluminescence Sensors with Stable, Anchored Emitters for Sensitive Glucose Detection.","authors":"Chunyin Wei, Yanyan Zheng, Fei Yan, Lifang Xu","doi":"10.3390/bios15050332","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bios15050332","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Glucose (Glu) detection, as a fundamental analytical technique, has applications in medical diagnostics, clinical testing, bioanalysis and environmental monitoring. In this work, a solid-phase electrochemiluminescence (ECL) enzyme sensor was developed by immobilizing the ECL emitter in a stable manner within bipolar silica nanochannel array film (bp-SNA), enabling sensitive glucose detection. The sensor was constructed using an electrochemical-assisted self-assembly (EASA) method with various siloxane precursors to quickly modify the surface of indium tin oxide (ITO) electrodes with a bilayer SNA of different charge properties. The inner layer, including negatively charged SNA (n-SNA), attracted the positively charged ECL emitter tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) (Ru(bpy)<sub>3</sub><sup>2+</sup>) via electrostatic interaction, while the outer layer, including positively charged SNA (p-SNA), repelled it, forming a barrier that efficiently concentrated the Ru(bpy)<sub>3</sub><sup>2+</sup> emitter in a stable manner. After modifying the amine groups on the p-SNA surface with aldehyde groups, glucose oxidase (GOx) was covalently immobilized, forming the enzyme electrode. In the presence of glucose, GOx catalyzed the conversion of glucose to hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), which acted as a quencher for the Ru(bpy)<sub>3</sub><sup>2+</sup>/triethanolamine (TPA) system, reducing the ECL signal and enabling quantitative glucose analysis. The sensor exhibited a wide linear range from 10 μM to 7.0 mM and a limit of detection (LOD) of 1 μM (S/N = 3). Glucose detection in fetal bovine serum was realized. By replacing the enzyme type on the electrode surface, this sensing strategy holds the potential to provide a universal platform for the detection of different metabolites.</p>","PeriodicalId":48608,"journal":{"name":"Biosensors-Basel","volume":"15 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12109801/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144152456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xinyu Jiang, Brian Sang, Haoran Wen, Gregory Junek, Jin-Woo Park, Farrokh Ayazi
{"title":"Strain Plethysmography Using a Hermetically Sealed MEMS Strain Sensor.","authors":"Xinyu Jiang, Brian Sang, Haoran Wen, Gregory Junek, Jin-Woo Park, Farrokh Ayazi","doi":"10.3390/bios15050325","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bios15050325","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We present a hermetically sealed capacitive microelectromechanical system (MEMS) strain sensor designed for arterial pulse waveform extraction using the strain plethysmography (SPG) modality. The MEMS strain sensor features a small form factor of 3.3 mm × 3.3 mm × 1 mm, leverages a nano-gap fabrication process to improve the sensitivity, and uses a differential sensing mechanism to improve the linearity and remove the common mode drift. The MEMS strain sensor is interfaced with an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) to form a compact strain sensing system. This system exhibits a high strain sensitivity of 316 aF/µε, a gauge factor (GF) of 35, and a strain sensing resolution of 1.26 µε, while maintaining a linear range exceeding 700 µε. SPG signals have been reliably captured at both the fingertip and wrist using the MEMS strain sensor with high signal quality, preserving various photoplethysmography (PPG) features. Experimental results demonstrate that heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) can be estimated from the SPG signal collected at the fingertip and wrist using the sensor with an accuracy of over 99%. Pulse arrival time (PAT) and pulse transit time (PTT) have been successfully extracted using the sensor together with a MEMS seismometer, showcasing its potential for ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM) application.</p>","PeriodicalId":48608,"journal":{"name":"Biosensors-Basel","volume":"15 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12110129/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144152556","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ying Liu, Jincheng Xu, Siyuan Wang, Yuanfang Li, Li Ji, Dong Xie, Jianhua Zhou
{"title":"Convenient Biochemical Testing Technologies for Oral Disease Risk Warning: Opportunities and Challenges.","authors":"Ying Liu, Jincheng Xu, Siyuan Wang, Yuanfang Li, Li Ji, Dong Xie, Jianhua Zhou","doi":"10.3390/bios15050327","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bios15050327","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In recent years, attention toward oral health issues has increased with economic development and improvements in quality of life. Biochemical testing technologies offer an efficient method for identifying insidious pathological changes in the oral cavity. Frequent home-based self-screening can enable early identification of dental disease risks, thus facilitating timely interventions. Convenient home-based biochemical testing methods must be user-friendly, cost-effective, and operable without specialized equipment or extensive training. This review summarizes recent advances in convenient biochemical testing methods for the detection and diagnosis of oral diseases, focusing on their reliability, user compliance, and practicality for home-based applications. This review highlights the significance of biomarker distribution imaging for simultaneously identifying multiple lesions and provides perspectives on future research directions. By promoting interdisciplinary collaboration in biochemical diagnostics, this review outlines pathways toward personalized oral healthcare, precision dentistry, and enhanced overall health outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":48608,"journal":{"name":"Biosensors-Basel","volume":"15 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12109984/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144152450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kundan Sivashanmugan, E Albert Reece, Joseph R Lakowicz
{"title":"On the Possibility of Fluorescent Capture Immunoassays on a Contact Lens.","authors":"Kundan Sivashanmugan, E Albert Reece, Joseph R Lakowicz","doi":"10.3390/bios15050326","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bios15050326","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Blood samples and testing are routine in healthcare. Presently, there is a growing interest in using tear samples in place of blood. Tear samples can be obtained non-invasively and collection does not require the skills of a trained phlebotomist. Red blood cells and other cells are not present in tears, which avoids centrifugation. Importantly, basal tear samples contain most of the biomarkers present in blood. The difficulty is the small volume of basal tears, which is about 7 μL in each eye. Any contact with the eye results in additional reflex tears with a different chemical composition. The small tear samples are collected with capillary tubes and then sent out for amplified assays, such as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) or polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The results are not available for several days or a week and, therefore, are less useful in an ophthalmology office. We propose the use of a contact lens that contains bound antibodies for fluorescence immunoassays. The lenses could be removed from the patient for point-of-care measurements at the bedside. To prove that this concept is possible, we performed a three-layer protein capture assay that mimics an immunoassay. For convenience, we used lysozyme (Lys), which spontaneously coats silicon hydrogel (SiHG) contact lenses (CL). Anti-lysozyme IgG was the second layer captured, with anti-lysozyme considered to be the target biomarker. The third layer was rhodamine or Alexa Fluor-labeled Ab against the IgG Fc region, considered to be the detection antibody. The multiple protein layers were stable and did not wash off the SiHG lenses. These results strongly suggest the contact lens can be used for capture immunoassays for a wide variety of biomarkers.</p>","PeriodicalId":48608,"journal":{"name":"Biosensors-Basel","volume":"15 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12110756/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144152478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Biomodification and Biomimetic Synthesis of 2D Nanomaterial-Based Nanohybrids for Biosensor Applications: A Review.","authors":"Ranran Wang, Xinyue Wang, Yan Wang, Gang Wei","doi":"10.3390/bios15050328","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bios15050328","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two-dimensional nanomaterials (2DNMs) exhibit significant potential for the development of functional and specifically targeted biosensors, owing to their unique planar nanosheet structures and distinct physical and chemical properties. Biomodification and biomimetic synthesis offer green and mild approaches for the fabrication of multifunctional nanohybrids with enhanced catalytic, fluorescent, electronic, and optical properties, thereby expanding their utility in constructing high-performance biosensors. In this review, we present recent advances in the synthesis of 2DNM-based nanohybrids via both biomodification and biomimetic strategies for biosensor applications. We discuss covalent and non-covalent biomodification methods involving various biomolecules, including peptides, proteins, DNA/RNA, enzymes, biopolymers, and bioactive polysaccharides. The engineering of biomolecule-nanomaterial interfaces for the creation of biomodified 2DNM-based nanohybrids is also explored. Furthermore, we summarize the biomimetic synthesis of 2DNM-based bio-nanohybrids through pathways such as bio-templating, biomolecule-directed self-assembly, biomineralization, and biomimetic functional integration. The potential applications of these nanohybrids in diverse biosensing platforms-including colorimetric, surface plasmon resonance, electrochemical, fluorescence, photoelectrochemical, and integrated multimodal biosensors-are introduced and discussed. Finally, we analyze the opportunities and challenges associated with this rapidly developing field. We believe this comprehensive review will provide valuable insights into the biofunctionalization of 2DNMs and guide the rational design of advanced biosensors for diagnostic applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":48608,"journal":{"name":"Biosensors-Basel","volume":"15 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12110365/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144152566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Molecularly Imprinted SERS Plasmonic Sensor for the Detection of Malachite Green.","authors":"Hao Zhang, Dani Sun, Yuhao Wen, Mengyuan Wang, Jingying Huang, Ziru Lian, Jinhua Li","doi":"10.3390/bios15050329","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bios15050329","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Malachite green (MG) is a highly toxic dye commonly used in industries and aquaculture, leading to significant environmental contamination and health hazards. Therefore, sensitive and selective detection of MG in real samples is urgently needed. This study presents the development of a molecularly imprinted surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (MI-SERS) plasmonic sensor for the rapid and sensitive detection of MG. The sensor consists of a gold nanostar (Au NS) layer as the SERS substrate and an imprinted polydopamine layer containing specific recognition sites for MG. Taking full advantage of the plasmonic effect of SERS and selective recognition capability of imprinted materials, under optimized conditions, the sensor demonstrated high sensitivity, with a detection limit of 3.5 × 10<sup>-3</sup> mg/L, excellent selectivity against interference from other organic dyes, and robust performance with recoveries of 90.2-114.2% in real seawater samples. The MI-SERS sensor also exhibited good reproducibility, stability, and reusability. These findings suggest that the MI-SERS sensor is a promising tool for real-time monitoring of MG contamination in complicated samples.</p>","PeriodicalId":48608,"journal":{"name":"Biosensors-Basel","volume":"15 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12110142/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144152474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent Advances in Paper-Based Electronics: Emphasis on Field-Effect Transistors and Sensors.","authors":"Dimitris Barmpakos, Apostolos Apostolakis, Fadi Jaber, Konstantinos Aidinis, Grigoris Kaltsas","doi":"10.3390/bios15050324","DOIUrl":"10.3390/bios15050324","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Paper-based electronics have emerged as a sustainable, low-cost, and flexible alternative to traditional substrates for electronics, particularly for disposable and wearable applications. This review outlines recent developments in paper-based devices, focusing on sensors and paper-based field-effect transistors (PFETs). Key fabrication techniques such as laser-induced graphene, inkjet printing, and screen printing have enabled the creation of highly sensitive and selective devices on various paper substrates. Material innovations, especially the integration of graphene, carbon-based materials, conductive polymers, and other novel micro- and nano-enabled materials, have significantly enhanced device performance. This review discusses modern applications of paper-based electronics, with a particular emphasis on biosensors, electrochemical and physical sensors, and PFETs designed for flexibility, low power, and high sensitivity. Advances in PFET architectures have further enabled the development of logic gates and memory systems on paper, highlighting the potential for fully integrated circuits. Despite challenges in durability and performance consistency, the field is rapidly evolving, driven by the demand for green electronics and the need for decentralized, point-of-care diagnostic tools. This paper also identifies detection strategies used in paper-based sensors, reviews limitations in the current fabrication methods, and outlines opportunities for the scalable production of multifunctional paper-based systems. This review addresses a critical gap in the literature by linking device-level innovation with real-world sensor applications on paper substrates.</p>","PeriodicalId":48608,"journal":{"name":"Biosensors-Basel","volume":"15 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12109854/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144152526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}