Antonio Alessio Leonardi, Emanuele Luigi Sciuto, Maria José Lo Faro, Barbara Fazio, Maria Giovanna Rizzo, Giovanna Calabrese, Luca Francioso, Rosaria Picca, Francesco Nastasi, Giuseppe Mancuso, Corrado Spinella, Wolfgang Knoll, Alessia Irrera, Sabrina Conoci
{"title":"SARS-CoV-2 and omicron variant detection with a high selectivity, sensitivity, and low-cost silicon bio-nanosensor.","authors":"Antonio Alessio Leonardi, Emanuele Luigi Sciuto, Maria José Lo Faro, Barbara Fazio, Maria Giovanna Rizzo, Giovanna Calabrese, Luca Francioso, Rosaria Picca, Francesco Nastasi, Giuseppe Mancuso, Corrado Spinella, Wolfgang Knoll, Alessia Irrera, Sabrina Conoci","doi":"10.1002/nano.202200188","DOIUrl":"10.1002/nano.202200188","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The recent SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has highlighted the urgent need for novel point-of-care devices to be promptly used for a rapid and reliable large screening analysis of several biomarkers like genetic sequences and antibodies. Currently, one of the main limitations of rapid tests is the high percentage of false negatives in the presence of variants and, in particular for the Omicron one. We demonstrate in this work the detection of SARS-CoV-2 and the Omicron variant with a cost-effective silicon nanosensor enabling high sensitivity, selectivity, and fast response. We have shown that a silicon (Si) nanowires (NW) platform detects both Sars-CoV-2 and its Omicron variant with a limit of detection (LoD) of four effective copies (cps), without any amplification of the genome, and with high selectivity. This ultrasensitive detection of 4 cps allows to obtain an extremely early diagnosis paving the way for efficient and widespread tracking. The sensor is made with industrially compatible techniques, which in perspective may allow easy and cost-effective industrialization.</p>","PeriodicalId":74238,"journal":{"name":"Nano select : open access","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9880655/pdf/NANO-9999-0.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10269704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. Torun, B. Fazla, Samaneh Arman, Berin Ozdalgic, A. Yetisen, S. Tasoglu
{"title":"Microfluidic contact lenses for ocular diagnostics and drug delivery","authors":"H. Torun, B. Fazla, Samaneh Arman, Berin Ozdalgic, A. Yetisen, S. Tasoglu","doi":"10.1002/nano.202200202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/nano.202200202","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74238,"journal":{"name":"Nano select : open access","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45414096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ahnaf Tahmid Abir, Arifuzzaman Joy, B. K. Mondal, J. Hossain
{"title":"Numerical prediction on the photovoltaic performance of CZTS‐based thin film solar cell","authors":"Ahnaf Tahmid Abir, Arifuzzaman Joy, B. K. Mondal, J. Hossain","doi":"10.1002/nano.202200228","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/nano.202200228","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74238,"journal":{"name":"Nano select : open access","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46190285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amandine Brige, Martina Olsson, Shizhao Xiong, A. Matic
{"title":"A comparative study of hydroxyethylcellulose‐based solid polymer electrolytes for solid state Zn batteries","authors":"Amandine Brige, Martina Olsson, Shizhao Xiong, A. Matic","doi":"10.1002/nano.202200221","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/nano.202200221","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74238,"journal":{"name":"Nano select : open access","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47760401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Haskew, Shahin Nikman, Carys E. O'Sullivan, Hanaa A Galeb, N. Halcovitch, J. Hardy, Sam Murphy
{"title":"Mg/Zn metal‐air primary batteries using silk fibroin‐ionic liquid polymer electrolytes","authors":"M. Haskew, Shahin Nikman, Carys E. O'Sullivan, Hanaa A Galeb, N. Halcovitch, J. Hardy, Sam Murphy","doi":"10.1002/nano.202200200","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/nano.202200200","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74238,"journal":{"name":"Nano select : open access","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44605303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advances on multi‐dimensional high‐entropy alloy nanoarchitectures: Unconventional strategies and prospects","authors":"C. Pavithra, S. Dey","doi":"10.1002/nano.202200081","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/nano.202200081","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74238,"journal":{"name":"Nano select : open access","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47089398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. A. Abdel-Basset, N. Rezki, Salsabeel Al-Sodies, M. Aouad, A. Bashal, Abeer A. Sharfalddin, Mariusz Jaremko, A. Emwas, Mohamed A. Hagar
{"title":"Dielectric response and density functional theory assessment of fluorinated dicationic pyridinium ionic liquids","authors":"T. A. Abdel-Basset, N. Rezki, Salsabeel Al-Sodies, M. Aouad, A. Bashal, Abeer A. Sharfalddin, Mariusz Jaremko, A. Emwas, Mohamed A. Hagar","doi":"10.1002/nano.202200016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/nano.202200016","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74238,"journal":{"name":"Nano select : open access","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49567379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Khouqeer, Mawadda Alghrably, N. Madkhali, M. Dhahri, Mariusz Jaremko, A. Emwas
{"title":"Preparation and characterization of natural melanin and its nanocomposite formed by copper doping","authors":"G. Khouqeer, Mawadda Alghrably, N. Madkhali, M. Dhahri, Mariusz Jaremko, A. Emwas","doi":"10.1002/nano.202200095","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/nano.202200095","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74238,"journal":{"name":"Nano select : open access","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45188391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advances in analytical microfluidic workflows for differential cancer diagnosis","authors":"M. Hasanzadeh Kafshgari, Oliver Hayden","doi":"10.1002/nano.202200158","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/nano.202200158","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74238,"journal":{"name":"Nano select : open access","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49104878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}