Biomedical Engineering Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan.
Professorship Measurement and Sensor Technology, Chemnitz University of Technology, 09111 Chemnitz, Germany.
Biosensors (Basel). 2022 Dec 6;12(12):1130. doi: 10.3390/bios12121130.
Prostate cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed male malignancies and can be detected by prostate-specific antigen (PSA) as a biomarker. To detect PSA, several studies have proposed using antibodies, which are not economical and require a long reaction time. In this study, we propose to use self-assembled thiolated single-strand DNA on electrodes functionalized by multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) modified with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) to realize a low-cost label-free electrochemical biosensor. In this regard, the PSA aptamer was immobilized via electrostatic adsorption on the surface of a screen-printed MWCNT/AuNPs electrode. The immobilization process was enhanced due to the presence of Au nanoparticles on the surface of the electrode. Surface characterization of the electrode at different stages of modification was performed by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and contact angle for surface tension properties. The results showed an increase in surface roughness due to the absorbance of the aptamer on the electrode surfaces. The developed sensor has an extended linear range of 1-100 ng/mL, and a very low limit of detection down to 1 pg/mL. In addition, the reaction has a binding time of only five minutes on the developed electrodes. Investigations of the biosensor selectivity against several substances revealed an efficient selectivity for PSA detection. With this approach, low-cost biosensors with high sensitivity can be realized which have a wide linearity range and a low limit of detection, which are necessary for the early detection of prostate cancer.
前列腺癌是男性最常见的恶性肿瘤之一,可以通过前列腺特异性抗原(PSA)作为生物标志物进行检测。为了检测 PSA,已经有几项研究提出使用抗体,但是抗体既不经济,反应时间也长。在本研究中,我们提出在多壁碳纳米管(MWCNT)功能化的电极上使用自组装的巯基化单链 DNA 来实现低成本的无标记电化学生物传感器,MWCNT 经过金纳米粒子(AuNPs)修饰。在这方面,通过静电吸附将 PSA 适体固定在丝网印刷 MWCNT/AuNPs 电极的表面。由于电极表面存在金纳米粒子,因此固定化过程得到了增强。通过电化学阻抗谱(EIS)、原子力显微镜(AFM)和傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)以及表面张力性质的接触角对电极在不同修饰阶段的表面特性进行了表征。结果表明,由于适体在电极表面的吸收,表面粗糙度增加。所开发的传感器具有 1-100ng/mL 的扩展线性范围,检测限低至 1pg/mL。此外,在开发的电极上,反应的结合时间仅为五分钟。对生物传感器对几种物质的选择性进行的研究表明,该传感器对 PSA 检测具有高效的选择性。通过这种方法,可以实现具有高灵敏度的低成本生物传感器,其具有宽线性范围和低检测限,这对于早期检测前列腺癌是必要的。
Biosensors (Basel). 2022-12-6
Biosens Bioelectron. 2016-12-22
Biosensors (Basel). 2022-6-28
Biotechnol Appl Biochem. 2023-2
Biol Methods Protoc. 2025-6-5
Mikrochim Acta. 2025-6-4
Cyborg Bionic Syst. 2024-6-27
Front Oncol. 2025-2-5
J Hematol Oncol. 2024-11-28
Anal Bioanal Chem. 2024-11
Heliyon. 2024-5-31
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2024-3-12
Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2022-8-12
J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2022-2-5
Biotechnol Appl Biochem. 2022-8
Biosens Bioelectron. 2021-3-1
Bioelectrochemistry. 2021-2