Graphene–Gold Nanohybrid-Based Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Platform on a Portable Easy-to-Use Centrifugal Prototype for Liquid Biopsy Detection of Circulating Breast Cancer Cells

Author(s):  
Kunnumpurathu Jibin ◽  
Ramesh Babu V ◽  
Ramapurath S. Jayasree
ACS Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1649-1662
Author(s):  
Xingjuan Zhao ◽  
Shirley Campbell ◽  
Patrick Z. El-Khoury ◽  
Yuechen Jia ◽  
Gregory Q. Wallace ◽  
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Nanomaterials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandro Téllez-Plancarte ◽  
Emmanuel Haro-Poniatowski ◽  
Michel Picquart ◽  
José Morales-Méndez ◽  
Carlos Lara-Cruz ◽  
...  

Biosensor technology has great potential for the detection of cancer through tumor-associated molecular biomarkers. In this work, we describe the immobilization of the recombinant humanized anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody (trastuzumab) on a silver nanostructured plate made by pulsed laser deposition (PLD), over a thin film of Au(111). Immobilization was performed via 4-mercapto benzoic acid self-assembled monolayers (4-MBA SAMs) that were activated with coupling reagents. A combination of immunofluorescence images and z-stack analysis by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) allowed us to detect HER2 presence and distribution in the cell membranes. Four different HER2-expressing breast cancer cell lines (SKBR3 +++, MCF-7 +/−, T47D +/−, MDA-MB-231 −) were incubated during 24 h on functionalized silver nanostructured plates (FSNP) and also on Au(111) thin films. The cells were fixed by means of an ethanol dehydration train, then characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). SERS results showed the same tendency as CLSM findings (SKBR3 > MCF-7 > T47D > MDA-MB-231), especially when the Raman peak associated with phenylalanine amino acid (1002 cm−1) was monitored. Given the high selectivity and high sensitivity of SERS with a functionalized silver nanostructured plate (FSNP), we propose this method for identifying the presence of HER2 and consequently, of breast cancer cells.


2011 ◽  
Vol 402 (3) ◽  
pp. 1093-1100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Yang ◽  
Zhuyuan Wang ◽  
Shenfei Zong ◽  
Chunyuan Song ◽  
Ruohu Zhang ◽  
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Biosensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 449
Author(s):  
Francesco Dell’Olio

The recent improvements in diagnosis enabled by advances in liquid biopsy and oncological imaging significantly better cancer care. Both these complementary approaches, which are used for early tumor detection, characterization, and monitoring, can benefit from applying techniques based on surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). With a detection sensitivity at the single-molecule level, SERS spectroscopy is widely used in cell and molecular biology, and its capability for the in vitro detection of several types of cancer biomarkers is well established. In the last few years, several intriguing SERS applications have emerged, including in vivo imaging for tumor targeting and the monitoring of drug release. In this paper, selected recent developments and trends in SERS applications in the field of liquid biopsy and tumor imaging are critically reviewed, with a special emphasis on results that demonstrate the clinical utility of SERS.


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