Label-free Immobilization of Nano-particles on Silicon based Electrodes for Single-biomolecule Studies

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Rahat Morad Talukder ◽  
Al Shahriar Hossain Rakib ◽  
Julija Skolnik ◽  
Zohair Usfoor ◽  
Katharina Kaufmann ◽  
...  

In a series of recently published works, we demonstrated that the plasmon-assisted microscopy of nano-objects (PAMONO) technique can be successfully employed for the sizing and quantification of single viruses, virus-like particles, microvesicles and charged non-biological particles. This approach enables label-free, but specific detection of biological nano-vesicles. Hence, the sensor, which was built up utilizing plasmon-assisted microscopy, possesses relative versatility and it can be used as a platform for cell-based assays. However, one of the challenging tasks for such a sensor was the ability to reach a homogeneous illumination of the whole surface of the gold sensor slide. Moreover, in order to enable the detection of even relatively low concentrations of nano-particles, the focused image area had to be expanded. Both tasks were solved via modifications of previously described PAMONO-sensor set ups. Taken together, our latest findings can help to develop a research and diagnostic platform based on the principles of the surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-assisted microscopy of nano-objects.


2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (01) ◽  
pp. 187-194
Author(s):  
PEIJI ZHAO ◽  
DWIGHT WOOLARD ◽  
JORGE M. SEMINARIO ◽  
ROBERT TREW

There is considerable interest in electrical sensing of biomolecular binding since it has the potential to be label free, to work easily in aqueous environments native to the biomolecules, and to be integrated with small, fast, and inexpensive microelectronoics as detection instrumentation. Although electrochemical methods have been used successfully in detections of DNA molecules with Ag labels at very high sensitivity (~ p ml), detection of DNA molecules in terms of label free techniques has a lower sensitivity (~ μ ml). Here, the surface attachment chemistry is critical towards the detection of ultra-low concentration of biomolecules. In this article, based on density functional theory, we have calculated and analyzed the electrical characteristics of the contact between aromatic molecules and silicon (100) − 2×1 surfaces. Design principles for silicon based electrodes of electrochemically biomolecular sensing instruments for label-free sensing of single or a few biomolecular molecules have also been discussed.


2020 ◽  
Vol 321 ◽  
pp. 128524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siqi Zhuo ◽  
Mingyue Xun ◽  
Mingda Li ◽  
Xiaoxue Kong ◽  
Rui Shao ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (44) ◽  
pp. 444012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuanyuan Guo ◽  
Shao Su ◽  
Xinpan Wei ◽  
Yiling Zhong ◽  
Yuanyuan Su ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 132 ◽  
pp. 143-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ie Mei Bhattacharyya ◽  
Shira Cohen ◽  
Awad Shalabny ◽  
Muhammad Bashouti ◽  
Barak Akabayov ◽  
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2010 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 014513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilaria Rea ◽  
Annalisa Lamberti ◽  
Ivo Rendina ◽  
Giuseppe Coppola ◽  
Mariano Gioffrè ◽  
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