Journal
NANOMATERIALS
Volume 13, Issue 18, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano13182531
Keywords
aptamer; aptasensor; biosensor; botulinum neurotoxin; SERS
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a powerful technique for the detection of analytes. In this paper, a SERS-based sensor was proposed for the rapid and sensitive detection of botulinum toxin type A using a functionalized silver nanoisland substrate. The proposed sensor architecture allows for one-stage detection without additional staining, with a limit of detection of 2.4 ng/mL.
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a powerful technique for decoding of 2-5-component mixes of analytes. Low concentrations of analytes and complex biological media are usually non-decodable with SERS. Recognition molecules, such as antibodies and aptamers, provide an opportunity for a specific binding of ultra-low contents of analyte dissolved in complex biological media. Different approaches have been proposed to provide changes in SERS intensity of an external label upon binding of ultra-low contents of the analytes. In this paper, we propose a SERS-based sensor for the rapid and sensitive detection of botulinum toxin type A. The silver nanoisland SERS substrate was functionalized using an aptamer conjugated with a Raman label. The binding of the target affects the orientation of the label, providing changes in an analytical signal. This trick allowed detecting botulinum toxin type A in a one-stage manner without additional staining with a monotonous dose dependence and a limit of detection of 2.4 ng/mL. The proposed sensor architecture is consistent with the multiarray detection systems for multiplex analyses.
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