Lectin bioreceptor approach in capacitive biosensor for prostate-specific membrane antigen detection in diagnosing prostate cancer
Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2021•Elsevier
This research reports a new approach with lectin-based capacitive non-faradaic biosensor
for the detection of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) as a promising diagnostic
marker for determining prostate cancer. PSMA expression is significantly higher in malign
hyperplasia, thus can be effectively employed to discriminate other benign prostatic
diseases. Herein, the aluminium interdigitated electrode was fabricated and modified by a
linker, 2-mercaptoacetate to form the self-assembled monolayer. Gold nanoparticles were …
for the detection of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) as a promising diagnostic
marker for determining prostate cancer. PSMA expression is significantly higher in malign
hyperplasia, thus can be effectively employed to discriminate other benign prostatic
diseases. Herein, the aluminium interdigitated electrode was fabricated and modified by a
linker, 2-mercaptoacetate to form the self-assembled monolayer. Gold nanoparticles were …
Abstract
This research reports a new approach with lectin-based capacitive non-faradaic biosensor for the detection of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) as a promising diagnostic marker for determining prostate cancer. PSMA expression is significantly higher in malign hyperplasia, thus can be effectively employed to discriminate other benign prostatic diseases. Herein, the aluminium interdigitated electrode was fabricated and modified by a linker, 2-mercaptoacetate to form the self-assembled monolayer. Gold nanoparticles were used as a signal amplifier and supported the conjugation of Concanavalin A, for efficient capacitive sensing of PSMA. Scanning electron microscope observation effectively captured the surface modification on the aluminium surface by revealing the specific adherence of gold nanoparticles with Concanavalin A. Moreover, the successful surface modification was further validated by atomic force microscopy, Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The interaction analysis of Concanavalin A with PSMA by capacitive non-faradaic measurement exhibited a linear detection range from 10 pM to 100 nM and attained the detection limit and sensitivity of 10 pM and 1.65 nF/pM respectively as the comparable performance to the current sensing strategies. Furthermore, the fabrication and quantification of PSMA as demonstrated here are relatively simple and can be employed for the straightforward detection of other biomarkers.
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