A novel carbon-based light-addressable potentiometric aptasensor (C-LAPS) was constructed for detection low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in serum. Carboxylated TiC MXene @reduced graphene oxide (C-MXene@rGO) was used as interface and o-phenylenediamine functionalized nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots (OPD@NGQDs) as the photoelectric conversion element. The photosensitive layers composed of OPD@NGQDs/C-MXene@rGO exhibit superior photoelectric conversion efficiency and excellent biocompatibility, which contribute to an improved response signal.
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December 2024
The precise measurement of inner dimensions and contour accuracy is required for deep-hole parts, particularly during the manufacturing process, to monitor quality and obtain real-time error parameters. However, on-machine measurement is challenging due to the limited inner space of deep holes. This study proposes an automatic on-machine measuring apparatus for assessing inner diameter, straightness, and roundness errors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlypican-3 (GPC3) is exclusively overexpressed in most Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissue but not in normal liver tissue, making it a promising biomarker for the precise detection of HCC. In this paper, a label-free light-addressable potentiometric sensor (LAPS) decorated by platinumpalladium-hemin-reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites (PtPd@H-rGO NCs) was constructed for determination of GPC3. The GPC3 aptamer (GPC3) and PtPd@H-rGO NCs were modified on the surface of silicon-based LAPS chip to build sensitive unit of LAPS system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLow-density lipoprotein (LDL) is a key biomarker for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment. Monitoring LDL for the early diagnosis of CVD and its complications is an important clinical analysis tool. In this work, a novel colorimetric aptasensor for LDL detection was constructed reduced graphene oxide@molybdenum disulfide-ferrocene-carboxylic nanosheets (rGO@MoS-Fc) with excellent peroxidase-like activity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDimensional and profile measurements of deep-hole parts are key processes both in manufacturing and product lifecycle management. Due to the particularity of the space conditions of deep-hole parts, the existing measurement instruments and methods exhibit some limitations. Based on the multi-axis, highly precise servo drive system, a novel measuring device is developed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA sandwich-type electrochemical aptasensor for ultrasensitive detection of glypican-3 (GPC3) was constructed using GPC3 aptamer (GPC3) labelled reduced graphene oxide-cerium oxide-gold nanoparticles (RGO-CeO-Au NPs) as the signal probe and the same GPC3 as the capture probe. The electrochemical redox properties of CeO (Ce/Ce) in the RGO-CeO-Au NPs indicate the electrochemical signals. When the target GPC3 was present, an "aptamer-protein-aptamer" sandwich structure was formed on the sensing interface due to the specific binding between the protein and aptamers, resulting in an increased electrochemical redox signal detected by differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) technique.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAtherosclerosis cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) has become one of the leading death causes in humans. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is an important biomarker for assessing ASCVD risk level. Thus, monitoring LDL levels can be an important means for early diagnosis of ASCVD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGolgi protein 73 (GP73) is a novel tumor marker in the early diagnosis and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Herein, a competitive electrochemical aptasensor for detecting GP73 was constructed using reduced graphene oxide-ferrocene-polyaniline nanocomposite (rGO-Fc-PANi) as the biosensing platform. The rGO-Fc-PANi had larger specific surface area, excellent conductivity and outstanding electroactive performance, which served as nanocarrier for GP73 aptamer (GP73) binding and as redox nanoprobe for record electrical signal.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA new sandwich-type electrochemical biosensing platform was developed by gold @polyphthalenediamine nanohybrids (AuNP@PoPD) as the sensing platform and phosphorus doped reduced graphene oxide-hemin-palladium nanoparticles (PrGO-Hemin-PdNP) as the signal amplifier for phosphatidylinositol proteoglycan 3 (GPC3). AuNP@PoPD, co-electrodeposited into the screen printed electrode with high conductivity and stability, is dedicated to assembling the primary GPC3 aptamer (GPC3). The second GPC3 immobilized on the high conductivity and large surface area of PrGO-Hemin-PdNP was utilized as an electrochemical signal reporter by hemin oxidation (PrGO-Hemin-PdNP-GPC3).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlypican-3 (GPC3) is an essential reference target for hepatocellular carcinoma detection, follow-up and prediction. Herein, a dual-signal electrochemical aptasensor based on reduced graphene oxide-cuprous oxide (RGO-CuO) nanozyme was developed for GPC3 detection. The RGO-CuO nanoenzyme displayed excellent electron transport effect, large specific surface area and outstanding peroxidase-like ability.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGolgi protein 73 (GP73) is a new serum marker associated with early diagnosis and postoperative assessment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Herein, an electrochemical/fluorescence dual-signal biosensor was designed for determination of GP73 based on molybdenum disulfide/ferrocene/palladium nanoparticles (MoS-Fc-PdNPs) and nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots (NGQDs). GP73 aptamer (Apt) was labeled with NGQDs to form the NGQDs-Apt fluorescence probe.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF1,5-anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG) is of considerable clinical relevance as a biochemical marker of glucose metabolism in the assessment and monitoring of diabetes. Herein, a simple colorimetric biosensor was constructed for the identification and detection of 1,5-AG by using pyranose oxidase (PROD) enzyme cascaded with reduced graphene oxide/persimmon tannin/Pt@Pd (RGO-PT/Pt@Pd NPs) nanozyme. The as-prepared RGO-PT/Pt@Pd NPs had excellent peroxidase-like activity and can be applied as a nanozyme.
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July 2023
Breeze energy is a widely distributed renewable energy source in the natural world, but its efficient exploitation is very difficult. The conventional harvester with fixed arm length (HFA) has a relatively high start-up wind speed owing to its high and constant rotational inertia. Therefore, this paper proposes a harvester with a helix s-type vertical axis (HSVA) for achieving random energy capture in the natural breeze environment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF1,5-Anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG) is a sensitive biomarker for real-time detection of diabetes mellitus. In this study, an electrochemical biosensor to specifically detect 1,5-AG levels based on persimmon-tannin-reduced graphene oxide-PtPd nanocomposites (PT-rGO-PtPd NCs), which were modified onto the surface of a screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE), was designed. The PT-rGO-PtPd NCs were prepared by using PT as the film-forming material and ascorbic acid as the reducing agent.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe effective detection of biomarkers associated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is of great importance. Golgi protein 73 (GP73), a serum biomarker of HCC, has better diagnostic value than Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) has been reported. In this paper, highly accurate fluorescence sensing platform for detecting GP73 was constructed based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), in which nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots (NGQDs) labelling with GP73 aptamer (GP73) was used as fluorescence probe, and molybdenum disulfide @ reduced graphene oxide (MoS@RGO) nanosheets was used as fluorescent receptors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlypican-3 (GPC3) is a membrane-associated proteoglycan that is specifically upregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and has become one of the most promising biomarkers closely related to the occurrence and development of HCC. In this work, platinum@palladium nanoparticles decorated with hemin-reduced graphene oxide (H-rGO-Pt@Pd NPs) were used not only as a support for GPC3 aptamer (GPC3) immobilization, but also as a new redox nanoprobe in electrochemical analysis for the determination of GPC3. The electrochemical aptasensor involved a reaction cell with a three-electrode system, and the differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) technique was adopted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Golgi protein 73 (GP73) colorimetric biosensor based on the reduced graphene oxide-carboxymethyl chitosan-hemin/platinum@palladium nanoparticles (RGO-CMCS-Hemin/Pt@Pd NPs) with peroxidase-like activity was constructed. The RGO-CMCS-Hemin/Pt@Pd NPs with high peroxidase-like activity were successfully synthesized under mild conditions. Then, the aminylated GP73 aptamer (Apt) was bound to the RGO-CMCS-Hemin/Pt@Pd NPs to form the recognition probe.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGolgi protein 73 (GP73) is a new type of marker that can specifically detect hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Herein, a dual-signal sandwich-type electrochemical aptasensor for GP73 determination was constructed on the basis of hemin-reduced graphene oxide-manganese oxide (H-rGO-MnO) nanozymes. Gold@poly(o-phenylenediamine) (Au@POPD) nanohybrids with a large specific surface area and conductance were co-electro-deposited onto a screen-printed electrode (SPE) surface to immobilize GP73 capture aptamer 2 (Apt2).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiabetes is one of metabolic diseases affecting major human health. The early diagnosis and treatment of diabetes have significant benefits. 1,5-anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG) accurately reflects a patient's average blood glucose level for the past 3-7 days and becomes a promising marker for real-time detection of diabetes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in China. Glypican-3 (GPC3) is a specific antigen related to HCC, which is widely used in clinical detection as a reliable marker of HCC. In this paper, a highly sensitive homogeneous apatasensor was designed for GPC3 detection based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) where the GPC3 aptamer labelled gold carbon dots (AuCDs-GPC3) are used as a donor and magnetic graphene oxide (FeO/GO) nanosheets are used as an acceptor.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn electrochemical aptasensor for quantitatively detecting glypican-3 (GPC3) was constructed by combining hemin-reduced graphene oxide-platinum (H-rGO-Pt) nanoparticles (NPs) with reduced graphene oxide-gold (rGO-Au) nanoparticles (NPs). Herein, the rGO-Au NPs deposited onto screen-printed electrodes resulted in signal amplification due to their large surface areas. Meanwhile, highly conductive H-rGO-Pt NPs acted as a sensing medium that improved electrical conductivity and as an indicator for monitoring peak current for determination.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this paper, a novel silicon-based light-addressable potentiometric sensor (LAPS) has been designed for the detection of 1,5-anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG) in human serum. Reduced graphene oxide-chitosan-ferrocene (RGO-CS-Fc)/AuNPs nanohybrids and pyranose oxidase (PROD) enzyme is used to fabricate biological sensitive membrane unit by layer-by-layer assembly technology. When a bias voltage is provided to the LAPS system, the catalytic oxidation reaction between 1,5-AG and PROD to produce HO.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlypican-3 (GPC3) is a highly specific tumor marker for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and plays an important role in reflecting the existence, therapeutic evaluation, monitoring and prognosis of HCC. Herein, an electrochemical aptasensor was designed for GPC3 detection with the reduced graphene oxide-hemin nanocomposites (RGO-Hemin) modified on the screen-printed electrode surface as the sensing platform and GPC3 aptamer as recognize molecule. In the existence of GPC3, the aptamer can specifically bind with the target GPC3 and form GPC3-aptamer conjugations on the sensing surface, which would increase the resistance of the electron transfer on the electrode and make the decrease of electrochemical signals of Hemin in RGO-Hemin nanocomposites.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHerein, a label-free electrochemical aptasensor for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) analysis was established. The AFP aptamer (AFP-Apt), as the recognition molecule, was immobilized on the surface of a screen-printed carbon electrode, which was modified by gold-platinum metallic nanoparticles and reduced graphene oxide-chitosan-ferrocene nanohybrids (Au-Pt NPs/RGO-CS-Fc), to build the AFP electrochemical aptasensor. The construction process of the aptasensor was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.
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