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Article Dans Une Revue Scientific Reports Année : 2017

Direct protein quantification in complex sample solutions by surface-engineered nanorod probes

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Detecting biomarkers from complex sample solutions is the key objective of molecular diagnostics. Being able to do so in a simple approach that does not require laborious sample preparation, sophisticated equipment and trained staff is vital for point-of-care applications. Here, we report on the specific detection of the breast cancer biomarker sHER2 directly from serum and saliva samples by a nanorod-based homogeneous biosensing approach, which is easy to operate as it only requires mixing of the samples with the nanorod probes. By careful nanorod surface engineering and homogeneous assay design, we demonstrate that the formation of a protein corona around the nanoparticles does not limit the applicability of our detection method, but on the contrary enables us to conduct in-situ reference measurements, thus further strengthening the point-of-care applicability of our method. Making use of sandwich assays on top of the nanorods, we obtain a limit of detection of 110 pM and 470 pM in 10-fold diluted spiked saliva and serum samples, respectively. In conclusion, our results open up numerous applications in direct protein biomarker quantification, specifically in point-of-care settings where resources are limited and ease-of-use is of essence.

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hal-02004191 , version 1 (01-02-2019)

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Stefan Schrittwieser, Beatriz Pelaz, Wolfgang Parak, Sergio Lentijo, Aikaterini Soulantika, et al.. Direct protein quantification in complex sample solutions by surface-engineered nanorod probes. Scientific Reports, 2017, 7 (1). ⟨hal-02004191⟩
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