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ArticleAnalytical and bioanalytical chemistry2019

Selective single-molecule analytical detection of C-reactive protein in saliva with an organic transistor.

Eleonora Macchia, Kyriaki Manoli, Brigitte Holzer, Cinzia Di Franco, Rosaria A Picca, Nicola Cioffi, Gaetano Scamarcio, Gerardo Palazzo, Luisa Torsi

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Article in Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30 citing papers in PubMed, 91 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Eleonora MacchiaDipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", 70125, Bari, Italy. eleonora.macchia@uniba.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1534-7336
Kyriaki ManoliDipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", 70125, Bari, Italy.
Brigitte HolzerDipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", 70125, Bari, Italy.
Cinzia Di FrancoCNR, Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, Sede di Bari, 70125, Bari, Italy.
Rosaria A PiccaDipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", 70125, Bari, Italy.
Nicola CioffiDipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", 70125, Bari, Italy.
Gaetano ScamarcioDipartimento InterAteneo di Fisica "M. Merlin", Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", 70125, Bari, Italy.
Gerardo PalazzoDipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", 70125, Bari, Italy.
Luisa TorsiDipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", 70125, Bari, Italy. luisa.torsi@uniba.it.
University of Bari Aldo Moro · ITÅbo Akademi University · FIConsorzio Interuniversitario per lo Sviluppo dei Sistemi a Grande Interfase · ITIstituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the last decade, saliva has been suggested as non-invasive diagnostic fluid, suitable for clinical use alternatively to blood serum and plasma. However, the clinical applicability of saliva has been hampered so far by the inadequate sensitivity of current methods to detect the lower salivary concentrations of many biomarkers monitored in blood products. Herein, a label-free biosensor based on electrolyte-gated organic thin-film transistor (EGOTFT) has been developed for the detection at the physical limit of C-reactive protein (CRP) in human saliva. CRP is a key relevant biomarker for inflammatory processes and is routinely monitored for many clinical purposes. Herein, an electrolyte-gated thin-film transistor (EGOTFT) has been proposed as a transducer of the biorecognition event taking place at the gate electrode, functionalized with a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of highly densely packed capturing anti-CRP proteins. Thanks to the SAM, the biosensing platform herein proposed is endowed with ultra-high sensitivity, along with an extremely high selectivity, assessed by measuring the dose curves of CRP interacting with a bovine serum albumin-functionalized gate. Moreover, the biosensing platform is compatible with low-cost fabrication techniques and applicable to the ultra-sensitive detection of a plethora of clinically relevant biomarkers. Therefore, the EGOTFT device herein proposed, being able to operate in physiologically relevant fluids such as saliva, will set the ground to a major revolution in biosensing applications for early clinical detection.

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Transistors, ElectronicAntibodiesBiosensing TechniquesC-Reactive ProteinElectrochemical TechniquesElectrodesElectrolytesHumansLimit of DetectionSalivaAntibodiesC-Reactive ProteinElectrolytesAnalytical sensorsCRP detectionElectrolyte-gated organic thin-film transistorSalivaSingle moleculeWide-field transistors

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PMCPMC6611741
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