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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Highly Sensitive Electrochemical Biosensor Using Folic Acid-Modified Reduced Graphene Oxide for the Detection of Cancer Biomarker.

Renu Geetha Bai, Kasturi Muthoosamy, Rando Tuvikene, Huang Nay Ming, Sivakumar Manickam

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Renu Geetha BaiNanotechnology Research Group, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia, 43500 Semenyih, Malaysia.
Kasturi MuthoosamyNanotechnology Research Group, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia, 43500 Semenyih, Malaysia.
Rando TuvikeneSchool of Natural Sciences and Health, Tallinn University, 10120 Tallinn, Estonia.ORCID 0000-0002-5542-3030
Huang Nay MingSchool of Energy and Chemical Engineering, New Energy Science & Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia, 43900 Sepang, Malaysia.
Sivakumar ManickamNanotechnology Research Group, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia, 43500 Semenyih, Malaysia.
University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus · MYTallinn University · EEXiamen University Malaysia · MY

Funding

Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia FRGS/1/2016/STG07/UNIM/02/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The detection of cancer biomarkers in the early stages could prevent cancer-related deaths significantly. Nanomaterials combined with biomolecules are extensively used in drug delivery, imaging, and sensing applications by targeting the overexpressed cancer proteins such as folate receptors (FRs) to control the disease by providing earlier treatments. In this investigation, biocompatible reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanosheets combined with folic acid (FA)-a vitamin with high bioaffinity to FRs-is utilized to develop an electrochemical sensor for cancer detection. To mimic the cancer cell environment, FR-β protein is used to evaluate the response of the rGO-FA sensor. The formation of the rGO-FA nanocomposite was confirmed through various characterization techniques. A glassy carbon (GC) electrode was then modified with the obtained rGO-FA and analyzed via differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) for its specific detection towards FRs. Using the DPV technique, the rGO-FA-modified electrode exhibited a limit of detection (LOD) of 1.69 pM, determined in a linear concentration range from 6 to 100 pM. This excellent electrochemical performance towards FRs detection could provide a significant contribution towards future cancer diagnosis. Moreover, the rGO-FA sensing platform also showed excellent specificity and reliability when tested against similar interfering biomolecules. This rGO-FA sensor offers a great promise to the future medical industry through its highly sensitive detection towards FRs in a fast, reliable, and economical way.

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biosensorcancer biomarkerdifferential pulse voltammetryelectrochemical sensorfolate receptorfolate targetedfolic acidrGO-FA

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PMID34066073
PMCPMC8150695
OpenAlexW3160973568

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