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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Enhancing Antibodies' Binding Capacity through Oriented Functionalization of Plasmonic Surfaces.

Maria Laura Coluccio, Fabiana Grillo, Valentina Onesto, Virginia Garo, Cinzia Scala, Paola Cuzzola, Michela Calfa, Patrizio Candeloro, Francesco Gentile, Sergey Piletsky and 1 more

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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 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Maria Laura ColuccioBioNEM Laboratory and Nanotechnology Research Center, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Fabiana GrilloDepartment of Chemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK.
Valentina OnestoInstitute of Nanotechnology, National Research Council (CNR-NANOTEC), Campus Ecotekne, via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2308-4126
Virginia GaroDepartment of Health Science, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Cinzia ScalaDepartment of Health Science, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Paola CuzzolaBioNEM Laboratory and Nanotechnology Research Center, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Michela CalfaBioNEM Laboratory and Nanotechnology Research Center, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Patrizio CandeloroBioNEM Laboratory and Nanotechnology Research Center, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6156-887X
Francesco GentileBioNEM Laboratory and Nanotechnology Research Center, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Sergey PiletskyDepartment of Chemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK.
Natalia MalaraBioNEM Laboratory and Nanotechnology Research Center, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1719-293X
Magna Graecia University · ITUniversity of Leicester · GBIstituto di Nanotecnologia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein A has long been used in different research fields due to its ability to specifically recognize immunoglobulins (Ig). The protein derived from Staphylococcus aureus binds Ig through the Fc region of the antibody, showing its strongest binding in immunoglobulin G (IgG), making it the most used protein in its purification and detection. The research presented here integrates, for the first time, protein A to a silicon surface patterned with gold nanoparticles for the oriented binding of IgG. The signal detection is conveyed through a metal enhanced fluorescence (MEF) system. Orienting immunoglobulins allows the exposition of the fragment antigen-binding (Fab) region for the binding to its antigen, substantially increasing the binding capacity per antibody immobilized. Antibodies orientation is of crucial importance in many diagnostics devices, particularly when either component is in limited quantities.

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biosensorIgGmetal enhanced fluorescenceplasmonic surfacesurface functionalization

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PMID34685056
PMCPMC8538552
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