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ArticleNature communications2022

Continuous biomarker monitoring with single molecule resolution by measuring free particle motion.

Alissa D Buskermolen, Yu-Ting Lin, Laura van Smeden, Rik B van Haaften, Junhong Yan, Khulan Sergelen, Arthur M de Jong, Menno W J Prins

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Article in Nature communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alissa D Buskermolen *Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-1768-4384
Yu-Ting Lin *Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
Laura van Smeden *Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-1814-3427
Rik B van HaaftenDepartment of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
Junhong YanHelia Biomonitoring, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
Khulan SergelenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
Arthur M de JongInstitute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-6019-7333
Menno W J PrinsDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands. m.w.j.prins@tue.nl.ORCID 0000-0002-9788-7298
Eindhoven University of Technology · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is a need for sensing technologies that can continuously monitor concentration levels of critical biomolecules in applications such as patient care, fundamental biological research, biotechnology and food industry, as well as the environment. However, it is fundamentally difficult to develop measurement technologies that are not only sensitive and specific, but also allow monitoring over a broad concentration range and over long timespans. Here we describe a continuous biomolecular sensing methodology based on the free diffusion of biofunctionalized particles hovering over a sensor surface. The method records digital events due to single-molecule interactions and enables biomarker monitoring at picomolar to micromolar concentrations without consuming any reagents. We demonstrate the affinity-based sensing methodology for DNA-based sandwich and competition assays, and for an antibody-based cortisol assay. Additionally, the sensor can be dried, facilitating storage over weeks while maintaining its sensitivity. We foresee that this will enable the development of continuous monitoring sensors for applications in fundamental research, for studies on organs on a chip, for the monitoring of patients in critical care, and for the monitoring of industrial processes and bioreactors as well as ecological systems.

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Biosensing TechniquesBiomarkersDNAHumansHydrocortisoneNanotechnologyBiomarkersDNAHydrocortisone

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PMID36229441
PMCPMC9561105
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