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ArticleScientific reports2024

Gold nanostructure-enhanced immunosensing: ultra-sensitive detection of VEGF tumor marker for early disease diagnosis.

Sadaf Yarjoo, Hossein Siampour, Mehrsa Khalilipour, Reza H Sajedi, Hassan Bagheri, Ahmad Moshaii

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. 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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6 authors.

Sadaf YarjooDepartment of Physics, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O Box 14115-175, Tehran, Iran.
Hossein SiampourDepartment of Physics, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O Box 14115-175, Tehran, Iran.
Mehrsa KhalilipourDepartment of Physics, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O Box 14115-175, Tehran, Iran.
Reza H SajediDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Jalal Ale Ahmad Highway, Tehran, 14115-154, Iran.
Hassan BagheriChemical Injuries Research Center, Systems Biology and Poisonings Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ahmad MoshaiiDepartment of Physics, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O Box 14115-175, Tehran, Iran. moshaii@modares.ac.ir.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present an advanced electrochemical immunosensor designed to detect the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) precisely. The sensor is constructed on a modified porous gold electrode through a fabrication process involving the deposition of silver and gold on an FTO substrate. Employing thermal annealing and a de-alloying process, the silver is eliminated from the electrode, producing a reproducible porous gold substrate. Utilizing a well-defined protocol, we immobilize the heavy-chain (VHH) antibody against VEGF on the gold substrate, facilitating VEGF detection through various electrochemical methods. Remarkably, this immunosensor performs well, featuring an impressive detection limit of 0.05 pg/mL and an extensive linear range from 0.1 pg/mL to 0.1 µg/mL. This emphasizes it's to measure biomarkers across a wide concentration spectrum precisely. The robust fabrication methodology in this research underscores its potential for widespread application, offering enhanced precision, reproducibility, and remarkable detection capabilities for the developed immunosensor.

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Biomarkers, TumorBiosensing TechniquesGoldVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AEarly Detection of CancerElectrochemical TechniquesHumansImmunoassayLimit of DetectionMetal NanoparticlesNanostructuresNeoplasmsReproducibility of ResultsBiomarkers, TumorGoldVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVEGFA protein, humanBiomarker measurementElectrochemical immunosensorFabrication methodologyPorous gold electrodeVEGF detection

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PMCPMC11608251

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