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Nanoparticle-Based Biosensors for Food and Health Monitoring

A special issue of Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2020) | Viewed by 14302

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Dr. Rona Chandrawati

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School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Interests: nanoparticle sensors; biosensors; early disease diagnosis; food and health monitoring; drug delivery; nitric oxide; enzymes and enzyme mimics; biomaterials; cell-material interactions; bioconjugation and surface chemistry
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Dear Colleagues,

Sensors (analytical devices) that enable fast, specific, and sensitive detection of chemical and biological compounds continue to be developed with important applications in health, food, and environmental monitoring. Biosensors could facilitate the rapid diagnosis of diseases in their early stages, which is critical for effective disease management. In the area of food safety and quality, sensors could provide food-processing operators, consumers, and food safety authorities with the ability to rapidly detect potential contaminants. This Special Issue of Biosensors will highlight recent developments and contributions of nanomaterials for improving the performance of biosensors in detecting disease biomarkers or food contaminants. It will include studies on colloidal sensors or paper-based devices for the detection of proteins, nucleic acids, toxins, bacteria, cells, volatile organic compounds, drugs, etc. in biological or food samples. Both original contributions and reviews are welcome to provide an overview of the state of the art in nanoparticle-based sensors.

Dr. Rona Chandrawati
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Keywords

  • Biosensors
  • Nanoparticle sensors
  • Point of care
  • Diagnosis
  • Disease biomarkers
  • Food safety
  • Food contaminants

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The Influence of the Parameters of a Gold Nanoparticle Deposition Method on Titanium Dioxide Nanotubes, Their Electrochemical Response, and Protein Adsorption
by Ewa Paradowska, Katarzyna Arkusz and Dorota G. Pijanowska
Biosensors 2019, 9(4), 138; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios9040138 - 20 Nov 2019
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The goal of this research was to find the best conditions to prepare titanium dioxide nanotubes (TNTs) modified with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). This paper, for the first time, reports on the influence of the parameters of cyclic voltammetry process (CV) -based AuNP deposition, [...] Read more.
The goal of this research was to find the best conditions to prepare titanium dioxide nanotubes (TNTs) modified with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). This paper, for the first time, reports on the influence of the parameters of cyclic voltammetry process (CV) -based AuNP deposition, i.e., the number of cycles and the concentration of gold salt solution, on corrosion resistance and the capacitance of TNTs. Another innovation was to fabricate AuNPs with well-formed spherical geometry and uniform distribution on TNTs. The AuNPs/TNTs were characterized using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and open-circuit potential measurement. From the obtained results, the correlation between the deposition process parameters, the AuNP diameters, and the electrical conductivity of the TNTs was found in a range from 14.3 ± 1.8 to 182.3 ± 51.7 nm. The size and amount of the AuNPs could be controlled by the number of deposition cycles and the concentration of the gold salt solution. The modification of TNTs using AuNPs facilitated electron transfer, increased the corrosion resistance, and caused better adsorption properties for bovine serum albumin. Full article
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Casein-Conjugated Gold Nanoparticles for Amperometric Detection of Leishmania infantum
by Mohamed Fethi Diouani, Oussama Ouerghi, Kamel Belgacem, Maher Sayhi, Radu Ionescu and Dhafer Laouini
Biosensors 2019, 9(2), 68; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios9020068 - 27 May 2019
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Sensitive and reliable approaches targeting the detection of Leishmania are critical for effective early diagnosis and treatment of leishmaniasis. In this frame, this paper describes a rapid quantification assay to detect Leishmania parasites based on the combination of the electrocatalytic ability of gold [...] Read more.
Sensitive and reliable approaches targeting the detection of Leishmania are critical for effective early diagnosis and treatment of leishmaniasis. In this frame, this paper describes a rapid quantification assay to detect Leishmania parasites based on the combination of the electrocatalytic ability of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) to act as a catalyst for the hydrogen formation reaction along with the specificity of the interaction between casein and the major surface protease of the Leishmania parasite, GP63. First, pure and casein-modified AuNPs were prepared and characterized by scanning electron microscopy and ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy. Then, casein-conjugated AuNPs were incubated with Leishsmania parasites in solution; the formed complex was collected by centrifugation, treated by acidic solution, and the pelleted AuNPs were placed on screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCEs) and chronoamperometric measurements were carried out. Our results suggest that it is possible to detect Leishmania parasites, with a limit less than 1 parasite/mL. A linear response over a wide concentration interval, ranging from 2 × 10−2 to 2 × 105 parasites/mL, was achieved. Additionally, a pretreatment of Leishmania parasites with Amphotericin B, diminished their interaction with casein. This findings and methodology are very useful for drug efficacy assessment. Full article
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