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Conductive Ink-Coated Paper-Based Supersandwich DNA Biosensor for Ultrasensitive Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Gupta, Niharika; Kumar, D; Das, Asmita; Sood, Seema; Malhotra, Bansi D.
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  • Gupta N; Department of Biotechnology, Delhi Technological University, Delhi 110042, India.
  • Kumar D; Department of Applied Chemistry, Delhi Technological University, Delhi 110042, India.
  • Das A; Department of Biotechnology, Delhi Technological University, Delhi 110042, India.
  • Sood S; Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110016, India.
  • Malhotra BD; Department of Biotechnology, Delhi Technological University, Delhi 110042, India.
Biosensors (Basel) ; 13(4)2023 Apr 18.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37185561
Herein, we report results of the studies relating to the development of an impedimetric, magnetic bead-assisted supersandwich DNA hybridization assay for ultrasensitive detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the causative agent of a sexually transmitted infection (STI), gonorrhea. First, a conductive ink was formulated by homogenously dispersing carboxylated multiwalled carbon nanotubes (cMWCNTs) in a stable emulsion of terpineol and an aqueous suspension of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC). The ink, labeled C5, was coated onto paper substrates to fabricate C5@paper conductive electrodes. Thereafter, a magnetic bead (MB)-assisted supersandwich DNA hybridization assay was optimized against the porA pseudogene of N. gonorrhoeae. For this purpose, a pair of specific 5' aminated capture probes (SCP) and supersandwich detector probes (SDP) was designed, which allowed the enrichment of target gonorrheal DNA sequence from a milieu of substances. The SD probe was designed such that instead of 1:1 binding, it allowed the binding of more than one T strand, leading to a 'ladder-like' DNA supersandwich structure. The MB-assisted supersandwich assay was integrated into the C5@paper electrodes for electrochemical analysis. The C5@paper electrodes were found to be highly conductive by a four-probe conductivity method (maximum conductivity of 10.1 S·cm-1). Further, the biosensing assay displayed a wide linear range of 100 aM-100 nM (109 orders of magnitude) with an excellent sensitivity of 22.6 kΩ·(log[concentration])-1. The clinical applicability of the biosensing assay was assessed by detecting genomic DNA extracted from N. gonorrhoeae in the presence of DNA from different non-gonorrheal bacterial species. In conclusion, this study demonstrates a highly sensitive, cost-effective, and label-free paper-based device for STI diagnostics. The ink formulation prepared for the study was found to be highly thixotropic, which indicates that the paper electrodes can be screen-printed in a reproducible and scalable manner.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Técnicas Biosensibles / Gonorrea / Nanotubos de Carbono Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Biosensors (Basel) Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: India Pais de publicación: Suiza

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Técnicas Biosensibles / Gonorrea / Nanotubos de Carbono Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Biosensors (Basel) Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: India Pais de publicación: Suiza