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Plasmonic Detection of Glucose in Serum Based on Biocatalytic Shape-Altering of Gold Nanostars

Nanoparticles have been used as signal transducers for optical readouts in biosensors. Optical approaches are cost-effective with easy readout formats for clinical diagnosis. We present a glucose biosensor based on the biocatalytic shape-altering of gold nanostars via silver deposition. Improved sensitivity was observed due to the nanostars clustering after being functionalised with glucose oxidase (GOx). The biosensor quantified glucose in the serum samples with a 1:1000 dilution factor, and colorimetrically distinguished between the concentrations. The assay demonstrated good specificity and sensitivity. The fabricated glucose biosensor is a rapid kinetic assay using a basic entry level laboratory spectrophotometric microplate reader. Such a biosensor could be very useful in resource-constrained regions without state-of-the-art laboratory equipment. Furthermore, naked eye detection of glucose makes this a suitable biosensor for technology transfer to other point-of-care devices.

Paper-Based In-Situ Gold Nanoparticle Synthesis for Colorimetric, Non-Enzymatic Glucose Level Determination

Nanomaterials

Due to its properties, paper represents an alternative to perform point-of-care tests for colorimetric determination of glucose levels, providing simple, rapid, and inexpensive means of diagnosis. In this work, we report the development of a novel, rapid, disposable, inexpensive, enzyme-free, and colorimetric paper-based assay for glucose level determination. This sensing strategy is based on the synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) by reduction of a gold salt precursor, in which glucose acts simultaneously as reducing and capping agent. This leads to a direct measurement of glucose without any enzymes or depending on the detection of intermediate products as in conventional enzymatic colorimetric methods. Firstly, we modelled the synthesis reaction of AuNPs to determine the optical, morphological, and kinetic properties and their manipulation for glucose sensing, by determining the influence of each of the reaction precursors towards the produced AuNPs, providing a guide for the...

Sensitive detection of glucose based on gold nanoparticles assisted silver mirror reaction

We developed a simple, non-enzymatic approach for the colorimetric detection of glucose based on a gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) assisted silver mirror reaction (AuSMR). The linear range of the concentration of glucose is from 0.04 mM to 1 mM, and the lowest concentration that can be distinguished by the naked eye is 10 nM. This approach has been successfully used for detecting glucose in serum.

Noninvasive glucose measurement by fluorescence quenching of non toxic gold nanoparticles

Optics & Laser Technology, 2014

Effects of interaction of human body compatible gold nanoparticles with glucose on fluorescence emission spectra of the nanoparticles are investigated experimentally. It is observed that nanoparticles' fluorescence peak quenches and blue shifted because of such interaction. This procedure is sensitive even to low difference of glucose concentration. The results suggest that glucose could seriously affect the optical properties of gold nanoparticles. Furthermore, a linear range of relative shift of different fluorescence spectrum's peaks is obtained. Furthermore, comparison of fluorescence and absorption results shows that the former technique is as much as 20 times more sensitive to the variation of glucose concentration.

Detection of glucose using gel-templated gold nanostructured electrodes

A precise monitoring of glucose level in blood is of high importance in clinical medicine, thus, sensitive, rapid and reliable methods for its detection are required. In this work, gelatin templated gold nanostructures were fabricated in order to improve the sensitivity of glucose analysis. SEM and AFM were used for characterization of the created surfaces. Glucose was detected by a direct electrochemical oxidation during cyclic voltammetry in alkaline solution. Limit of detection of 10 μM was achieved in aqueous samples. The sensor was also able to detect real concentration of glucose in deproteinised human serum with negligible effect of interferents. All results were verified by commercial glucometer and the standard kit for photometric detection of glucose.

Amino Coated Gold Nanorods Based Amperometric Glucose Detection

Citrate capped gold nanoseeds of uniform size and shape were prepared and used for CTAB-assisted growth of gold nanorods. Further, shape and size dependent hydrodynamic sedimentation behavior of nanostructure is exploited for separation of gold nanorods from mixture containing particles of different shape and size. The surface functionalization of gold nanorods with amino acids allows its efficient interaction with the enzyme and makes it a promising platform for applications including medical diagnostics and sensing devices. Further, the biosensing efficiency of the glucose biosensor fabricated by immobilizing glucose oxidase (GOx) onto gold nanorods was investigated. Under optimum conditions, the fabricated biosensor showed low detection limit, excellent storage stability and high sensitivity. The biosensor has a wide linear range for the detection of glucose from 5mM to 40mM with 6 s response time. The retained activity of glucose oxidase ensures the biocompatibility of amino coa...

Detection of glucose in synthetic tear fluid using dually functionalized gold nanoparticles

Talanta, 2011

A simple fluorescent sensing of glucose in aqueous fluids (e.g. tear fluid) using dually functionalized gold nanoparticles is presented. As a first step gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were synthesized using oxidised dextran which acted both as reducing and stabilizing agent. Aminophenyl boronic acid was conjugated onto AuNPs by Schiff's base formation and the formed Schiff's base was stabilized by sodium borohydride reduction. Rhodamine B isothiocyanate (RBITC) was then assembled onto the modified AuNPs. The fluorescence of RBITC was nearly quenched and found to be revived when glucose was added. It is reasoned that the glucose binding induces restructuring of the surface assembly resulting in an overall increase in the size and thereby enhancing the distance between the gold core and fluorophore. TEM image and size measurements using dynamic light scattering (DLS) in fact, reflected this possibility. The increase in fluorescence was proportional with the concentration of glucose enabling quantitative detection. A good linearity was observed between the fluorescence intensity and glucose concentration in a range of 0.025-0.125 M with detection limit of 0.005 ± 0.002 M. The potential of the method was demonstrated by measuring glucose in real tear fluids collected from volunteers. The method is extremely sensitive and can be employed to measure low concentration of glucose in aqueous fluids such as tear.

Tailor-made gold nanostar colorimetric detection determined by morphology change and used as an indirect approach by using hydrogen peroxide to determine glucose concentration

Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, 2019

Gold nanostars are being utilized more regularly in the field of nanodiagnostics. The modified seedless synthetic method comprised of 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid (HEPES) synthesized with the addition of silver nitrate was applied for a biosensor application. The colorimetric ability of these newly synthesized nanostars showed to be more sensitive and more visually colorful than the HEPES gold nanostars synthesized without silver nitrate. It was observed that the gold nanostar colorimetric assay could be tailored for a specific application using either hydroxylamine or sodium hydroxide as colorimetric catalysts. Upon the attachment of glucose oxidase to the gold nanostars, glucose was measured by its oxidation and the generated hydrogen peroxide resulted in a sufficient color gradient that clearly distinguished different concentrations. Added to the color changes was the spectrophotometric localized surface plasmon resonance peak shifts in response to different glucose concentrations. In conclusion, the reported nanostars showed great potential as a good biosensing candidate.