Orthogonal Amplification of Nanoparticles for Improved Diagnostic Sensing
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- 作者：Vanessa M. Peterson ; Cesar M. Castro ; Hakho Lee ; Ralph Weissleder
- 刊名：ACS Nano
- 出版年：2012
- 出版时间：April 24, 2012
- 年：2012
- 卷：6
- 期：4
- 页码：3506-3513
- 全文大小：443K
- 年卷期：v.6,no.4(April 24, 2012)
- ISSN：1936-086X
文摘
There remains an ongoing need for fast, highly sensitive, and quantitative technologies that can detect and profile rare cells in freshly harvested samples. Recent developments in nanomaterial-based detection platforms provide advantages over traditional approaches in terms of signal sensitivity, stability, and the possibility for performing multiplexed measurements. Here, we describe a bioorthogonal, nanoparticle amplification technique capable of rapid augmentation of detection sensitivities by up to 1鈥? orders of magnitude over current methods. This improvement in sensitivity was achieved by (i) significantly reducing background noise arising from nonspecific nanoparticle binding, (ii) increasing nanomaterial binding through orthogonal rounds of amplification, and (iii) implementing a cleavage step to improve assay robustness. The developed method allowed sensitive detection and molecular profiling of scant tumor cells directly in unpurified human clinical samples such as ascites. With its high sensitivity and simplified assay steps, this technique will likely have broad utility in nanomaterial-based diagnostics.