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The superiority of the sandwich over a single aptamer based aptasensor assay for the detection of the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is demonstrated for the first time. Cobalt tris-3,5 dimethoxy-phenoxy pyridine (5) oxy (2)- carboxylic acid phthalocyanine (CoMPhPyCPc) and sulphur/nitrogen doped graphene quantum dots (SNGQDs) and cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeONPs) nanocomposite (SNGQDs@CeONPs) were used for electrode modification of glassy carbon electrode (GCE) both individually and combined to form the substrates: GCE/SNGQDs@CeONPs, GCE/CoMPhPyCPc and GCE/SNGQDs@CeONPs/CoMPhPyCPc. The designed substrates were used as immobilization platforms for the amino functionalized HB5 aptamer for the development of both single and sandwich aptasensor assays. A novel bioconjugate, made of the HB5 aptamer and nanocomposite (HB5-SNGQDs@CeONPs) was fabricated, and characterized using ultra-violet/visible, Fourier transform infrared, and Raman spectroscopies as well as scanning electron microscopy. HB5-SNGQDs@CeONPs was applied as a secondary aptamer in the design of novel sandwich assays towards the electrochemical detection of HER2. The performance of the designed aptasensors were evaluated using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The sandwich assay gave low limit of detection of 0.00088 pg/mL, high sensitivity of 773925 Ω pgmL, showed stability, and good precision in real samples towards HER2 detection.
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RSC Adv
August 2025
Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
Iminopyridine nickel catalysts are typically prone to facile chain transfer reactions, resulting in low molecular weight polyethylenes. In this study, a spatial proximity strategy was employed in 5-dibenzosuberyl-modified iminopyridine nickel catalysts to enhance ethylene polymerization. Using a template reaction between acetylpyridine and 5-dibenzosuberyl-functionalized aniline, a series of 2-(1-(2,6-bis(5-dibenzosuberyl)-4-(alkyl)phenylimino)ethyl)pyridine ligands were synthesized and subsequently reacted with (1,2-dimethoxyethane)NiBr to afford the corresponding nickel complexes.
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September 2025
Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, 143026, Russia.
Sodium alginate is well-known to be crosslinked by various polyvalent metal ions. While calcium ions (Ca) have been the most used, the crosslinking of alginate with other metal ions has received much less attention in the literature. For instance, Fe and Fe ions can also crosslink sodium alginate, though with varying strengths.
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September 2025
International Center for Aging and Cancer (ICAC), Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China.
Introduction: Adenosine deaminases ADA1 and ADA2 reduce adenosine concentrations, which regulate cellular immune responses to activation signals. It has been shown that ADA2 activity increases in the pleural fluid of patients with tuberculosis (TB).
Methods: We engineered recombinant scFv-AP antibodies using phage display technology to select high-affinity binders against ADA2.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
September 2025
State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P.R. China.
Mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs) exhibit unique properties and functions arising from their structural entanglement, features of which are absent in their individual components. However, synthesizing topologically complex architectures, particularly those with topological chirality, remains a significant challenge due to the lack of general methods for controlled entanglement. Herein, we report the stereoselective synthesis of a 24-metal-center topologically chiral [6]catenane featuring 18 crossings ( link), representing one of the most intricate MIMs constructed to date.
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December 2025
Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China. Electronic address:
Organic photoelectrochemical transistor (OPECT) has emerged as a promising platform for investigating photoactive biomolecular interactions and advancing bioanalytical detection systems. However, many important challenges and hurdles remain implementing high gating effects and sensitive biosensing detection caused by the inherent limitations of the configuration of the photoelectrode structures and innovative biosensing. Inspired by the self-powered photoelectrochemical (PEC) systems and liposomes-assisted bioanalysis for signal amplification, a bipolar-driven poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) OPECT based on CdS/Mixed Metal Metal-Organic Framework (MM-MOF) photoanode and a poly(1,4-diethynylbenzene) (pDEB) cathode is proposed, and exhibits a considerable current gain of ca.
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