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Moxifloxacin (MXF), a broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibiotic, is widely used in human and veterinary medicine. However, its overuse leads to environmental residues and antimicrobial resistance, posing significant health risks. Herein, a label-free electrochemical immunosensor was developed for ultrasensitive MXF detection using silver nanoparticle-graphene oxide nanocomposites (AgNPs/GO). The synergistic effects of GO (high conductivity) and AgNPs (redox activity) enhanced electron transfer efficiency. Critically, Staphylococcal protein A (SPA) enabled oriented Fc-directed antibody immobilization, significantly enhancing antigen-binding efficiency and sensitivity compared to random adsorption. Material characterization (UV-Vis, XRD, SEM, TEM) confirmed the nanostructure. The sensor exhibited a wide linear range (0.50-200 ng/mL), ultralow detection limit (0.18 ng/mL, S/N = 3), and high specificity against structural analogs. Practical validation in spiked pork and milk samples achieved recoveries of 95-104 % with long-term stability (>82.5 % signal retention over 28 days). This work provides a reliable platform for monitoring antibiotic residues in food safety systems.
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Langmuir
September 2025
Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India.
The study addresses the critical issue of sepsis diagnosis, a life-threatening condition triggered by the body's immune response to infection that leads to mortality. Current diagnostic methods rely on the time-consuming assessment of multiple biomarkers by a series of tests, leading to delayed treatment. Here, we report a platform for developing a point-of-care (POC) device utilizing electrochemical immunosensors for the dual and rapid detection of sepsis biomarkers: Procalcitonin (PCT), Interleukin-6 (IL-6), and C-reactive protein (CRP) as host markers and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) as a pathogen marker.
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Department of General Surgery, Hui Ya Hospital of The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Huizhou, Guangdong 516081, China. Electronic address:
Human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2), a key biomarker in breast cancer, is critical for early diagnosis and prognosis evaluation. In this work, a label-free electrochemical immunosensor was developed for biomarker HER-2 detection based on PtSnCoNi hierarchical dendritic alloyed nanowires (PtSnCoNi HDNWs). These nanowires were synthesized via a co-reduction-triggered anisotropic growth strategy in oleylamine.
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November 2025
The Key Lab of Health Chemistry & Molecular Diagnosis of Suzhou, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, PR China; Center of Self-Propelled Nanotechnologies, Suzhou Industrial Park Institute of Services Outsourcing, Suzhou, 215123, PR China
Background: Of the mycotoxins, aflatoxin is the most significant. The detection of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is crucial for ensuring food safety, as this highly carcinogenic toxin readily contaminates crops such as grains and nuts, and timely detection can effectively prevent associated health risks. The selection of luminophores is of paramount importance in the detection of ECL (electrochemiluminescence).
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September 2025
College of Medical Technology, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, 712000, Shaanxi, China.
An advanced electrochemical immunosensor platform was designed for the precise quantification of cortisol. The sensor design integrates graphene oxide-silicon carbide (GO-SiC) nanocomposites onto a glassy carbon electrode (GCE). Denatured bovine serum albumin (d-BSA) and an anti-cortisol antibody were immobilized on the GO-SiC/GCE surface as part of the immunosensor's design.
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August 2025
Department of Physical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Vilnius University, Naugarduko St. 24, LT-03225 Vilnius, Lithuania; Department of Nanotechnology, State Research Institute Center for Physical and Technological Sciences, Sauletekio Ave. 3, LT-10257 Vilni
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 has posed significant global health challenges. The nucleocapsid protein (N-protein) is a structural part of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and an important immunogenic target of specific antibodies, which are developed in the organism during the infection by this virus. Artificially designed specific (monoclonal and polyclonal) antibodies are also used for therapeutic and bioanalytical purposes, therefore, the assessment and characterization of newly designed antibodies is an important analytical issue.
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