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Electrostatic interaction based approach to thrombin detection by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy.

Juan Hu¹, Peng-Cheng Zheng, Jian-Hui Jiang

¹State Key Laboratory of Chem/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering College, Hunan University, 410082 Changsha, China.

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We developed a new biosensor for detecting thrombin using electrostatic interactions and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). This method offers a sensitive and specific way to detect thrombin in biological samples.

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Area of Science:

Biomedical Engineering
Analytical Chemistry
Spectroscopy

Background:

Thrombin is a key biomarker in various physiological and pathological processes.
Accurate and sensitive detection of thrombin is crucial for disease diagnosis and monitoring.
Existing biosensing methods often face challenges in sensitivity, specificity, or complexity.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel electrostatic interaction-based biosensor for sensitive and specific thrombin detection.
To utilize Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) for signal amplification and real-time monitoring.
To demonstrate the feasibility of the biosensor for direct detection in complex biological matrices like human blood serum.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of a biosensor utilizing electrostatic interactions between thrombin aptamers and crystal violet (CV) probe molecules.
Employing Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) to monitor changes in CV signal intensity.
Investigating the mechanism where thrombin binding alters the electrostatic environment, affecting CV diffusion to gold nanoparticle surfaces.

Main Results:

The biosensor exhibited high specificity and a linear detection range for thrombin from 0.1 nM to 10 nM.
A low detection limit of approximately 20 pM was achieved.
Successful direct detection of thrombin in human blood serum solution was demonstrated.

Conclusions:

The developed electrostatic interaction-based SERS biosensor provides an easy, fast-responding, and "signal-on" optical platform for protein detection.
This technique shows significant potential for real-time protein assays, particularly for thrombin.
The method offers a promising approach for clinical diagnostics and biomedical research.