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Recent Advance in Single-Molecule Fluorescent Biosensors for Tumor Biomarker Detection
Jie Zhang1, Jiawen Liu2, Lixue Qiao2
1School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.
Abstract:
The construction of biosensors for specific, sensitive, and rapid detection of tumor biomarkers significantly contributes to biomedical research and early cancer diagnosis. However, conventional assays often involve large sample consumption and poor sensitivity, limiting their further application in real samples. In recent years, single-molecule biosensing has emerged as a robust tool for detecting and characterizing biomarkers due to its unique advantages including simplicity, low sample consumption, ultra-high sensitivity, and rapid assay time. This review summarizes the recent advances in the construction of single-molecule biosensors for the measurement of various tumor biomarkers, including DNAs, DNA modifications, RNAs, and enzymes. We give a comprehensive review about the working principles and practical applications of these single-molecule biosensors. Additionally, we discuss the challenges and limitations of current single-molecule biosensors, and highlight the future directions.

