1. A dual-signal amplification strategy based on pump-free SERS microfluidic chip for rapid and ultrasensitive detection of non-small cell lung cancer-related circulating tumour DNA in mice serum.
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Cao, Xiaowei, Ge, Shengjie, Zhou, Xinyu, Mao, Yu, Sun, Yue, Lu, Wenbo, and Ran, Menglin
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CIRCULATING tumor DNA , *SERS spectroscopy , *NON-small-cell lung carcinoma , *LUNGS , *COMPOSITE structures , *POLYMERASE chain reaction - Abstract
Circulating tumour DNAs (ctDNAs) have been reported to be associated with real-time information of progression; however, an accurate and sensitive method has not been established. Herein, a novel dual-signal amplification strategy based on a pump-free surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) microfluidic chip and a catalytic hairpin assembly (CHA) technique was developed for the dynamic monitoring of BRAF V600E and KRAS G12V, which are two non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)-related ctDNAs. In the presence of targets, CHA reactions can be triggered between two hairpin DNAs, fixing Pd-Au core-shell nanorods (Pd-AuNRs) onto the magnetic beads (MBs) surface. Thereafter, the composite structures can assemble under the action of magnet, enabling dual-amplification of SERS signal. Using this strategy, the limit of detection (LOD) was low (i.e. at the aM level) in serum. Furthermore, the entire chip-based analysis process could be completed within 5 min, eliminating manual incubation and heavy-duty injection pumps. The selectivity, reproducibility and uniformity of the proposed pump-free SERS microfluidic chip were satisfactory. This superior analysis strategy was finally applied to quantify BRAF V600E and KRAS G12V in tumour-bearing nude mice serum, the results of which corresponded with those of real-time polymerase chain reaction. Overall, this study provides a promising alternative tool for the dynamic monitoring of ctDNA expression level which can benefit the clinical diagnosis of NSCLC. • CHA-induced powerful cycle amplification and the aggregation effect caused by MBs significantly enhanced the sensitivity of proposed pump-free SERS microfluidic chip, with the LODs low to aM level. • The pump-free SERS microfluidic chip presented satisfactory uniformity, stability, specificity and reproducibility. • This dual-signal amplification strategy could be applied for the dynamic monitoring expression of ctDNA in mice serum at different stages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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