Soft molecularly imprinted nanoparticles with simultaneous lossy mode and surface plasmon multi-resonances for femtomolar sensing of serum transferrin protein

Abstract The simultaneous interrogation of both lossy mode (LMR) and surface plasmon (SPR) resonances was herein exploited for the first time to devise a sensor in combination with soft molecularly imprinting of nanoparticles (nanoMIPs), specifically entailed of the selectivity towards the protein b...

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Main Authors: Francesco Arcadio, Laurent Noël, Domenico Del Prete, Devid Maniglio, Mimimorena Seggio, Olivier Soppera, Nunzio Cennamo, Alessandra Maria Bossi, Luigi Zeni
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38262-y
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author Francesco Arcadio
Laurent Noël
Domenico Del Prete
Devid Maniglio
Mimimorena Seggio
Olivier Soppera
Nunzio Cennamo
Alessandra Maria Bossi
Luigi Zeni
author_facet Francesco Arcadio
Laurent Noël
Domenico Del Prete
Devid Maniglio
Mimimorena Seggio
Olivier Soppera
Nunzio Cennamo
Alessandra Maria Bossi
Luigi Zeni
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description Abstract The simultaneous interrogation of both lossy mode (LMR) and surface plasmon (SPR) resonances was herein exploited for the first time to devise a sensor in combination with soft molecularly imprinting of nanoparticles (nanoMIPs), specifically entailed of the selectivity towards the protein biomarker human serum transferrin (HTR). Two distinct metal-oxide bilayers, i.e. TiO2–ZrO2 and ZrO2–TiO2, were used in the SPR–LMR sensing platforms. The responses to binding of the target protein HTR of both sensing configurations (TiO2–ZrO2–Au-nanoMIPs, ZrO2–TiO2–Au-nanoMIPs) showed femtomolar HTR detection, LODs of tens of fM and KDapp ~ 30 fM. Selectivity for HTR was demonstrated. The SPR interrogation was more efficient for the ZrO2–TiO2–Au-nanoMIPs configuration (sensitivity at low concentrations, S = 0.108 nm/fM) than for the TiO2–ZrO2–Au-nanoMIPs one (S = 0.061 nm/fM); while LMR was more efficient for TiO2–ZrO2–Au-nanoMIPs (S = 0.396 nm/fM) than for ZrO2–TiO2–Au-nanoMIPs (S = 0.177 nm/fM). The simultaneous resonance monitoring is advantageous for point of care determinations, both in terms of measurement’s redundancy, that enables the cross-control of the measure and the optimization of the detection, by exploiting the individual characteristics of each resonance.
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spelling doaj.art-623ce8f57a804dcabc3a4978f63d9f972023-07-16T11:15:34ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-07-0113111010.1038/s41598-023-38262-ySoft molecularly imprinted nanoparticles with simultaneous lossy mode and surface plasmon multi-resonances for femtomolar sensing of serum transferrin proteinFrancesco Arcadio0Laurent Noël1Domenico Del Prete2Devid Maniglio3Mimimorena Seggio4Olivier Soppera5Nunzio Cennamo6Alessandra Maria Bossi7Luigi Zeni8Department of Engineering, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”CNRS, IS2M UMR 7361, University of Upper-AlsaceDepartment of Engineering, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”Department of Industrial Engineering, University of TrentoDepartment of Biotechnology, University of VeronaCNRS, IS2M UMR 7361, University of Upper-AlsaceDepartment of Engineering, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”Department of Biotechnology, University of VeronaDepartment of Engineering, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”Abstract The simultaneous interrogation of both lossy mode (LMR) and surface plasmon (SPR) resonances was herein exploited for the first time to devise a sensor in combination with soft molecularly imprinting of nanoparticles (nanoMIPs), specifically entailed of the selectivity towards the protein biomarker human serum transferrin (HTR). Two distinct metal-oxide bilayers, i.e. TiO2–ZrO2 and ZrO2–TiO2, were used in the SPR–LMR sensing platforms. The responses to binding of the target protein HTR of both sensing configurations (TiO2–ZrO2–Au-nanoMIPs, ZrO2–TiO2–Au-nanoMIPs) showed femtomolar HTR detection, LODs of tens of fM and KDapp ~ 30 fM. Selectivity for HTR was demonstrated. The SPR interrogation was more efficient for the ZrO2–TiO2–Au-nanoMIPs configuration (sensitivity at low concentrations, S = 0.108 nm/fM) than for the TiO2–ZrO2–Au-nanoMIPs one (S = 0.061 nm/fM); while LMR was more efficient for TiO2–ZrO2–Au-nanoMIPs (S = 0.396 nm/fM) than for ZrO2–TiO2–Au-nanoMIPs (S = 0.177 nm/fM). The simultaneous resonance monitoring is advantageous for point of care determinations, both in terms of measurement’s redundancy, that enables the cross-control of the measure and the optimization of the detection, by exploiting the individual characteristics of each resonance.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38262-y
spellingShingle Francesco Arcadio
Laurent Noël
Domenico Del Prete
Devid Maniglio
Mimimorena Seggio
Olivier Soppera
Nunzio Cennamo
Alessandra Maria Bossi
Luigi Zeni
Soft molecularly imprinted nanoparticles with simultaneous lossy mode and surface plasmon multi-resonances for femtomolar sensing of serum transferrin protein
Scientific Reports
title Soft molecularly imprinted nanoparticles with simultaneous lossy mode and surface plasmon multi-resonances for femtomolar sensing of serum transferrin protein
title_full Soft molecularly imprinted nanoparticles with simultaneous lossy mode and surface plasmon multi-resonances for femtomolar sensing of serum transferrin protein
title_fullStr Soft molecularly imprinted nanoparticles with simultaneous lossy mode and surface plasmon multi-resonances for femtomolar sensing of serum transferrin protein
title_full_unstemmed Soft molecularly imprinted nanoparticles with simultaneous lossy mode and surface plasmon multi-resonances for femtomolar sensing of serum transferrin protein
title_short Soft molecularly imprinted nanoparticles with simultaneous lossy mode and surface plasmon multi-resonances for femtomolar sensing of serum transferrin protein
title_sort soft molecularly imprinted nanoparticles with simultaneous lossy mode and surface plasmon multi resonances for femtomolar sensing of serum transferrin protein
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38262-y
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