Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: \nHere we have developed an advanced surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) platform that enables the ultrasensitive, rapid and highly specific identification of tumour biomarkers in liquid biopsies. Our focus is on the detection of Thyroglobulin (Tg), the most important tumour biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of thyroid cancer. Specifically, SERS-active substrates fabricated by nanosphere lithography on chip or on tips of optical fiber (OF) were functionalised with Tg Capture antibodies. Gold nanoparticles were functionalized with Detection antibodies and conjugated with a Raman reporter. The sandwich assay platform was validated in the planar configuration and a detection limit of only 7 pg/ml was successfully achieved. A careful morphological characterisation of the SERS substrates allowed us to strictly correlate the coverage area with the Tg concentration. The same approach was successfully demonstrated in the washout of fine needle aspiration biopsies from cancer patients. The strategy was transferred to the Lab On Fiber (LOF) SERS platform and successfully used to detect Tg concentration. The proposed SERS-enhanced immunoassay platform has proven to be highly versatile and can be used with both microfluidic chip POC devices and SERS-OF-based optrodes to perform sensitive, specific and rapid ex vivo assays for Tg detection in liquid intraoperative biopsies.\n
Authors: Sara Spaziani, Giuseppe Quero, Stefano Managò, Gianluigi Zito, Daniela Terracciano, Paolo Emidio Macchia, Francesco Galeotti, Marco Pisco, Anna Chiara De Luca, Andrea Cusano
Language: English
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6884550901
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