Novel Cellulose Fibre-Based Flexible Plasmonic Membrane for Point-of-Care SERS Biomarker Detection in Chronic Wound Healing
| Autor: | Amalina Binte Ebrahim Attia, Malini Olivo, David I. Leavesley, Riazul Raziq, Zee Upton, Hann Qian Lim, Jayakumar Perumal, U. S. Dinish |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Chronic wound
Point-of-Care Systems Biophysics Pharmaceutical Science Metal Nanoparticles Bioengineering cellulose fibres Spectrum Analysis Raman membrane SERS Biomaterials chemistry.chemical_compound International Journal of Nanomedicine Drug Discovery medicine Humans Cellulose Plasmon Point of care Original Research paper devices Wound Healing SERS wound biomarkers Organic Chemistry General Medicine Biomarker (cell) flexible biosensor Membrane Immunoassay method chemistry point-of-care medicine.symptom Cutaneous wound Biomarkers Biomedical engineering |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Nanomedicine |
| ISSN: | 1178-2013 |
| Popis: | Jayakumar Perumal,1 Hann Qian Lim,1 Amalina Binte Ebrahim Attia,1 Riazul Raziq,1 David Ian Leavesley,2 Zee Upton,2 US Dinish,1 Malini Olivo1 1Translational Biophotonics Laboratory, Institute of Bioengineering and Bioimaging, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore; 2Skin Research Institute of Singapore, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeCorrespondence: Malini OlivoTranslational Biophotonics Laboratory, Institute of Bioengineering and Bioimaging, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeEmail Malini_Olivo@sbic.a-star.edu.sgBackground: Wound management is stretching the limits of health systems globally, challenging clinicians to evaluate the effectiveness of their treatments and deliver appropriate care to their patients. Visual inspection and manual measurement of wound size are subjective, often inaccurate and inconsistent. Growth factors, such as pro-inflammatory cytokines and proteases, play important roles in cutaneous wound healing. However, little is known about the point-of-care monitoring of the changes in such markers during the healing process. Here, we explore the capability of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) as a viable point-of-care platform to monitor the changes of these surrogate indicators of healing status in chronic wounds.Methods: We developed a biofunctionalized flexible, cost-effective, scalable and easy-to-fabricate plasmonic SERS substrate using cellulose fibre (CF), which is used for sensing of wound markers based on a modified immunoassay method.Results: We evaluated and selected the reliable silver nano-island thickness that will be sputtered onto the CF-based substrate forthe highest SERS enhancement. Using this biofunctionalized SERS substrate, we detected varying concentrations of MMP-9 (10– 5000 ng/mL) and TNF-α (5– 100 ng/mL) proteins to model the wound exudates. This SERS detection method demonstrates a linear response within biologically relevant concentrations, ranging from 10 to 500 ng/mL for MMP-9 and 5 to 25 ng/mL for TNF-α for these surrogate indicators.Conclusion: Our SERS sensing platform achieved detection limits in the μM to sub-nM range and displayed high sensitivity and selectivity. This could result in a cheap, point-of-care device that provides a non-invasive measure of cutaneous wound healing in real time. We envision that these flexible substrates after activation may be incorporated into wound dressings in future for routine monitoring of wound healing status.Keywords: SERS, cellulose fibres, membrane SERS, point-of-care, paper devices, wound biomarkers, flexible biosensor |
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