Issue 8, 2024

Multiparametric modulation of magnetic transduction for biomolecular sensing in liquids

Abstract

The recent COVID19 pandemic has remarkably boosted the research on in vitro diagnosis assays to detect biomarkers in biological fluids. Specificity and sensitivity are mandatory for diagnostic kits aiming to reach clinical stages. Whilst the modulation of sensitivity can significantly improve the detection of biomarkers in liquids, this has been scarcely explored. Here, we report on the proof of concept and parametrization of a novel biosensing methodology based on the changes of AC magnetic hysteresis areas observed for magnetic nanoparticles following biomolecular recognition in liquids. Several parameters are shown to significantly modulate the transducing capacity of magnetic nanoparticles to detect analytes dispersed in saline buffer at concentrations of clinical relevance. Magnetic nanoparticles were bio-conjugated with an engineered recognition peptide as a receptor. Analytes are engineered tetratricopeptide binding domains fused to the fluorescent protein whose dimerization state allows mono- or divalent variants. Our results unveil that the number of receptors per particle, analyte valency and concentration, nanoparticle composition and concentration, and field conditions play a key role in the formation of assemblies driven by biomolecular recognition. Consequently, all these parameters modulate the nanoparticle transduction capacity. Our study provides essential insights into the potential of AC magnetometry for customizing biomarker detection in liquids.

Graphical abstract: Multiparametric modulation of magnetic transduction for biomolecular sensing in liquids

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Des 2023
Accepted
24 Jan 2024
First published
25 Jan 2024

Nanoscale, 2024,16, 4082-4094

Multiparametric modulation of magnetic transduction for biomolecular sensing in liquids

E. Sanz-de Diego, A. Aires, P. Palacios-Alonso, D. Cabrera, N. Silvestri, C. C. Vequi-Suplicy, E. J. Artés-Ibáñez, J. Requejo-Isidro, R. Delgado-Buscalioni, T. Pellegrino, A. L. Cortajarena and F. J. Terán, Nanoscale, 2024, 16, 4082 DOI: 10.1039/D3NR06489A

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