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Nanotechnology . An ultra-sensitive SARS-CoV-2 antigen optical biosensor based on angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2) functionalized magnetic-f

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Nanotechnology


. 2024 Feb 8.
doi: 10.1088/1361-6528/ad27aa. Online ahead of print. An ultra-sensitive SARS-CoV-2 antigen optical biosensor based on angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2) functionalized magnetic-fluorescent silica nanoparticles

Muhammad Yovinanda Maulana[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Raissa Raissa[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ahmad Nuruddin[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Agustina Sus Andreani[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Marissa Angelina[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Ni Luh Wulan Septiani[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Brian Yuliarto[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Siti Nurul Aisyiyah Jenie[SUP] 3 [/SUP]



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Abstract

This work reports on the design and synthesis of an ACE-2 functionalized magnetic fluorescent silica nanoparticles (Fe-FSNP) as a biosensing platform to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigen. Iron oxide (Fe3O4) nanoparticles were synthesized via ultrasonic-assisted coprecipitation and then coated with fluorescent silica nanoparticles (FSNP) through the sol-gel method forming the Fe-FSNP samples. Silica obtained from local geothermal powerplant was used in this work and Rhodamine B was chosen as the incorporated fluorescent dye, hence this reports for the first time ACE-2 was immobilized on the natural silica surface. The Fe-FSNP nanoparticle consists of a 18-25 nm magnetic core and a silica shell with a thickness of 30 nm as confirmed from the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) image. Successful surface functionalization of the Fe-FSNP with ACE-2 as bioreceptor was conducted through hydrosylilation reaction and confirmed through the fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The detection of SARS-Cov-2 antigen by Fe-FSNP/ACE2 was measured through the change in its maximum fluorescence intensity at 588 nm where fluorescence- quenching had occurred. The biosensing platform showed a rapid response at 30 minutes with a linear range of 10-6 to 10-2 μg/mL. The magnetic-fluorescent properties of the nanoparticle enables an ultra-sensitive detection of SARS-Cov-2 antigen with the limit of detection (LoD) as low as 2 fg/mL.

Keywords: Covid-19 antigens; biosensor; fluorescent; magnetic; silica nanoparticles.

 
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