Determination of Lactoferrin Using High-Frequency Piezoelectric Quartz Aptamer Biosensor Based on Molecular Bond Rupture

In this study, an aptamer biosensor for detecting lactoferrin (LF) was developed using piezoelectric quartz-induced bond rupture sensing technology. The thiol-modified aptamer I was immobilized on the gold electrode surface of the quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) through an Au-S bond to specificall...

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Main Authors: Haizhi Wu, Shihui Si, Zheng Li, Jiayou Su, Shangguan Jia, Hao He, Chengcheng Peng, Tongqiang Cheng, Qian Wu
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Shihui Si
Zheng Li
Jiayou Su
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Hao He
Chengcheng Peng
Tongqiang Cheng
Qian Wu
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Shangguan Jia
Hao He
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Qian Wu
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description In this study, an aptamer biosensor for detecting lactoferrin (LF) was developed using piezoelectric quartz-induced bond rupture sensing technology. The thiol-modified aptamer I was immobilized on the gold electrode surface of the quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) through an Au-S bond to specifically bind LF. It was then combined with aptamer–magnetic beads to amplify the mass signal. The peak excitation voltage was 8 V at the resonance frequency for the 60 MHz gold-plated quartz crystal. When the molecular bond cracking process occurred, the aptamer–magnetic beads combined on the surface of the piezoelectric quartz were removed, which resulted in an increase in quartz crystal resonance frequency. Therefore, the specific detection of LF can be realized. Under optimized experimental conditions, the linear range for LF was 10–500 ng/mL, the detection limit (3σ) was 8.2 ng/mL, and the sample recoveries for actual milk powder samples ranged from 97.2% to 106.0%. Compared with conventional QCM sensing technology, the signal acquisition process of this sensing method is simple, fast, and easy to operate.
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spelling doaj-art-6c6bf774f84749b999331c3cc866a40e2025-08-20T01:55:45ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492024-12-012923569910.3390/molecules29235699Determination of Lactoferrin Using High-Frequency Piezoelectric Quartz Aptamer Biosensor Based on Molecular Bond RuptureHaizhi Wu0Shihui Si1Zheng Li2Jiayou Su3Shangguan Jia4Hao He5Chengcheng Peng6Tongqiang Cheng7Qian Wu8Hunan Provincial Institute of Product and Goods Quality Inspection, Changsha 410007, ChinaCollege of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, ChinaHunan Provincial Institute of Product and Goods Quality Inspection, Changsha 410007, ChinaHunan Provincial Institute of Product and Goods Quality Inspection, Changsha 410007, ChinaHunan Provincial Institute of Product and Goods Quality Inspection, Changsha 410007, ChinaHunan Provincial Institute of Product and Goods Quality Inspection, Changsha 410007, ChinaHunan Provincial Institute of Product and Goods Quality Inspection, Changsha 410007, ChinaHunan Provincial Institute of Product and Goods Quality Inspection, Changsha 410007, ChinaHunan Provincial Institute of Product and Goods Quality Inspection, Changsha 410007, ChinaIn this study, an aptamer biosensor for detecting lactoferrin (LF) was developed using piezoelectric quartz-induced bond rupture sensing technology. The thiol-modified aptamer I was immobilized on the gold electrode surface of the quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) through an Au-S bond to specifically bind LF. It was then combined with aptamer–magnetic beads to amplify the mass signal. The peak excitation voltage was 8 V at the resonance frequency for the 60 MHz gold-plated quartz crystal. When the molecular bond cracking process occurred, the aptamer–magnetic beads combined on the surface of the piezoelectric quartz were removed, which resulted in an increase in quartz crystal resonance frequency. Therefore, the specific detection of LF can be realized. Under optimized experimental conditions, the linear range for LF was 10–500 ng/mL, the detection limit (3σ) was 8.2 ng/mL, and the sample recoveries for actual milk powder samples ranged from 97.2% to 106.0%. Compared with conventional QCM sensing technology, the signal acquisition process of this sensing method is simple, fast, and easy to operate.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/23/5699quartz crystal microbalancemolecular bond cracklactoferrinaptamer
spellingShingle Haizhi Wu
Shihui Si
Zheng Li
Jiayou Su
Shangguan Jia
Hao He
Chengcheng Peng
Tongqiang Cheng
Qian Wu
Determination of Lactoferrin Using High-Frequency Piezoelectric Quartz Aptamer Biosensor Based on Molecular Bond Rupture
Molecules
quartz crystal microbalance
molecular bond crack
lactoferrin
aptamer
title Determination of Lactoferrin Using High-Frequency Piezoelectric Quartz Aptamer Biosensor Based on Molecular Bond Rupture
title_full Determination of Lactoferrin Using High-Frequency Piezoelectric Quartz Aptamer Biosensor Based on Molecular Bond Rupture
title_fullStr Determination of Lactoferrin Using High-Frequency Piezoelectric Quartz Aptamer Biosensor Based on Molecular Bond Rupture
title_full_unstemmed Determination of Lactoferrin Using High-Frequency Piezoelectric Quartz Aptamer Biosensor Based on Molecular Bond Rupture
title_short Determination of Lactoferrin Using High-Frequency Piezoelectric Quartz Aptamer Biosensor Based on Molecular Bond Rupture
title_sort determination of lactoferrin using high frequency piezoelectric quartz aptamer biosensor based on molecular bond rupture
topic quartz crystal microbalance
molecular bond crack
lactoferrin
aptamer
url https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/23/5699
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