Communications Biology (Jan 2021)

An origami paper-based nanoformulated immunosensor detects picograms of VEGF-C per milliliter of blood

  • Shuai Sun,
  • Yang Wang,
  • Tao Ming,
  • Jinping Luo,
  • Yu Xing,
  • Juntao Liu,
  • Ying Xiong,
  • Yuanyuan Ma,
  • Shi Yan,
  • Yue Yang,
  • Xinxia Cai

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01607-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Sun, Wang et al. report an origami paper-based immunosensor for the electrochemical detection of the VEGF-C biomarker in blood serum. The immunosensor is made by modifying the surface of working electrodes with new methylene blue, amino-functional single-walled carbon nanotubes, and gold nanoparticles and demonstrates excellent performance with a limit of detection in the range of picograms per milliliter.