Browsing by Author "Nazeer, Nazim"

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    Carbon-Based Fluorescent Nano-Biosensors for the Detection of Cell-Free Circulating MicroRNAs
    (MDPI, 2023-02-06T00:00:00) Ratre, Pooja; Nazeer, Nazim; Kumari, Roshani; Thareja, Suresh; Jain, Bulbul; Tiwari, Rajnarayan; Kamthan, Arunika; Srivastava, Rupesh K.; Mishra, Pradyumna Kumar
    Currently, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have emerged as potential risks for humans due to adopting a sedentary lifestyle and inaccurate diagnoses. The early detection of NCDs using point-of-care technologies significantly decreases the burden and will be poised to transform clinical intervention and healthcare provision. An imbalance in the levels of circulating cell-free microRNAs (ccf-miRNA) has manifested in NCDs, which are passively released into the bloodstream or actively produced from cells, improving the efficacy of disease screening and providing enormous sensing potential. The effective sensing of ccf-miRNA continues to be a significant technical challenge, even though sophisticated equipment is needed to analyze readouts and expression patterns. Nanomaterials have come to light as a potential solution as they provide significant advantages over other widely used diagnostic techniques to measure miRNAs. Particularly, CNDs-based fluorescence nano-biosensors are of great interest. Owing to the excellent fluorescence characteristics of CNDs, developing such sensors for ccf-microRNAs has been much more accessible. Here, we have critically examined recent advancements in fluorescence-based CNDs biosensors, including tools and techniques used for manufacturing these biosensors. Green synthesis methods for scaling up high-quality, fluorescent CNDs from a natural source are discussed. The various surface modifications that help attach biomolecules to CNDs utilizing covalent conjugation techniques for multiple applications, including self-assembly, sensing, and imaging, are analyzed. The current review will be of particular interest to researchers interested in fluorescence-based biosensors, materials chemistry, nanomedicine, and related fields, as we focus on CNDs-based nano-biosensors for ccf-miRNAs detection applications in the medical field. � 2023 by the authors.
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    Design and Fabrication of a Nanobiosensor for the Detection of Cell-Free Circulating miRNAS-LncRNAS-mRNAS Triad Grid
    (American Chemical Society, 2023-10-18T00:00:00) Ratre, Pooja; Nazeer, Nazim; Bhargava, Arpit; Thareja, Suresh; Tiwari, Rajnarayan; Raghuwanshi, Vinay Singh; Mishra, Pradyumna Kumar
    The increased understanding of the competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network in the onset and development of breast cancers has suggested their use as promising disease biomarkers. Keeping these RNAs as molecular targets, we designed and developed an optical nanobiosensor for specific detection of the miRNAs-LncRNAs-mRNAs triad grid in circulation. The sensor was formulated using three quantum dots (QDs), i.e., QD-705, QD-525, and GQDs. These QDs were surface-activated and modified with a target-specific probe. The results suggested the significant ability of the developed nanobiosensor to identify target RNAs in both isolated and plasma samples. Apart from the higher specificity and applicability, the assessment of the detection limit showed that the sensor could detect the target up to 1 fg concentration. After appropriate validation, the developed nanobiosensor might prove beneficial to characterizing and detecting aberrant disease-specific cell-free circulating miRNAs-lncRNAs-mRNAs. � 2023 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society.