Abstract
This book chapter gives an overview of the quartz crystal microbalance sensor (QCM) and how it can be used to detect pathogenic bacteria. The QCM sensor can be assumed as a mechanical transducer for a biosensor device that converts target analytes’ mass into an electrical signal. The detection of microorganisms with a QCM sensor has applications in the environment, biomedical field, and food industry. The characteristics of QCM as a biosensor in the detection of bacterial pathogens are the subject of this book chapter. The chapter explains how QCM is used for bacteria testing and describes the procedures used. Nanoparticles have been widely used in combination with QCM for detection purposes. These nanoparticles are functionalized with different receptor molecules to give the target signal in presence of specific pathogenic bacteria. The use of modified nanoparticles is widely discussed along with various receptor molecules used for bacteria detection. Each receptor molecule results in different sensitivity and offers a range of limit of detection. Apart from its advantage, the limitation and future applications are also discussed.
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Abbreviations
- Ab:
-
Antibody
- Ag:
-
Antigen
- Ag-Ab:
-
Antigen-antibody
- Au:
-
Gold
- CFU/mL:
-
Colony-forming units
- HZ:
-
Hertz
- LAMP:
-
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification
- MHZ:
-
Megahertz
- NC:
-
Negative control
- NP:
-
Nanoparticle
- PCR:
-
Polymerase chain reaction
- PIT:
-
Photochemical immobilization technique
- QCM:
-
Quartz crystal microbalance
- QCN:
-
Quartz crystal nano-balance
- SELEX:
-
Systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment
- ssDNA:
-
Single-stranded DNA
- SPR:
-
Surface plasmon resonance
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Priyadarshi, N., Singhal, N.K. (2023). Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM)-Based Nanosensors for the Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria. In: Acharya, A., Singhal, N.K. (eds) Nanosensors for Point-of-Care Diagnostics of Pathogenic Bacteria. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1218-6_7
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