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Recent advances in chemical functionalization of nanoparticles with biomolecules for analytical applications

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The recent synthetic development of a variety of nanoparticles has led to their widespread application in diagnostics and therapeutics. In particular, the controlled size and shape of nanoparticles precisely determine their unique chemical and physical properties, which is highly attractive for accurate analysis of given systems. In addition to efforts toward controlling the synthesis and properties of nanoparticles, the surface functionalization of nanoparticles with biomolecules has been intensively investigated since the mid-1990s. The complicated yet programmable properties of biomolecules have proved to substantially enhance and enrich the novel functions of nanoparticles to achieve “smart” nanoparticle materials. In this review, the advances in chemical functionalization of four types of representative nanoparticle with DNA and protein molecules in the past five years are critically reviewed, and their future trends are predicted.

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Abbreviations

A:

Adenine

AgNP:

Gold nanoparticle

AuNP:

Silver nanoparticle

BRET:

Bioluminescence resonance energy transfer

CNT:

Carbon nanotube

Cu-CAA:

Cu+-catalyzed cycloaddition of alkyne and azide groups

dATP:

Deoxyadenosine triphosphate

DMBA:

4-(Dimethylamino)butyric acid

DTT:

Dithiotheritol

EDC:

1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide

ELISA:

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

FRET:

Förster resonance energy transfer

GPMS:

γ-Glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane

GSH:

Glutathione

HEK 293 cell:

Human embryonic kidney 293 cell

His6:

Hexa-histidine

HRP:

Horseradish peroxidase

Mal:

Maleimide group

MPTMS:

(3-Mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane

NHS:

N-Hydroxysuccinimide

NMDAR:

N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptor

NP:

Nanoparticle

PCR:

Polymerase chain reaction

PEG:

Poly(ethylene glycol)

polyA:

Polyadenine

QD:

Quantum dot

Ru(bpy)3 2+ :

Tris(2,2-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II)

SAM:

Self-assembled monolayer

SERS:

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

SiO2NP:

Silica nanoparticle

STZ:

Sulfathiazole

Sulfo-SMCC:

Sulfosuccinimidyl 4-[N-maleimidomethyl]cyclohexane-1-carboxylate

T:

Thymine

TCEP:

Tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine

TEOS:

Tetraethylorthosilicate

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This work was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (Grant No. NRF-2012R1A1A2A10042814) and Brain Korea 21 Plus Project in 2015.

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Oh, JH., Park, D.H., Joo, J.H. et al. Recent advances in chemical functionalization of nanoparticles with biomolecules for analytical applications. Anal Bioanal Chem 407, 8627–8645 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-015-8981-y

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