Exosome Isolation and Detection: From Microfluidic Chips to Nanoplasmonic Biosensor

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2024 Apr 27. doi: 10.1021/acsami.3c19396. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

Exosomes are becoming more widely acknowledged as significant circulating indicators for the prognosis and diagnosis of cancer. Circulating exosomes are essential to the development and spread of cancer, according to a growing body of research. Using existing technology, characterizing exosomes is quite difficult. Therefore, a direct, sensitive, and targeted approach to exosome detection will aid in illness diagnosis and prognosis. The review discusses the new strategies for exosome isolation and detection technologies from microfluidic chips to nanoplasmonic biosensors, analyzing the advantages and limitations of these new technologies. This review serves researchers to better understand exosome isolation and detection methods and to help develop better exosome isolating and detecting devices for clinical applications.

Keywords: detection; exosome; isolation; microfluidic chip; plasmonic biosensor.

Publication types

  • Review