Gold-Nanohybrid Biosensors for Analyzing Blood Circulating Clinical Biomacromolecules: Current Trend toward Future Remote Digital Monitoring

Crit Rev Anal Chem. 2022;52(3):577-592. doi: 10.1080/10408347.2020.1812373. Epub 2020 Sep 8.

Abstract

Mortality level is worsening the situation worldwide thru blood diseases and greatly jeopardizes the human health with poor diagnostics. Due to the lack of successful generation of early diagnosis, the survival rate is currently lower. To overcome the present hurdle, new diagnostic methods have been choreographed for blood disease biomarkers analyses with the conjunction of ultra-small ideal gold nanohybrids. Gold-hybrids hold varieties of unique features, such as high biocompatibility, increased surface-to-volume ratio, less-toxicity, ease in electron transfer and have a greater localized surface plasmon resonance. Gold-nanocomposites can be physically hybrid on the sensor surface and functionalize with the biomolecules using appropriate chemical conjugations. Revolutionizing biosensor platform can be prominently linked for the nanocomposite applications in the current research on medical diagnosis. This review encloses the new developments in diagnosing blood biomarkers by utilizing the gold-nanohybrids. Further, the current state-of-the-art and the future envision with digital monitoring for facile telediagnosis were narrated.

Keywords: Nanocomposites; blood biomarkers; gold nanoparticle; nanobiosensor; telediagnosis.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Biosensing Techniques* / methods
  • Biosensing Techniques* / trends
  • Gold / chemistry
  • Hematologic Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Hematologic Diseases / mortality
  • Humans
  • Metal Nanoparticles* / chemistry
  • Nanocomposites*
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Gold