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Multiplexed electrical detection of cancer markers with nanowire sensor arrays.

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Highly sensitive, label-free, multiplexed electrical detection of cancer markers using silicon-nanowire field-effect devices in which distinct nanowires and surface receptors are incorporated into arrays opens up substantial possibilities for diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other complex diseases.
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We describe highly sensitive, label-free, multiplexed electrical detection of cancer markers using silicon-nanowire field-effect devices in which distinct nanowires and surface receptors are incorporated into arrays. Protein markers were routinely detected at femtomolar concentrations with high selectivity, and simultaneous incorporation of control nanowires enabled discrimination against false positives. Nanowire arrays allowed highly selective and sensitive multiplexed detection of prostate specific antigen (PSA), PSA-a1-antichymotrypsin, carcinoembryonic antigen and mucin-1, including detection to at least 0.9 pg/ml in undiluted serum samples. In addition, nucleic acid receptors enabled real-time assays of the binding, activity and small-molecule inhibition of telomerase using unamplified extracts from as few as ten tumor cells. The capability for multiplexed real-time monitoring of protein markers and telomerase activity with high sensitivity and selectivity in clinically relevant samples opens up substantial possibilities for diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other complex diseases.

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Specific association of human telomerase activity with immortal cells and cancer

TL;DR: A highly sensitive assay for measuring telomerase activity was developed in this paper, which showed that telomerases appear to be stringently repressed in normal human somatic tissues but reactivated in cancer, where immortal cells are likely required to maintain tumor growth.
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Nanowire Nanosensors for Highly Sensitive and Selective Detection of Biological and Chemical Species

TL;DR: The small size and capability of these semiconductor nanowires for sensitive, label-free, real-time detection of a wide range of chemical and biological species could be exploited in array-based screening and in vivo diagnostics.
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In vivo cancer targeting and imaging with semiconductor quantum dots

TL;DR: Sensitive and multicolor fluorescence imaging of cancer cells under in vivo conditions are achieved and a whole-body macro-illumination system with wavelength-resolved spectral imaging is integrated for efficient background removal and precise delineation of weak spectral signatures.
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Cancer nanotechnology: opportunities and challenges.

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The use of nanocrystals in biological detection

TL;DR: The emerging ability to control the patterns of matter on the nanometer length scale can be expected to lead to entirely new types of biological sensors capable of sensing at the single-molecule level in living cells, and capable of parallel integration for detection of multiple signals.
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