PMID- 30612176 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190221 LR - 20190221 IS - 1618-2650 (Electronic) IS - 1618-2642 (Linking) VI - 411 IP - 5 DP - 2019 Feb TI - A novel magnetic fluorescent biosensor based on graphene quantum dots for rapid, efficient, and sensitive separation and detection of circulating tumor cells. PG - 985-995 LID - 10.1007/s00216-018-1501-0 [doi] AB - We describe a "turn-on" magnetic fluorescent biosensor based on graphene quantum dots (GQDs), Fe(3)O(4), and molybdenum disulfide (MoS(2)) nanosheets. It is used for rapid, efficient, and sensitive separation and detection of circulating tumor cells (CTCs). A facile approach (electrochemical synthesis method) for the preparation of photoluminescent GQDs functionalized with an aptamer [epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) receptors] and a magnetic agent for one-step bioimaging and enrichment of CTCs is described. MoS(2) nanosheets, as a fluorescence quencher, and the aforementioned aptamer@Fe(3)O(4)@GQD complex were assembled to construct "turn-on" biosensing magnetic fluorescent nanocomposites (MFNs). This system exhibits low cytotoxicity and an average capture efficiency of 90%, which is higher than that of other magnetic nanoparticles on account of the one-step CTC separation method. In addition, the MFNs could quickly identify and label CTCs within 15 min, surpassing other one-step and two-step marker detection methods. Furthermore, because of the presence of aptamers, the MFNs have specific capability to capture CTCs (both low- and high-EpCAM-expressing cells). In addition, high-sensitivity detection of up to ten tumor cells in whole blood was achieved. Therefore, the MFNs have great potential to be used as universal biosensing nanocomposites for fluorescence-guided tumor cell enrichment and bioimaging. Graphical abstract ᅟ. FAU - Cui, Fangchao AU - Cui F AD - School of Food Science, State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Foods, School of Food Science Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Ji, Jian AU - Ji J AD - School of Food Science, State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Foods, School of Food Science Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Sun, Jiadi AU - Sun J AD - School of Food Science, State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Foods, School of Food Science Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Wang, Jun AU - Wang J AD - Department of Toxicology, Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology (NJMU), Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Wang, Haiming AU - Wang H AD - Guangzhou GRG Metrology & Test Co. Ltd, Guangzhou, 510000, Guangdong, China. FAU - Zhang, Yinzhi AU - Zhang Y AD - School of Food Science, State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Foods, School of Food Science Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Ding, Hong AU - Ding H AD - National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, 100050, China. FAU - Lu, Yong AU - Lu Y AD - National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, 100050, China. FAU - Xu, Dan AU - Xu D AD - School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, Shaanxi, China. FAU - Sun, Xiulan AU - Sun X AD - School of Food Science, State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Foods, School of Food Science Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China. sxlzyz@jiangnan.edu.cn. LA - eng GR - No. 201513006, No. 31371768, 2016YFD0401204/the National Research Program of China/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190105 PL - Germany TA - Anal Bioanal Chem JT - Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry JID - 101134327 RN - 0 (Aptamers, Nucleotide) RN - 0 (Disulfides) RN - 0 (Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule) RN - 0 (Fluorescent Dyes) RN - 7782-42-5 (Graphite) RN - 81AH48963U (Molybdenum) RN - XM0M87F357 (Ferrosoferric Oxide) RN - ZC8B4P503V (molybdenum disulfide) SB - IM MH - A549 Cells MH - Aptamers, Nucleotide/*chemistry MH - Biosensing Techniques/*instrumentation/methods MH - Cell Separation/*instrumentation/methods MH - Disulfides/chemistry MH - Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule/analysis MH - Equipment Design MH - Ferrosoferric Oxide/chemistry MH - Fluorescent Dyes/*chemistry MH - Graphite/*chemistry MH - HEK293 Cells MH - Hep G2 Cells MH - Humans MH - Molybdenum/chemistry MH - Nanostructures/chemistry/ultrastructure MH - Neoplasms/blood/pathology MH - Neoplastic Cells, Circulating/*pathology MH - Quantum Dots/*chemistry OTO - NOTNLM OT - Aptamer OT - Circulating tumor cells OT - Graphene quantum dots OT - Magnetic fluorescence biosensor OT - Magnetic separation EDAT- 2019/01/07 06:00 MHDA- 2019/02/23 06:00 CRDT- 2019/01/07 06:00 PHST- 2018/08/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/11/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/11/08 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/01/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/02/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/01/07 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s00216-018-1501-0 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00216-018-1501-0 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Anal Bioanal Chem. 2019 Feb;411(5):985-995. doi: 10.1007/s00216-018-1501-0. Epub 2019 Jan 5.