Mixed stimuli-responsive magnetic and gold nanoparticle system for rapid purification, enrichment, and detection of biomarkers. Nash, M. A, Yager, P., Hoffman, A. S, & Stayton, P. S Bioconjug. Chem., 21(12):2197–2204, December, 2010.
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A new diagnostic system for the enrichment and detection of protein biomarkers from human plasma is presented. Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were surface-modified with a diblock copolymer synthesized using reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. The diblock copolymer contained a thermally responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAAm) block, a cationic amine-containing block, and a semi-telechelic PEG₂-biotin end group. When a mixed suspension of 23 nm pNIPAAm-modified AuNPs was heated with pNIPAAm-coated 10 nm iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles (mNPs) in human plasma, the thermally responsive pNIPAAm directed the formation of mixed AuNP/mNP aggregates that could be separated efficiently with a magnet. Model studies showed that this mixed nanoparticle system could efficiently purify and strongly enrich the model biomarker protein streptavidin in spiked human plasma. A 10 ng/mL streptavidin sample was mixed with the biotinylated pNIPAAm-modified AuNPs and magnetically separated in the mixed nanoparticle system with pNIPAAm mNPs. The aggregates were concentrated into a 50-fold smaller fluid volume at room temperature where the gold nanoparticle reagent redissolved with the streptavidin target still bound. The concentrated gold-labeled streptavidin could be subsequently analyzed directly using lateral flow immunochromatography. This rapid capture and enrichment module thus utilizes the mixed stimuli-responsive nanoparticle system to achieve concentration of a gold-labeled biomarker that can be directly analyzed using lateral flow or other rapid diagnostic strategies.
@article{Nash2010-pv,
	abstract = {A new diagnostic system for the enrichment and detection of
              protein biomarkers from human plasma is presented. Gold
              nanoparticles (AuNPs) were surface-modified with a diblock
              copolymer synthesized using reversible addition-fragmentation
              chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. The diblock copolymer
              contained a thermally responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
              (pNIPAAm) block, a cationic amine-containing block, and a
              semi-telechelic PEG₂-biotin end group. When a mixed suspension of
              23 nm pNIPAAm-modified AuNPs was heated with pNIPAAm-coated 10 nm
              iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles (mNPs) in human plasma, the
              thermally responsive pNIPAAm directed the formation of mixed
              AuNP/mNP aggregates that could be separated efficiently with a
              magnet. Model studies showed that this mixed nanoparticle system
              could efficiently purify and strongly enrich the model biomarker
              protein streptavidin in spiked human plasma. A 10 ng/mL
              streptavidin sample was mixed with the biotinylated
              pNIPAAm-modified AuNPs and magnetically separated in the mixed
              nanoparticle system with pNIPAAm mNPs. The aggregates were
              concentrated into a 50-fold smaller fluid volume at room
              temperature where the gold nanoparticle reagent redissolved with
              the streptavidin target still bound. The concentrated gold-labeled
              streptavidin could be subsequently analyzed directly using lateral
              flow immunochromatography. This rapid capture and enrichment
              module thus utilizes the mixed stimuli-responsive nanoparticle
              system to achieve concentration of a gold-labeled biomarker that
              can be directly analyzed using lateral flow or other rapid
              diagnostic strategies.},
	author = {Nash, Michael A and Yager, Paul and Hoffman, Allan S and Stayton, Patrick S},
	date-added = {2026-03-04 17:57:53 +0100},
	date-modified = {2026-03-04 17:57:53 +0100},
	journal = {Bioconjug. Chem.},
	language = {en},
	month = dec,
	number = 12,
	pages = {2197--2204},
	title = {Mixed stimuli-responsive magnetic and gold nanoparticle system for rapid purification, enrichment, and detection of biomarkers},
	volume = 21,
	year = 2010}

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