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1
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Father of Biosensors

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Prof. Leland C Clark Jnr (1918-2005)

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2
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What did Proff. Clark do?

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Father of Clark electrode

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3
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Components of biosensors

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  1. Sensitive biological element
  2. Transducer / detector element
  3. Biosensor reader device
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4
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Field Effect Transistor

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Uses an electric field to control the shape and hence the conductivity of a channel of one type of charge carrier in a semi conductor material

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5
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_ and _ are some other important electrodes (potentiometric biosensors)

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Ammonia-selective, CO2 selective

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6
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Type of potentiometric biosensor

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Ion-selective field effect transistors (ISFET)
Low price
Can be used in miniaturization of potentiometric biosensor

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7
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Types of Electrochemical biosensors

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  1. Amperometric
  2. Potentiometric
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8
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Name of scientists which used amperometric biosensors

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Wang and Kawde (2001)!

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9
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What did Wang and Kawde do

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Used chrono-potentiometric transduction biosensors to determine that mutations of BRC1 and BRC2 are associated with hereditary breast cancer

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10
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BRC

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Breast Cancer

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CA

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Cancer Antigen

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CEA

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Carcinoembryonic antigen

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13
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ING

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Inhibitors of Growth

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14
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HER/NEU

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Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor

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ER/PR

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Estrogen/Progesterone Receptors

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EGF

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Epidermal Growth Factor

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17
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SCC

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Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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18
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NSE

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Neuron Specific Enolase

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19
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NY-ESO

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Tumour antigen of the cancer/testis family

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HCG

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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

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21
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AFP

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Alpha-fetoprotein

22
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CASA

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Cancer Associated Serum Antigen

23
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MCA

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Mucinous Carcinoma Antigen

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MVO

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Major vault protein

25
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TAG

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Tumour Associated Glycoprotein

26
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PSA

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Prostate Specific Antigen

27
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___ are a newly emerging class of biosensors that use an optical transducer

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Photonic crystal biosensors

28
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By using photonic biosensors scientists were able to monitor changes in proliferation and apoptosis of breast cancer cells exposed to _ and determine the __ of ___

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Doxorubicin , IC50 (half maximal inhibitory concentration)

29
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Throat cancer has been diagnosed and monitor by

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Esophageal layer florescence-based optical biosensor

30
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_ and _ that use piezoelectric technology have been proven useful in the identification of cancer bio markers

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Immuno-sensors, micro-cantilever sensors

31
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Piezoelectric biosensor + PCR to detect

32
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A good eg of conductometric biosensor is

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Urea biosensor utilizing immobilized urease

33
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__ are less common than other biosensors for cancer diagnostics

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Colorimetric biosensors

34
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Cholesterol

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Cholesterol oxidase

35
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Esters

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Chymotrypsin

36
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Hydrogen peroxide se

37
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Peptides

38
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Starch

39
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Sucrose

40
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Scientists were able to differentiate two cells using gold nanoparticles

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  1. Acute leukaemia cells
  2. Burkitts lymphoma
41
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__ of money in biosensor market is due to activities related to medicine

42
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Working of glucose biosensor

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GOD breaks down glucose__> 2 electrons reduce FAD to FADH2___>FADH2 oxidized by the electrode___> current generated is measure of conc of glucose

43
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Marker of myocardial injury

44
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Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators

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Automatically convert the fatal heart rhythm known as ventricular fibrillation

45
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IoT

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Network of physical objects or “things” embedded with electronics, software sensors and network connectivity

46
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NFC

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Near Field Communication

47
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Naturally bioluminescent bacteria such as marine bacterium ___ requires saline conditions and a particular pH range

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Vibro Fischeri

48
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Structural genes which show bioluminescence example

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luxCDABE (May be inserted in random sites of chromosomal DNA of soil bacterium Pseudomonas fluoroscence

49
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Lux genes must be inserted downstream from a

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Constitute P. Fluoroscence promoter

50
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___ fish is used as biosensor of environmental pollutants

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Transgenic medaka

51
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What happens in transgenic medaka fish

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The promoter from medaka vitellogenin gene (Pvit) was cloned upstream of the gfp reporter gene encoding green fluorescent protein and construct was introduced in medaka fish

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