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Enhancing cancer biomarker identification: precise monitoring of MUC1 using V2C/Au nanocomposite-amplified electrochemical biosensor

  • Carbon Letters
  • Abbr : Carbon Lett.
  • 2025, 35(4), pp.1691~1700
  • DOI : 10.1007/s42823-025-00887-6
  • Publisher : Korean Carbon Society
  • Research Area : Natural Science > Natural Science General > Other Natural Sciences General
  • Received : September 30, 2024
  • Accepted : February 21, 2025
  • Published : December 11, 2025

Zare Najmeh 1 Karimi-Maleh Hassan 2 Zhang Zhouxiang 3 Fu Li 4 Rouhi Jalal 5 Zhong Nianbing 6 Wen Yangping 7 Ghalkhani Masoumeh 8

1University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Xiyuan Ave
2The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
3University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
4Hangzhou Dianzi University
5University of Tabriz
6Chongqing University of Technology
7Institute of Functional Materials and Agricultural Applied Chemistry, Jiangxi Agricultural University
8Electrochemical Sensors Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

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ABSTRACT

This work concentrates on the design and implementation of aptamer-based electrochemical biosensors using a layer-by-layer approach for precise tracking of mucin-1 (MUC1), an important biomarker linked to breast cancer. The electrochemical biosensor was created by modifying a screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) with V2C MXene booster and gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs), along with Cd2+ integrated aptamer (AP) (SPCE/V2C-MXene/Au NPs/Cd2+-AP). This biosensor demonstrated high specificity and affinity for MUC1, establishing a sensitive quantification mechanism. The MXene nanolayer was produced and analyzed via TEM, XPS, SEM, AFM, BET, and MAP techniques. It served as a supportive material that enhanced electrochemical conductivity and allowed for the integration of the aptamer (AP) as the biological recognition component. The biosensor was constructed by immobilizing MUC1-specific aptamers onto the surfaces of SPCE/V2C-MXene/Au NPs, enabling selective recognition and binding with MUC1. The recorded signal, corresponding to Cd2+ integrated with AP at SPCE/V2C-MXene/Au NPs/Cd2+-AP, enabled quantitative assessment of MUC1 levels. The findings showed a linear concentration span of 1.0–500 pg/mL for detecting MUC1, achieving a detection limit of 3.45 fg/mL utilizing the SPCE/V2C-MXene/Au NPs/Cd2+-AP biosensor. The SPCE/V2C-MXene/Au NPs/Cd2+-AP biosensor exhibited a good affinity for the detection of MUC1 in the presence of other breast cancer biomarkers, confirming its selectivity.

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