Light-Emitting Silicon Nanowires (Si NWs) as a Novel Sensing Platform for SARS-CoV-2 Detection
Silicon nanowires (Si NWs) are considered an outstanding material for several applications. We have realized quantum-confined and room-temperature luminescent Si NWs. These Si NWs exhibit a high-aspect ratio, and high sensitive and selective label-free detection has been demonstrated for proteins, s...
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| author | Antonio Alessio Leonardi Emanuele Luigi Sciuto Maria José Lo Faro Barbara Fazio Maria Giovanna Rizzo Luca Francioso Rosaria Anna Picca Francesco Nastasi Alessia Irrera Sabrina Conoci |
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| description | Silicon nanowires (Si NWs) are considered an outstanding material for several applications. We have realized quantum-confined and room-temperature luminescent Si NWs. These Si NWs exhibit a high-aspect ratio, and high sensitive and selective label-free detection has been demonstrated for proteins, small extracellular vesicles, and DNAs. The realization of a SARS-CoV-2 Si NW sensor able to detect a few virus copies and remain unaffected by the variant (such as Omicron) is reported, paving the way for new, cheap, optical label-free devices for the primary health care diagnosis with an industrially compatible approach. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-72d524bcd93e42e593ad0665e1c8ecf62024-12-27T14:49:01ZengMDPI AGProceedings2504-39002024-04-0197115910.3390/proceedings2024097159Light-Emitting Silicon Nanowires (Si NWs) as a Novel Sensing Platform for SARS-CoV-2 DetectionAntonio Alessio Leonardi0Emanuele Luigi Sciuto1Maria José Lo Faro2Barbara Fazio3Maria Giovanna Rizzo4Luca Francioso5Rosaria Anna Picca6Francesco Nastasi7Alessia Irrera8Sabrina Conoci9URT Lab SENS, Beyond NANO, CNR-DSFTM, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d’Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, ItalyURT Lab SENS, Beyond NANO, CNR-DSFTM, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d’Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, ItalyDipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia “Ettore Majorana”, Università degli Studi di Catania, Via S. Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, ItalyURT Lab SENS, Beyond NANO, CNR-DSFTM, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d’Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, ed Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d’Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, ItalyCNR-IMM, Istituto per la Microelettronica e Microsistemi, Via Monteroni, University Campus, 73100 Lecce, ItalyDipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari, Via E. Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, ed Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d’Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, ItalyURT Lab SENS, Beyond NANO, CNR-DSFTM, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d’Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, ItalyURT Lab SENS, Beyond NANO, CNR-DSFTM, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d’Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, ItalySilicon nanowires (Si NWs) are considered an outstanding material for several applications. We have realized quantum-confined and room-temperature luminescent Si NWs. These Si NWs exhibit a high-aspect ratio, and high sensitive and selective label-free detection has been demonstrated for proteins, small extracellular vesicles, and DNAs. The realization of a SARS-CoV-2 Si NW sensor able to detect a few virus copies and remain unaffected by the variant (such as Omicron) is reported, paving the way for new, cheap, optical label-free devices for the primary health care diagnosis with an industrially compatible approach.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/97/1/159biosensorssilicon nanowireslight emissionSARS-CoV-2optical sensorOmicron |
| spellingShingle | Antonio Alessio Leonardi Emanuele Luigi Sciuto Maria José Lo Faro Barbara Fazio Maria Giovanna Rizzo Luca Francioso Rosaria Anna Picca Francesco Nastasi Alessia Irrera Sabrina Conoci Light-Emitting Silicon Nanowires (Si NWs) as a Novel Sensing Platform for SARS-CoV-2 Detection Proceedings biosensors silicon nanowires light emission SARS-CoV-2 optical sensor Omicron |
| title | Light-Emitting Silicon Nanowires (Si NWs) as a Novel Sensing Platform for SARS-CoV-2 Detection |
| title_full | Light-Emitting Silicon Nanowires (Si NWs) as a Novel Sensing Platform for SARS-CoV-2 Detection |
| title_fullStr | Light-Emitting Silicon Nanowires (Si NWs) as a Novel Sensing Platform for SARS-CoV-2 Detection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Light-Emitting Silicon Nanowires (Si NWs) as a Novel Sensing Platform for SARS-CoV-2 Detection |
| title_short | Light-Emitting Silicon Nanowires (Si NWs) as a Novel Sensing Platform for SARS-CoV-2 Detection |
| title_sort | light emitting silicon nanowires si nws as a novel sensing platform for sars cov 2 detection |
| topic | biosensors silicon nanowires light emission SARS-CoV-2 optical sensor Omicron |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/97/1/159 |
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