Year 2023 
Journal Info. Sensors & Actuators B, 382, 133521 (2023) 
Author Q. Yu, H. D. Trinh, Y. Lee, T. Kang*, L. Chen*, S. Yoon*, J. Choo* 
etc. Q.Y., H.D.T., and Y.L. contributed equally to this research. 

Abstract

The sensitive detection of viruses is key to preventing the spread of infectious diseases. In this study, we develop a silica-encapsulated Au core-satellite (CS@SiO2) nanotag, which produces a strong and reproducible surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) signal. The combination of SERS from the CS@SiO2 nanotags with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) achieves a highly sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2. The CS@SiO2 nanotag is constructed by assembling 32 nm Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) on a 75 nm AuNP. Then the core-satellite particles are encapsulated with SiO2 for facile surface modification and stability. The SERS-ELISA technique using the CS@SiO2 nanotags provides a great sensitivity, yielding a detection limit of 8.81 PFU mL-1, which is 10 times better than conventional ELISA and 100 times better than lateral flow assay strip method. SERS-ELISA is applied to 30 SARS-CoV-2 clinical samples and achieved 100% and 55% sensitivities for 15 and 9 positive samples with cycle thresholds < 30 and > 30, respectively. This new CS@SiO2-SERS-ELISA method is an innovative technique that can significantly reduce the false-negative diagnostic rate for SARS-CoV-2 and thereby contribute to overcoming the current pandemic crisis.

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