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The VEGF is the most important biomarker in cancer, and it is investigated that the serum VEGF level varied according to the different types and courses of cancers. Hence, efficient quantification of VEGF is able to improve the accuracy of cancer diagnoses and the precision of disease surveillance. In this research, the VEGF aptamer was designed to be able to bind with the VEGF by forming G-quadruplex secondary structures; then, the magnetic beads would capture the non-binding aptamers due to non-steric interference; and finally, the fluorescence-labeled probes were hybridized with the aptamers captured by the magnetic beads. Therefore, the fluorescent intensity in the supernatant would specifically reflect the present VEGF. After an overall optimization, the optimal conditions for the detection of VEGF were as followed, KCl, 50 \u03bcM; pH 7.0; aptamer, 0.1 \u03bcM; and magnetic beads, 10 \u03bcL (4 \u03bcg\/\u03bcL). The VEGF could be well quantified within a range of 0.2-2.0 ng\/mL in plasma, and the calibration curve possessed a good linearity (y = 1.0391x + 0.5471, r = 0.998). The detection limit (LOD) was calculated to be 0.0445 ng\/mL according to the formula (LOD = 3.3 \u00d7 \u03c3\/S). The specificity of this method was also investigated under the appearance of many other serum proteins, and the data showed good specificity in this aptasensor-based magnetic sensing system. This strategy provided a simple, sensitive and selective biosensing platform for the detection of serum VEGF. Finally, it was expected that this detection technique can be used to promote more clinical applications.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/bios13060574","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,25]],"date-time":"2023-05-25T02:30:06Z","timestamp":1684981806000},"page":"574","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["One Single Tube Reaction of Aptasensor-Based Magnetic Sensing System for Selective Fluorescent Detection of VEGF in Plasma"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Hwang-Shang","family":"Kou","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shao-Tsung","family":"Lo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chun-Chi","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan"},{"name":"Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan"},{"name":"Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"60","article-title":"Application of magnetic beads in bioassays","volume":"11","author":"Haukanes","year":"1993","journal-title":"Biotechnology"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"437","DOI":"10.1089\/nat.2011.0322","article-title":"Preparation of single-stranded DNA from PCR products with streptavidin magnetic beads","volume":"21","author":"Wilson","year":"2011","journal-title":"Nucleic Acid Ther."},{"key":"ref_3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"95","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1745-4581.2000.tb00353.x","article-title":"The use of streptavidin coated magnetic beads for detecting pathogenic bacteria by light addressable potentiometric sensor (LAPS)","volume":"8","author":"Tu","year":"2000","journal-title":"J. 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