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Khachornsakkul K, Del-Rio-Ruiz R, Creasey H, Widmer G, Sonkusale SR. Gold Nanomaterial-Based Microfluidic Paper Analytical Device for Simultaneous Quantification of Gram-Negative Bacteria and Nitrite Ions in Water Samples. ACS Sens 2023; 8:4364-4373. [PMID: 37997658 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c01769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
Abstract
This study presents a rapid microfluidic paper-based analytical device (μPAD) capable of simultaneously monitoring Gram-negative bacteria and nitrite ions (NO2-) for water quality monitoring. We utilize gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) functionalized with polymyxin molecules (AuNPs@polymyxin) to cause color change due to aggregation for the detection of Gram-negative bacteria, and antiaggregation in the presence of o-phenylenediamine (OPD) for NO2- detection. In this study, Escherichia coli (E. coli) serves as the model of a Gram-negative bacterium. Using the developed μPADs, the color changes resulting from aggregation and antiaggregation reactions are measured using a smartphone application. The linear detection ranges from 5.0 × 102 to 5.0 × 105 CFU/mL (R2 = 0.9961) for E. coli and 0.20 to 2.0 μmol/L (R2 = 0.995) for NO2-. The detection limits were determined as 2.0 × 102 CFU/mL for E. coli and 0.18 μmol/L for NO2-. Notably, the newly developed assay exhibited high selectivity with no interference from Gram-positive bacteria. Additionally, we obtained acceptable recovery for monitoring E. coli and NO2- in drinking water samples with no significant difference between our method and a commercial assay by t test validation. The sensor was also employed for assessing the quality of the pond and environmental water source. Notably, this approach can also be applied to human urine samples with satisfactory accuracy. Furthermore, the assay's stability is extended due to its reliance on AuNPs rather than reagents like antibodies and enzymes, reducing costs and ensuring long-term viability. Our cost-effective μPADs therefore provide a real-time analysis of both contaminants, making them suitable for assessing water quality in resource-limited settings.
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- Kawin Khachornsakkul
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
- Nano Lab, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
- Nano Lab, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, North Grafton, Massachusetts 01536, United States
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, North Grafton, Massachusetts 01536, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
- Nano Lab, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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Decha N, Sirirak J, Sooksawat D, Phonchai A, Pornsuwan S, Tansakul C. An irreversible paper-based profluorescent nitroxide probe for the selective detection of ascorbic acid. RSC Adv 2023; 13:27663-27671. [PMID: 37727587 PMCID: PMC10506042 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra04681h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023] Open
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Ascorbic acid (AA) or vitamin C plays multiple crucial roles, particularly as an antioxidant. This essentially biologically active molecule was selectively detected over other reductants by the synthesized profluorescent nitroxide probe ProN6via a switch-on method. After either a hydrogen atom or single electron transfer from AA to nitroxide, the resulting diamagnetic hydroxylamine was rapidly cyclized to form a fluorescent O-acylalkoxyamine. This cyclization prevented the reoxidation of the corresponding hydroxylamine to the nitroxide, leading to a high precision of detection. A kinetic fluorescence study indicated that ProN6 exhibited higher reactivity than ProN7. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations indicated that the Gibbs free energy of the AA-induced cascade reductive lactonization of ProN6 was lower than that of ProN5 and ProN7. The designed probe achieved the sensitive and specific detection of AA with detection limits of 77.9 nM and 195.9 μM in solution and on paper, respectively. The utilization of the probe as a paper-based fluorescent sensor demonstrated the good accuracy of the quantitative analysis of AA in commercial supplements.
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- Nattawut Decha
- Division of Physical Science, Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University Hat Yai Songkhla 90110 Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Silpakorn University Nakhon Pathom 73000 Thailand
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- Division of Physical Science, Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University Hat Yai Songkhla 90110 Thailand
- Center of Excellence for Trace Analysis and Biosensor, Prince of Songkla University Hat Yai Songkhla 90110 Thailand
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- Division of Health and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University Hat Yai Songkhla 90110 Thailand
- Forensic Science Innovation and Service Center, Prince of Songkla University Hat Yai Songkhla 90110 Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University Bangkok 10400 Thailand
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- Division of Physical Science, Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University Hat Yai Songkhla 90110 Thailand
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Tian L, Cheng C, Zhao Z, Liu W, Qi L. Enhancing the catalytic performance of MOF-polymer@AuNP-based nanozymes for colorimetric detection of serum L-cysteine. Analyst 2023; 148:3785-3790. [PMID: 37458612 DOI: 10.1039/d3an00917c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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The dispersion of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) on a metal-organic framework (MOF) surface greatly affects the catalytic activity of the material. However, regulating the catalytic performance of AuNP-MOF composite-based nanozymes is a great challenge. Herein, poly(dimethylvinyloxazolinone) (PV) was chemically bonded on the surface of UiO-66-NH2 (U66), followed by modification of pepsin (Pep) on the PV chains. U66-PV-Pep@AuNP composite nanozymes were fabricated after the AuNPs formed in situ with Pep as the capping and reducing reagent. Compared to Pep@AuNPs that were physically adsorbed onto the surface of U66, the U66-PV-Pep@AuNP composites exhibited superior peroxidase (POD)-mimetic activity in the oxidation of 3,3'5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) with H2O2. Considering the surface dispersion uniformity and local concentration of Pep@AuNPs on the surface of the U66-PV-Pep@AuNP composites, the principle for improving the catalytic performance of the proposed nanozymes was explored. Furthermore, it was observed that the introduction of L-cysteine (L-Cys) into the U66-PV-Pep@AuNP-TMB-H2O2 system significantly reduced its oxidation activity and faded the color, allowing the development of a highly selective and sensitive colorimetric method for L-Cys detection. The UV-vis absorption intensity of oxTMB showed a good linear relationship with the concentration of L-Cys in the range of 2.5-40.0 μM (R2 = 0.996), with a detection limit of 0.33 μM. The proposed protocol using U66-PV-Pep@AuNP nanozymes was applied to monitor rat serum L-Cys following intraperitoneal injection. This study paves the way for the design and construction of MOF-polymer@AuNP nanozymes for drug detection in real bio-samples.
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- Lin Tian
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China.
- School of Pharmacy, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China.
- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China.
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences; Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China.
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R. China
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Gao Z, Wang Y, Wang H, Li X, Xu Y, Qiu J. Recent Aptamer-Based Biosensors for Cd 2+ Detection. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:612. [PMID: 37366977 DOI: 10.3390/bios13060612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Cd2+, a major environmental pollutant, is heavily toxic to human health. Many traditional techniques are high-cost and complicated; thus, developing a simple, sensitive, convenient, and cheap monitoring approach is necessary. The aptamer can be obtained from a novel method called SELEX, which is widely used as a DNA biosensor for its easy acquisition and high affinity of the target, especially for heavy metal ions detection, such as Cd2+. In recent years, highly stable Cd2+ aptamer oligonucleotides (CAOs) were observed, and electrochemical, fluorescent, and colorimetric biosensors based on aptamers have been designed to monitor Cd2+. In addition, the monitoring sensitivity of aptamer-based biosensors is improved with signal amplification mechanisms such as hybridization chain reactions and enzyme-free methods. This paper reviews approaches to building biosensors for inspecting Cd2+ by electrochemical, fluorescent, and colorimetric methods. Finally, many practical applications of sensors and their implications for humans and the environment are discussed.
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- Zihan Gao
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Silkworm Bioreactor and Biomedicine, College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Silkworm Bioreactor and Biomedicine, College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Hangzhou Alltest Biotech Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Silkworm Bioreactor and Biomedicine, College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Silkworm Bioreactor and Biomedicine, College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Silkworm Bioreactor and Biomedicine, College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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Recent developments in the colorimetric sensing of biological molecules using gold nanoparticles-based probes. TALANTA OPEN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talo.2022.100122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Tao H, Chen X, Li R, Wang Z, Zhao X, Liu C, Duan S, Wang X. A flexible visual detection of calcium peroxide in flour employing enhanced catalytic activity of heterogeneous catalysts binary copper trapped silica-layered magnetite nanozyme. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2022; 219:112823. [PMID: 36088830 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Herein, a novel heterogeneous nanozyme with peroxidase (POD)-like activity was conducted to achieve ultrasensitive visual detection of calcium peroxide (CaO2) in flour by the assembly of binary copper-trapped mesoporous silica layer coated magnetite nanoparticles (Fe3O4 @SiO2 @CuO NPs). The prepared nanozymes were characterized using HRTEM, SEM, FT-IR, XRD, DLS, and EIS, which displayed a dispersed core-shell structure with a uniform diameter of approximately 100 nm. The nanozymes exhibited remarkable and stable POD-like activity in a wide range of pH values, incubation temperature, and reaction time, and the optimum catalytic activity was obtained at pH 3.6, 37 °C, and 10 min. The quantification range of CaO2 of this method is 0.1-5 mM with a limit as low as 5.6 × 10-3 mM, and it is not affected by multiple interferences. In conclusion, this detection method is sensitive, stable, low-cost, and simple to operate, so it has broad application prospects in the detection of food additives such as CaO2.
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- Haizhen Tao
- College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, PR China; Key Laboratory of Functional Molecules for Biomedical Research, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, PR China
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- College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, PR China; Key Laboratory of Functional Molecules for Biomedical Research, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, PR China
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- College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, PR China; Key Laboratory of Functional Molecules for Biomedical Research, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, PR China
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- College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, PR China; Key Laboratory of Functional Molecules for Biomedical Research, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, PR China
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- College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, PR China; Key Laboratory of Functional Molecules for Biomedical Research, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, PR China
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- College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, PR China; Key Laboratory of Functional Molecules for Biomedical Research, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, PR China.
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- College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, PR China; Key Laboratory of Functional Molecules for Biomedical Research, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, PR China.
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Tsogas GZ, Vlessidis AG, Giokas DL. Analyte-mediated formation and growth of nanoparticles for the development of chemical sensors and biosensors. Mikrochim Acta 2022; 189:434. [PMID: 36307660 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-022-05536-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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The cornerstone of nanomaterial-based sensing systems is the synthesis of nanoparticles with appropriate surface functionalization that ensures their stability and determines their reactivity with organic or inorganic analytes. To accomplish these requirements, various compounds are used as additives or growth factors to regulate the properties of the synthesized nanoparticles and their reactivity with the target analytes. A different rationale is to use the target analytes as additives or growth agents to control the formation and properties of nanoparticles. The main difference is that the analyte recognition event occurs before or during the formation of nanoparticles and it is based on the reactivity of the analytes with the precursor materials of the nanoparticles (e.g., metal ions, reducing agents, and coatings). The transition from the ionic (or molecular) state of the precursor materials to ordered nanostructured assemblies is used for sensing and signal transduction for the qualitative detection and the quantitative determination of the target analytes, respectively. This review focuses on assays that are based on analyte-mediated regulation of nanoparticles' formation and differentiate them from standard nanoparticle-based assays which rely on pre-synthesized nanoparticles. Firstly, the principles of analyte-mediated nanomaterial sensors are described and then they are discussed with emphasis on the sensing strategies, the signal transduction mechanisms, and their applications. Finally, the main advantages, as well as the limitations of this approach, are discussed and compared with assays that rely on pre-synthesized nanoparticles in order to highlight the major advances accomplished with this type of nano-sensors and elucidate challenges and opportunities for further evolving new nano-sensing strategies.
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- George Z Tsogas
- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110, Ioannina, Greece
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- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110, Ioannina, Greece.
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Liu Y, Cao Y, Zhang C, Ye C, Bian Q, Cheng X, Xia H, Zheng J, Liu H. A novel colorimetric method for H2O2 sensing and its application: Fe2+-catalyzed H2O2 prevents aggregation of AuNPs by oxidizing cysteine (FeHOAuC). Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1207:339840. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.339840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Ning Q, Zheng W, Xu H, Zhu A, Li T, Cheng Y, Feng S, Wang L, Cui D, Wang K. Rapid segmentation and sensitive analysis of CRP with paper-based microfluidic device using machine learning. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:3959-3970. [PMID: 35352162 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-04039-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (μPADs) have been widely used in point-of-care testing owing to their simple operation, low volume of the sample required, and the lack of the need for an external force. To obtain accurate semi-quantitative or quantitative results, μPADs need to respond to the challenges posed by differences in reaction conditions. In this paper, multi-layer μPADs are fabricated by the imprinting method for the colorimetric detection of C-reactive protein (CRP). Different lighting conditions and shooting angles of scenes are simulated in image acquisition, and the detection-related performance of μPADs is improved by using a machine learning algorithm. The You Only Look Once (YOLO) model is used to identify the areas of reaction in μPADs. This model can observe an image only once to predict the objects present in it and their locations. The YOLO model trained in this study was able to identify all the reaction areas quickly without incurring any error. These reaction areas were categorized by classification algorithms to determine the risk level of CRP concentration. Multi-layer perceptron, convolutional neural network, and residual network algorithms were used for the classification tasks, where the latter yielded the highest accuracy of 96%. It has a promising application prospect in fast recognition and analysis of μPADs.
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- Qihong Ning
- School of Sensing Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Sensing Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Naval Architecture, Ocean & Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Sensing Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Sensing Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Sensing Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450007, Henan, China
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- School of Sensing Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Sensing Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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Pang R, Zhu Q, Wei J, Meng X, Wang Z. Enhancement of the Detection Performance of Paper-Based Analytical Devices by Nanomaterials. Molecules 2022; 27:508. [PMID: 35056823 PMCID: PMC8779822 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27020508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2021] [Revised: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Paper-based analytical devices (PADs), including lateral flow assays (LFAs), dipstick assays and microfluidic PADs (μPADs), have a great impact on the healthcare realm and environmental monitoring. This is especially evident in developing countries because PADs-based point-of-care testing (POCT) enables to rapidly determine various (bio)chemical analytes in a miniaturized, cost-effective and user-friendly manner. Low sensitivity and poor specificity are the main bottlenecks associated with PADs, which limit the entry of PADs into the real-life applications. The application of nanomaterials in PADs is showing great improvement in their detection performance in terms of sensitivity, selectivity and accuracy since the nanomaterials have unique physicochemical properties. In this review, the research progress on the nanomaterial-based PADs is summarized by highlighting representative recent publications. We mainly focus on the detection principles, the sensing mechanisms of how they work and applications in disease diagnosis, environmental monitoring and food safety management. In addition, the limitations and challenges associated with the development of nanomaterial-based PADs are discussed, and further directions in this research field are proposed.
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- Renzhu Pang
- Department of Thyroid Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; (R.P.); (J.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China;
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- Department of Thyroid Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; (R.P.); (J.W.)
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China;
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- Department of Thyroid Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; (R.P.); (J.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China;
- School of Applied Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Colorimetric determination of cysteine based on Au@Pt nanoparticles as oxidase mimetics with enhanced selectivity. Mikrochim Acta 2021; 189:13. [PMID: 34870756 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-021-05091-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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A H2O2-free colorimetric protocol based on urchin-like Au@Pt nanoparticles (Au@Pt NPs) has been developed for the sensitive and selective determination of cysteine (Cys). We verified the intrinsic oxidase-like activity of the Au@Pt NPs. They can act as artificial mimic oxidases to catalyse the oxidization of 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) with the assistance of dissolved oxygen, avoiding the use of H2O2 in the colorimetric determination of Cys. In addition, the discrimination of Cys from the other two biothiol analogues, homocysteine and glutathione, can be easily realized through a simple ageing process. HNO3 is added to this colorimetric system to terminate the reaction by oxidizing ox-TMB (oxidized form of TMB) to diphenoquinone (DPQ), thus generating a characteristic absorption peak of DPQ at 450 nm. By recording the absorbance at 450 nm, interference from the aggregated Au@Pt NPs (absorption peak at 670 nm) when 650 nm (the characteristic absorption peak of ox-TMB) is used as the absorption wavelength can be eliminated. We investigated this H2O2-free colorimetric protocol and obtained high sensitivity, with a detection limit of 1.5 nM and relatively high selectivity. The analytical performance for real samples was further explored. The Au@Pt NP-based H2O2-free colorimetric protocol is of great significance for the sensitive and selective determination of Cys in practical samples in different scenarios.
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Song Z, Jiang C, Wang F, Yu L, Ye S, Dramou P, He H. Nanozyme based on graphene oxide modified with Fe 3O 4, CuO, and cucurbit[6]uril for colorimetric determination of homocysteine. Mikrochim Acta 2021; 188:207. [PMID: 34047863 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-021-04868-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A nanozyme based on graphene oxide modified with Fe3O4 NPs, CuO NPs, and cucurbit[6]uril has been successfully fabricated by a simple sonochemical technique. By employing CB[6] as a specific binding pocket and Fe3O4@CuO-GO as a peroxidase mimic, this novel nanozyme (BN I) is equipped with molecular recognition ability and enhanced peroxidase-like activity. On the basis of the inhibition effect of homocysteine (Hcy) towards the oxidation of 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) catalyzed by BN I, a simple colorimetric method is established for the sensitive and selective determination of Hcy. This proposed method displays a good linear response in the range 5-200 μM with a detection limit of 1.8 μM. In the practical assay of human plasma samples, the relative standard deviations (RSD) are lower than 11% and the recoveries are between 98.0 and 104.9%. In the assay of human urine samples, the RSD are below 9.0% and the recoveries range from 94.0 to 103.5%. The colorimetric method presented offers a convenient and accurate way for the determination of biomarkers in point-of-care testing (POCT).
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- Zhaorui Song
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211100, China
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211100, China
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211100, China
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211100, China
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211100, China
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211100, China.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211100, China.
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Functional Materials, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211100, China.
- Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Control and Pharmacovigilance, Ministry of Education, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China.
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Aghayan M, Mahmoudi A, Sazegar MR, Adhami F. Tailoring cysteine detection in colorimetric techniques using Co/Fe-functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles. J Mater Chem B 2021; 9:3716-3726. [PMID: 33900347 DOI: 10.1039/d1tb00157d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Over the past decade, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of studies focused on sensors for cysteine (Cys) as a crucial factor in physiological function and disease diagnosis. Among those sensors, nanomaterial-based peroxidase mimetics have received particular attention from researchers. This study introduces a new series of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) incorporated with iron and cobalt (Co/Fe-MSN) with a molar ratio of Si/Fe = 10 and cobalt species at 1, 3, and 5 wt% that have great potential in the sensing application. These nanomaterial characterization was investigated by FTIR spectroscopy, SEM, TEM, XRD, and nitrogen adsorption-desorption. The peroxidase activity of these nanomaterials was studied through kinetic analysis. The findings revealed that Co/Fe-MSN (1%) showed higher peroxidatic activity than the others towards the common chromogenic substrate 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) diammonium salt. Based on the enzymatic activity of Co/Fe-MSN (1%), a colorimetric sensing platform was designed to detect H2O2 and Cys. The limit of detection (LOD) for H2O2 and Cys was determined to be 1.1 μM and 0.89 nM, respectively. The results indicated that the proposed enzyme mimic exhibited excellent potential as a sensor in medical diagnostics and biological systems.
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Affiliation(s)
- Morvarid Aghayan
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of science, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of science, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of science, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of science, Islamic Azad University, Yadegar-e-Imam Khomeini (RAH), Shahre rey Branch, Tehran, Iran
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Synthesis and Characterization of Konjac Gum/Polyethylene Glycol-Silver Nanoparticles and their Potential Application as a Colorimetric Sensor for Hydrogen Peroxide. J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10904-021-01984-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Gold-Modified Micellar Composites as Colorimetric Probes for the Determination of Low Molecular Weight Thiols in Biological Fluids Using Consumer Electronic Devices. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11062705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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This work describes a new, low-cost and simple-to-use method for the determination of free biothiols in biological fluids. The developed method utilizes the interaction of biothiols with gold ions, previously anchored on micellar assemblies through electrostatic interactions with the hydrophilic headgroup of cationic surfactant micelles. Specifically, the reaction of AuCl4− with the cationic surfactant cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) produces an intense orange coloration, due to the ligand substitution reaction of the Br− for Cl− anions, followed by the coordination of the AuBr4− anions on the micelle surface through electrostatic interactions. When biothiols are added to the solution, they complex with the gold ions and disrupt the AuBr4−–CTAB complex, quenching the initial coloration and inducing a decrease in the light absorbance of the solution. Biothiols are assessed by monitoring their color quenching in an RGB color model, using a flatbed scanner operating in transmittance mode as an inexpensive microtiter plate photometer. The method was applied to determine the biothiol content in urine and blood plasma samples, with satisfactory recoveries (i.e., >67.3–123% using external calibration and 103.8–115% using standard addition calibration) and good reproducibility (RSD < 8.4%, n = 3).
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Strategies for the detection of target analytes using microfluidic paper-based analytical devices. Anal Bioanal Chem 2021; 413:2429-2445. [PMID: 33712916 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-021-03213-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (μPADs) have developed rapidly in recent years, because of their advantages, such as small sample volume, rapid detection rates, low cost, and portability. Due to these characteristics, they can be used for in vitro diagnostics in the laboratory, or in the field, for a variety of applications, including food evaluation, disease screening, environmental monitoring, and drug testing. This review will present various detection methods employed by μPADs and their respective applications for the detection of target analytes. These include colorimetry, electrochemistry, chemiluminescence (CL), electrochemiluminescence (ECL), and fluorescence-based methodologies. At the same time, the choice of labeling material and the design of microfluidic channels are also important for detection results. The construction of novel nanocomponents and different smart structures of paper-based devices have improved the performance of μPADs and we will also highlight some of these in this manuscript. Additionally, some key challenges and future prospects for the use of μPADs are briefly discussed.
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