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Kumar N, Lin YJ, Huang YC, Liao YT, Lin SP. Detection of lactate in human sweat via surface-modified, screen-printed carbon electrodes. Talanta 2023; 265:124888. [PMID: 37393714 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.124888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 06/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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Real-time and continuous monitoring of lactate levels in sweat has been used as an indicator of physiological information to evaluate exercise outcomes and sports performance. We developed an optimal enzyme-based biosensor to detect the concentrations of lactate in different fluids (i.e., a buffer solution and human sweat). The surface of the screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) was first treated with oxygen plasma and then surface-modified by lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). The optimal sensing surface of the LDH-modified SPCE was identified by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis. After connecting the LDH-modified SPCE to a benchtop E4980A precision LCR meter, our results showed that the measured response was dependent on the lactate concentration. The recorded data exhibited a broad dynamic range of 0.1-100 mM (R2 = 0.95) and a limit of detection of 0.1 mM, which was unachievable without the incorporation of redox species. A state-of-the-art electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) chip was developed to integrate the LDH-modified SPCE for a portable bioelectronic platform in the detection of lactate in human sweat. We believe the optimal sensing surface can improve the sensitivity of lactate sensing in a portable bioelectronic EIS platform for early diagnosis or real-time monitoring during different physical activities.
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- Nitish Kumar
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 40227, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300093, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300093, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300093, Taiwan, ROC
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 40227, Taiwan, ROC.
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Liu Z, Chen J, Wang K, Wang B, Zhang C. Current status and opportunities in adaptive data analysis for therapeutic cell manufacturing. CURRENT OPINION IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cobme.2021.100351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Dhamu VN, Sukumar S, Kadambathil CS, Muthukumar S, Prasad S. Targeted On-Demand Screening of Pesticide Panel in Soil Runoff. Front Chem 2021; 9:782252. [PMID: 34917590 PMCID: PMC8670307 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.782252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Using pesticides is a common agricultural and horticultural practice to serve as a control against weeds, fungi, and insects in plant systems. The application of these chemical agents is usually by spraying them on the crop or plant. However, this methodology is not highly directional, and so only a fraction of the pesticide actually adsorbs onto the plant, and the rest seeps through into the soil base contaminating its composition and eventually leaching into groundwater sources. Electrochemical sensors which are more practical for in situ analysis used for pesticide detection in soil runoff systems are still in dearth, while the ones published in the literature are attributed with complex sensor modification/functionalization and preprocessing of samples. Hence, in this work, we present a highly intuitive electroanalytical sensor approach toward rapid (10 min), on-demand screening of commonly used pesticides-glyphosate and atrazine-in soil runoff. The proposed sensor functions based on the affinity biosensing mechanism driven via thiol cross-linker and antibody receptors that holistically behaves as a recognition immunoassay stack that is specific and sensitive to track test pesticide analytes. Then, this developed sensor is integrated further to create a pesticide-sensing ecosystem using a front-end field-deployable smart device. The method put forward in this work is compared and validated against a standard laboratory potentiostat instrument to determine efficacy, feasibility, and robustness for a point-of-use (PoU) setting yielding LoD levels of 0.001 ng/ml for atrazine and 1 ng/ml for glyphosate. Also, the ML model integration resulted in an accurate prediction rate of ≈80% in real soil samples. Therefore, a universal pesticide screening analytical device is designed, fabricated, and tested for pesticide assessment in real soil runoff samples.
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- Vikram Narayanan Dhamu
- Department of Bioengineering, Biomedical Microdevices and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Texas at Dallas, TX, Richardson, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, Biomedical Microdevices and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Texas at Dallas, TX, Richardson, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, Biomedical Microdevices and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Texas at Dallas, TX, Richardson, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, Biomedical Microdevices and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Texas at Dallas, TX, Richardson, United States
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Ma K, Qin B, Wang X. Understanding the Impedance of CNOs-Graphene hybrid electrode through both experimental and simulated electrochemical impedance spectrum. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.137839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Interdigitated and Wave-Shaped Electrode-Based Capacitance Sensor for Monitoring Antibiotic Effects. SENSORS 2020; 20:s20185237. [PMID: 32937982 PMCID: PMC7570453 DOI: 10.3390/s20185237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Revised: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Label-free and real-time monitoring of the bacterial viability is essential for the accurate and sensitive characterization of the antibiotic effects. In the present study, we investigated the feasibility of the interdigitated and wave-shaped electrode (IWE) for monitoring the effect of tetracycline or kanamycin on Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and methicillin-resistant S.aureus (MRSA). The electrical impedance spectra of the IWE immersed in the culture media for bacterial growth were characterized in a frequency range of 10 Hz to 1 kHz. The capacitance index (CI) (capacitance change relevant with the bacterial viability) was used to monitor the antibiotic effects on the S. aureus and MRSA in comparison to the traditional methods (disk diffusion test and optical density (OD) measurement). The experimental results showed that the percentage of change in CI (PCI) for the antibiotic effect on MRSA was increased by 51.58% and 57.83% in kanamycin and control, respectively. In contrast, the PCI value decreased by 0.25% for tetracycline, decreased by 52.63% and 37.66% in the cases of tetracycline and kanamycin-treated S. aureus, and increased 2.79% in the control, respectively. This study demonstrated the feasibility of the IWE-based capacitance sensor for the label-free and real-time monitoring of the antibiotic effects on S. aureus and MRSA.
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Vizvari Z, Gyorfi N, Odry A, Sari Z, Klincsik M, Gergics M, Kovacs L, Kovacs A, Pal J, Karadi Z, Odry P, Toth A. Physical Validation of a Residual Impedance Rejection Method during Ultra-Low Frequency Bio-Impedance Spectral Measurements. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 20:E4686. [PMID: 32825145 PMCID: PMC7506680 DOI: 10.3390/s20174686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Accurate and reliable measurement of the electrical impedance spectrum is an essential requirement in order to draw relevant conclusions in many fields and a variety of applications; in particular, for biological processes. Even in the state-of-the-art methods developed for this purpose, the accuracy and efficacy of impedance measurements are reduced in biological systems, due to the regular occurrence of parameters causing measurement errors such as residual impedance, parasitic capacitance, generator anomalies, and so on. Recent observations have reported the necessity of decreasing such inaccuracies whenever measurements are performed in the ultra-low frequency range, as the above-mentioned errors are almost entirely absent in such cases. The current research work proposes a method which can reject the anomalies listed above when measuring in the ultra-low frequency range, facilitating data collection at the same time. To demonstrate our hypothesis, originating from the consideration of the determinant role of the measuring frequency, a physical model is proposed to examine the effectiveness of our method by measuring across the commonly used vs. ultra-low frequency ranges. Validation measurements reflect that the range of frequencies and the accuracy is much greater than in state-of-the-art methods. Using the proposed new impedance examination technique, biological system characterization can be carried out more accurately.
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- Zoltan Vizvari
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Pecs, Boszorkany str. 2, H-7624 Pecs, Hungary; (N.G.); (A.K.)
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Pecs, Boszorkany str. 2, H-7624 Pecs, Hungary; (N.G.); (A.K.)
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- Institute of Information Technology, University of Dunaujvaros, Tancsics M. str. 1/A, H-2401 Dunaujvaros, Hungary; (A.O.); (P.O.)
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- Department of Information Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Pecs, Boszorkany str. 2, H-7624 Pecs, Hungary;
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- Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Pecs, Boszorkany str. 2, H-7624 Pecs, Hungary;
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- 1st Department of Medicine, Clinical Centre, University of Pecs, Ifjusag str. 13, H-7624 Pecs, Hungary;
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- Physiological Controls Research Center, University Research and Innovation Cetner, Obuda University, Becsi str. 96/b, H-1034 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Pecs, Boszorkany str. 2, H-7624 Pecs, Hungary; (N.G.); (A.K.)
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- Institute of Physiology, Medical School, University of Pecs, Szigeti str. 12, H-7624 Pecs, Hungary; (J.P.); (Z.K.); (A.T.)
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- Institute of Physiology, Medical School, University of Pecs, Szigeti str. 12, H-7624 Pecs, Hungary; (J.P.); (Z.K.); (A.T.)
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- Institute of Information Technology, University of Dunaujvaros, Tancsics M. str. 1/A, H-2401 Dunaujvaros, Hungary; (A.O.); (P.O.)
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- Institute of Physiology, Medical School, University of Pecs, Szigeti str. 12, H-7624 Pecs, Hungary; (J.P.); (Z.K.); (A.T.)
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Extraction of bioimpedance phase information from its magnitude using a non-uniform Kramers-Kronig transform. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL : EBJ 2020; 49:207-213. [PMID: 32112127 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-020-01425-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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A novel non-uniform Kramers-Kronig Transform algorithm for bioimpedance phase extraction is proposed and tested in this work. The algorithm error is studied and compared with a previously proposed phase extraction technique, also based on the Kramers-Kronig transform. Results using simulated datasets and experimental datasets confirm the excellent performance of the algorithm.
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