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Liu H, Song J, Zhao Z, Zhao S, Tian Z, Yan F. Organic Electrochemical Transistors for Biomarker Detections. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2305347. [PMID: 38263718 PMCID: PMC11251571 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202305347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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The improvement of living standards and the advancement of medical technology have led to an increased focus on health among individuals. Detections of biomarkers are feasible approaches to obtaining information about health status, disease progression, and response to treatment of an individual. In recent years, organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) have demonstrated high electrical performances and effectiveness in detecting various types of biomarkers. This review provides an overview of the working principles of OECTs and their performance in detecting multiple types of biomarkers, with a focus on the recent advances and representative applications of OECTs in wearable and implantable biomarker detections, and provides a perspective for the future development of OECT-based biomarker sensors.
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- Hong Liu
- Department of Applied PhysicsThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung HomKowloonHong Kong999077P. R. China
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- Department of Applied PhysicsThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung HomKowloonHong Kong999077P. R. China
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- Department of Applied PhysicsThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung HomKowloonHong Kong999077P. R. China
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- Department of Applied PhysicsThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung HomKowloonHong Kong999077P. R. China
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- Department of Applied PhysicsThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung HomKowloonHong Kong999077P. R. China
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- Department of Applied PhysicsThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung HomKowloonHong Kong999077P. R. China
- Research Institute of Intelligent Wearable SystemsThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHung HomKowloonHong Kong999077P. R. China
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Song Y, Chen N, Curk T, Katz HE. A Study of the Drift Phenomena of Gate-Functionalized Biosensors and Dual-Gate-Functionalized Biosensors in Human Serum. Molecules 2024; 29:1459. [PMID: 38611739 PMCID: PMC11013244 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29071459] [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] [Received: 02/23/2024] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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In this paper, we study the drift behavior of organic electrochemical transistor (OECT) biosensors in a phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) buffer solution and human serum. Theoretical and experimental methods are illustrated in this paper to understand the origin of the drift phenomenon and the mechanism of ion diffusion in the sensing layer. The drift phenomenon is explained using a first-order kinetic model of ion adsorption into the gate material and shows very good agreement with experimental data on drift in OECTs. We show that the temporal current drift can be largely mitigated using a dual-gate OECT architecture and that dual-gate-based biosensors can increase the accuracy and sensitivity of immuno-biosensors compared to a standard single-gate design. Specific binding can be detected at a relatively low limit of detection, even in human serum.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 206 Maryland Hall, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA; (Y.S.); (N.C.)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 206 Maryland Hall, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA; (Y.S.); (N.C.)
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Deng M, Yang H, Zhang H, Li C, Chen J, Tang W, Wang X, Chen Z, Li J. Portable and Rapid Dual-Biomarker Detection Using Solution-Gated Graphene Field Transistors in the Accurate Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer. Adv Healthc Mater 2024; 13:e2302117. [PMID: 37922499 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202302117] [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] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/05/2023]
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Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is the common serum-relevant biomarker for early prostate cancer (PCa) detection in clinical diagnosis. However, it is difficult to accurately diagnose PCa in the early stage due to the low specificity of PSA. Herein, a new solution-gated graphene field transistor (SGGT) biosensor with dual-gate for dual-biomarker detection is designed. The sensing mechanism is that the designed aptamers immobilized on the surface of the gate electrodes can capture PSA and sarcosine (SAR) biomolecules and induce the capacitance changes of the electric double layers of SGGT. The limit of detections of PSA and SAR biomarkers can reach 0.01 fg mL-1 , which is three-to-four orders of magnitude lower than previously reported assays. The detection time of PSA and SAR is ≈4.5 and ≈13 min, which is significantly faster than the detection time (1-2 h) of conventional methods. The clinical serum samples testing demonstrates that the biosensor can distinguish the PCa patients from the control group and the diagnosis accuracy can reach 100%. The SGGT biosensor can be integrated into the portable platform and the diagnostic results can directly display on the smartphone/Pad. Therefore, the integrated portable platform of the biosensor can distinguish cancer types through the dual-biomarker detection.
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- Minghua Deng
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China
- College of Computer and Information Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi, 435002, P. R. China
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- Department of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, P. R. China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China
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- College of Computer and Information Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi, 435002, P. R. China
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- School of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China
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- Division of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, P. R. China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China
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Hu J, Dai J, Huang C, Zeng X, Wei W, Wang Z, Lin P. Organic Electrochemical Transistor with MoS 2 Nanosheets Modified Gate Electrode for Sensitive Glucose Sensing. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:7449. [PMID: 37687905 PMCID: PMC10490818 DOI: 10.3390/s23177449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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An organic electrochemical transistor (OECT) with MoS2 nanosheets modified on the gate electrode was proposed for glucose sensing. MoS2 nanosheets, which had excellent electrocatalytic performance, a large specific surface area, and more active sites, were prepared by liquid phase ultrasonic exfoliation to modify the gate electrode of OECT, resulting in a large improvement in the sensitivity of the glucose sensor. The detection limit of the device modified with MoS2 nanosheets is down to 100 nM, which is 1~2 orders of magnitude better than that of the device without nanomaterial modification. This result manifests not only a sensitive and selective method for the detection of glucose based on OECT but also an extended application of MoS2 nanosheets for other biomolecule sensing with high sensitivity.
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- Jin Hu
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials & Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; (J.H.); (J.D.); (C.H.); (X.Z.)
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials & Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; (J.H.); (J.D.); (C.H.); (X.Z.)
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials & Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; (J.H.); (J.D.); (C.H.); (X.Z.)
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials & Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; (J.H.); (J.D.); (C.H.); (X.Z.)
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials & Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; (J.H.); (J.D.); (C.H.); (X.Z.)
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy Materials, College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China;
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials & Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; (J.H.); (J.D.); (C.H.); (X.Z.)
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Barra M, Tomaiuolo G, Villella VR, Esposito S, Liboà A, D'Angelo P, Marasso SL, Cocuzza M, Bertana V, Camilli E, Preziosi V. Organic Electrochemical Transistor Immuno-Sensors for Spike Protein Early Detection. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:739. [PMID: 37504137 PMCID: PMC10377135 DOI: 10.3390/bios13070739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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The global COVID-19 pandemic has had severe consequences from the social and economic perspectives, compelling the scientific community to focus on the development of effective diagnostics that can combine a fast response and accurate sensitivity/specificity performance. Presently available commercial antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs) are very fast, but still face significant criticisms, mainly related to their inability to amplify the protein signal. This translates to a limited sensitive outcome and, hence, a reduced ability to hamper the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection. To answer the urgent need for novel platforms for the early, specific and highly sensitive detection of the virus, this paper deals with the use of organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) as very efficient ion-electron converters and amplifiers for the detection of spike proteins and their femtomolar concentration. The electrical response of the investigated OECTs was carefully analyzed, and the changes in the parameters associated with the transconductance (i.e., the slope of the transfer curves) in the gate voltage range between 0 and 0.3 V were found to be more clearly correlated with the spike protein concentration. Moreover, the functionalization of OECT-based biosensors with anti-spike and anti-nucleocapside proteins, the major proteins involved in the disease, demonstrated the specificity of these devices, whose potentialities should also be considered in light of the recent upsurge of the so-called "long COVID" syndrome.
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- Mario Barra
- CNR-SPIN, c/o Department of Physics ''Ettore Pancini'', P.le Tecchio, 80, 80125 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering-University Federico II, P.le Tecchio 80, 80125 Napoli, Italy
- CEINGE, Advanced Biotechnologies, 80145 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering-University Federico II, P.le Tecchio 80, 80125 Napoli, Italy
- CEINGE, Advanced Biotechnologies, 80145 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering-University Federico II, P.le Tecchio 80, 80125 Napoli, Italy
- CEINGE, Advanced Biotechnologies, 80145 Napoli, Italy
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- IMEM-CNR, Parco Area delle Scienze 37/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
- Graduate School in Science and Technologies of Materials and Department of Physics, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, 7/A, 43121 Parma, Italy
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- IMEM-CNR, Parco Area delle Scienze 37/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
- ChiLab, Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy
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- IMEM-CNR, Parco Area delle Scienze 37/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
- ChiLab, Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy
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- ChiLab, Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy
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- ChiLab, Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering-University Federico II, P.le Tecchio 80, 80125 Napoli, Italy
- CEINGE, Advanced Biotechnologies, 80145 Napoli, Italy
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Hroncekova S, Lorencova L, Bertok T, Hires M, Jane E, Bučko M, Kasak P, Tkac J. Amperometric Miniaturised Portable Enzymatic Nanobiosensor for the Ultrasensitive Analysis of a Prostate Cancer Biomarker. J Funct Biomater 2023; 14:jfb14030161. [PMID: 36976085 PMCID: PMC10056543 DOI: 10.3390/jfb14030161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
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Screen-printing technology is a game changer in many fields including electrochemical biosensing. Two-dimensional nanomaterial MXene Ti3C2Tx was integrated as a nanoplatform to immobilise enzyme sarcosine oxidase (SOx) onto the interface of screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCEs). A miniaturised, portable, and cost-effective nanobiosensor was constructed using chitosan as a biocompatible glue for the ultrasensitive detection of prostate cancer biomarker sarcosine. The fabricated device was characterised with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and cyclic voltammetry (CV). Sarcosine was detected indirectly via the amperometric detection of H2O2 formed during enzymatic reaction. The nanobiosensor could detect sarcosine down to 7.0 nM with a maximal peak current output at 4.10 ± 0.35 × 10−5 A using only 100 µL of a sample per measurement. The assay run in 100 μL of an electrolyte showed the first linear calibration curve in a concentration window of up to 5 μM with a slope of 2.86 μA·μM−1, and the second linear calibration curve in the range of 5–50 μM with a slope of 0.32 ± 0.01 μA·μM−1 (R2 = 0.992). The device provided a high recovery index of 92.5% when measuring an analyte spiked into artificial urine, and could be used for detection of sarcosine in urine for at least a period of 5 weeks after the preparation.
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- Stefania Hroncekova
- Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska Cesta 9, 845 38 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska Cesta 9, 845 38 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska Cesta 9, 845 38 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska Cesta 9, 845 38 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska Cesta 9, 845 38 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska Cesta 9, 845 38 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar
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- Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska Cesta 9, 845 38 Bratislava, Slovakia
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Lee I, Park S, Lee YS, Kim Y, Kang MH, Yun C. Gradual Morphological Change in PEDOT:PSS Thin Films Immersed in an Aqueous Solution. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:1600-1610. [PMID: 36637867 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c03038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(4-styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) film is a promising material for electrodes, biomolecular sensor channels, and probes for physiological signals because the electrical conduction of PEDOT:PSS is tuned simply through the electrochemical reaction with the target analyte. However, forming a specific morphology or nanostructure on PEDOT:PSS thin films immersed in an aqueous solution is still a challenge. Herein, we report the mechanism for the stepwise morphological change in the highly conductive PEDOT:PSS layer that successfully explains the electrical and structural modulations that occur after a soaking test in various pH conditions. The change in PEDOT:PSS begins with the rapid swelling and dissolution of PSS-rich domains and the simultaneous structural rearrangement of the remaining PEDOT chains within 1 s of dipping. Analysis confirms that the pH conditions of an aqueous solution govern the oxidation state and the form of the PEDOT chains. After removing the water molecules, additional PEDOT-rich grains were generated and accumulated on the surface of the film, which exhibited hydrophobic barrier characteristics. With the help of this intrinsic barrier on the PEDOT:PSS surface, the sheet resistance slightly increased from 72 to 144 Ω/sq even after dipping in a water bath for 350 h. We also demonstrate the usability of the proposed approach on a sensor to detect vitamin C in an aqueous medium. Utilizing the electrochemical reaction of PEDOT:PSS films, the simple resistor sensor showed a response time of less than 150 s, which is 10 times faster than that observed in a previous report. The soaked samples also showed a more reliable linear correlation between the current change and the amount of ascorbic acid compared with pristine PEDOT:PSS. Both the proposed mechanism and the role of accumulated PEDOT-rich regions illustrate the versatile potential of highly conductive PEDOT:PSS films in the field of bioelectronic applications, owing to the increased design architecture.
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- Inwoo Lee
- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju61186, Republic of Korea
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- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju61186, Republic of Korea
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- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju61186, Republic of Korea
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- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju61186, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electronics Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju28644, Republic of Korea
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- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju61186, Republic of Korea
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Evaluation of polycrystalline cerium oxide electrodes for electrochemiluminescent detection of sarcosine. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.108362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Ferreira NS, Carneiro LP, Viezzer C, Almeida MJ, Marques AC, Pinto AM, Fortunato E, Sales MGF. Passive direct methanol fuel cells acting as fully autonomous electrochemical biosensors: Application to sarcosine detection. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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A Review on Solution-Processed Organic Phototransistors and Their Recent Developments. ELECTRONICS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/electronics11030316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Today, more disciplines are intercepting each other, giving rise to “cross-disciplinary” research. Technological advancements in material science and device structure and production have paved the way towards development of new classes of multi-purpose sensory devices. Organic phototransistors (OPTs) are photo-activated sensors based on organic field-effect transistors that convert incident light signals into electrical signals. The organic semiconductor (OSC) layer and three-electrode structure of an OPT offer great advantages for light detection compared to conventional photodetectors and photodiodes, due to their signal amplification and noise reduction characteristics. Solution processing of the active layer enables mass production of OPT devices at significantly reduced cost. The chemical structure of OSCs can be modified accordingly to fulfil detection at various wavelengths for different purposes. Organic phototransistors have attracted substantial interest in a variety of fields, namely biomedical, medical diagnostics, healthcare, energy, security, and environmental monitoring. Lightweight and mechanically flexible and wearable OPTs are suitable alternatives not only at clinical levels but also for point-of-care and home-assisted usage. In this review, we aim to explain different types, working mechanism and figures of merit of organic phototransistors and highlight the recent advances from the literature on development and implementation of OPTs for a broad range of research and real-life applications.
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Shi Z, Xu Z, Hu J, Wei W, Zeng X, Zhao WW, Lin P. Ascorbic acid-mediated organic photoelectrochemical transistor sensing strategy for highly sensitive detection of heart-type fatty acid binding protein. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 201:113958. [PMID: 34996003 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Heart-type fatty acid binding protein (H-FABP) has been regarded as a promising biomarker for early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Developing fast and reliable method for H-FABP detection is still highly desirable but challenging. Herein, an ascorbic acid (AA)-mediated organic photoelectrochemical transistor (OPECT) sensing strategy was reported for the detection of H-FABP in phosphate buffer saline (PBS) solution and human serum. A primary antibody/H-FABP/secondary antibody-Au NPs-alkaline phosphatase (ALP) sandwich immunorecognition structure was constructed. The modified ALP could catalytically convert ascorbic acid-2-phosphate to AA, which was then analyzed by OPECT. As a result, the AA-mediated OPECT sensing strategy realized highly sensitive detection of H-FABP with a detection limit of 3.23 × 10-14 g/mL which is two orders of magnitude lower than that of PEC method. Under optimal experimental conditions, H-FABP concentration could be obtained in ∼90 min. Importantly, the analysis of H-FABP was resistant to the interference from immunoglobulin G, bovine serum albumin, cysteine, AA and human serum. The proposed AA-mediated OPECT sensing strategy provides a simple, fast, and accurate way for H-FABP detection in AMI suspected patients.
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- Zhuonan Shi
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials & Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials & Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials & Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials & Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials & Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials & Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.
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Chen C, Song Q, Lu W, Zhang Z, Yu Y, Liu X, He R. A sensitive platform for DNA detection based on organic electrochemical transistor and nucleic acid self-assembly signal amplification. RSC Adv 2021; 11:37917-37922. [PMID: 35498089 PMCID: PMC9044053 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra07375c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Highly sensitive detection of DNA is of great importance for the detection of genetic damage and errors for the diagnosis of many diseases. Traditional highly sensitive organic electrochemical transistor (OECT)-based methods mainly rely on good conductivity materials, which may be limited by complex synthesis and modification steps. In this work, DNA biosensor based on OECT and hybridization chain reaction (HCR) signal amplification was demonstrated for the first time. Au nanoparticles were electrochemically deposited on the Au gate electrode to increase the surface area. Then, the HCR products, long negatively charged double-stranded DNA, were connected to the target by hybridization, which can increase the effective gate voltage offset of OECT. This sensor exhibited high sensitivity and even 0.1 pM target DNA could be directly detected with a significant voltage shift. In addition, it could discriminate target DNA from the mismatched DNA with good selectivity. This proposed method based on HCR in DNA detection exhibited an efficient amplification performance on OECT, which provided new opportunities for highly sensitive and selective detection of DNA. A new method has been developed for DNA detection by integrating hybridization chain reaction signal amplification with organic electrochemical transistor device for the first time.![]()
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- Chaohui Chen
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, College of Photoelectric Materials and Technology, Jianghan University Wuhan 430056 PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, College of Photoelectric Materials and Technology, Jianghan University Wuhan 430056 PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, College of Photoelectric Materials and Technology, Jianghan University Wuhan 430056 PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, College of Photoelectric Materials and Technology, Jianghan University Wuhan 430056 PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, College of Photoelectric Materials and Technology, Jianghan University Wuhan 430056 PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, College of Photoelectric Materials and Technology, Jianghan University Wuhan 430056 PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, College of Photoelectric Materials and Technology, Jianghan University Wuhan 430056 PR China
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Ünlüer ÖB, Altunkök N, Özkütük EB, Ersöz A. Graphenoxide Cross-Linker Based Potentiometric Biosensor Design For Sarcosine Determination. Protein Pept Lett 2021; 28:1303-1311. [PMID: 34629039 DOI: 10.2174/0929866528666211008160111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sarcosine, also known as N-methyl glycine, is a natural amino acid that is an intermediate and by product in glycine synthesis and degradation. Recently found in many peptides, sarcosine has been researched as a newly accepted prostate cancer marker. The increased concentration of sarcosine in blood serum and the urine showed that malignancy of measured prostate cancer cells is active. OBJECTIVE In this article, we aimed to design a potentiometric biosensor for detection of sarcosine with a low detection limit, high selectivity, short response time, wide linear range, and satisfactory long-term stability. METHODS In this article, we developed a new Graphene oxide (GFOX) photosensitive cross- linker based potentiometric biosensor based on the AmiNoAcid (monomer) Decorated and Light Underpinning Conjugation Approach (ANADOLUCA) method. The functional groups determined using Raman, FT-IR, XPS analyzes, and surface characterization, the morphology of synthesized GFOX photosensitive cross-linker were determined by TEM and AFM studies. Then, the performance of the GFOX based potentiometric biosensor has been evaluated. RESULTS When the usage of the developed GFOX doped potentiometric biosensor against sarcosine determination, it was found that 10 -4 mM sarcosine was determined in 60 seconds in the solution. In addition, the detection limit of the GFOX doped potentiometric biosensor was found to be 9.45x10 -7 mM, and the linear potentiometric biosensor was found to be in the concentration range of 10 -1 to 10 -5 mM. The selectivity studies of the developed potentiometric biosensor were investigated using glycine solutions, and it was determined that GFOX doped potentiometric biosensor was more selective against sarcosine. Besides this, a reusability test using 10 -3 mM sarcosine solution showed that reproducible studies were performed without the loss of potential of designed potentiometric biosensor and no loss of sensitivity. CONCLUSION After applying the framework, we get a new potentiometric biosensor for sarcosine determination. GFOX photosensitive cross-linker was used in designing potentiometric biosensors, and this increased the stability and efficiency of the biosensor. Therefore, the developed potentiometric biosensor for sarcosine determination could be easily used for the early diagnosis of prostate cancer.
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- Özlem Biçen Ünlüer
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Eskişehir Technical University, Eskişehir. Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Literature, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir. Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Literature, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir. Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Eskişehir Technical University, Eskişehir. Turkey
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Novel Prostate Cancer Biomarkers: Aetiology, Clinical Performance and Sensing Applications. CHEMOSENSORS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/chemosensors9080205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The review initially provides a short introduction to prostate cancer (PCa) incidence, mortality, and diagnostics. Next, the need for novel biomarkers for PCa diagnostics is briefly discussed. The core of the review provides details about PCa aetiology, alternative biomarkers available for PCa diagnostics besides prostate specific antigen and their biosensing. In particular, low molecular mass biomolecules (ions and metabolites) and high molecular mass biomolecules (proteins, RNA, DNA, glycoproteins, enzymes) are discussed, along with clinical performance parameters.
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Zhang X, Chen J, Wang Q, Du B, Fan G, Zheng W, Yang H, Xu T. Amperometric Sarcosine Biosensors Based on Electrodeposited Conductive Films Contain Indole‐6‐carboxylic Acid. ELECTROANAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.202100225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Xiaofang Zhang
- College of Materials Science and Engineering Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science MOE Shandong Key Laboratory of Biochemical Analysis Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao 266042 PR China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine Shenzhen University General Hospital Shenzhen 518060 PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 PR China
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Design and performance of novel molecularly imprinted biomimetic adsorbent for preconcentration of prostate cancer biomarker coupled to electrochemical determination by using multi-walled carbon nanotubes/Nafion®/Ni(OH)2-modified screen-printed electrode. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2020.114582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Tang P, Wang Y, He F. Electrochemical sensor based on super-magnetic metal–organic framework@molecularly imprinted polymer for Sarcosine detection in urine. JOURNAL OF SAUDI CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jscs.2020.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Hroncekova S, Bertok T, Hires M, Jane E, Lorencova L, Vikartovska A, Tanvir A, Kasak P, Tkac J. Ultrasensitive Ti 3C 2T X MXene/Chitosan Nanocomposite-Based Amperometric Biosensor for Detection of Potential Prostate Cancer Marker in Urine Samples. Processes (Basel) 2020; 8:580. [PMID: 33304843 PMCID: PMC7116456 DOI: 10.3390/pr8050580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Two-dimensional layered nanomaterial Ti3C2TX (a member of the MXene family) was used to immobilise enzyme sarcosine oxidase to fabricate a nanostructured biosensor. The device was applied for detection of sarcosine, a potential prostate cancer biomarker, in urine for the first time. The morphology and structures of MXene have been characterised by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Electrochemical measurements, SEM and AFM analysis revealed that MXene interfaced with chitosan is an excellent support for enzyme immobilisation to fabricate a sensitive biosensor exhibiting a low detection limit of 18 nM and a linear range up to 7.8 µM. The proposed biosensing method also provides a short response time of 2 s and high recovery index of 102.6% for detection of sarcosine spiked into urine sample in a clinically relevant range.
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- Stefania Hroncekova
- Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, Bratislava 845 38, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, Bratislava 845 38, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, Bratislava 845 38, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, Bratislava 845 38, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, Bratislava 845 38, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, Bratislava 845 38, Slovak Republic
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- Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, P. O. BOX 2713, Doha, Qatar
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- Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, P. O. BOX 2713, Doha, Qatar
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- Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, Bratislava 845 38, Slovak Republic
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Yang Q, Li N, Li Q, Chen S, Wang HL, Yang H. Amperometric sarcosine biosensor based on hollow magnetic Pt-Fe 3O 4@C nanospheres. Anal Chim Acta 2019; 1078:161-167. [PMID: 31358215 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2019.06.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 06/09/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Sarcosine is a recently identified biomarker for prostate cancer. However, the rapid detection methods for sarcosine are relatively lack because of the low concentration and the presence of complicated interfering substances in serum or urine. In this manuscript, hollow nanospheres of Fe3O4 was synthesized and used as carrier to disperse Pt (Pt) nanoparticles. In order to achieve excellent electron transfer ability, we use polyaniline to coat Pt-Fe3O4 nanoparticles, and pyrolyze the polyaniline to carbon (C). Thus, hollow magnetic Pt-Fe3O4@C nanocomposites with good electron transfer ability are formed. The Pt-Fe3O4@C nanocomposites have high catalytic activity and stability. The nanocomposites were immobilized on glassy carbon electrode (GCE) to construct a nonenzyme hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) sensor (Pt-Fe3O4@C/GCE). We further construct a sensitive sarcosine biosensor by immobilizing sarcosine oxidase (SOx) on the Pt-Fe3O4@C/GCE. The high catalytic activity and good biocompatibility of Pt-Fe3O4@C nanocomposites greatly retained the bioactivity of immobilized SOx, and the prepared sarcosine biosensor has good electrocatalytic performance towards sarcosine. It has a linear detection range between 0.5 and 60 μM with a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.43 μM (the signal to noise ratio is 3), and the sensitivity is 3.45 nA μM-1 (48.8 nA μM-1 cm-2), which has the potential to be used for rapid screening of prostate cancer.
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- Qingui Yang
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, PR China.
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