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Probst D, Sode K. Development of closed bipolar electrode based L-lactate sensor employing quasi-direct electron transfer type enzyme with cyclic voltammetry. Biosens Bioelectron 2024; 254:116197. [PMID: 38493528 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2024.116197] [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: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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Herein, we present a proof-of-concept of an enzyme sensor combining closed bipolar electrode system with quasi-direct electron transfer (DET) type enzyme. The closed bipolar electrode system was tested using cyclic voltammetry, with L-lactate as a model substrate. L-Lactate was detected through measurement of the change in junction potential across the bipolar electrode. This change in junction potential was caused by reduction of amino reactive phenazine ethosulfate conjugated to Aerococcus vilidans derived engineered L-lactate oxidase (AvLOx) which shows a quasi-DET signal. Using the closed bipolar electrode system allowed simultaneous measuring using cyclic voltammetry and open circuit potential (OCP) and achieved a limit of detection of 400 μM and 76.2 μM lactate respectively. The sensor was then demonstrated to perform with equivalent sensitivity using OCP across varying surface areas. To the best of our knowledge this is the first time a closed bipolar electrode system has been used with an enzyme which is capable of quasi-direct or direct electron transfer. This work can be expanded further to other enzymes capable of directly altering the junction potential of an electrode surface.
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- David Probst
- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
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Qileng A, Wu Y, Liu Y, Bakker E. Self-Powered Potentiometric Sensor Based on a Passive Signal Amplifier with Electronic Paper Display. Anal Chem 2023; 95:17444-17449. [PMID: 37978946 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c04323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Self-powered potentiometric sensors are attractive because of their simple operation, low cost, fast response, and ability to be integrated with electronic components. Self-powered potentiometric sensors that give a direct colorimetric output are especially interesting, because no power supply is needed, which dramatically reduces waste. Recently reported work from our group using an electronic paper display, however, exhibits limitations, because the visualization of small pH changes is difficult. A self-powered ion-selective potentiometric sensor is introduced here that may amplify the e-paper pixel sensitivity by improving the self-powered circuit. The voltage is amplified by changing the circuit from incorporating parallel to incorporating serial capacitors. With three such capacitors, a greatly improved sensitivity is observed, amplifying the absorbance 3-fold. A portable device is realized that changes the position of the capacitors from parallel to serial through a simple mechanical sliding action. As a result, the pH information on the sample is more easily visualized with a pH uncertainty of about 0.1 when comparing the e-paper output to a color card.
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- Aori Qileng
- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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Qileng A, Wu Y, Liu Y, Bakker E. Distance-Based Self-Powered Signal Transduction of Ion-Selective Electrodes to an Electronic Paper Display Array. Anal Chem 2023; 95:17878-17885. [PMID: 37978921 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c03994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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In this article, we report on the first distance-based readout self-powered potentiometric sensor. The approach is considered more user-friendly for detection by the naked eye and is less prone to optical interferences compared with a direct observation of the pixel darkening. pH-selective electrodes were chosen as a model system to demonstrate the principle in which seven bar-shaped pixels connected in series on one e-paper share one common ground. By connecting each of the pixels serially to capacitors of different capacitances, the fraction of the measurement cell voltage loaded onto the pixels becomes controllable. Consequently, the pixels give different gray values when powered by the same ion-selective electrode (ISE). As a result, the pH information on the sample is visualized as a distance-based signal and the dependence between the capacitance and 1/K (the reciprocal slope in the relationship between absorbance and pH) was constructed. In the current system, a 1 μF capacitance difference changes the value of 1/K by 4.18. With the current setup, the pH accuracy is about 0.5 when comparing the e-paper output to a color card.
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- Aori Qileng
- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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Han T, Song T, Bao Y, Wang W, He Y, Liu Z, Gan S, Han D, Bobacka J, Niu L. Fast and sensitive coulometric signal transduction for ion-selective electrodes by utilizing a two-compartment cell. Talanta 2023; 262:124623. [PMID: 37244238 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.124623] [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: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Here, we propose a fast and sensitive coulometric signal transduction method for ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) by utilizing a two-compartment cell. A potassium ion-selective electrode (K+-ISE) was connected as reference electrode (RE) and placed in the sample compartment. A glassy carbon (GC) electrode coated with poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (GC/PEDOT), or reduced graphene oxide (GC/RGO), was connected as working electrode (WE) and placed in the detection compartment together with a counter electrode (CE). The two compartments were connected with an Ag/AgCl wire. The measured cumulated charge was amplified by increasing the capacitance of the WE. The observed slope of the cumulated charge with respect to the change of the logarithm of the K+ ion activity was linearly proportional to the capacitance of the GC/PEDOT and GC/RGO, estimated from impedance spectra. Furthermore, the sensitivity of the coulometric signal transduction using a commercial K+-ISE with internal filling solution as RE and GC/RGO as WE allowed to decrease the response time while still being able to detect a 0.2% change in K+ concentration. The coulometric method utilizing a two-compartment cell was found to be feasible for the determination of K+ concentrations in serum. The advantage of this two-compartment approach, compared to the coulometric transduction described earlier, was that no current passed through the K+-ISE that was connected as RE. Therefore, current-induced polarization of the K+-ISE was avoided. Furthermore, since the GCE/PEDOT and GCE/RGO (used as WE) had a low impedance, the response time of the coulometric response decreased from minutes to seconds.
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- Tingting Han
- Center for Advanced Analytical Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Sensing Materials & Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Photoelectric Sensing Materials and Devices, C/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
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- Center for Advanced Analytical Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Sensing Materials & Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Photoelectric Sensing Materials and Devices, C/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- Center for Advanced Analytical Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Sensing Materials & Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Photoelectric Sensing Materials and Devices, C/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.
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- Center for Advanced Analytical Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Sensing Materials & Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Photoelectric Sensing Materials and Devices, C/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- Center for Advanced Analytical Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Sensing Materials & Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Photoelectric Sensing Materials and Devices, C/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- Center for Advanced Analytical Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Sensing Materials & Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Photoelectric Sensing Materials and Devices, C/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.
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- Center for Advanced Analytical Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Sensing Materials & Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Photoelectric Sensing Materials and Devices, C/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Psychoactive Substances Monitoring and Safety, Anti-Drug Technology Center of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510230, PR China
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- Åbo Akademi University, Johan Gadolin Process Chemistry Centre, Laboratory of Molecular Science and Engineering, Henriksgatan 2, FI-20500, Turku/Åbo, Finland
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- Center for Advanced Analytical Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Sensing Materials & Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Photoelectric Sensing Materials and Devices, C/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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Zhu X, Shan J, Dai L, Shi F, Wang J, Wang H, Li Y, Wu D, Ma H, Wei Q, Ju H. PB@PDA nanocomposites as nanolabels and signal reporters for separate-type cathodic photoelectrochemical immunosensors in the detection of carcinoembryonic antigens. Talanta 2023; 254:124134. [PMID: 36450179 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.124134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Photoelectrochemical (PEC) immunoassays exhibiting high sensitivity and decent operability have considerable potential in areas such as cancer diagnostics. In particular, cathodic PEC configurations can prevent interference from reductive substances, which can occur in biological samples; however, challenges remain in terms of sensitivity and operability. In this study, separate-type PEC immunoassays were developed for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) by combining microplate-based immune recognition and off-on cathodic PEC detection. Polydopamine (PDA)-coated Prussian blue (PB) nanoparticles (PB@PDA NPs) were used as signal tags to label the detection antibody. The PB NPs and PDA captured on the microplates both disassembled under strongly alkaline conditions to generate redox-active electron acceptors. The disassembled products were quantitatively transferred to PEC detection cells and synergistically enhanced the PEC current with microstructured BiOI, which operated as a cathodic semiconductor electrode. As proof of principle, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) was applied to elucidate the potential application of PEC immunoassay in clinical diagnosis, and the obtained linear range of the sensor was 0.001-100 ng mL-1 with the detection limit of 54.9 fg mL-1 (S/N = 3). The proposed separate-type off-on PEC strategy showed high sensitivity and decent operability for CEA detection, indicating its potential for the identification of other tumor markers.
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- Xiaodi Zhu
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Chemical Manufacturing and Accurate Detection; Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, Shandong. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Chemical Manufacturing and Accurate Detection; Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, Shandong. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Chemical Manufacturing and Accurate Detection; Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, Shandong. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Chemical Manufacturing and Accurate Detection; Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, Shandong. China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250021, Shandong, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Chemical Manufacturing and Accurate Detection; Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, Shandong. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Chemical Manufacturing and Accurate Detection; Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, Shandong. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Chemical Manufacturing and Accurate Detection; Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, Shandong. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Chemical Manufacturing and Accurate Detection; Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, Shandong. China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Chemical Manufacturing and Accurate Detection; Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, Shandong. China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Chemical Manufacturing and Accurate Detection; Key Laboratory of Interfacial Reaction & Sensing Analysis in Universities of Shandong, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, Shandong. China; State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Department of Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China
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Qin X, Gao J, Jin HJ, Li ZQ, Xia XH. Closed Bipolar Electrode Array for Optical Reporting Reaction-Coupled Electrochemical Sensing and Imaging. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202202687. [PMID: 36316589 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202687] [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: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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This review centers on a closed bipolar electrode (BPE) array using an electro-fluorochromism (EFC) or electro-chemiluminescence (ECL) reaction as the reporting reaction. Electrochemical signals at one pole of the closed BPE array can be transduced into the EFC or ECL signals at the opposite pole. Therefore, the current signal of a redox reaction can be easily detected and imaged by monitoring the luminescence signal. Recent developments in closed BPE array-based EFC and ECL sensing and imaging are summarized and discussed in detail. Finally, we consider the challenges and opportunities for improving the spatial resolution of closed BPE array-based electrochemical imaging, and emphasize the important application of this technique to the imaging of cellular activities at the single-cell level.
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- Xiang Qin
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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Welgama HK, Crawley MR, McKone JR, Cook TR. Investigations of Nanoparticle Suspensions of Prussian Blue and Its Copper Analogue: Amine Functionalization and Electrochemical Studies. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:1455-1465. [PMID: 36638826 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Prussian blue (PB) and its analogues are promising materials for electrochemical energy storage, yet their use in flow-type devices is limited by their lack of redox responsiveness as colloidal suspensions. We have investigated the redox chemistry amine functionalization of PB along with its Cu analogue (CuPBA). No redox response of colloidal PB was observed and suspensions of CuPBA formed films on electrode surfaces with and without applied potentials; the films were redox-active but the material that remained suspended in solution did not participate in redox chemistry. Propylamine (pa), ethylenediamine (en), or tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA) were added in an attempt to maintain well dispersed suspensions through nanoparticle surface functionalization. Propylamine modifications resulted in a loss of the CuPBA network and subsequent precipitation of insoluble materials. Coordination of ethylenediamine prompted the formation of Cu and Fe monomers ([Cu(en)2]m+/[Fe(CN)6]n-]) that remained soluble in aqueous electrolytes. In the absence of supporting electrolytes, these monomers formed a one-dimensional (1D) polymeric structure (Cu2Fe-1D). TMEDA modification preserved the CuPBA extended structure with only modest precipitate formation over 30 min. The redox responsiveness of these suspensions depended on conditions; in 1 M KCl, no redox chemistry was observed for the CuPBA. In pH 4 potassium hydrogen phthalate buffer, a signal was observed that was attributed to the Fe centers of CuPBA. Under these conditions, the material precipitated in ∼15 min and the signal was lost. Although the Fe centers in these networks are redox-active, additional work is needed to realize longer-term redox activity and stability. Ligand modifications can alter the properties of these networks but within a given ligand class, e.g., amines, the effects can vary greatly from the deconstruction of the framework to preventing film formation.
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- Heshali K Welgama
- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260-3000, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260-3000, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260-3000, United States
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Wu Y, Bakker E. Self-Powered Signal Transduction of Ion-Selective Electrodes to an Electronic Paper Display. ACS Sens 2022; 7:3201-3207. [PMID: 36251606 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.2c01826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
Abstract
Mobile integrated electrochemical sensors normally require a power supply for operation. Unfortunately, the practice of discarding batteries associated with these devices runs counter to our desire for a sustainable world. Self-powered sensing concepts that draw the energy directly from the measurement itself would overcome this limitation. Potentiometric sensors for the measurement of pH, many electrolytes, and gases are ubiquitous in analytical practice. However, in potentiometry, the voltage is acquired in the absence of current flow, making it seemingly impossible to draw power. Fortunately, it has been recently established that transient currents may be tolerated across potentiometric measurement cells to charge a capacitive or electrochromic element such as Prussian blue integrated in the measurement cell and whose absorbance then directly follows the potential changes in a reversible manner. We have shown here that commercial electronic paper (e-paper), widely used to make electronic ink and ebook readers, can directly be driven by a potentiometric measurement cell in a reversible manner at mild potentials of >100 mV typical for such sensors. The capacitance of the e-paper pixel studied here was found to be 0.53 μF mm-2, 30 times smaller than that of Prussian blue films. The colorimetric absorbance of the e-paper was also more stable (observed drift over 2 h corresponding to 0.76 mV h-1) and reproducible (corresponding to 1 mV standard deviation). The e-paper pixel was directly driven by a polymeric pH electrode as a model system. Choosing a basic inner solution (pH 12.9) behind the membrane gave sufficiently positive cell potentials for driving visible absorbance change in a sample pH range of 4-10, while a more acidic pH of 3.4 and alternating the connections to the e-paper were more suited for more basic samples of pH > 10. This convenient and cost-effective approach makes it possible to directly drive an optical display from the potentiometric measurement itself and should be suitable for moderate sensing membrane resistances of less than about 100 kΩ, depending on the area of the chosen pixel.
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- Yaotian Wu
- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211Geneva, Switzerland
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Wu Y, Bakker E. Direct Energy Transfer from a pH Glass Electrode to a Liquid Crystal Display. Anal Chem 2022; 94:10408-10414. [PMID: 35818788 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c01557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Self-powered sensors are attractive because the lack of a dedicated battery makes them environmentally friendly and allows them to be more easily miniaturized. Unfortunately, the development of self-powered potentiometric sensors is challenging because only very limited energy can be harvested from this measurement principle. For the first time, the potential of a high impedance glass pH electrode (130 M Ω) is shown here to be directly read out optically. This is accomplished by a liquid crystal display (LCD) as the electrochromic transducer, which changes its transmission upon imposing an external voltage in the range of 2-3 V. Importantly, owing to its low capacitance of about 50 pF, this process requires a very small transient charge on the order of 100 pC, which may be spontaneously imposable even across pH glass electrodes. For the LCD to be turned on, the cell voltage is boosted by additional Zn2+/Zn elements placed in series. The LCD is found to give a time-dependent absorbance decrease, which is mitigated by adding a high resistance element to attenuate the associated decay. The approach gives repeatable LCD absorbance values that allows one to directly visualize pH with a precision of about 0.01 pH units. The absorbance value depends inversely on pH in a much wider range (pH 1-13) than what is normally observed with optical sensors while based on the same underlying measurement as a potentiometric pH probe.
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- Yaotian Wu
- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211, Geneva, Switzerland
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Salatiello S, Spinelli M, Cassiano C, Amoresano A, Marini F, Cinti S. Sweat urea bioassay based on degradation of Prussian Blue as the sensing architecture. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1210:339882. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.339882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Bian Q, Zhang M, Liu Y, Liu L, Li Y, Wang C, He G, Liu Y. Layered Double Hydroxide‐Assisted Fabrication of Prussian Blue Membranes for Precise Molecular Sieving. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202113662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Qi Bian
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals School of Chemical Engineering Dalian University of Technology Linggong Road NO. 2, Ganjingzi District Dalian 116024 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals School of Chemical Engineering Dalian University of Technology Linggong Road NO. 2, Ganjingzi District Dalian 116024 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals School of Chemical Engineering Dalian University of Technology Linggong Road NO. 2, Ganjingzi District Dalian 116024 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals School of Chemical Engineering Dalian University of Technology Linggong Road NO. 2, Ganjingzi District Dalian 116024 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals School of Chemical Engineering Dalian University of Technology Linggong Road NO. 2, Ganjingzi District Dalian 116024 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals School of Chemical Engineering Dalian University of Technology Linggong Road NO. 2, Ganjingzi District Dalian 116024 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals School of Chemical Engineering Dalian University of Technology Linggong Road NO. 2, Ganjingzi District Dalian 116024 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals School of Chemical Engineering Dalian University of Technology Linggong Road NO. 2, Ganjingzi District Dalian 116024 China
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Bian Q, Zhang M, Liu Y, Liu L, Li Y, Wang C, He G, Liu Y. Layered Double Hydroxide-Assisted Fabrication of Prussian Blue Membranes for Precise Molecular Sieving. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202113662. [PMID: 34750941 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202113662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 10/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Prussian Blue (PB), which was first discovered as robust blue-colored pigment in the year 1706, has shown promising prospects in disease treatment, energy conversion, water splitting, and sensing. Relying on the uniform 3.2 Å-sized pore channels as well as high stability in aqueous environments, in this study, we pioneered in situ preparation of polycrystalline PB membranes to justify their dye rejection and metal ion discrimination ability in aqueous environments. Among various factors, the introduction of calcined NiFe layered double hydroxide buffer layers on porous α-Al2 O3 substrates was found to play a paramount role in the formation of continuous polycrystalline PB membranes, thereby leading to excellent dye rejection efficiency (>99.0 %). Moreover, prepared PB membranes enabled discriminating different monovalent metal ions (e.g., Li+ , Na+ , and K+ ) depending on their discrepancy in Stokes diameters, showing great promise for lithium extraction from smaller-sized metal ions.
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- Qi Bian
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road NO. 2, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road NO. 2, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road NO. 2, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road NO. 2, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road NO. 2, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road NO. 2, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road NO. 2, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road NO. 2, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, 116024, China
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Kumbhakar P, Ambekar RS, Mahapatra PL, Sekhar Tiwary C. Quantifying instant water cleaning efficiency using zinc oxide decorated complex 3D printed porous architectures. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 418:126383. [PMID: 34329007 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Industrialization harms the quality of water; therefore, cleaning and monitoring water sources are essential for sustainable human health and aquatic life. An increase in active surface area and porosity can result in quick and efficient cleaning activity. 3D printing can build porous architecture with controlled porosity and active surface area. Here, catalytically active ZnO nanosheets were grown on the surface of 3D printed architecture (Schwarzites and Weissmuller) with different porosity and surface area. The Weissmuller structure along with ZnO, has shown better catalytic performance due to its higher porosity (~69%) and high active surface area, compared to Schwarzites structure. Synergistic effect of adsorption and photodegradation has resulted in ~95% removal efficiency of mixed dye within 10 min by Weissmuller structure. The dye degradation efficiency was determined using colorimetric measurements with a regular smartphone for real-time quantitative investigation of dye removal efficiency. Most importantly, decorated 3D printed structures exhibit high structural stability without residuals (ZnO nanosheets) in water after performing the recycling experiment. Therefore, the decorated 3D printing structures and colorimetric detection method will offer a user-friendly versatile technique for analysis of removal efficiency of toxic components in different polluted water sources without using high-end sophisticated instruments and complicated procedures.
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- Partha Kumbhakar
- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- School of Nano Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India.
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Bouffier L, Zigah D, Sojic N, Kuhn A. Bipolar (Bio)electroanalysis. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2021; 14:65-86. [PMID: 33940930 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-090820-093307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This contribution reviews a selection of the most recent studies on the use of bipolar electrochemistry in the framework of analytical chemistry. Despite the fact that the concept is not new, with several important studies dating back to the middle of the last century, completely novel and very original approaches have emerged over the last decade. This current revival illustrates that scientists still (re)discover some exciting virtues of this approach, which are useful in many different areas, especially for tackling analytical challenges in an unconventional way. In several cases, this "wireless" electrochemistry strategy enables carrying out measurements that are simply not possible with classic electrochemical approaches. This review will hopefully stimulate new ideas and trigger scientists to integrate some aspects of bipolar electrochemistry in their work in order to drive the topic into yet unexplored and eventually completely unexpected directions.
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- Laurent Bouffier
- Bordeaux INP, Institute of Molecular Science, and CNRS UMR 5255, University of Bordeaux, 33607 Pessac, France; , , ,
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- Bordeaux INP, Institute of Molecular Science, and CNRS UMR 5255, University of Bordeaux, 33607 Pessac, France; , , ,
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- Bordeaux INP, Institute of Molecular Science, and CNRS UMR 5255, University of Bordeaux, 33607 Pessac, France; , , ,
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- Bordeaux INP, Institute of Molecular Science, and CNRS UMR 5255, University of Bordeaux, 33607 Pessac, France; , , ,
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Masturah binti Fakhruddin S, Ino K, Inoue KY, Nashimoto Y, Shiku H. Bipolar Electrode‐based Electrochromic Devices for Analytical Applications – A Review. ELECTROANAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.202100153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Graduate School of Engineering Tohoku University Sendai 980-8579 Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies Tohoku University Sendai 980-8579 Japan
- Center for Basic Education Faculty of Engineering Graduate Faculty of Interdisciplinary Research University of Yamanashi Kofu 400-8511 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering Tohoku University Sendai 980-8579 Japan
- Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences Tohoku University Sendai 980-8578 Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies Tohoku University Sendai 980-8579 Japan
- Graduate School of Engineering Tohoku University Sendai 980-8579 Japan
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An absorbance-based colorimetric sensor array that is self-powered by an ion-selective electrode (ISE) in a short-circuited cell is presented. As the cell voltage is maintained at zero, the potential at the ISE serves as the power generator to directly transfer its power to a potential-dependent Prussian blue (PB) film in contact with an electrolyte solution in a separate detection compartment. This allows one to activate the color change of the PB film without the need for an external power supply. The potential of the PB detection element is optimized to change color between 50 and 250 mV (vs Ag/AgCl). Because the potential originates at the ISE, it is proportional to the ion activity in the sample in agreement with the Nernst equation. In this way, a higher cation activity in the sample generates a more positive potential, which enhances the PB absorbance that serves as the analytical signal. A self-powered optical sensor array coupled to poly(vinyl-chloride)-based pH electrodes based on two different ionophores is utilized here as a model. The measuring range is tuned chemically by varying the pH of the inner filling solution of each ISE, giving a measuring range from pH 2 to 10.5. As the optical sensor is driven by a potentiometric probe, the sensor output is independent of solution ionic strength. It is successfully applied for quantitative analysis in unmodified turbid/colored samples that included red wine, coke, coffee, baking soda, and antacid. The colorimetric output correlates well with the reference method, a calibrated pH electrode. Compared to earlier systems where the cell potential is dictated by an external power source, the PB film exhibits excellent reproducibility and a rapid response time of about 44 s.
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- Sutida Jansod
- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Santiago-Malagón S, Río-Colín D, Azizkhani H, Aller-Pellitero M, Guirado G, Del Campo FJ. A self-powered skin-patch electrochromic biosensor. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 175:112879. [PMID: 33309218 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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One of the limitations of many skin-patch wearable sensors today is their dependence on silicon-based electronics, increasing their complexity and unit cost. Self-powered sensors, in combination with electrochromic materials, allow simplifying the construction of these devices, leading to powerful analytical tools that remove the need for external detection systems. This work describes the construction, by screen-printing, of a self-powered electrochromic device that can be adapted for the determination of metabolites in sweat by the naked eye in the form of a 3 × 15 mm colour bar. The device comprises a lactate oxidase and osmium-polymer -based anode connected to a coplanar 3 × 15 mm Prussian Blue, PB, cathode printed over a transparent poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate, PEDOT:PSS electrode. An ion-gel composed of Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene), PVDF-co-HFP, a gelling agent, and ionic liquid 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoromethanesulfonate, EMIM-Tf, effectively separates the cathode display from the biosensing anode, protecting it from the sample. Despite its cathodic electrochromism, the PEDOT:PSS has a transmission above 90% and does not mask the Prussian Blue colour change because the cathode does not operate below 0 V vs Ag/AgCl at any time. The sensor displays lactate concentrations in the range of 0-10 mM over the length of the electrochromic display, which has a contrast ratio of 1.43. Although full response takes up to 24 min, 85% of the colour change is displayed within 10 min.
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- Universidad Del País Vasco, UPV-EHU, Campus de Leioa, Vizcaya, Spain
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- Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona, IMB-CNM (CSIC), Campus de la Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Esfera UAB, 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona, IMB-CNM (CSIC), Campus de la Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Esfera UAB, 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain; BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures, UPV/EHU Science Park, 48940, Leioa, Spain; IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48009, Bilbao, Spain.
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Ma Q, Zhang H, Chen J, Wu W, Dong S. Lithium-Ion-Assisted Ultrafast Charging Double-Electrode Smart Windows with Energy Storage and Display Applications. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2020; 6:2209-2216. [PMID: 33376782 PMCID: PMC7760464 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c01149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Lithium-ion-assisted ultrafast charging double-electrode smart windows with energy storage and a fluorescence display device (FTO/PB/Ru@SiO2||Ru@SiO2/WO/FTO) based on double electrochromic electrodes (cathode and anode) (FSDECEs) have been designed and fabricated. Here, Prussian blue (PB) and WOred are selected as the electrochromic cathode and anode, respectively. There is a synergistic effect and a large potential difference between the two electrodes. They could be simultaneously and rapidly bleached after being connected with each other. Also, the fluorescence intensity of Ru@SiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) could be regulated by the fluorescence resonance energy transfer effect (FRET). After discharging, the two electrochromic electrodes in the bleached state can be recharged by a Mg-O2 battery with a FeN5 single atomic catalyst to quickly recover the colored state. The double electrochromic electrodes can reversibly alter between coloring and bleaching states only by connecting and disconnecting the electrodes. The fluorescence intensity of FSDECEs can switch between quenching and emission, thus endowing the "on" and "off" functions. The system is concise, environmentally friendly, and easy to operate. The proposed FSDECEs demonstrate high fluorescence contrast, a fast response time, and long-term stability. Such an ingenious design of fluorescence switching based on the double electrochromic electrode in a single cell sheds light on next-generation transparent, portable, and self-powered electrochromic devices and electronic equipment.
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- Qian Ma
- State
Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
- University
of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
- University
of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
- University
of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
- University
of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Zhang YJ, Guo L, Yu YL, Wang JH. Photoacoustic-Based Miniature Device with Smartphone Readout for Point-of-Care Testing of Uric Acid. Anal Chem 2020; 92:15699-15704. [PMID: 33263986 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c03470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Real-time and rapid detection of various biomarkers in body fluids has important significance for early disease diagnosis, efficient monitoring of treatment, and evaluation of prognosis. However, traditional detection methods not only require bulky and costly instruments but also are not suitable for the analysis of heterogeneous samples (e.g., serum and urine), limiting their applications in point-of-care testing (POCT). Herein, an integrated photoacoustic (PA) device with a smartphone as the acoustic signal readout has been constructed, greatly reducing the volume and cost of the instrument, and providing a potential miniature platform for POCT of clinical samples. By exploiting the electron transfer product of 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) (i.e., TMB++) as the PA probe and hemin-graphene oxide (H-GO) complex as the peroxidase, quantitative analysis of uric acid was successfully performed by using only 30 μL of a sample solution. Due to the favorable stability of artificial enzymes, reaction reagents could be effectively embedded in agar gel to make a portable "test strip". Therefore, operators just need to drop clinical samples on the "test strip" for PA analysis, which is user friendly without requiring complex sample preparation steps. In addition, since the acoustic change mainly comes from the PA effect, it has a lower background signal than UV-vis and fluorescence analysis, greatly improving the analytical performance. The simplicity, low cost, and broad adaptability make this miniature PA device attractive for on-site detection, particularly in resource-limited settings.
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- Ya-Jie Zhang
- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Box 332, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Box 332, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Box 332, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Box 332, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Elena Zdrachek
- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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McCormick HK, Dick JE. Nanoelectrochemical quantification of single-cell metabolism. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 413:17-24. [PMID: 32915282 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02899-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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At the most fundamental level, the behavior of tissue is governed by the activity of its single cells. A detailed examination of single-cell biology is necessary in order to gain a deeper understanding of disease progression. While single-cell genomics and transcriptomics are mature due to robust amplification strategies, the metabolome is difficult to quantify. Nanoelectrochemical techniques stand poised to quantify single-cell metabolism as a result of the fabrication of nanoelectrodes, which allow one to make intracellular electrochemical measurements. This article is concerned with intracellular nanoelectrochemistry, focusing on the sensitive and selective quantification of various metabolites within a single, living cell. We will review the strong literature behind this field, discuss the potential deleterious effects of passing charge inside cells, and provide future outlooks for this promising avenue of inquiry. We also present a mathematical relationship based on Faraday's Law and bulk electrolysis theory to examine the consumption of analyte within a cell due to passing charge at the nanotip.Graphical abstract.
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- Hadley K McCormick
- Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA. .,Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
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