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Yan T, Weng F, Ming Y, Zhu S, Zhu M, Wang C, Guo C, Zhu K. Luminescence Probes in Bio-Applications: From Principle to Practice. BIOSENSORS 2024; 14:333. [PMID: 39056609 PMCID: PMC11274413 DOI: 10.3390/bios14070333] [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: 06/05/2024] [Revised: 07/03/2024] [Accepted: 07/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024]
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Bioanalysis based on optical imaging has gained significant progress in the last few decades. Luminescence probes are capable of detecting, monitoring, and tracing particular biomolecules in complex biological systems to figure out the roles of these molecules in organisms. Considering the rapid development of luminescence probes for bio-applications and their promising future, we have attempted to explore the working principles and recent advances in bio-applications of luminescence probes, in the hope of helping readers gain a detailed understanding of luminescence probes developed in recent years. In this review, we first focus on the current widely used luminescence probes, including fluorescence probes, bioluminescence probes, chemiluminescence probes, afterglow probes, photoacoustic probes, and Cerenkov luminescence probes. The working principles for each type of luminescence probe are concisely described and the bio-application of the luminescence probes is summarized by category, including metal ions detection, secretion detection, imaging, and therapy.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; (T.Y.); (F.W.); (Y.M.); (S.Z.); (M.Z.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; (T.Y.); (F.W.); (Y.M.); (S.Z.); (M.Z.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; (T.Y.); (F.W.); (Y.M.); (S.Z.); (M.Z.)
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Xue J, Yao Y, Wang M, Wang Z, Xue Y, Li B, Ma Y, Shen Y, Wu H. Recent studies on proteins and polysaccharides-based pH-responsive fluorescent materials. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 260:129534. [PMID: 38237824 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.129534] [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: 11/10/2023] [Revised: 12/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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Polymer-based pH-responsive fluorescent materials have the characteristics of fast response, real-time monitoring, visualisation, and easy forming. Consequently, they have attracted widespread attention in wound healing, sweat monitoring, security and anti-counterfeiting, freshness detection of aquatic products, metal-ion sensing and bioimaging. This paper analyses the preparation principles and characteristics of pH-responsive fluorescent materials based on cellulose, chitosan and proteins. It then outlines the fluorescence properties, environmental response mechanisms and applications of various luminescent materials. Next, the research indicates that amines, N-heterocyclic rings, carboxyl groups and amino plasmonic groups on the fluorescent molecule structure and polymer skeleton appear to change the degree of ionisation under acid or alkali stimulation, which affects the light absorption ability of chromophore electrons, thus producing fluorescence changes in fluorescent materials under different pH stimuli. On this basis, the challenges and growth encountered in the development of proteins and polysaccharides-based pH-responsive fluorescent materials were prospected to provide theoretical references and technical support for constructing pH-responsive fluorescent materials with high stability, high sensitivity, long-lasting pH-response and wide detection range.
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- Jiannan Xue
- School of Textile Science and Engineering, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Textile Science and Engineering, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Functional Textile Material and Product, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Ministry of Education, Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi, China.
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- School of Textile Science and Engineering, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Textile Science and Engineering, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Textile Science and Engineering, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Functional Textile Material and Product, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Ministry of Education, Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Textile Science and Engineering, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Functional Textile Material and Product, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Ministry of Education, Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Textile Science and Engineering, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Functional Textile Material and Product, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Ministry of Education, Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Textile Science and Engineering, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Functional Textile Material and Product, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Ministry of Education, Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Textile Science and Engineering, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Functional Textile Material and Product, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Ministry of Education, Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi, China.
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Ehtesabi H, Kalji SO. Carbon nanomaterials for sweat-based sensors: a review. Mikrochim Acta 2024; 191:77. [PMID: 38177621 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-023-06162-7] [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: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Sweat is easily accessible from the human skin's surface. It is secreted by the eccrine glands and contains a wealth of physiological information, including metabolites and electrolytes like glucose and Na ions. Sweat is a particularly useful biofluid because of its easy and non-invasive access, unlike other biofluids, like blood. On the other hand, nanomaterials have started to show promise operation as a competitive substitute for biosensors and molecular sensors throughout the last 10 years. Among the most synthetic nanomaterials that are studied, applied, and discussed, carbon nanomaterials are special. They are desirable candidates for sensor applications because of their many intrinsic electrical, magnetic, and optical characteristics; their chemical diversity and simplicity of manipulation; their biocompatibility; and their effectiveness as a chemically resistant platform. Carbon nanofibers (CNFs), carbon dots (CDs), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and graphene have been intensively investigated as molecular sensors or as components that can be integrated into devices. In this review, we summarize recent advances in the use of carbon nanomaterials as sweat sensors and consider how they can be utilized to detect a diverse range of analytes in sweat, such as glucose, ions, lactate, cortisol, uric acid, and pH.
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- Hamide Ehtesabi
- Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Zheng XT, Zhong Y, Chu HE, Yu Y, Zhang Y, Chin JS, Becker DL, Su X, Loh XJ. Carbon Dot-Doped Hydrogel Sensor Array for Multiplexed Colorimetric Detection of Wound Healing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:17675-17687. [PMID: 37001053 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c01185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Effective wound care and treatment require a quick and comprehensive assessment of healing status. Here, we develop a carbon dot-doped hydrogel sensor array in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) for simultaneous colorimetric detections of five wound biomarkers and/or wound condition indicators (pH, glucose, urea, uric acid, and total protein), leading to the holistic assessment of inflammation and infection. A biogenic carbon dot synthesized using an amino acid and a polymer precursor is doped in an agarose hydrogel matrix for constructing enzymatic sensors (glucose, urea, and uric acid) and dye-based sensors (pH and total protein). The encapsulated enzymes in such a matrix exhibit improved enzyme kinetics and stability compared to those in pure hydrogels. Such a matrix also provides stable colorimetric responses for all five sensors. The sensor array exhibits high accuracy (recovery rates of 91.5-113.1%) and clinically relevant detection ranges for all five wound markers. The sensor array is established for simulated wound fluids and validated with rat wound fluids from perturbed wound models. Distinct color patterns are obtained that can clearly distinguish healing vs nonhealing wounds visually and quantitatively. This hydrogel sensor array shows great potential for on-site wound sensing due to its long-term stability, lightweight, and flexibility.
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- Xin Ting Zheng
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #08-03, Singapore 138634, Republic of Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #08-03, Singapore 138634, Republic of Singapore
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637457, Republic of Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #08-03, Singapore 138634, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore 117583, Republic of Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 636921, Republic of Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 636921, Republic of Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #08-03, Singapore 138634, Republic of Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #08-03, Singapore 138634, Republic of Singapore
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Yaraki MT, Zahed Nasab S, Zare I, Dahri M, Moein Sadeghi M, Koohi M, Tan YN. Biomimetic Metallic Nanostructures for Biomedical Applications, Catalysis, and Beyond. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c00285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Department of Life Science Engineering, Faculty of New Sciences and Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran 143951561, Iran
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- Research and Development Department, Sina Medical Biochemistry Technologies Co. Ltd., Shiraz 7178795844, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 71345, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 71345, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, Zanjan 45371-38791, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU, U.K
- Newcastle Research and Innovation Institute, Newcastle University in Singapore, 80 Jurong East Street 21, No. 05-04, 609607, Singapore
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Tavakkoli Yaraki M, Liu B, Tan YN. Emerging Strategies in Enhancing Singlet Oxygen Generation of Nano-Photosensitizers Toward Advanced Phototherapy. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2022; 14:123. [PMID: 35513555 PMCID: PMC9072609 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-022-00856-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The great promise of photodynamic therapy (PDT) has thrusted the rapid progress of developing highly effective photosensitizers (PS) in killing cancerous cells and bacteria. To mitigate the intrinsic limitations of the classical molecular photosensitizers, researchers have been looking into designing new generation of nanomaterial-based photosensitizers (nano-photosensitizers) with better photostability and higher singlet oxygen generation (SOG) efficiency, and ways of enhancing the performance of existing photosensitizers. In this paper, we review the recent development of nano-photosensitizers and nanoplasmonic strategies to enhance the SOG efficiency for better PDT performance. Firstly, we explain the mechanism of reactive oxygen species generation by classical photosensitizers, followed by a brief discussion on the commercially available photosensitizers and their limitations in PDT. We then introduce three types of new generation nano-photosensitizers that can effectively produce singlet oxygen molecules under visible light illumination, i.e., aggregation-induced emission nanodots, metal nanoclusters (< 2 nm), and carbon dots. Different design approaches to synthesize these nano-photosensitizers were also discussed. To further enhance the SOG rate of nano-photosensitizers, plasmonic strategies on using different types of metal nanoparticles in both colloidal and planar metal-PS systems are reviewed. The key parameters that determine the metal-enhanced SOG (ME-SOG) efficiency and their underlined enhancement mechanism are discussed. Lastly, we highlight the future prospects of these nanoengineering strategies, and discuss how the future development in nanobiotechnology and theoretical simulation could accelerate the design of new photosensitizers and ME-SOG systems for highly effective image-guided photodynamic therapy.
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- Mohammad Tavakkoli Yaraki
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03, Innovis, 138634, Singapore
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, 117585, Singapore.
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03, Innovis, 138634, Singapore.
- Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.
- Newcastle Research and Innovation Institute, Newcastle University in Singapore, 80 Jurong East Street 21, #05-04, Singapore, 609607, Singapore.
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Yu H, Feng J, Zhong F, Wu Y. Chemical Modification for the "off-/on" Regulation of Enzyme Activity. Macromol Rapid Commun 2022; 43:e2200195. [PMID: 35482602 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202200195] [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: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Enzymes with excellent catalytic performance play important roles in living organisms. Advances in strategies for enzyme chemical modification have enabled powerful strategies for exploring and manipulating enzyme functions and activities. Based on the development of chemical enzyme modifications, incorporating external stimuli-responsive features-for example, responsivity to light, voltage, magnetic force, pH, temperature, redox activity, and small molecules-into a target enzyme to turn "on" and "off" its activity has attracted much attention. The ability to precisely control enzyme activity using different approaches would greatly expand the chemical biology toolbox for clarification and detection of signal transduction and in vivo enzyme function and significantly promote enzyme-based disease therapy. This review summarizes the methods available for chemical enzyme modification mainly for the off-/on control of enzyme activity and particularly highlights the recent progress regarding the applications of this strategy. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Huaibin Yu
- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry & Materia Medica, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry & Materia Medica, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry & Materia Medica, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry & Materia Medica, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430074, China
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Zafar H, Channa A, Jeoti V, Stojanović GM. Comprehensive Review on Wearable Sweat-Glucose Sensors for Continuous Glucose Monitoring. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:638. [PMID: 35062598 PMCID: PMC8781973 DOI: 10.3390/s22020638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The incidence of diabetes is increasing at an alarming rate, and regular glucose monitoring is critical in order to manage diabetes. Currently, glucose in the body is measured by an invasive method of blood sugar testing. Blood glucose (BG) monitoring devices measure the amount of sugar in a small sample of blood, usually drawn from pricking the fingertip, and placed on a disposable test strip. Therefore, there is a need for non-invasive continuous glucose monitoring, which is possible using a sweat sensor-based approach. As sweat sensors have garnered much interest in recent years, this study attempts to summarize recent developments in non-invasive continuous glucose monitoring using sweat sensors based on different approaches with an emphasis on the devices that can potentially be integrated into a wearable platform. Numerous research entities have been developing wearable sensors for continuous blood glucose monitoring, however, there are no commercially viable, non-invasive glucose monitors on the market at the moment. This review article provides the state-of-the-art in sweat glucose monitoring, particularly keeping in sight the prospect of its commercialization. The challenges relating to sweat collection, sweat sample degradation, person to person sweat amount variation, various detection methods, and their glucose detection sensitivity, and also the commercial viability are thoroughly covered.
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- Hima Zafar
- Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, T. Dositeja Obradovića 6, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia; (V.J.); (G.M.S.)
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- Computer Science Department, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania;
- DIIES Department, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, 89100 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, T. Dositeja Obradovića 6, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia; (V.J.); (G.M.S.)
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- Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, T. Dositeja Obradovića 6, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia; (V.J.); (G.M.S.)
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In situ growth of TiO 2 nanowires on Ti 3C 2 MXenes nanosheets as highly sensitive luminol electrochemiluminescent nanoplatform for glucose detection in fruits, sweat and serum samples. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 194:113600. [PMID: 34481242 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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A sensitive electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL) biosensor for glucose was developed based on in situ growth of TiO2 nanowires on Ti3C2 MXenes (TiO2-Ti3C2) as the nanoplatform. Via tuning the alkaline oxidation time, different amount of TiO2 nanowires can be found on MXenes. An ECL biosensor for glucose was constructed by covalent immobilization of glucose oxidase (GODx) on the glycine functional TiO2-Ti3C2 surface, with the ECL signal depending on the in-situ formation of H2O2 via the specifically catalysis of glucose by GODx, resulting in the apparent increase of ECL signal. The TiO2-Ti3C2 can also act as the catalyst for the oxidation of H2O2 into O2 to enhance the ECL of luminol. Based on this strategy, a highly sensitive ECL biosensor for glucose was obtained in wide concentration range of 20 nM-12 mM with a low detection limit of 1.2 nM (S/N = 3). The synergistic effects of large surface area, excellent conductivity, and high catalytic activity of the TiO2-Ti3C2 make the sensor highly sensitive toward glucose; the specific enzyme catalysis reaction promises excellent selectivity of the ECL sensor. The proposed biosensor has been employed to detect glucose in human serum, fruits, and sweat samples with excellent performance, providing a universal approach for glucose in various samples, which shows great prospect in clinical diagnostics and wearable sensors.
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Liu R, Wei X, Li J. Synergy of electrocatalysis on photoelectrocatalysis and amperometric determination of trace glucose. Microchem J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2021.106528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Phan LMT, Vo TAT, Hoang TX, Selvam SP, Pham HL, Kim JY, Cho S. Trending Technology of Glucose Monitoring during COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges in Personalized Healthcare. ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES 2021; 6:2100020. [PMID: 34179343 PMCID: PMC8212092 DOI: 10.1002/admt.202100020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to spread rapidly, and patients with diabetes are at risk of experiencing rapid progression and poor prognosis for appropriate treatment. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), which includes accurately tracking fluctuations in glucose levels without raising the risk of coronavirus exposure, becomes an important strategy for the self-management of diabetes during this pandemic, efficiently contributing to the diabetes care and the fight against COVID-19. Despite being less accurate than direct blood glucose monitoring, wearable noninvasive systems can encourage patient adherence by guaranteeing reliable results through high correlation between blood glucose levels and glucose concentrations in various other biofluids. This review highlights the trending technologies of glucose sensors during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic (2019-2020) that have been developed to make a significant contribution to effective management of diabetes and prevention of coronavirus spread, from off-body systems to wearable on-body CGM devices, including nanostructure and sensor performance in various biofluids. The advantages and disadvantages of various human biofluids for use in glucose sensors are also discussed. Furthermore, the challenges faced by wearable CGM sensors with respect to personalized healthcare during and after the pandemic are deliberated to emphasize the potential future directions of CGM devices for diabetes management.
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- Le Minh Tu Phan
- Department of Electronic EngineeringGachon UniversitySeongnam‐siGyeonggi‐do13120Republic of Korea
- School of Medicine and PharmacyThe University of DanangDanang550000Vietnam
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- Department of Life ScienceGachon UniversitySeongnam‐siGyeonggi‐do461‐701Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life ScienceGachon UniversitySeongnam‐siGyeonggi‐do461‐701Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electronic EngineeringGachon UniversitySeongnam‐siGyeonggi‐do13120Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life ScienceGachon UniversitySeongnam‐siGyeonggi‐do461‐701Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life ScienceGachon UniversitySeongnam‐siGyeonggi‐do461‐701Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electronic EngineeringGachon UniversitySeongnam‐siGyeonggi‐do13120Republic of Korea
- Department of Health Sciences and TechnologyGAIHSTGachon UniversityIncheon21999Republic of Korea
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Boselli L, Pomili T, Donati P, Pompa PP. Nanosensors for Visual Detection of Glucose in Biofluids: Are We Ready for Instrument-Free Home-Testing? MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14081978. [PMID: 33920934 PMCID: PMC8071272 DOI: 10.3390/ma14081978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Making frequent large-scale screenings for several diseases economically affordable would represent a real breakthrough in healthcare. One of the most promising routes to pursue such an objective is developing rapid, non-invasive, and cost-effective home-testing devices. As a first step toward a diagnostic revolution, glycemia self-monitoring represents a solid base to start exploring new diagnostic strategies. Glucose self-monitoring is improving people's life quality in recent years; however, current approaches still present vast room for improvement. In most cases, they still involve invasive sampling processes (i.e., finger-prick), quite discomforting for frequent measurements, or implantable devices which are costly and commonly dedicated to selected chronic patients, thus precluding large-scale monitoring. Thanks to their unique physicochemical properties, nanoparticles hold great promises for the development of rapid colorimetric devices. Here, we overview and analyze the main instrument-free nanosensing strategies reported so far for glucose detection, highlighting their advantages/disadvantages in view of their implementation as cost-effective rapid home-testing devices, including the potential use of alternative non-invasive biofluids as samples sources.
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- Luca Boselli
- Nanobiointeractions and Nanodiagnostics, Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy; (T.P.); (P.D.)
- Correspondence: (L.B.); (P.P.P.); Tel.: +39-010-2896-837 (P.P.P.)
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- Nanobiointeractions and Nanodiagnostics, Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy; (T.P.); (P.D.)
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genova, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- Nanobiointeractions and Nanodiagnostics, Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy; (T.P.); (P.D.)
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- Nanobiointeractions and Nanodiagnostics, Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy; (T.P.); (P.D.)
- Correspondence: (L.B.); (P.P.P.); Tel.: +39-010-2896-837 (P.P.P.)
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Saraf M, Tavakkoli Yaraki M, Prateek, Tan YN, Gupta RK. Insights and Perspectives Regarding Nanostructured Fluorescent Materials toward Tackling COVID-19 and Future Pandemics. ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS 2021; 4:911-948. [PMID: 37556236 PMCID: PMC7885806 DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.0c02945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
Abstract
The COVID-19 outbreak has exposed the world's preparation to fight against unknown/unexplored infectious and life-threatening pathogens. The unavailability of vaccines, slow or sometimes unreliable real-time virus/bacteria detection techniques, insufficient personal protective equipment (PPE), and a shortage of ventilators and many other transportation equipments have further raised serious concerns. Material research has been playing a pivotal role in developing antimicrobial agents for water treatment and photodynamic therapy, fast and ultrasensitive biosensors for virus/biomarkers detection, as well as for relevant biomedical and environmental applications. It has been noticed that these research efforts nowadays primarily focus on the nanomaterials-based platforms owing to their simplicity, reliability, and feasibility. In particular, nanostructured fluorescent materials have shown key potential due to their fascinating optical and unique properties at the nanoscale to combat against a COVID-19 kind of pandemic. Keeping these points in mind, this review attempts to give a perspective on the four key fluorescent materials of different families, including carbon dots, metal nanoclusters, aggregation-induced-emission luminogens, and MXenes, which possess great potential for the development of ultrasensitive biosensors and infective antimicrobial agents to fight against various infections/diseases. Particular emphasis has been given to the biomedical and environmental applications that are linked directly or indirectly to the efforts in combating COVID-19 pandemics. This review also aims to raise the awareness of researchers and scientists across the world to utilize such powerful materials in tackling similar pandemics in future.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mohit Saraf
- Department of Chemical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, Uttar
Pradesh, India
| | - Mohammad Tavakkoli Yaraki
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,
National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4,
117585, Singapore
- Research and Development Department,
Nanofy Technologies Pte. Ltd., 048580,
Singapore
| | - Prateek
- Department of Chemical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, Uttar
Pradesh, India
| | - Yen Nee Tan
- Faculty of Science, Agriculture & Engineering,
Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU,
U.K.
- Newcastle Research & Innovation Institute,
Devan Nair Institute for Employment & Employability, 80
Jurong East Street 21, 609607, Singapore
| | - Raju Kumar Gupta
- Department of Chemical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, Uttar
Pradesh, India
- Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, Uttar
Pradesh, India
- Department of Sustanable Energy Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, Uttar
Pradesh, India
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Ma CB, Zhang Y, Liu Q, Du Y, Wang E. Enhanced Stability of Enzyme Immobilized in Rationally Designed Amphiphilic Aerogel and Its Application for Sensitive Glucose Detection. Anal Chem 2020; 92:5319-5328. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b05858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Chong-Bo Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun, Jilin 130022, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalysis at Universities of Jilin Province, Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Institute of Functional Materials Chemistry, and Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin Province 130024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun, Jilin 130022, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun, Jilin 130022, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun, Jilin 130022, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, University of Science & 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, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Recent development of nucleic acid nanosensors to detect sequence-specific binding interactions: From metal ions, small molecules to proteins and pathogens. SENSORS INTERNATIONAL 2020; 1:100034. [PMID: 34766041 PMCID: PMC7434487 DOI: 10.1016/j.sintl.2020.100034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
DNA carries important genetic instructions and plays vital roles in regulating biological activities in living cells. Proteins such as transcription factors binds to DNA to regulate the biological functions of DNA, and similarly many drug molecules also bind to DNA to modulate its functions. Due to the importance of protein-DNA and drug-DNA binding, there has been intense effort in developing novel nanosensors in the same length scale as DNA, to effectively study these binding interactions in details. In addition, aptamers can be artificially selected to detect metal ions and pathogens such as bacteria and viruses, making nucleic acid nanosensors more versatile in detecting a large variety of analytes. In this minireview, we first explained the different types and binding modes of protein-DNA and drug-DNA interactions in the biological systems, as well as aptamer-target binding. This was followed by the review of five types of nucleic acid nanosensors based on optical or electrochemical detection. The five types of nucleic acid nanosensors utilizing colorimetric, dynamic light scattering (DLS), surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), fluorescence and electrochemical detections have been recently developed to tackle some of the challenges in high-throughput screening technology for large scale analysis, which is especially useful for drug development and mass screening for pandemic outbreak such as SARS or COVID-19.
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