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Wang L, Hu Y, Jiang N, Yetisen AK. Biosensors for psychiatric biomarkers in mental health monitoring. Biosens Bioelectron 2024; 256:116242. [PMID: 38631133 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2024.116242] [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: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Psychiatric disorders are associated with serve disturbances in cognition, emotional control, and/or behavior regulation, yet few routine clinical tools are available for the real-time evaluation and early-stage diagnosis of mental health. Abnormal levels of relevant biomarkers may imply biological, neurological, and developmental dysfunctions of psychiatric patients. Exploring biosensors that can provide rapid, in-situ, and real-time monitoring of psychiatric biomarkers is therefore vital for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of mental disorders. Recently, psychiatric biosensors with high sensitivity, selectivity, and reproducibility have been widely developed, which are mainly based on electrochemical and optical sensing technologies. This review presented psychiatric disorders with high morbidity, disability, and mortality, followed by describing pathophysiology in a biomarker-implying manner. The latest biosensors developed for the detection of representative psychiatric biomarkers (e.g., cortisol, dopamine, and serotonin) were comprehensively summarized and compared in their sensitivities, sensing technologies, applicable biological platforms, and integrative readouts. These well-developed biosensors are promising for facilitating the clinical utility and commercialization of point-of-care diagnostics. It is anticipated that mental healthcare could be gradually improved in multiple perspectives, ranging from innovations in psychiatric biosensors in terms of biometric elements, transducing principles, and flexible readouts, to the construction of 'Big-Data' networks utilized for sharing intractable psychiatric indicators and cases.
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- Lin Wang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, SW7 2BU, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, SW7 2BU, UK.
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China; Jinfeng Laboratory, Chongqing, 401329, China.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, SW7 2BU, UK.
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Santonocito R, Cavallaro A, Puglisi R, Pappalardo A, Tuccitto N, Petroselli M, Trusso Sfrazzetto G. Smartphone-Based Sensing of Cortisol by Functionalized Rhodamine Probes. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202401201. [PMID: 38600692 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202401201] [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: 03/25/2024] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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During a stress condition, the human body synthesizes catecholamine neurotransmitters and specific hormones (called "stress hormones"), the most important of which is cortisol. The monitoring of cortisol levels should be extremely important to control the stress levels, and for this reason, it shows important medical applications. The common analytical methods (HPLC, GC-MS) cannot be used in real life, due to the bulky size of the instruments and the necessity of specialized personnel. Molecular probes solve these problems due to their fast and easy use. The synthesis of new fluorescent rhodamine probes, able to interact by non-covalent interactions with cortisol, the recognition properties in solution as well as in solid state by Strip Test, using a smartphone as detector, are here reported. DFT calculations and FT-IR measurements suggest the formation of supramolecular complexes through hydrogen bonds as main non-covalent interaction. The present study represents one of the first sensor, based on synthetical chemical receptors, able to detect cortisol in a linear range from 1 mM to 1 pM, based on non-covalent molecular recognition and paves the way to the realization of practical point-of-care device for the monitoring of cortisol in real live.
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- Rossella Santonocito
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
- INSTM Udr of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
- Laboratory for Molecular Surfaces and Nanotechnology - CSGI, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Av. PaÏsos Catalans 16, Tarragona, 43007, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
- INSTM Udr of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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Sun L, Xu H, Bai Y, Chang L, Gao J, Zhao M, Huang AT, Ma L, Lei Y, Kang F, Terrones M. Vanadium Single Atoms Embedded in MoS 2 Enabled Gut-Brain Axis Neurotransmitter Detection at pM Levels. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2307410. [PMID: 38778499 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202307410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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The detection of monoamine neurotransmitters is of paramount importance as the neurotransmitters are the chemical messengers regulating the gut-brain axis (GBA). It requires real-time, ultrasensitive, and selective sensing of the neurotransmitters in the gastric/intestinal fluid. However, multi-components present in the gastric/intestinal fluid make sensing challenging to achieve in terms of ultra-high sensitivity and selectivity. Herein, an approach is introduced to utilize vanadium single atom catalytic (SAC) centers in van der Waals MoS2 (V-MoS2) to selectively detect real-time serotonin (5-HT) in artificial gastric/intestinal fluid. The synergetic effect of V-SACs and the surface S-bonds on the MoS2 surface, enables an extremely wide range of 5-HT detection (from 1 pM to 100 µM), with optimum selectivity and interference resistance. By combining density functional theory calculations and scanning transmission electron microscopy, it is concluded that the V-SACs embedded in the MoS2 network create active sites that greatly facilitate the charge exchange between the material and the 5-HT molecules. This result allows the 5-HT detection in GBA studies to be more reliable, and the material tunability provides a general platform to achieve real-time and multi-component detection of other monoamine neurotransmitters in GBA such as dopamine and norepinephrine.
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- Linxuan Sun
- Institute of Materials Research, Center of Double Helix, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Thermal Management Engineering and Materials, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Institute of Materials Research, Center of Double Helix, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Thermal Management Engineering and Materials, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Institute of Materials Research, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, P. R. China
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- Institute of Materials Research, Center of Double Helix, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Thermal Management Engineering and Materials, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Institute of Materials Research, Center of Double Helix, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Thermal Management Engineering and Materials, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Institute of Materials Research, Center of Double Helix, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Thermal Management Engineering and Materials, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Institute of Materials Research, Center of Double Helix, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Thermal Management Engineering and Materials, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen All-Solid-State Lithium Battery Electrolyte Engineering Research Center and Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Institute of Materials Research (IMR), Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry, Department of Materials Sciences, Center for 2-Dimensional and Layered Materials, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
- Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Shinshu University, Nagano, 380-8553, Japan
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Zeng C, Li Y, Zhu M, Du Z, Liang H, Chen Q, Ye H, Li R, Liu W. Simultaneous detection of norepinephrine and 5-hydroxytryptophan using poly-alizarin/multi-walled carbon nanotubes-graphene modified carbon fiber microelectrode array sensor. Talanta 2024; 270:125565. [PMID: 38154355 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.125565] [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: 03/25/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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Multi-walled carbon nanotubes, graphene and alizarin polymer composites coated carbon fiber microelectrode array sensor (p-AZ/MWCNT-GR/CFMEA) was constructed and used for the simultaneous detection of norepinephrine (NE) and 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HT). The morphology and structural characteristics of sensor are characterized using scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. Its electrochemical behavior has been studied with cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The sensor exhibits excellent electrochemical activity for the oxidation of NE and 5-HT, two well separated oxidation peaks with the peak potential difference of 220 mV are observed on the cyclic voltammogram. NE and 5-HT both show two electrons and two protons electrochemical reaction on the p-AZ/MWCNT-GR/CFMEA. Under the optimized experiment conditions, the linear ranges of the sensor for NE and 5-HT are 0. 08- 8 μM and 0. 1-20 μM with detection limits of 4. 22 nM and 14. 2 nM (S/N = 3), respectively. In addition, the microsensor array show good reproducibility, stability and selectivity for the determination of NE and 5-HT. Finally, the p-AZ/MWCNT-GR/CFMEA is applied to the simultaneous detection of NE and 5-HT in human serum samples and macrophages.
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- Chaoying Zeng
- College of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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Santonocito R, Puglisi R, Cavallaro A, Pappalardo A, Trusso Sfrazzetto G. Cortisol sensing by optical sensors. Analyst 2024; 149:989-1001. [PMID: 38226461 DOI: 10.1039/d3an01801f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
Abstract
During a stress condition, the human body synthesizes catecholamine neurotransmitters and specific hormones (called "stress hormones"), the most important of which is cortisol. The monitoring of cortisol levels is extremely important for controlling the stress levels. For this reason, it has important medical applications. Common analytical methods (HPLC, GC-MS) cannot be used in real life due to the bulkiness of the instruments and the necessity of specialized operators. Molecular probes solve this problem. This review aims to provide a description of recent developments in this field, focusing on the analytical aspects and the possibility to obtain real practical devices from these molecular probes.
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- Rossella Santonocito
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy.
- INSTM Udr of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy.
- INSTM Udr of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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Liu X, Zhou X, Li X, Wei Y, Wang T, Liu S, Yang H, Sun X. Saliva Analysis Based on Microfluidics: Focusing the Wide Spectrum of Target Analyte. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2023:1-23. [PMID: 38039145 DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2023.2287656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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Saliva is one of the most critical human body fluids that can reflect the state of the human body. The detection of saliva is of great significance for disease diagnosis and health monitoring. Microfluidics, characterized by microscale size and high integration, is an ideal platform for the development of rapid and low-cost disease diagnostic techniques and devices. Microfluidic-based saliva testing methods have aroused considerable interest due to the increasing need for noninvasive testing and frequent or long-term testing. This review briefly described the significance of saliva analysis and generally classified the targets in saliva detection into pathogenic microorganisms, inorganic substances, and organic substances. By using this classification as a benchmark, the state-of-the-art research results on microfluidic detection of various substances in saliva were summarized. This work also put forward the challenges and future development directions of microfluidic detection methods for saliva.
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- Xin Liu
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Fourth Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Fourth Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Teaching Center for Basic Medical Experiment, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Teaching Center for Basic Medical Experiment, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Intelligent Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Fourth Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Intelligent Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Forensic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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Dashtian K, Binabaji F, Zare-Dorabei R. Enhancing On-Skin Analysis: A Microfluidic Device and Smartphone Imaging Module for Real-Time Quantitative Detection of Multianalytes in Sweat. Anal Chem 2023; 95:16315-16326. [PMID: 37897415 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c03516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/30/2023]
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Wearable sweat sensors present exciting opportunities for advancing personal health monitoring and noninvasive biomarker measurements. However, existing sensors often fall short in accurate detection of low analyte volumes and concentrations and lack multimodal sensing capabilities. Herein, we present a highly portable four-channel microfluidic device capable of conducting simultaneous sweat sampling and fluorometric sensing of potential biomarkers, such as l-Tyr, l-Trp, Crt, and NH4+, specifically designed for kidney disease monitoring. Our microfluidic device seamlessly integrates with smartphones, facilitating easy data retrieval and analysis. The core of the sensing array is a novel fluorometric solid-state mechanism utilizing carbon polymer dots derived from dopamine, catechol, and o-phenylenediamine monomers embedded in gelatin hydrogels. The sensors exhibit exceptional performance, offering linear ranges of 5-275, 6-170, 4-220, and 5-170 μM, with impressively low detection limits of 1.5, 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4 μM for l-Tyr, l-Trp, Crt, and NH4+, respectively. Through meticulous optimization of operational variables, comprising the temperature, sample volume, and assay time, we achieved the best performance of the device. Furthermore, the sensors exhibited remarkable selectivity, effectively distinguishing between biologically similar species and other potential biological compounds found in sweat. Our evaluation also extended to monitoring kidney diseases in patients and healthy individuals, showcasing the device's utility in world scenarios. Promising results showcase the potential of low-cost, multidiagnostic microfluidic sensor arrays, especially with synthetic skin integration, for enhanced disease detection and healthcare outcomes.
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- Kheibar Dashtian
- Research Laboratory of Spectrometry & Micro and Nano Extraction, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 16846-13114, Iran
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- Research Laboratory of Spectrometry & Micro and Nano Extraction, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 16846-13114, Iran
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- Research Laboratory of Spectrometry & Micro and Nano Extraction, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 16846-13114, Iran
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Liu H, Qin W, Li X, Feng L, Gu C, Chen J, Tian Z, Chen J, Yang M, Qiao H, Guo X, Zhang Y, Zhao B, Yin S. Molecularly Imprinted Electrochemical Sensors Based on Ti 3C 2T x-MXene and Graphene Composite Modifications for Ultrasensitive Cortisol Detection. Anal Chem 2023; 95:16079-16088. [PMID: 37883745 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c01715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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The increasing pressure and unhealthy lifestyle are gradually eroding the physical and mental health of modern people. As a key hormone responsible for maintaining the normal functioning of human systems, cortisol plays a vital role in regulating physiological activities. Moreover, cortisol can serve as a marker for monitoring psychological stress. The development of cortisol detection sensors carries immense potential, as they not only facilitate timely adjustments and treatments by detecting abnormal physiological indicators but also provide comprehensive data for conducting research on the correlation between cortisol and several potential diseases. Here, we report a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) electrochemical biosensor that utilizes a porous composite (MXG) modified electrode. MXG composite is prepared by combining Ti3C2Tx-MXene sheets and graphene (Gr). MXG composite material with high conductive properties and large electroactive surface area promotes the charge transfer capability of the electrode surface, expands the effective surface area of the sensor, and increases the content of cortisol-imprinted cavities on the electrode, thereby improving the sensing ability of the sensor. By optimizing the preparation process, the prepared sensor has an ultralow lower limit of detection of 0.4 fM, a wide detection range of 1 fM-10 μM, and good specificity for steroid hormones and interfering substances with similar cortisol structure. The ability of the sensor to detect cortisol in saliva was also confirmed experimentally. This highly sensitive and selective cortisol sensor is expected to be widely used in the fields of physiological and psychological care.
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- Hengchao Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices, Ministry of Education, and Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices, Ministry of Education, and Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices, Ministry of Education, and Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices, Ministry of Education, and Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices, Ministry of Education, and Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices, Ministry of Education, and Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices, Ministry of Education, and Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices, Ministry of Education, and Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices, Ministry of Education, and Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices, Ministry of Education, and Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices, Ministry of Education, and Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices, Ministry of Education, and Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices, Ministry of Education, and Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices, Ministry of Education, and Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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Xu C, Bonfante G, Park J, Salles V, Kim B. Fabrication of an electrospun polycaprolactone substrate for colorimetric bioassays. Biomed Microdevices 2023; 25:32. [PMID: 37589770 PMCID: PMC10435419 DOI: 10.1007/s10544-023-00673-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Colorimetric assays rely on detecting colour changes to measure the concentration of target molecules. Paper substrates are commonly used for the detection of biomarkers due to their availability, porous structure, and capillarity. However, the morphological and mechanical properties of paper, such as fibre diameter, pore size, and tensile strength, cannot be easily tuned to meet the specific requirements of colorimetric sensors, including liquid capacity and reagent immobilisation. As an alternative to paper materials, biodegradable polymeric membranes made of electrospun polycaprolactone (PCL) fibres can provide various tunable properties related to fibre diameter and pore size.We aimed to obtain a glucose sensor substrate for colorimetric sensing using electrospinning with PCL. A feeding solution was created by mixing PCL/chloroform and 3,3',5',5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB)/ethanol solutions. This solution was electrospun to fabricate a porous membrane composed of microfibres consist of PCL and TMB. The central area of the membrane was made hydrophilic through air plasma treatment, and it was subsequently functionalized with a solution containing glucose oxidase, horseradish peroxidase, and trehalose.The sensing areas were evaluated by measuring colour changes in glucose solutions of varying concentrations. The oxidation reactions of glucose and TMB in sensor substrates were recorded and analysed to establish the correlation between different glucose concentrations and colour changes. For comparison, conventional paper substrates prepared with same parameters were evaluated alongside the electrospun PCL substrates. As a result, better immobilization of reagents and higher sensitivity of glucose were achieved with PCL substrates, indicating their potential usage as a new sensing substrate for bioassays.
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- Chensong Xu
- Department of Precision Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan
- LIMMS, CNRS-IIS UMI 2820, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan
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- LIMMS, CNRS-IIS UMI 2820, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan.
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Fredj Z, Wang P, Ullah F, Sawan M. A nanoplatform-based aptasensor to electrochemically detect epinephrine produced by living cells. Mikrochim Acta 2023; 190:343. [PMID: 37540351 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-023-05902-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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A novel aptasensor has been designed for quantitative monitoring of epinephrine (EP) based on cerium metal-organic framework (CeMOF) loaded gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). The aptamer, specific to EP, is immobilized on a flexible screen-printed electrode modified with AuNPs@CeMOF, enabling highly selective binding to the target biomolecule. Under optimized operational conditions, the peak currents using voltammetric detection measured at voltage of 83 mV (vs. Ag/AgCl) for epinephrine exhibit a linear increase within concentration in the range 1 pM-10 nM. Following this detection strategy, a boasted limit of detection of 0.3 pM was achieved, surpassing the sensitivity of most reported methods. The developed biosensor showcased exceptional performance in detection of EP in spiked serum sample, with remarkable recovery range of 95.8-113% and precision reflected by low relative standard deviation (RSD) ranging from 2.23 to 6.19%. These results indicate the potential utility of this biosensor as a valuable clinical diagnostic tool. Furthermore, in vitro experiments were carried out using the presented biosensor to monitor the release of epinephrine from PC12 cells upon extracellular stimulation with K+ ions.
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- Zina Fredj
- CenBRAIN Neurotech, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310030, China
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- CenBRAIN Neurotech, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310030, China
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- CenBRAIN Neurotech, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310030, China
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- CenBRAIN Neurotech, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310030, China.
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Nguyen DD, Lee S, Kim I. Recent Advances in Metaphotonic Biosensors. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:631. [PMID: 37366996 DOI: 10.3390/bios13060631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Revised: 06/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
Abstract
Metaphotonic devices, which enable light manipulation at a subwavelength scale and enhance light-matter interactions, have been emerging as a critical pillar in biosensing. Researchers have been attracted to metaphotonic biosensors, as they solve the limitations of the existing bioanalytical techniques, including the sensitivity, selectivity, and detection limit. Here, we briefly introduce types of metasurfaces utilized in various metaphotonic biomolecular sensing domains such as refractometry, surface-enhanced fluorescence, vibrational spectroscopy, and chiral sensing. Further, we list the prevalent working mechanisms of those metaphotonic bio-detection schemes. Furthermore, we summarize the recent progress in chip integration for metaphotonic biosensing to enable innovative point-of-care devices in healthcare. Finally, we discuss the impediments in metaphotonic biosensing, such as its cost effectiveness and treatment for intricate biospecimens, and present a prospect for potential directions for materializing these device strategies, significantly influencing clinical diagnostics in health and safety.
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- Dang Du Nguyen
- Department of Biophysics, Institute of Quantum Biophysics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
- Department of Intelligent Precision Healthcare Convergence, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biophysics, Institute of Quantum Biophysics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
- Department of Intelligent Precision Healthcare Convergence, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biophysics, Institute of Quantum Biophysics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
- Department of Intelligent Precision Healthcare Convergence, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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Roy PG, Sen S, Bhattacharyya A. Wavelength-switchable ultraviolet light-emitting diodes. OPTICS LETTERS 2023; 48:3099-3102. [PMID: 37262290 DOI: 10.1364/ol.490036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Dual-wavelength ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV-LEDs) exhibiting two discrete emission peaks of comparable intensities are reported in this work. Furthermore, this is the first report where complete switching between these two peaks was achieved by simply changing the duty cycle of the pulsed-mode excitation. While earlier reports on dual-wavelength emission were based on complex multi-stage devices, our device layer-structure was nominally similar to single-wavelength LEDs, and the special properties were realized solely through the use of specifically designed AlGaN alloys. The molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) method was chosen for this work, which can operate at significantly wider growth-parameter ranges than other more commonly used techniques. The dual-wavelength nature of our LEDs was brought about by the deliberate incorporation of nanometer-scale alloy fluctuations in the quantum well based active regions by modulating the relative surface diffusion rates of Ga/Al adatoms. The wavelength selectivity was linked to the variation in thermally assisted carrier delocalization, transport, and subsequent recombination processes in regions of different compositional inhomogeneities.
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Song M, Bai H, Zhang P, Zhou X, Ying B. Promising applications of human-derived saliva biomarker testing in clinical diagnostics. Int J Oral Sci 2023; 15:2. [PMID: 36596771 PMCID: PMC9810734 DOI: 10.1038/s41368-022-00209-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Saliva testing is a vital method for clinical applications, for its noninvasive features, richness in substances, and the huge amount. Due to its direct anatomical connection with oral, digestive, and endocrine systems, clinical usage of saliva testing for these diseases is promising. Furthermore, for other diseases that seeming to have no correlations with saliva, such as neurodegenerative diseases and psychological diseases, researchers also reckon saliva informative. Tremendous papers are being produced in this field. Updated summaries of recent literature give newcomers a shortcut to have a grasp of this topic. Here, we focused on recent research about saliva biomarkers that are derived from humans, not from other organisms. The review mostly addresses the proceedings from 2016 to 2022, to shed light on the promising usage of saliva testing in clinical diagnostics. We recap the recent advances following the category of different types of biomarkers, such as intracellular DNA, RNA, proteins and intercellular exosomes, cell-free DNA, to give a comprehensive impression of saliva biomarker testing.
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- Mengyuan Song
- grid.13291.380000 0001 0807 1581Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- grid.13291.380000 0001 0807 1581Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- grid.13291.380000 0001 0807 1581State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & Human Saliva Laboratory & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- grid.13291.380000 0001 0807 1581State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & Human Saliva Laboratory & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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Zhang X, Zhang Z, Diao W, Zhou C, Song Y, Wang R, Luo X, Liu G. Early-diagnosis of major depressive disorder: From biomarkers to point-of-care testing. Trends Analyt Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Development of an insilico model of eccrine sweat using molecular modelling techniques. Sci Rep 2022; 12:20263. [PMID: 36424428 PMCID: PMC9691721 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-24440-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Eccrine sweat is an ideal surrogate diagnostic biofluid for physiological and metabolic biomarkers for wearable biosensor design. Its periodic and non-invasive availability for candidate analytes such as glucose and cortisol along with limited correlation with blood plasma is of significant research interest. An insilico model of eccrine sweat can assist in the development of such wearable biosensors. In this regard, molecular modelling can be employed to observe the most fundamental interactions. Here, we determine a suitable molecular model for building eccrine sweat. The basic components of sweat are water and sodium chloride, in which glucose and other analytes are present in trace quantities. Given the wide range of water models available in the molecular dynamics space, in this study, we first validate the water models. We use three compounds to represent the base to build bulk sweat fluid and validate the force fields. We compare the self-diffusivity of water, glucose, sodium, and chloride ions as well as bulk viscosity values and present the results which are > 90% accurate as compared with the available literature. This validated insilico eccrine sweat model can serve as an aid to expedite the development de novo biosensors by addition of other analytes of interest e.g. cortisol, uric acid etc., simulate various temperatures and salt concentrations, expand search space for screening candidate target receptors by their binding affinity and assess the interference between competing species via simulations.
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Scroccarello A, Della Pelle F, Del Carlo M, Compagnone D. Optical plasmonic sensing based on nanomaterials integrated in solid supports. A critical review. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1237:340594. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.340594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Hashimoto K, Ben Ishai P, Bründermann E, Tripathi SR. Dielectric property measurement of human sweat using attenuated total reflection terahertz time domain spectroscopy. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 13:4572-4582. [PMID: 36187269 PMCID: PMC9484438 DOI: 10.1364/boe.467450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Sweat is one of the essential biofluids produced by the human body, and it contains various physiological biomarkers. These biomarkers can indicate human health conditions such as disease and illness. In particular, imbalances in the concentration of electrolytes can indicate the onset of disease. These same imbalances affect the dielectric properties of sweat. In this study, we used attenuated total reflection terahertz time domain spectroscopy to obtain the frequency-dependent dielectric properties of human sweat in a frequency range from 200 GHz to 2.5 THz. We have investigated the variation of dielectric properties of sweat collected from different regions of the human body, and we have observed that the real and imaginary part of dielectric permittivity decreases with the increase in frequency. A combination of left-hand Jonscher and Havriliak-Negami processes is used to model the results and reveal the presence of relaxation processes related to sodium and calcium ions concentrations. This information may help design novel biosensors to understand the human health condition and provide a hydration assessment.
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- Kazuma Hashimoto
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 432-8561, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Ariel University, P.O.B. 3, Ariel 40700, Israel
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 432-8561, Japan
- Institute for Beam Physics and Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 432-8561, Japan
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 432-8561, Japan
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Yeasmin S, Wu B, Liu Y, Ullah A, Cheng LJ. Nano gold-doped molecularly imprinted electrochemical sensor for rapid and ultrasensitive cortisol detection. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 206:114142. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Evaluation of Sweat-Sampling Procedures for Human Stress-Biomarker Detection. ANALYTICA 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/analytica3020013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Sweat is a potential biological fluid for the non-invasive analytical assessment of diverse molecules, including biomarkers. Notwithstanding, the sampling methodology is critical, and it must be assessed prior to using sweat for clinical diagnosis. In the current work, the analytical methodology was further developed taking into account the sampling step, in view of the identification and level variations of sweat components that have potential to be stress biomarkers using separation by liquid chromatography and detection by tandem mass spectrometry, in order to attain a screening profile of 26 molecules in just one stage. As such, the molecule identification was used as a test for the evaluation of the sampling procedures, including the location on the body, using patches for long-term sampling and vials for direct sampling, through a qualitative approach. From this evaluation it was possible to conclude that the sampling may be performed on the chest or back skin. Additionally, possible interference was evaluated. The long-term sampling with patches can be used under both rest and exercise conditions with variation of the detected molecule’s levels. The direct sampling, using vials, has the advantage of not having interferences but the disadvantage of only being effective after exercise in order to have enough sample for sweat analysis.
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Label free identification of the different status of anemia disease using optimized double-slot cascaded microring resonator. Sci Rep 2022; 12:5548. [PMID: 35365740 PMCID: PMC8975812 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-09504-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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An optical-based label-free biosensors including two indirectly coupled double-slot-waveguide-based microring resonator was designed and optimized for sensing purpose. Then, the optimized system was applied for the detection of hemoglobin concentration in anemia disease. The results were simulated based on the variational finite-difference time domain (varFDTD) method using the Lumerical software (Mode solutions) and the optimum geometrical parameters were determined to realize an optimum light transmission via the sensor. Nine different concentrations of hemoglobin in men and women were applied into the sensor and the status of anemia was identified based on the patients’ gender and different status of anemia disease, including the normal, mild, moderate, severe and life-threatening status. A sensitivity as high as 1024 nm/RIU with the minimum deflection limit of 4.88 × 10–6 RIU were measured for this biosensor, which introduces a high precision and micro-scale lab-on-a-chip micro device for health monitoring of the anemia.
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Haghayegh F, Salahandish R, Zare A, Khalghollah M, Sanati-Nezhad A. Immuno-biosensor on a chip: a self-powered microfluidic-based electrochemical biosensing platform for point-of-care quantification of proteins. LAB ON A CHIP 2021; 22:108-120. [PMID: 34860233 DOI: 10.1039/d1lc00879j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The realization of true point-of-care (PoC) systems profoundly relies on integrating the bioanalytical assays into "on-chip" fluid handing platforms, with autonomous performance, reproducible functionality, and capacity in scalable production. Specifically for electrochemical immuno-biosensing, the complexity of the procedure used for ultrasensitive protein detection using screen-printed biosensors necessitates a lab-centralized practice, hindering the path towards near-patient use. This work develops a self-powered microfluidic chip that automates the entire assay of electrochemical immuno-biosensing, enabling controlled and sequential delivery of the biofluid sample and the sensing reagents to the surface of the embedded electrochemical biosensor. Without any need for active fluid handling, this novel sample-to-result testing kit offers antibody-antigen immunoreaction within 15 min followed by the subsequent automatic washing, redox probe delivery, and electrochemical signal recording. The redox molecules ([Fe(CN)6]3-/4-) are pre-soaked and dried in fiber and embedded inside the chip. The dimensions of the fluidic design and the parameters of the electrochemical bioassay are optimized to warrant a consistent and reproducible performance of the autonomous sensing device. The uniform diffusion of the dried redox into the injected solution and its controlled delivery onto the biosensor are modeled via a two-phase flow computational fluid dynamics simulation, determining the suitable time for electrochemical signal measurement from the biosensor. The microfluidic chip performs well with both water-based fluids and human plasma with the optimized sample volume to offer a proof-of-concept ultrasensitive biosensing of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid proteins spiked in phosphate buffer saline within 15 min. The on-chip N-protein biosensing demonstrates a linear detection range of 10 to 1000 pg mL-1 with a limit of detection of 3.1 pg mL-1. This is the first self-powered microfluidic-integrated electrochemical immuno-biosensor that promises quantitative and ultrasensitive PoC biosensing. Once it is modified for its design and dimensions, it can be further used for autonomous detection of one or multiple proteins in diverse biofluid samples.
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- Fatemeh Haghayegh
- BioMEMS and Bioinspired Microfluidic Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada.
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- BioMEMS and Bioinspired Microfluidic Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada.
- Center for BioEngineering Research and Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- BioMEMS and Bioinspired Microfluidic Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada.
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- BioMEMS and Bioinspired Microfluidic Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada.
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- BioMEMS and Bioinspired Microfluidic Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada.
- Center for BioEngineering Research and Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
- Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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Ali MA, Hu C, Yuan B, Jahan S, Saleh MS, Guo Z, Gellman AJ, Panat R. Breaking the barrier to biomolecule limit-of-detection via 3D printed multi-length-scale graphene-coated electrodes. Nat Commun 2021; 12:7077. [PMID: 34873183 PMCID: PMC8648898 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27361-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Sensing of clinically relevant biomolecules such as neurotransmitters at low concentrations can enable an early detection and treatment of a range of diseases. Several nanostructures are being explored by researchers to detect biomolecules at sensitivities beyond the picomolar range. It is recognized, however, that nanostructuring of surfaces alone is not sufficient to enhance sensor sensitivities down to the femtomolar level. In this paper, we break this barrier/limit by introducing a sensing platform that uses a multi-length-scale electrode architecture consisting of 3D printed silver micropillars decorated with graphene nanoflakes and use it to demonstrate the detection of dopamine at a limit-of-detection of 500 attomoles. The graphene provides a high surface area at nanoscale, while micropillar array accelerates the interaction of diffusing analyte molecules with the electrode at low concentrations. The hierarchical electrode architecture introduced in this work opens the possibility of detecting biomolecules at ultralow concentrations.
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- Md. Azahar Ali
- grid.147455.60000 0001 2097 0344Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
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- grid.147455.60000 0001 2097 0344Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
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- grid.147455.60000 0001 2097 0344Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
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- grid.147455.60000 0001 2097 0344Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
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- grid.147455.60000 0001 2097 0344Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
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- grid.147455.60000 0001 2097 0344Department of Chemical Engineering, and Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
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- grid.147455.60000 0001 2097 0344Department of Chemical Engineering, and Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
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Liu X, Song N, Qian D, Gu S, Pu J, Huang L, Liu J, Qian K. Porous Inorganic Materials for Bioanalysis and Diagnostic Applications. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2021; 8:4092-4109. [PMID: 34494831 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c00733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Porous inorganic materials play an important role in adsorbing targeted analytes and supporting efficient reactions in analytical science. The detection performance relies on the structural properties of porous materials, considering the tunable pore size, shape, connectivity, etc. Herein, we first clarify the enhancement mechanisms of porous materials for bioanalysis, concerning the detection sensitivity and selectivity. The diagnostic applications of porous material-assisted platforms by coupling with various analytical techniques, including electrochemical sensing, optical spectrometry, and mass spectrometry, etc., are then reviewed. We foresee that advanced porous materials will bring far-reaching implications in bioanalysis toward real-case applications, especially as diagnostic assays in clinical settings.
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- Xun Liu
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Medical Robotics and Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, P. R. China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Medical Robotics and Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, P. R. China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Medical Robotics and Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, P. R. China
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- School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, W Midlands, England.,Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU27XH, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai 200127, P. R. China
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- Stem Cell Research Center, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai 200127, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU27XH, United Kingdom.,Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, 568 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Medical Robotics and Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, P. R. China.,Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai 200127, P. R. China
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Lukose J, M. SP, N. M, Barik AK, Pai KM, Unnikrishnan VK, George SD, Kartha VB, Chidangil S. Photonics of human saliva: potential optical methods for the screening of abnormal health conditions and infections. Biophys Rev 2021; 13:359-385. [PMID: 34093888 PMCID: PMC8170462 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-021-00807-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Human saliva can be treated as a pool of biological markers able to reflect on the state of personal health. Recent years have witnessed an increase in the use of optical devices for the analysis of body fluids. Several groups have carried out studies investigating the potential of saliva as a non-invasive and reliable clinical specimen for use in medical diagnostics. This brief review aims to highlight the optical technologies, mainly surface plasmon resonance (SPR), Raman, and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, which are being used for the probing of saliva for diverse biomedical applications. Advances in bio photonics offer the promise of unambiguous, objective and fast detection of abnormal health conditions and viral infections (such as COVID-19) from the analysis of saliva.
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- Jijo Lukose
- Centre of Excellence for Biophotonics, Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104 India
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- Centre of Excellence for Biophotonics, Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104 India
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- Centre of Excellence for Biophotonics, Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104 India
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- Centre of Excellence for Biophotonics, Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104 India
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- Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104 India
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- Centre of Excellence for Biophotonics, Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104 India
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- Centre for Applied Nanoscience, Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104 India
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- Centre of Excellence for Biophotonics, Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104 India
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- Centre of Excellence for Biophotonics, Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104 India
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Leitão C, Leal-Junior A, Almeida AR, Pereira SO, Costa FM, Pinto JL, Marques C. Cortisol AuPd plasmonic unclad POF biosensor. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 29:e00587. [PMID: 33489788 PMCID: PMC7809164 DOI: 10.1016/j.btre.2021.e00587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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This paper presents the development and feasibility tests of a cortisol immunosensor. The sensor is based on surface plasmon resonance (SPR) using an unclad plastic optical fiber (POF) in which the SPR is used as sensitivity enhancer, promoted by a gold/palladium (AuPd) alloy coating. The AuPd coated fibers were functionalized with an anti-cortisol antibody and passivated with bovine serum albumin (BSA) to be tested in the presence of cortisol as target analyte. The antibody-antigen binding reaction caused a variation of the refractive index on the surface of the AuPd coating, which leads to a shift of the SPR signature wavelength. The sensor was tested for different cortisol concentrations, ranging from 0.005 to 10 ng/mL. The reported biosensor presented a total wavelength shift of 15 nm for the testing range, putting in evidence a high sensitivity. Control tests for selectivity assessment were also performed. Concentrations as high as 10 ng/mL of cortisol, in a sensor functionalized with anti-hCG antibodies, only resulted in 1 nm variation of the resonance wavelength, 15 times lower than the one functionalized with the anti-cortisol antibodies, which indicates a high selectivity for the proposed approach. For this sensing approach the limit of detection (LOD) was determined to be 1 pg/mL. The proposed SPR based POF sensor has a low-cost interrogation method, high sensitivity and low LOD, straightforward signal processing and find important applications in different biological fields.
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- Cátia Leitão
- i3N, Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Graduate Program of Electrical Engineering & Mechanical Engineering Department, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitória, 29075-910, Brazil
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- i3N, Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- i3N, Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- i3N, Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- i3N, Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- i3N, Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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Dalirirad S, Han D, Steckl AJ. Aptamer-Based Lateral Flow Biosensor for Rapid Detection of Salivary Cortisol. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:32890-32898. [PMID: 33403250 PMCID: PMC7774066 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c03223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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We have developed a disposable point-of-care (POC) aptamer-based biosensor for the detection of salivary cortisol. Nonstressful and noninvasive sampling of saliva compared to that of blood makes saliva an attractive biological matrix in developing POC devices for biomarker monitoring. Aptamers are attractive as recognition elements for multiple reasons, including their specific chemical synthesis, high stability, lack of immunogenicity, and cell-free evolution. A duplex aptamer conjugated to the surface of Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) by Au-S bonds is utilized as the sensor probe in a lateral flow assay (LFA) device. The addition of saliva samples containing cortisol makes the cortisol-aptamer undergo conformational changes and dissociate from the capture probe. Increasing cortisol concentration in the dispensed saliva sample results in increased dissociation and leads to increased binding of AuNP conjugate on the test line. Therefore, the color intensity of the test line on the LFA is a direct function of the concentration of cortisol in saliva. This simple and fast method provides detection in the cortisol range of ∼0.5-15 ng/mL, which is in the clinically accepted range for salivary cortisol. The limit of detection was 0.37 ng/mL, and the accuracy was confirmed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) testing results. High selectivity was observed for salivary cortisol against other closely related steroids and stress biomarkers present in saliva.
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- Shima Dalirirad
- Nanoelectronics
Laboratory, Department of Physics, Department of Electrical Engineering
and Computer Science, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45255-0030, United States
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- Nanoelectronics
Laboratory, Department of Physics, Department of Electrical Engineering
and Computer Science, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45255-0030, United States
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- Nanoelectronics
Laboratory, Department of Physics, Department of Electrical Engineering
and Computer Science, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45255-0030, United States
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Appidi T, Mudigunda SV, Kodandapani S, Rengan AK. Development of label-free gold nanoparticle based rapid colorimetric assay for clinical/point-of-care screening of cervical cancer. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2020; 2:5737-5745. [PMID: 36133887 PMCID: PMC9419083 DOI: 10.1039/d0na00686f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Cervical cancer is the fourth largest cancer, affecting women across the globe. Rapid screening is of vital importance for diagnosis and treatment of the disease, especially in developing countries with high risk populations. In this paper, we report a simple, novel and rapid approach for qualitative screening of cervical cancer. A label-free colorimetric technique ("C-ColAur") involving the in situ formation of gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) in the presence of clinical samples is demonstrated. The as-formed Au NPs, owing to the sample composition produced a characteristic color that can be used for the qualitative detection of malignancy. We demonstrated the proof of principle using clinical samples (cervical fluid) collected from both cancer affected and healthy individuals. The results of the detection technique, "C-ColAur" when compared with those of the existing conventional diagnostic procedures (i.e. Pap smear or biopsy), showed 96.42% sensitivity. With the detection time less than a minute and with no/minimal sample processing requirements, the proposed technique shows great potential for point-of-care as well as clinical screening of cervical cancer.
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- Tejaswini Appidi
- Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Sangareddy Kandi 502285 Telangana India
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- Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Sangareddy Kandi 502285 Telangana India
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- Dept. of Pathology, Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute Hyderabad Telangana India
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- Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Sangareddy Kandi 502285 Telangana India
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Poolakkandy RR, Menamparambath MM. Transition metal oxide based non‐enzymatic electrochemical sensors: An arising approach for the meticulous detection of neurotransmitter biomarkers. ELECTROCHEMICAL SCIENCE ADVANCES 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/elsa.202000024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Ultra-fine nickel sulfide nanoclusters @ nickel sulfide microsphere as enzyme-free electrode materials for sensitive detection of lactic acid. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2020.114465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Tetrameric jacalin as a receptor for field effect transistor biosensor to detect secretory IgA in human sweat. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2020.114371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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MicroRNAs from Liquid Biopsy Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Recent Advances in Detection and Characterization Methods. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12082009. [PMID: 32707943 PMCID: PMC7465219 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12082009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Liquid biopsies have become a convenient tool in cancer diagnostics, real-time disease monitoring, and evaluation of residual disease. Yet, the information still encrypted in the variety of tumor-derived molecules identified in biofluids has proven difficult to decipher due to the technological limitations imposed by their biological nature. Such is the case of extracellular vesicle (EV) encapsulated ncRNAs, which have gained traction in recent years as biomarkers. Due to their resilience towards degrading factors they may act as suitable disease indicators. This review addresses the less described issues in this context. We present an overview of less investigated biofluids that can be used for EV isolation in addition to different isolation approaches to overcome the technical challenges these specimens harbor. Furthermore, we summarize the latest technological advances providing improvement to ncRNA detection and analysis. Thereby, this review summarizes the current state-of-the-art methodologies regarding EV and EV derived miRNA analysis and how they compare to current approaches.
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Shay T, Saha T, Dickey MD, Velev OD. Principles of long-term fluids handling in paper-based wearables with capillary-evaporative transport. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2020; 14:034112. [PMID: 32566070 PMCID: PMC7286699 DOI: 10.1063/5.0010417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We construct and investigate paper-based microfluidic devices, which model long-term fluid harvesting, transport, sensing, and analysis in new wearables for sweat analysis. Such devices can continuously wick fluid mimicking sweat and dispose of it on evaporation pads. We characterize and analyze how the action of capillarity and evaporation can cooperatively be used to transport and process sweat mimics containing dissolved salts and model analytes. The results point out that non-invasive osmotic extraction combined with paper microfluidics and evaporative disposal can enable sweat collection and monitoring for durations longer than 10 days. We model the fluid flow in the new capillary-evaporative devices and identify the parameters enabling their long-term operation. We show that the transport rates are sufficiently large to handle natural sweat rates, while we envision that such handling can be interfaced with osmotic harvesting of sweat, a concept that we demonstrated recently. Finally, we illustrate that the salt film deposited at the evaporation pad would eventually lead to cessation of the process but at the same time will preserve a record of analytes that may be used for long-term biomarker monitoring in sweat. These principles can be implemented in future platforms for wearable skin-interfacing assays or electronic biomarker monitors.
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Ultrasensitive Stress Biomarker Detection Using Polypyrrole Nanotube Coupled to a Field-Effect Transistor. MICROMACHINES 2020; 11:mi11040439. [PMID: 32331254 PMCID: PMC7231345 DOI: 10.3390/mi11040439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2020] [Revised: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Stress biomarkers such as hormones and neurotransmitters in bodily fluids can indicate an individual’s physical and mental state, as well as influence their quality of life and health. Thus, sensitive and rapid detection of stress biomarkers (e.g., cortisol) is important for management of various diseases with harmful symptoms, including post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. Here, we describe rapid and sensitive cortisol detection based on a conducting polymer (CP) nanotube (NT) field-effect transistor (FET) platform. The synthesized polypyrrole (PPy) NT was functionalized with the cortisol antibody immunoglobulin G (IgG) for the sensitive and specific detection of cortisol hormone. The anti-cortisol IgG was covalently attached to a basal plane of PPy NT through an amide bond between the carboxyl group of PPy NT and the amino group of anti-cortisol IgG. The resulting field-effect transistor-type biosensor was utilized to evaluate various cortisol concentrations. Cortisol was sensitively measured to a detection limit of 2.7 × 10−10 M (100 pg/mL), with a dynamic range of 2.7 × 10−10 to 10−7 M; it exhibited rapid responses (<5 s). We believe that our approach can serve as an alternative to time-consuming and labor-intensive health questionnaires; it can also be used for diagnosis of underlying stress-related disorders.
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Pandey AK, Sharma AK, Marques C. On The Application of SiO 2/SiC Grating on Ag for High-Performance Fiber Optic Plasmonic Sensing of Cortisol Concentration. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 13:E1623. [PMID: 32244720 PMCID: PMC7178356 DOI: 10.3390/ma13071623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 03/29/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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This paper reports on high-accuracy simulation of a grating structure based fiber optic plasmonic sensor for salivary cortisol sensing. Gratings of SiO2 and SiC (one at a time) in combination with a thin Ag layer are considered to be in direct contact with analyte medium (solutions containing different concentrations of cortisol) considering that the groove regions are also filled with analyte. The optimization of Ag layer thickness is carried out to achieve maximum power loss (PL) corresponding to cortisol concentration variation. The variation of PL (in dB) spectra with the angle of incidence (α) is the sensing mechanism of the proposed scheme. Sensing performance is extensively analyzed in terms of sensitivity, limit-of-detection (LOD) and figure-of-merit (FOM) that incorporates both the sensitivity and the width of the corresponding PL curves. While the sensitivity and FOM values are significantly large, the results also reveal that in angular interrogation mode (AIM), an average LOD of 9.9 pg/mL and 9.8 pg/mL is obtained for SiO2 and SiC-based sensor designs, respectively. When the intensity interrogation method (IIM) in place of AIM is considered, an average LOD of 22.6 fg/mL and 68.17 fg/mL is obtained for SiO2 and SiC-based sensor designs, respectively. LOD (with IIM, in particular) is considerably better than the present-state-of-art related to cortisol monitoring. Pragmatic model for possible practical implementation of sensor scheme is also discussed. The involvement of optical fiber in the proposed sensor design makes it possible to implement it as a flexible sensor or for wearable solution for cortisol detection via sweat monitoring as well as for measuring cortisol level in aquaculture tanks where concentration levels are much lower than 10 ng/mL.
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- Ankit Kumar Pandey
- Physics Division, Department of Applied Sciences, National Institute of Technology Delhi, Narela, Delhi 110040, India;
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- Physics Division, Department of Applied Sciences, National Institute of Technology Delhi, Narela, Delhi 110040, India;
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- I3N & Physics Department, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal;
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Shrivastava S, Trung TQ, Lee NE. Recent progress, challenges, and prospects of fully integrated mobile and wearable point-of-care testing systems for self-testing. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:1812-1866. [PMID: 32100760 DOI: 10.1039/c9cs00319c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The rapid growth of research in the areas of chemical and biochemical sensors, lab-on-a-chip, mobile technology, and wearable electronics offers an unprecedented opportunity in the development of mobile and wearable point-of-care testing (POCT) systems for self-testing. Successful implementation of such POCT technologies leads to minimal user intervention during operation to reduce user errors; user-friendly, easy-to-use and simple detection platforms; high diagnostic sensitivity and specificity; immediate clinical assessment; and low manufacturing and consumables costs. In this review, we discuss recent developments in the field of highly integrated mobile and wearable POCT systems. In particular, aspects of sample handling platforms, recognition elements and sensing methods, and new materials for signal transducers and powering devices for integration into mobile or wearable POCT systems will be highlighted. We also summarize current challenges and future prospects for providing personal healthcare with sample-in result-out mobile and wearable POCT.
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- Sajal Shrivastava
- School of Advanced Materials Science & Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 16419, Korea.
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Jafarinejad S, Bigdeli A, Ghazi-Khansari M, Sasanpour P, Hormozi-Nezhad MR. Identification of Catecholamine Neurotransmitters Using a Fluorescent Electronic Tongue. ACS Chem Neurosci 2020; 11:25-33. [PMID: 31760746 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.9b00537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Catecholamine neurotransmitters, specifically, dopamine (DA), epinephrine (EP), and norepinephrine (NE), are known as substantial indicators of various neurological diseases. Developing rapid detection methods capable of simultaneously screening their concentrations is highly desired for early clinical diagnosis of such diseases. To this aim, we have designed an optical sensor array using three fluorescent dyes with distinct emission bands and have monitored variations in their emission profiles upon the addition of DA, EP, and NE in the presence of gold ions. Because of the different reducing power of catecholamines, differently sized gold nanoparticles (GNPs) with different levels of aggregation were generated, resulting in different amounts of spectral overlap between the absorption band of the in situ generated plasmonic GNPs and the emission bands of the fluorescent dyes. These energy-transfer-based fingerprint profiles were used to discriminate the neurotransmitters by applying pattern recognition methods including linear discriminant analysis (LDA) and artificial neural networks (ANN) and to determine their concentration using multiple linear regression (MLR). Our proposed array also showed a good performance in the discrimination of DA, EP, and NE in complex biological media such as human urine.
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- Somayeh Jafarinejad
- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 19857-17443, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, 11155-9516, Iran
- Institute for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 14588-89694, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 13145-784, Tehran 14176-13151, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 19857-17443, Iran
- School of Nanoscience, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM), P.O. Box 19395-5531, Tehran, Iran
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Bartolozzi A, Viti F, De Stefano S, Sbrana F, Petecchia L, Gavazzo P, Vassalli M. Development of label-free biophysical markers in osteogenic maturation. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2019; 103:103581. [PMID: 32090910 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.103581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Revised: 11/29/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The spatial and temporal changes of morphological and mechanical properties of living cells reflect complex functionally-associated processes. Monitoring these modifications could provide a direct information on the cellular functional state. Here we present an integrated biophysical approach to the quantification of the morphological and mechanical phenotype of single cells along a maturation pathway. Specifically, quantitative phase microscopy and single cell biomechanical testing were applied to the characterization of the maturation of human foetal osteoblasts, demonstrating the ability to identify effective label-free biomarkers along this fundamental biological process.
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- Alice Bartolozzi
- Institute of Biophysics, National Research Council of Italy, Genoa, Italy; Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, Università di Firenze, Florence, Italy
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- Institute of Biophysics, National Research Council of Italy, Genoa, Italy.
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- Institute of Biophysics, National Research Council of Italy, Genoa, Italy
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- Institute of Biophysics, National Research Council of Italy, Genoa, Italy; Schaefer South-East Europe Srl, Rovigo, Italy
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- Institute of Biophysics, National Research Council of Italy, Genoa, Italy
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- Institute of Biophysics, National Research Council of Italy, Genoa, Italy
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- Institute of Biophysics, National Research Council of Italy, Genoa, Italy
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