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Shukla AK, Park D, Kim B. Analyzing bacterial detection and transport using redox impact electrochemistry. Anal Chim Acta 2024; 1319:342964. [PMID: 39122287 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2024.342964] [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: 05/24/2024] [Revised: 07/07/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024]
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Understanding bacterial transport dynamics, particularly at the single-particle level, is crucial across diverse fields from environmental science to biomedical research. In recent times, the emerging impact electrochemistry method offers a transformative approach for detection of bacteria at the single-particle level. The method employs the principle of single-entity electrochemistry to scrutinize electrochemical processes during interaction with the working electrode. In this study, we utilized redox impact electrochemistry to detect bacteria and analyze their transport processes towards the working electrode. Stochastic detection using redox reactions at the ultramicroelectrode enabled the detection of individual bacteria, with collision resulting in a current spike signal due to charge transfer. Notably, the detection of bacteria was demonstrated at an exceptionally low concentration (100 CFU/mL), with recorded current spikes reaching approximately 8.1 nA. Analysis of integrated areas under these spikes unveiled a diverse distribution of charge transfer at the ultramicroelectrode during redox reactions, implying variations in bacterial sizes, collision positions on the electrode surface, and redox activity among bacteria. Remarkably, the average charge transfer per bacterium between E. coli and the electrode was found to be (244 ± 24) pC, underscoring the intrinsic redox activity of the bacteria, equivalent to (2.52 ± 0.25) × 10-15 mol. Additionally, our investigation explored the effects of cell transport mechanisms, including diffusion, migration, convection, and settlement on stochastic interactions of the bacteria at the ultramicroelectrode. Through the collision frequency calculations, we found that migration is the primary factor shaping bacterial transport, with gravitational cell settlement also exerting a significant influence.
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- Ashish Kumar Shukla
- School of Mechatronics Engineering, Korea University of Technology and Education, Cheonan, Chungnam, 31253, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electromechanical Convergence Engineering, Korea University of Technology and Education Cheonan, 31253, Chungnam, Republic of Korea.
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- School of Mechatronics Engineering, Korea University of Technology and Education, Cheonan, Chungnam, 31253, Republic of Korea; Future Convergence Engineering, Korea University of Technology and Education, Cheonan, Chungnam, 31253, Republic of Korea.
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Clarke TB, Krushinski LE, Vannoy KJ, Colón-Quintana G, Roy K, Rana A, Renault C, Hill ML, Dick JE. Single Entity Electrocatalysis. Chem Rev 2024; 124:9015-9080. [PMID: 39018111 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/19/2024]
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Making a measurement over millions of nanoparticles or exposed crystal facets seldom reports on reactivity of a single nanoparticle or facet, which may depart drastically from ensemble measurements. Within the past 30 years, science has moved toward studying the reactivity of single atoms, molecules, and nanoparticles, one at a time. This shift has been fueled by the realization that everything changes at the nanoscale, especially important industrially relevant properties like those important to electrocatalysis. Studying single nanoscale entities, however, is not trivial and has required the development of new measurement tools. This review explores a tale of the clever use of old and new measurement tools to study electrocatalysis at the single entity level. We explore in detail the complex interrelationship between measurement method, electrocatalytic material, and reaction of interest (e.g., carbon dioxide reduction, oxygen reduction, hydrazine oxidation, etc.). We end with our perspective on the future of single entity electrocatalysis with a key focus on what types of measurements present the greatest opportunity for fundamental discovery.
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- Thomas B Clarke
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60660, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
- Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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Zhang JH, Song DM, Zhou YG. Impact electrochemistry for biosensing: advances and future directions. Analyst 2024; 149:2498-2506. [PMID: 38629127 DOI: 10.1039/d4an00170b] [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: 04/30/2024]
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Impact electrochemistry allows for the investigation of the properties of single entities, ranging from nanoparticles (NPs) to soft bio-particles. It has introduced a novel dimension in the field of biological analysis, enhancing researchers' ability to comprehend biological heterogeneity and offering a new avenue for developing novel diagnostic devices for quantifying biological analytes. This review aims to summarize the recent advancements in impact electrochemistry-based biosensing over the past two to three years and provide insights into the future directions of this field.
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- Jian-Hua Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi, Shandong 276005, China.
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- Institute of Laser Manufacturing, Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou, 450046, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China.
- Greater Bay Area Institute for Innovation, Hunan University, Guangzhou, 511340, Guangdong Province, China
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Liu M, Zhao X, Liang X, Zhou YG. Homogeneous and Label-Free Detection and Monitoring of Protein Kinase Activity Using the Impact Electrochemistry of Silver Nanoparticles. ACS Sens 2024; 9:110-117. [PMID: 38113272 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c01703] [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] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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Protein kinase activity correlates closely with that of many human diseases. However, the existing methods for quantifying protein kinase activity often suffer from limitations such as low sensitivity, harmful radioactive labels, high cost, and sophisticated detection procedures, underscoring the urgent need for sensitive and rapid detection methods. Herein, we present a simple and sensitive approach for the homogeneous detection of protein kinase activity based on nanoimpact electrochemistry to probe the degree of aggregation of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) before and after phosphorylation. Phosphorylation, catalyzed by protein kinases, introduces two negative charges into the substrate peptide, leading to alterations in electrostatic interactions between the phosphorylated peptide and the negatively charged AgNPs, which, in turn, affects the aggregation status of AgNPs. Via direct electro-oxidation of AgNPs in nanoimpact electrochemistry experiments, protein kinase activity can be quantified by assessing the impact frequency. The present sensor demonstrates a broad detection range and a low detection limit for protein kinase A (PKA), along with remarkable selectivity. Additionally, it enables monitoring of PKA-catalyzed phosphorylation processes. In contrast to conventional electrochemical sensing methods, this approach avoids the requirement of complex labeling and washing procedures.
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- Meijuan Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
- Greater Bay Area Institute for Innovation, Hunan University, Guangzhou 511300, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
- Greater Bay Area Institute for Innovation, Hunan University, Guangzhou 511300, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
- Greater Bay Area Institute for Innovation, Hunan University, Guangzhou 511300, Guangdong, P. R. China
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Liu EZ, Popescu SR, Eden A, Chung J, Roehrich B, Sepunaru L. The role of applied potential on particle sizing precision in single-entity blocking electrochemistry. Electrochim Acta 2023; 472:143397. [PMID: 39070043 PMCID: PMC11283758 DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2023.143397] [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: 07/30/2024]
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Blocking electrochemistry, a subfield of single-entity electrochemistry, enables in-situ sizing of redox-inactive particles. This method exploits the adsorptive impact of individual insulating particles on a microelectrode, which decreases the electrochemically active surface area of the electrode. Against the background of an electroactive redox reaction in solution, each individual impacting particle results in a discrete current drop, with the magnitude of the drop corresponding to the size of the blocking particle. One significant limitation of this technique is "edge effects", resulting from the inhomogeneous flux of the redox species' diffusion due to increased mass transport to the edge of the disk electrode surface. "Edge effects" cause increased errors in size detection, resulting in poor analytical precision. Here, we use computational simulations to demonstrate that inhomogeneous diffusional edge flux of quasi-reversible redox species is mitigated at lowered overpotentials. This phenomenon is further illustrated experimentally by lowering the applied potential such that the system is operating under a kinetically-controlled regime instead of a diffusion-limited regime, which mitigates edge effects and increases particle sizing precision significantly. In addition, we found this method to be generalizable, as the precision enhancement is not limited to geometrically spherical particles but also occurs for cubic particles. This work presents a simple, novel methodology for edge effect mitigation with general applicability across different particle types.
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- Eric Z. Liu
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, United States
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- Interdepartmental Program in Biomolecular Science and Engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, United States
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Zhang H, Gao G, Chen Y, Lin L, Wang D, Fan Y, Liu Y, Zhao Q, Zhi J. Effect of cell settlement on the electrochemical collision behaviors of single microbes. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1283:341949. [PMID: 37977779 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.341949] [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: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Electrochemical collision technique has emerged as a powerful approach to detect the intrinsic properties of single entities. The diffusion model, together with migration and convection processes are generally used to describe the transport and collision processes of single entities. However, things become more complicated concerning microbes because of their relatively large size, inherent motility and biological activities. In this work, the electrochemical collision behaviors of four different microorganisms: Escherichia coli (Gram-negative bacteria), Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis (Gram-positive bacteria) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae (fungus) were systematically detected and compared using a blocking strategy. By using K4Fe(CN)6 as redox probe, the downwards step-like signals were recorded in the collision process of all the three bacteria, whereas the collision of S. cerevisiae was rarely detected. To further investigate the underlying reason for the abnormal collision behavior of S. cerevisiae, the effect of cell settlement was discussed. The results indicated that ellipsoidal S. cerevisiae with a cell size larger than 2 μm exhibited a cell sedimentation rate of 261.759 nm s-1, which is dozens of times higher than the other three bacteria. By further enhanced convection near the microelectrode or positioned the microelectrode at the bottom of electrochemical cell, the collision signals of S. cerevisiae were successfully detected, indicating cell sedimentation is a nonnegligible force in large cell transport. This study fully addressed the effect of cell settlement on the transport of microbial cells and provided two strategies to counteract this effect, which benefit for the deeper understanding and further application of electrochemical collision technique in single-cell detection.
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- Hanxin Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China.
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Liu L, Peng M, Liang Z, Wu H, Yan H, Zhou YG. Sensitive quantification of mercury ions in real water systems based on an aggregation-collision electrochemical detection. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1276:341638. [PMID: 37573116 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.341638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/14/2023]
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Nanoparticle impact electrochemistry (NIE) is an emerging electroanalytical technique that has been utilized to the sensitive detection of a wide range of biological species. So far, the NIE based trace ion detection is largely unexplored due to the lack of effective signal amplification strategies. We herein develop an NIE-based electrochemical sensing platform that utilizes T-Hg2+-T coordination induced AgNP aggregation to detect Hg2+ in aqueous solution. The proposed aggregation-collision strategy enables highly sensitive and selective detection. A dual-mode analysis based on the change in impact frequency and oxidative charge of the anodic oxidation of the AgNPs in NIE allows for more accurate self-validated quantification. Furthermore, the current NIE-based sensor demonstrates reliable analysis of Hg2+ of real water samples, showing great potential for practical environmental monitoring and point-of-care testing (POCT) applications.
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- Lizhen Liu
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine, State Key Laboratory of Chemical/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China; Greater Bay Area Institute for Innovation, Hunan University, Guangzhou, 511300, Guangdong Province, China
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine, State Key Laboratory of Chemical/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China; Greater Bay Area Institute for Innovation, Hunan University, Guangzhou, 511300, Guangdong Province, China
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine, State Key Laboratory of Chemical/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China; Greater Bay Area Institute for Innovation, Hunan University, Guangzhou, 511300, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410000, China.
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine, State Key Laboratory of Chemical/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine, State Key Laboratory of Chemical/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China; Greater Bay Area Institute for Innovation, Hunan University, Guangzhou, 511300, Guangdong Province, China.
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Trends in single-impact electrochemistry for bacteria analysis. Anal Bioanal Chem 2023:10.1007/s00216-023-04568-z. [PMID: 36754873 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-023-04568-z] [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: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Single-impact electrochemistry for the analysis of bacteria is a powerful technique for biosensing applications at the single-cell scale. The sensitivity of this electro-analytical method has been widely demonstrated based on chronoamperometric measurements at an ultramicroelectrode polarized at the appropriate potential of redox species in solution. Furthermore, the most recent studies display a continuous improvement in the ability of this sensitive electrochemical method to identify different bacterial strains with better selectivity. To achieve this, several strategies, such as the presence of a redox mediator, have been investigated for detecting and identifying the bacterial cell through its own electrochemical behavior. Both the blocking electrochemical impacts method and electrochemical collisions of single bacteria with a redox mediator are reported in this review and discussed through relevant examples. An original sensing strategy for virulence factors originating from pathogenic bacteria is also presented, based on a recent proof of concept dealing with redox liposome single-impact electrochemistry. The limitations, applications, perspectives, and challenges of single-impact electrochemistry for bacteria analysis are briefly discussed, based on the most significant published data.
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Zhang JH, Liu M, Zhou F, Yan HL, Zhou YG. Homogeneous Electrochemical Immunoassay Using an Aggregation-Collision Strategy for Alpha-Fetoprotein Detection. Anal Chem 2023; 95:3045-3053. [PMID: 36692355 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c05193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Homogeneous immunoassays represent an attractive alternative to traditional heterogeneous assays due to their simplicity and high efficiency. Homogeneous electrochemical assays, however, are not commonly accessed due to the requirement of electrode immobilization of the recognition elements. Herein, we demonstrate a new homogeneous electrochemical immunoassay based on the aggregation-collision strategy for the quantification of tumor protein biomarker alpha-fetoprotein (AFP). The detection principle relies on the aggregation of AgNPs induced by the molecular biorecognition between AFP and AgNPs-anti-AFP probes, which leads to an increased AgNP size and decreased AgNP concentration, allowing an accurate self-validated dual-mode immunoassay by performing nanoimpact electrochemistry (NIE) of the oxidation of AgNPs. The intrinsic one-by-one analytical capability of NIE as well as the participation of all of the atoms of the AgNPs in signal transduction greatly elevates the detection sensitivity. Accordingly, the current sensor enables a limit of detection (LOD) of 5 pg/mL for AFP analysis with high specificity and efficiency. More importantly, reliable detection of AFP in diluted human sera of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients is successfully achieved, indicating that the NIE-based homogeneous immunoassay shows great potential in HCC liquid biopsy.
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- Jian-Hua Zhang
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine (ICBN), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine (ICBN), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Personalized Prescribing Inc., Suite 500, 150 Ferrand Dr, Toronto, Ontario M3C 3E5, Canada
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine (ICBN), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine (ICBN), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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Smida H, Lefèvre F, Thobie‐Gautier C, Boujtita M, Paquete CM, Lebègue E. Single Electrochemical Impacts of
Shewanella oneidensis
MR‐1 Bacteria for Living Cells Adsorption onto a Polarized Ultramicroelectrode Surface. ChemElectroChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202200906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Hassiba Smida
- Nantes Université CNRS CEISAM UMR 6230 F-44000 Nantes France
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier Universidade Nova de Lisboa Av. da República 2780-156 Oeiras Portugal
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- Nantes Université CNRS CEISAM UMR 6230 F-44000 Nantes France
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Yang Q, Huang X, Gao B, Gao L, Yu F, Wang F. Advances in electrochemiluminescence for single-cell analysis. Analyst 2022; 148:9-25. [PMID: 36475529 DOI: 10.1039/d2an01159j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Recent years have witnessed the emergence of innovative analytical methods with high sensitivity and spatiotemporal resolution that allowed qualitative and quantitative analysis to be carried out at single-cell and subcellular levels. Electrochemiluminescence (ECL) is a unique chemiluminescence of high-energy electron transfer triggered by electrical excitation. The ingenious combination of electrochemistry and chemiluminescence results in the distinct advantages of high sensitivity, a wide dynamic range and good reproducibility. Specifically, single-cell ECL (SCECL) analysis with excellent spatiotemporal resolution has emerged as a promising toolbox in bioanalysis for revealing individual cells' heterogeneity and stochastic processes. This review focuses on advances in SCECL analysis and bioimaging. The history and recent advances in ECL probes and strategies for system design are briefly reviewed. Subsequently, the latest advances in representative SCECL analysis techniques for bioassays, bioimaging and therapeutics are also highlighted. Then, the current challenges and future perspectives are discussed.
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- Qian Yang
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China. .,Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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Li J, Liang X, Zhong R, Liu M, Liu X, Yan HL, Zhou YG. Clinically Applicable Homogeneous Assay for Serological Diagnosis of Alpha-Fetoprotein by Impact Electrochemistry. ACS Sens 2022; 7:3216-3222. [PMID: 36240195 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.2c01887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Tumor protein quantification with high specificity, sensitivity, and efficiency is of great significance to enable early diagnosis and effective treatment. The existing methods for protein analysis usually suffer from high cost, time-consuming operation, and insufficient sensitivity, making them not clinically friendly. In this work, a label-free homogeneous sensor based on the nano-impact electroanalytic (NIE) technique was proposed for the detection of tumor protein marker alpha-fetoprotein (AFP). The detection principle is based on the recovery of current of single PtNP catalyzed hydrazine oxidation due to the release of the pre-adsorbed passivating aptamers on PtNPs from the competition of the stronger binding between the specific interaction of the AFP aptamer and AFP. The intrinsic one-by-one analytical ability of NIE allows highly sensitive detection, which can be further improved by reducing the reaction/incubation volume. Meanwhile, the current sensor avoids a laborious labeling procedure as well as the separation and washing steps due to the in situ characteristic of NIE. Accordingly, the current sensor enables efficient, highly sensitive, and specific AFP analysis. More importantly, the reliable detection of AFP in diluted real sera from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients is successfully achieved, indicating that the impact electrochemistry-based sensing platform has great potential to be applied in point-of-care devices for HCC liquid biopsy.
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- Jiebin Li
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine (ICBN), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha410082, P. R. China.,College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha410082, P. R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha410008, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine (ICBN), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha410082, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine (ICBN), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha410082, P. R. China
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- Research Center, Affiliated Nanjing Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing210003, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine (ICBN), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha410082, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine (ICBN), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha410082, P. R. China
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Chen Y, Liu Y, Wang D, Gao G, Zhi J. Three-Mediator Enhanced Collisions on an Ultramicroelectrode for Selective Identification of Single Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Anal Chem 2022; 94:12630-12637. [PMID: 36068505 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c01406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Selective detection of colliding entities, especially cells and microbes, is of great challenge in single-entity electrochemistry. Herein, based on the different cellular electron transport pathways between microbes and mediators, we report a three-mediator system [K3Fe(CN)6, K4Fe(CN)6, and menadione] to achieve redox activity analysis and selective identification of single Saccharomyces cerevisiae without the usage of antibodies. K4Fe(CN)6 in the three-mediator system will oxidize near the electrode surface and increase the local concentration of K3Fe(CN)6, which will promote the redox reaction of S. cerevisiae. The hydrophobic mediator─menadione─can selectively penetrate through the S. cerevisiae membrane and get access to its intracellular redox center and can further react with K3Fe(CN)6 in the bulk solution. In contrast, the mediator can only get access to the bacterial membranes of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, which results in different electrochemical collision signals between the above microbes. In the three-mediator system, upward step-like collision signals were observed in S. cerevisiae suspension, which are related to their microbial redox activity. In comparison, E. coli or S. aureus only generated downward current steps because the blockage effect of mediator diffusion suppresses their redox activities. When S. cerevisiae co-existed with E. coli or S. aureus, transients generated by both blockage and redox activity were observed. The approach enables us to trace the collision behaviors of different microbes and distinguish their simultaneous collisions, which is the foundation for further application of electrochemical collision technique in the specific identification of single biological entities.
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- Yafei Chen
- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.100049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.100049, PR China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.100049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.100049, PR China
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Weiß LJK, Rinklin P, Thakur B, Music E, Url H, Kopic I, Hoven D, Banzet M, von Trotha T, Mayer D, Wolfrum B. Prototype Digital Lateral Flow Sensor Using Impact Electrochemistry in a Competitive Binding Assay. ACS Sens 2022; 7:1967-1976. [PMID: 35801574 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.2c00728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This work demonstrates a lateral flow assay concept on the basis of stochastic-impact electrochemistry. To this end, we first elucidate requirements to employ silver nanoparticles as redox-active labels. Then, we present a prototype that utilizes nanoimpacts from biotinylated silver nanoparticles as readouts to detect free biotin in solution based on competitive binding. The detection is performed in a membrane-based microfluidic system, where free biotin and biotinylated particles compete for streptavidin immobilized on embedded latex beads. Excess nanoparticles are then registered downstream at an array of detection electrodes. In this way, we establish a proof of concept that serves as a blueprint for future "digital" lateral flow sensors.
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- Lennart J K Weiß
- Neuroelectronics - Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstrasse 11, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Neuroelectronics - Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstrasse 11, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Neuroelectronics - Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstrasse 11, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Neuroelectronics - Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstrasse 11, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Neuroelectronics - Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstrasse 11, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Neuroelectronics - Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstrasse 11, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Neuroelectronics - Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstrasse 11, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing, Bioelectronics (IBI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Neuroelectronics - Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstrasse 11, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing, Bioelectronics (IBI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Neuroelectronics - Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstrasse 11, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Weiß LJK, Lubins G, Music E, Rinklin P, Banzet M, Peng H, Terkan K, Mayer D, Wolfrum B. Single-Impact Electrochemistry in Paper-Based Microfluidics. ACS Sens 2022; 7:884-892. [PMID: 35235291 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c02703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (μPADs) have experienced an unprecedented story of success. In particular, as of today, most people have likely come into contact with one of their two most famous examples─the pregnancy or the SARS-CoV-2 antigen test. However, their sensing performance is constrained by the optical readout of nanoparticle agglomeration, which typically allows only qualitative measurements. In contrast, single-impact electrochemistry offers the possibility to quantify species concentrations beyond the pM range by resolving collisions of individual species on a microelectrode. Within this work, we investigate the integration of stochastic sensing into a μPAD design by combining a wax-patterned microchannel with a microelectrode array to detect silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) by their oxidative dissolution. In doing so, we demonstrate the possibility to resolve individual nanoparticle collisions in a reference-on-chip configuration. To simulate a lateral flow architecture, we flush previously dried AgNPs along a microchannel toward the electrode array, where we are able to record nanoparticle impacts. Consequently, single-impact electrochemistry poses a promising candidate to extend the limits of lateral flow-based sensors beyond current applications toward a fast and reliable detection of very dilute species on site.
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- Lennart J. K. Weiß
- Neuroelectronics─Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstrasse 11, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Neuroelectronics─Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstrasse 11, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Neuroelectronics─Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstrasse 11, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Neuroelectronics─Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstrasse 11, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing, Bioelectronics (IBI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Neuroelectronics─Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstrasse 11, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Neuroelectronics─Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstrasse 11, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing, Bioelectronics (IBI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Neuroelectronics─Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstrasse 11, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Butler D, Ebrahimi A. Rapid and sensitive detection of viral particles by coupling redox cycling and electrophoretic enrichment. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 208:114198. [PMID: 35395617 PMCID: PMC8931995 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for rapid, low-cost, and sensitive virus detection platforms to monitor and mitigate widespread outbreaks. Electrochemical sensors are a viable choice to fill this role but still require improvements to the signal magnitude, especially for early detection and low viral loads. Herein, finite element analysis of a novel biosensor concept for single virion counting using a generator-collector microelectrode design is presented. The proposed design combines a redox-cycling amplified electrochemical current with electrophoresis-driven electrode-particle collision for rapid virus detection. The effects of experimental (e.g. scan rate, collector bias) and geometric factors are studied to optimize the sensor design. Two generator-collector configurations are explored: a ring-disk configuration to analyze sessile droplets and an interdigitated electrode (IDE) design housed in a microchannel. For the ring-disk configuration, we calculate an amplification factor of ∼5 and collector efficiency of ∼0.8 for a generator-collector spacing of 600 nm. For the IDE, the collector efficiency is even larger, approaching unity. The dual-electrode mode is critical for increasing the current and electric field strength. As a result, the current steps upon virus capture are more than an order of magnitude larger compared to single-mode. Additionally, single virus capture times are reduced from over 700 s down to ∼20 s. Overall, the frequency of virus capture and magnitude of the electrochemical current steps depend on the virus properties and electrode configuration, with the IDE capable of single virus detection within seconds owing to better particle confinement in the microchannel.
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- Derrick Butler
- Department of Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA; Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA; Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA; Center for Biodevices, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
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Luy J, Ameline D, Thobie‐Gautier C, Boujtita M, Lebègue E. Detection of Bacterial Rhamnolipid Toxin by Redox Liposome Single Impact Electrochemistry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202111416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Justine Luy
- Université de Nantes CNRS CEISAM UMR 6230 44000 Nantes France
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- Université de Nantes CNRS CEISAM UMR 6230 44000 Nantes France
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- Université de Nantes CNRS CEISAM UMR 6230 44000 Nantes France
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Luy J, Ameline D, Thobie-Gautier C, Boujtita M, Lebègue E. Detection of Bacterial Rhamnolipid Toxin by Redox Liposome Single Impact Electrochemistry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202111416. [PMID: 34816575 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202111416] [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] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The detection of Rhamnolipid virulence factor produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa involved in nosocomial infections is reported by using the redox liposome single impact electrochemistry. Redox liposomes based on 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine as a pure phospholipid and potassium ferrocyanide as an encapsulated redox content are designed for using the interaction of the target toxin with the lipid membrane as a sensing strategy. The electrochemical sensing principle is based on the weakening of the liposomes lipid membrane upon interaction with Rhamnolipid toxin which leads upon impact at an ultramicroelectrode to the breakdown of the liposomes and the release/electrolysis of its encapsulated redox probe. We present as a proof of concept the sensitive and fast sensing of a submicromolar concentration of Rhamnolipid which is detected after less than 30 minutes of incubation with the liposomes, by the appearing of current spikes in the chronoamperometry measurement.
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- Justine Luy
- Université de Nantes, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, 44000, Nantes, France
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, 44000, Nantes, France
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, 44000, Nantes, France
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Chung J, Hertler P, Plaxco KW, Sepunaru L. Catalytic Interruption Mitigates Edge Effects in the Characterization of Heterogeneous, Insulating Nanoparticles. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:18888-18898. [PMID: 34735140 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c04971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Blocking electrochemistry, a subfield of nanochemistry, enables nondestructive, in situ measurement of the concentration, size, and size heterogeneity of highly dilute, nanometer-scale materials. This approach, in which the adsorptive impact of individual particles on a microelectrode prevents charge exchange with a freely diffusing electroactive redox mediator, has expanded the scope of electrochemistry to the study of redox-inert materials. A limitation, however, remains: inhomogeneous current fluxes associated with enhanced mass transfer occurring at the edges of planar microelectrodes confound the relationship between the size of the impacting particle and the signal it generates. These "edge effects" lead to the overestimation of size heterogeneity and, thus, poor sample characterization. In response, we demonstrate here the ability of catalytic current amplification (EC') to reduce this problem, an effect we term "electrocatalytic interruption". Specifically, we show that the increase in mass transport produced by a coupled chemical reaction significantly mitigates edge effects, returning estimated particle size distributions much closer to those observed using ex situ electron microscopy. In parallel, electrocatalytic interruption enhances the signal observed from individual particles, enabling the detection of particles significantly smaller than is possible via conventional blocking electrochemistry. Finite element simulations indicate that the rapid chemical kinetics created by this approach contributes to the amplification of the electronic signal to restore analytical precision and reliably detect and characterize the heterogeneity of nanoscale electro-inactive materials.
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- Julia Chung
- Interdepartmental Program in Biomolecular Science and Engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Interdepartmental Program in Biomolecular Science and Engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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Zhao XH, Zhou YG. Rapid and Accurate Data Processing for Silver Nanoparticle Oxidation in Nano-Impact Electrochemistry. Front Chem 2021; 9:718000. [PMID: 34381763 PMCID: PMC8350773 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.718000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In recent years, nano-impact electrochemistry (NIE) has attracted widespread attention as a new electroanalytical approach for the analysis and characterization of single nanoparticles in solution. The accurate analysis of the large volume of the experimental data is of great significance in improving the reliability of this method. Unfortunately, the commonly used data analysis approaches, mainly based on manual processing, are often time-consuming and subjective. Herein, we propose a spike detection algorithm for automatically processing the data from the direct oxidation of sliver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in NIE experiments, including baseline extraction, spike identification and spike area integration. The resulting size distribution of AgNPs is found to agree very well with that from transmission electron microscopy (TEM), showing that the current algorithm is promising for automated analysis of NIE data with high efficiency and accuracy.
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- Xi-Han Zhao
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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Ahmed JU, Lutkenhaus JA, Alam MS, Marshall I, Paul DK, Alvarez JC. Dynamics of Collisions and Adsorption in the Stochastic Electrochemistry of Emulsion Microdroplets. Anal Chem 2021; 93:7993-8001. [PMID: 34043322 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c01027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Current-time recordings of emulsified toluene microdroplets containing 20 mM Ferrocene (Fc), show electrochemical oxidation peaks from individual adsorption events on disk microelectrodes (5 μm diameter). The average droplet diameter (∼0.7 μm) determined from peak area integration was close to Dynamic Light Scattering measurements (∼1 μm). Random walk simulations were performed deriving equations for droplet electrolysis using the diffusion and thermal velocity expressions from Einstein. The simulations show that multiple droplet-electrode collisions, lasting ∼0.11 μs each, occur before a droplet wanders away. Updating the Fc-concentration at every collision shows that a droplet only oxidizes ∼0.58% of its content in one collisional journey. In fact, it would take ∼5.45 × 106 collisions and ∼1.26 h to electrolyze the Fc in one droplet with the collision frequency derived from the thermal velocity (∼0.52 cm/s) of a 1 μm-droplet. To simulate adsorption, the droplet was immobilized at first contact with the electrode while the electrolysis current was computed. This approach along with modeling of instrumental filtering, produced the best match of experimental peaks, which were attributed to electrolysis from single adsorption events instead of multiple consecutive collisions. These results point to a heightened sensitivity and speed when relying on adsorption instead of collisions. The electrochemical current for the former is limited by the probability of adsorption per collision, whereas for the latter, the current depends on the collision frequency and the probability of electron transfer per collision (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 16923-16931).
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- Junaid U Ahmed
- Chemistry Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23284, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23284, United States
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23284, United States
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- Maggie L. Walker Governor's School, Richmond, Virginia 23220, United States
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- Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124, United States
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- Chemistry Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23284, United States
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Lee J, Lee J, Song S, Kim B. Single Microcystis Detection Through Electrochemical Collision Events on Ultramicroelectrodes. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/bkcs.12237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Jeeho Lee
- Department of Chemistry Sookmyung Women's University Seoul 04310 South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Sookmyung Women's University Seoul 04310 South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Sookmyung Women's University Seoul 04310 South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Sookmyung Women's University Seoul 04310 South Korea
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Li XR, Zhou YG. Electrochemical detection of circulating tumor cells: A mini review. Electrochem commun 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2021.106949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Pendergast AD, Renault C, Dick JE. Correlated Optical-Electrochemical Measurements Reveal Bidirectional Current Steps for Graphene Nanoplatelet Collisions at Ultramicroelectrodes. Anal Chem 2021; 93:2898-2906. [PMID: 33491447 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c04409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Single-entity electrochemistry has emerged as a powerful tool to study the adsorption behavior of single nanoscale entities one-at-a-time on an ultramicroelectrode surface. Classical single-entity collision studies have focused on the behavior of spherical nanoparticles or entities where the orientation of the colliding entity does not impact the electrochemical response. Here, we report a detailed study of the collision of asymmetric single graphene nanoplatelets onto ultramicroelectrodes. The collision of conductive graphene nanoplatelets on biased ultramicroelectrode surfaces can be observed in an amperometric i-t trace, revealing a variety of current transients (both positive and negative steps). To elucidate the dynamics of nanoplatelet adsorption processes and probe response heterogeneity, we correlated the collision events with optical microscopy. We show that positive steps are due to nanoplatelets coming into contact with the ultramicroelectrode, making an electrical connection, and adsorbing partly on the glass surrounding the ultramicroelectrode. Negative steps occur when nanoplatelets adsorb onto the glass without an electrical connection, effectively blocking flux of ferrocenemethanol to the ultramicroelectrode surface. These measurements allow rigorous quantification of current transients and detailed insights into the adsorption dynamics of asymmetric objects at the nanoscale.
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- Andrew D Pendergast
- Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Physique de la Matière Condensée, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau, France
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.,Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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Chen Y, Wang D, Liu Y, Gao G, Zhi J. Redox activity of single bacteria revealed by electrochemical collision technique. Biosens Bioelectron 2020; 176:112914. [PMID: 33353760 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Revised: 12/12/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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This paper reports on an innovative strategy based on the electrochemical collision technique to quantify the redox activity of two bacterial species: the Gram-negative Escherichia coli and the Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis. Thionine (TH), as a redox mediator, was electrostatically adsorbed on bacterial surface and formed the bacterium-TH complexes. TH can receive electrons from bacterial metabolic pathways and be reduced. When a single bacterium-TH complex collides on the ultramicroelectrode, the reduced TH will be re-oxidized at certain potential and generate current spike. The frequency of the spikes is linearly proportional to the living bacteria concentration, and the redox activity of individual bacterium can be quantified by the charges enclosed in the current spike. The redox ability of Gram-negative E.coli to the TH mediator was 6.79 ± 0.26 × 10-18 mol per bacterial cell in 30 min, which is relatively more reactive than B. subtilis (3.52 ± 0.31 × 10-18 mol per cell). The spike signals, fitted by 3D COMSOL Multiphysics simulation, revealed that there is inherent redox ability difference of two bacterial strains besides the difference in bacterial size and collision position. This work successfully quantified the bacterial redox activity to mediator in single cells level, which is of great significance to improve understanding of heterogeneous electron transfer process and build foundations to the microorganism selection in the design of microbial electrochemical devices.
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- Yafei Chen
- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China.
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McCormick HK, Dick JE. Nanoelectrochemical quantification of single-cell metabolism. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 413:17-24. [PMID: 32915282 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02899-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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At the most fundamental level, the behavior of tissue is governed by the activity of its single cells. A detailed examination of single-cell biology is necessary in order to gain a deeper understanding of disease progression. While single-cell genomics and transcriptomics are mature due to robust amplification strategies, the metabolome is difficult to quantify. Nanoelectrochemical techniques stand poised to quantify single-cell metabolism as a result of the fabrication of nanoelectrodes, which allow one to make intracellular electrochemical measurements. This article is concerned with intracellular nanoelectrochemistry, focusing on the sensitive and selective quantification of various metabolites within a single, living cell. We will review the strong literature behind this field, discuss the potential deleterious effects of passing charge inside cells, and provide future outlooks for this promising avenue of inquiry. We also present a mathematical relationship based on Faraday's Law and bulk electrolysis theory to examine the consumption of analyte within a cell due to passing charge at the nanotip.Graphical abstract.
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- Hadley K McCormick
- Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA. .,Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
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Wei X, Lu Y, Zhang X, Chen ML, Wang JH. Recent advances in single-cell ultra-trace analysis. Trends Analyt Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2020.115886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Nguyen THT, Lee J, Kim HY, Nam KM, Kim BK. Current research on single-entity electrochemistry for soft nanoparticle detection: Introduction to detection methods and applications. Biosens Bioelectron 2020; 151:111999. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Revised: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 12/26/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Jaiswal J, Dhayal M. Electroanalytical Method for Quantification of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells as Charge Transport Barriers in Culture Media. ELECTROANAL 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201900553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Juhi Jaiswal
- Nano-Cellular Medicine and Biophysics Laboratory, School of Biomedical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi UP-221005 India
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- Nano-Cellular Medicine and Biophysics Laboratory, School of Biomedical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi UP-221005 India
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Lebègue E, Barrière F, Bard AJ. Lipid Membrane Permeability of Synthetic Redox DMPC Liposomes Investigated by Single Electrochemical Collisions. Anal Chem 2020; 92:2401-2408. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b02809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Estelle Lebègue
- Université de Nantes, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, F-44000 Nantes, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes - UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Center for Electrochemistry, Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Patrice FT, Qiu K, Ying YL, Long YT. Single Nanoparticle Electrochemistry. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2019; 12:347-370. [PMID: 31018101 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-061318-114902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Experimental techniques to monitor and visualize the behaviors of single nanoparticles have not only revealed the significant spatial and temporal heterogeneity of those individuals, which are hidden in ensemble methods, but more importantly, they have also enabled researchers to elucidate the origin of such heterogeneity. In pursuing the intrinsic structure-function relations of single nanoparticles, the recently developed stochastic collision approach demonstrated some early promise. However, it was later realized that the appropriate sizing of a single nanoparticle by an electrochemical method could be far more challenging than initially expected owing to the dynamic motion of nanoparticles in electrolytes and complex charge-transfer characteristics at electrode surfaces. This clearly indicates a strong necessity to integrate single nanoparticle electrochemistry with high-resolution optical microscopy. Hence, this review aims to give a timely update of the latest progress for both electrochemically sensing and seeing single nanoparticles. A major focus is on collision-based measurements, where nanoparticles or single entities in solution impact on a collector electrode and the electrochemical response is recorded. These measurements are further enhanced with optical measurements in parallel. For completeness, advances in other related methods for single nanoparticle electrochemistry are also included.
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- Fato Tano Patrice
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China; ;
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China; ;
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China; ;
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China; ;
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Advances in microfluidic techniques have prompted researchers to study the inherent heterogeneity of single cells in cell populations.
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- Qiushi Huang
- Department of Chemistry
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
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- Department of Chemistry
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
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- Department of Chemistry
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
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- Department of Chemistry
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
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Neves MMPDS, Martín-Yerga D. Advanced Nanoscale Approaches to Single-(Bio)entity Sensing and Imaging. BIOSENSORS 2018; 8:E100. [PMID: 30373209 PMCID: PMC6316691 DOI: 10.3390/bios8040100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2018] [Revised: 10/11/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Individual (bio)chemical entities could show a very heterogeneous behaviour under the same conditions that could be relevant in many biological processes of significance in the life sciences. Conventional detection approaches are only able to detect the average response of an ensemble of entities and assume that all entities are identical. From this perspective, important information about the heterogeneities or rare (stochastic) events happening in individual entities would remain unseen. Some nanoscale tools present interesting physicochemical properties that enable the possibility to detect systems at the single-entity level, acquiring richer information than conventional methods. In this review, we introduce the foundations and the latest advances of several nanoscale approaches to sensing and imaging individual (bio)entities using nanoprobes, nanopores, nanoimpacts, nanoplasmonics and nanomachines. Several (bio)entities such as cells, proteins, nucleic acids, vesicles and viruses are specifically considered. These nanoscale approaches provide a wide and complete toolbox for the study of many biological systems at the single-entity level.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 100-44 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Li M, Ge Z, Zhang S, He P, Gu Y, Qi L, Shao Y. Electrocatalytic Reduction of Hydrogen Peroxide by Pd−Ag Nanoparticles Based on the Collisional Approach. ChemElectroChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201801249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Mingzhi Li
- College of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringBeijing National Research Center for Molecular SciencesPeking University 202 Chengfu Road Beijing 100871 P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringBeijing National Research Center for Molecular SciencesPeking University 202 Chengfu Road Beijing 100871 P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringBeijing National Research Center for Molecular SciencesPeking University 202 Chengfu Road Beijing 100871 P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringBeijing National Research Center for Molecular SciencesPeking University 202 Chengfu Road Beijing 100871 P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringBeijing National Research Center for Molecular SciencesPeking University 202 Chengfu Road Beijing 100871 P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringBeijing National Research Center for Molecular SciencesPeking University 202 Chengfu Road Beijing 100871 P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringBeijing National Research Center for Molecular SciencesPeking University 202 Chengfu Road Beijing 100871 P.R. China
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Paul DK, Meng K, Omanovic D, Alvarez JC. Hydrogen Bonding and Proton Transfer in Aqueous Toluene Microdroplets Studied by Particle Collision Electrochemistry. ChemElectroChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201800542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Dilip K. Paul
- Department of ChemistryVirginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA, 23284
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- Department of ChemistryVirginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA, 23284
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- Department of Marine and Environmental ResearchRuder Boskovic Institute Zagreb Croatia
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- Department of ChemistryVirginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA, 23284
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Huang L, Li Z, Lou Y, Cao F, Zhang D, Li X. Recent Advances in Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy for Biological Applications. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2018; 11:E1389. [PMID: 30096895 PMCID: PMC6119995 DOI: 10.3390/ma11081389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Revised: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 07/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) is a chemical microscopy technique with high spatial resolution for imaging sample topography and mapping specific chemical species in liquid environments. With the development of smaller, more sensitive ultramicroelectrodes (UMEs) and more precise computer-controlled measurements, SECM has been widely used to study biological systems over the past three decades. Recent methodological breakthroughs have popularized SECM as a tool for investigating molecular-level chemical reactions. The most common applications include monitoring and analyzing the biological processes associated with enzymatic activity and DNA, and the physiological activity of living cells and other microorganisms. The present article first introduces the basic principles of SECM, followed by an updated review of the applications of SECM in biological studies on enzymes, DNA, proteins, and living cells. Particularly, the potential of SECM for investigating bacterial and biofilm activities is discussed.
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- Luyao Huang
- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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Zhang F, Jin T, Hu Q, He P. Distinguishing skin cancer cells and normal cells using electrical impedance spectroscopy. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2018.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Laborda E, Molina A, Batchelor-McAuley C, Compton RG. Individual Detection and Characterization of Non-Electrocatalytic, Redox-Inactive Particles in Solution by using Electrochemistry. ChemElectroChem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201701000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Eduardo Laborda
- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”; Universidad de Murcia; 30100 Murcia Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Química, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”; Universidad de Murcia; 30100 Murcia Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Physical & Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory; Oxford University; South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QZ UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Physical & Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory; Oxford University; South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QZ UK
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Bonezzi J, Luitel T, Boika A. Electrokinetic Manipulation of Silver and Platinum Nanoparticles and Their Stochastic Electrochemical Detection. Anal Chem 2017; 89:8614-8619. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b02807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Jason Bonezzi
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Akron, 190 East Buchtel Common, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Akron, 190 East Buchtel Common, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Akron, 190 East Buchtel Common, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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Shao X, Zhang X. Design of five-layer gold nanoparticles self-assembled in a liquid open tubular column for ultrasensitive nano-LC-MS/MS proteomic analysis of 80 living cells. Proteomics 2017; 17. [PMID: 28181392 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201600463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2016] [Revised: 01/28/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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In this work, for the first time, a liquid open tubular column modified by five-layer gold nanoparticles and linked with C18 (GNPs@C18 ) was designed and fabricated for nano-LC-MS/MS analysis of 80 living cells. Sixty nanometer gold nanoparticles were self-assembled layer by layer on the inner wall of a 20 μm id fused-silica capillary. C18 was then linked on the gold nanoparticles to make the liquid open tubular column show hydrophobic character. Enough loading capacities for analysis of 80 living cells, ∼100 fmol for pk-10 and ∼30 fmol for insulin, were obtained with the 2 m × 20 μm id five-layer GNPs@C18 open tubular column. The open tubular column was used in an online pretreatment and direct nano-LC-MS/MS analysis system to analyze 80 living HepG2 cells. In total, 650 proteins were identified in triplicate runs. The subcellular localization of the identified proteins showed that our system had no bias toward different cellular compartments. Protein copy number per cell of the identified proteins showed that the detection limit could reach 50 zmol and the abundance of the identified proteins could cover a dynamic range of 6 orders.
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- Xi Shao
- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R., China.,Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R., China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R., China.,Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R., China
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Chan C, Sepunaru L, Sokolov SV, Kätelhön E, Young NP, Compton RG. Catalytic activity of catalase-silica nanoparticle hybrids: from ensemble to individual entity activity. Chem Sci 2017; 8:2303-2308. [PMID: 28451333 PMCID: PMC5363393 DOI: 10.1039/c6sc04921d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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We demonstrate the electrochemical detection and characterization of individual nanoparticle–enzyme hybrids.
We demonstrate the electrochemical detection and characterization of individual nanoparticle–enzyme hybrids. Silica nanoparticles were functionalized with catalase enzyme and investigated spectroscopically and electrochemically. The catalytic activity of the hybrids towards hydrogen peroxide decomposition was comparable to the activity of a freely diffusing enzyme in solution, exhibiting a Michaelis–Menten constant of KM = 74 mM and a turnover number of kcat = 8 × 107 s–1 per NP. The fast turnover number of the hybrid further enabled the electrochemical detection of individual nanoparticle–enzyme hybrid via a novel method: the hydrogen peroxide substrate was generated at a microelectrode which enabled enzymatic activity exclusively within the diffusion layer of the electrode. The method is the first electrochemical approach for measuring hybrid nanoparticles, at the single entity level.
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- Crystal Chan
- Department of Chemistry , Physical & Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory , University of Oxford , South Parks Road , Oxford OX1 3QZ , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , Physical & Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory , University of Oxford , South Parks Road , Oxford OX1 3QZ , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , Physical & Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory , University of Oxford , South Parks Road , Oxford OX1 3QZ , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , Physical & Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory , University of Oxford , South Parks Road , Oxford OX1 3QZ , UK .
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- Department of Materials , University of Oxford , OX1 3PH , UK
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- Department of Chemistry , Physical & Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory , University of Oxford , South Parks Road , Oxford OX1 3QZ , UK .
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- Lucas Armbrecht
- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Laborda E, Molina A, Espín VF, Martínez‐Ortiz F, García de la Torre J, Compton RG. Single Fusion Events at Polarized Liquid–Liquid Interfaces. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201610185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Eduardo Laborda
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum” University of Murcia Murcia 30100 Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum” University of Murcia Murcia 30100 Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum” University of Murcia Murcia 30100 Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum” University of Murcia Murcia 30100 Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum” University of Murcia Murcia 30100 Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Physical & Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory Oxford University South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QZ UK
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Laborda E, Molina A, Espín VF, Martínez‐Ortiz F, García de la Torre J, Compton RG. Single Fusion Events at Polarized Liquid–Liquid Interfaces. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 56:782-785. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201610185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Revised: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Eduardo Laborda
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum” University of Murcia Murcia 30100 Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum” University of Murcia Murcia 30100 Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum” University of Murcia Murcia 30100 Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum” University of Murcia Murcia 30100 Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum” University of Murcia Murcia 30100 Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Physical & Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory Oxford University South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QZ UK
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