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Mendonsa AA, Sodia TZ, Cash KJ. The impact of zwitterionic surfactants on optode-based nanosensors via different fabrication approaches and sensing mechanisms. Analyst 2024. [PMID: 39087723 DOI: 10.1039/d4an00687a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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In this work, we explored the impact of zwitterionic surfactants, sulfobetaine 16 (SB-16) and a PEG-phospholipid conjugate (DSPE-PEG), on nanosensor performance. We fabricated four sensors (for Na+, K+, Al3+, and O2) and examined how these surfactants influenced various aspects, including fabrication methods, sensing mechanisms, and the incorporation of nanomaterials. Our results highlighted SB-16's role in enhancing selectivity in ion-exchange sensors (Na+ and K+) while maintaining sensitivity akin to its PEG counterpart. The liquid-liquid extraction based sensors (Al3+) were unaffected by surfactant choice, while the O2 sensors that operate via collisional quenching exhibited reduced sensitivity with SB-16 when compared to its PEG-based counterpart. Additionally, the SB-16 sensors proved adaptable to different fabrication approaches (SESE - single emulsion solvent evaporation and FNP - flash nanoprecipitation), showcased good cell viability and maintained a functional lifetime of at least five days. Furthermore, via the use of quantum dots, we showed that it is possible to incorporate other nanomaterials into the sensing phase of SB-16 sensors. Future investigations could target enhancing the pH stability of zwitterionic surfactants to further advance their applicability in sensor technologies.
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- Adrian A Mendonsa
- Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 80401, USA.
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- Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 80401, USA
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 80401, USA.
- Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 80401, USA
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Villanueva M, Vega-Chacón J, Picasso G. Comparative analysis of a bulk optode based on a valinomycin ionophore and a nano-optode in micelles with pluronic F-127 for the quantification of potassium in aqueous solutions. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2024; 16:4710-4723. [PMID: 38948955 DOI: 10.1039/d4ay00581c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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In this work, two types of optical sensors were prepared for the quantification of potassium: the bulk optode (BO) and nano-optode (NO). The BO was prepared using three main components: the ionophore valinomycin, the ion exchanger tetrakis(4-chlorophenyl) potassium borate (K-TCPB), and the chromoionophore ETH 5294 (CHI). The optimal composition was found to be in a ratio of [1 : 1 : 1]. The NO was prepared by miniaturizing the BO through sonication in surfactant Pluronic F-127. The working range for the linear calibration model of BO was from 10-6 to 1.0 M K+ with a LODBO = 0.31 μM, meanwhile for NO was from 10-4 to 1.0 M K+ with a LODNO = 30.3 μM. Both optodes were tested for selectivity towards K+ in the presence of alkaline and alkaline earth ions, with a selectivity coefficient > 1.0. Furthermore, precision and stability studies of BO and NO were performed for three levels of K+ concentrations, 10-6, 10-3, 1.0 M for BO and 10-4, 10-2, 1.0 M for NO, showing a good homogeneity of the NO in the whole concentration range. However, an excessive variability was obtained for BO at 1.0 M K+. Therefore, the NO represents a potential tool for quantification of K+.
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- Miguel Villanueva
- Technology of Materials for Environmental Remediation (TecMARA) Research Group, Faculty of Sciences, National University of Engineering, Av. Tupac Amaru 210, Lima 15333, Peru.
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- Technology of Materials for Environmental Remediation (TecMARA) Research Group, Faculty of Sciences, National University of Engineering, Av. Tupac Amaru 210, Lima 15333, Peru.
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- Technology of Materials for Environmental Remediation (TecMARA) Research Group, Faculty of Sciences, National University of Engineering, Av. Tupac Amaru 210, Lima 15333, Peru.
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Pokhvishcheva NV, Prozherin IS, Kalinichev AV, Peshkova MA. Response Patterns of Chromoionophore-Based Bulk Optodes Containing Lipophilic Electrolytes: Toward Background-Independent pH-Sensing. ACS Sens 2023; 8:3086-3094. [PMID: 37524060 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c00742] [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: 08/02/2023]
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Despite a number of advantages of ion-selective optical sensors (optodes), their practical application is limited by their response mechanism, which leads to the dependence of the signal on the activity of two ions (analyte ion and the so-called reference ion) in the solution at the same time. Here, we show that the introduction of a lipophilic electrolyte into the polymeric optode membrane allows assessing the ionic activity of H+ cations regardless of the concentration of the background electrolyte containing a hydrophilic cation, with NaCl as an example of such an electrolyte. For the first time, the applicability of this approach is proven theoretically utilizing the numerical simulation of optode response. A correlation between the interfacial potential stability and the single-ion optical response is established. The predicted optical response is independent of background cation concentration to a significant extent. Theoretical conclusions are supported by experimental data obtained with chromoionophore-based optodes doped with various lipophilic electrolytes, including ionic liquids, by thin-film spectrophotometry and macrophotography coupled with digital color analysis. Most of the experimental sensor characteristics, such as the response range and its median, as well as its independence from the background electrolyte concentration are in quantitative agreement with the proposed theoretical description.
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- Nadezhda V Pokhvishcheva
- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya Emb., 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya Emb., 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya Emb., 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya Emb., 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
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Du X, Li N, Chen Q, Wu Z, Zhai J, Xie X. Perspective on fluorescence cell imaging with ionophore-based ion-selective nano-optodes. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2022; 16:031301. [PMID: 35698631 PMCID: PMC9188459 DOI: 10.1063/5.0090599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Inorganic ions are ubiquitous in all kinds of cells with highly dynamic spatial and temporal distribution. Taking advantage of different types of fluorescent probes, fluorescence microscopic imaging and quantitative analysis of ion concentrations in cells have rapidly advanced. A family of fluorescent nanoprobes based on ionophores has emerged in recent years with the potential to establish a unique platform for the analysis of common biological ions including Na+, K+, Ca2+, Cl-, and so on. This article aims at providing a retrospect and outlook of ionophore-based ion-selective nanoprobes and the applications in cell imaging.
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- Xinfeng Du
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Changzhou Institute of Technology, Changzhou 213032, China
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- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed:; ; and
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- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed:; ; and
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Soda Y, Robinson KJ, Nussbaum R, Bakker E. Protamine/heparin optical nanosensors based on solvatochromism. Chem Sci 2021; 12:15596-15602. [PMID: 35003589 PMCID: PMC8653997 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc04930e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Optical nanosensors for the detection of polyions, including protamine and heparin, have to date relied upon ion-exchange reactions involving an analyte and an optical transducer. Unfortunately, due to the limited selectivity of the available ionophores for polyions, this mechanism has suffered from severe interference in complex sample matrices. To date no optical polyion nanosensors have demonstrated acceptable performance in serum, plasma or blood. Herein we describe a new type of nanosensor based on our discovery of a “hyper-polarizing lipophilic phase” in which dinonylnaphthalenesulfonate (DNNS−) polarizes a solvatochromic dye much more than even an aqueous environment. We have found that the apparent polarity of the organic phase is only modulated when DNNS− binds to large polyions such as protamine, unlike singly charged ions that lack the cooperative binding required to cause a significant shift in the distribution of the polarizing DNNS− ions. Our new sensing mechanism allows solvatochromic signal transduction without the transducer undergoing ion exchange. The result is significantly improved sensitivity and selectivity, enabling for the first time the quantification of protamine and heparin in human plasma using optical nanosensors that correlates with the current gold standard analysis method, the anti-Xa factor assay. Novel optical nanosensors for the selective detection of the polycationic protamine based on solvatochromic signal change allow one to detect heparin in plasma.![]()
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- Yoshiki Soda
- Department of Inorganic, Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30 1211 Geneva Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic, Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30 1211 Geneva Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic, Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30 1211 Geneva Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic, Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30 1211 Geneva Switzerland
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Sharma R, Geranpayehvaghei M, Ejeian F, Razmjou A, Asadnia M. Recent advances in polymeric nanostructured ion selective membranes for biomedical applications. Talanta 2021; 235:122815. [PMID: 34517671 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Nano structured ion-selective membranes (ISMs) are very attractive materials for a wide range of sensing and ion separation applications. The present review focuses on the design principles of various ISMs; nanostructured and ionophore/ion acceptor doped ISMs, and their use in biomedical engineering. Applications of ISMs in the biomedical field have been well-known for more than half a century in potentiometric analysis of biological fluids and pharmaceutical products. However, the emergence of nanotechnology and sophisticated sensing methods assisted in miniaturising ion-selective electrodes to needle-like sensors that can be designed in the form of implantable or wearable devices (smartwatch, tattoo, sweatband, fabric patch) for health monitoring. This article provides a critical review of recent advances in miniaturization, sensing and construction of new devices over last decade (2011-2021). The designing of tunable ISM with biomimetic artificial ion channels offered intensive opportunities and innovative clinical analysis applications, including precise biosensing, controlled drug delivery and early disease diagnosis. This paper will also address the future perspective on potential applications and challenges in the widespread use of ISM for clinical use. Finally, this review details some recommendations and future directions to improve the accuracy and robustness of ISMs for biomedical applications.
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- Rajni Sharma
- School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia; Department of Nanobiotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, 14115-175, Iran
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran; Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, 73441-81746, Iran
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- School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia; Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, 73441-81746, Iran; Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, University of Technology Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; UNESCO Center for Membrane Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia.
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El-Feky HH, Askar AM, Amin AS. Quantification of silver in several samples using a new ionophore polymer membrane as an optical sensor. RSC Adv 2021; 11:35300-35310. [PMID: 35493157 PMCID: PMC9042815 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra06660a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Growing concerns about the possible toxicity of silver to aquatic organisms, bacteria, and humans have led to newly issued regulations by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the use of silver. However, the increase in bacterial resistance to antibiotics has led to a resurgence in the use of silver as a biocidal agent in applications ranging from washing machine additives to the drinking water treatment system on the International Space Station (ISS). For Ag+ ion detection, a highly sensitive and reversible optical sensor has been established. The optode relies on a novel Schiff base, namely 2-[(benzo[d]thiazol-2-ylimino)methyl]phenol (BTMP) immobilized within PVC film and also incorporated with tris(2-ethylhexyl)phosphate (TEHP) and Aliquat 336 as an ion carrier. Under optimum conditions (i.e. pH 8.5), the proposed sensor displayed a linear response to Ag+ over 4.8 × 10-9 to 1.0 × 10-5 M (0.8494-1698.7 μg L-1) with limits of detection and quantification of 1.5 × 10-9 and 4.8 × 10-9 M (0.2548 and 0.8494 μg L-1), respectively. The sensor's response time was found to be 8.0 min. The sensor was applied successfully to determine Ag+ ion in some real samples, including food, biological, water, and environmental samples.
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- Hesham H El-Feky
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Benha University Benha Egypt +201060204453
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Benha University Benha Egypt +201060204453
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Benha University Benha Egypt +201060204453
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Brady B, Wang R, Cheong R, Wang X. Digital printing of selective and reversible ion optodes on fabrics: toward smart clothes for epidermal chemical sensing. Analyst 2021; 146:6119-6123. [PMID: 34522919 DOI: 10.1039/d1an01349a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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While wearable chemical sensors often rely on electrochemical techniques, optical chemical sensors coupled with a smartphone or a miniaturized camera represent an attractive approach to the monitoring of sweat composition. In this paper, we modify real sports fabrics such as polyester-spandex fabrics with rational combinations of sensing chemicals including a pH indicator, an ion exchanger, and an ionophore via one-step inkjet printing. Highly selective and fully reversible pH optodes as well as Na+- and K+-selective optodes are obtained only when the most hydrophobic sensing chemicals are used (e.g., sodium ionophore VIII vs. sodium ionophore VI). These sensors exhibit large color-based responses that can be readily identified by naked eye or analyzed via an iPhone app. Their dynamic ranges well cover the physiological sweat concentrations of the analytes. Compared to most other sensors created on garments, our fabric-based optodes are cost-effective, mass-reproducible by the digital printing technology currently used in the textile industry, and do not significantly compromise the essential properties of fabrics such as flexibility, stretchability, wickability, and breathability.
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- Brock Brady
- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1001 W. Main St., Richmond, VA 23283, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1001 W. Main St., Richmond, VA 23283, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1001 W. Main St., Richmond, VA 23283, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1001 W. Main St., Richmond, VA 23283, USA.
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Soda Y, Bakker E. Colorimetric ratiometry with ion optodes for spatially resolved concentration analysis. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1154:338225. [PMID: 33736816 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Revised: 01/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The deprotonation degree of the lipophilic pH indicator dye (chromoionophore) in ionophore-based ion optodes (so-called bulk optodes) has traditionally been measured spectrophotometrically. This makes it difficult to obtain spatially resolved concentration information, for example in the study of heterogenous systems. This article reports on a new colorimetric method that relies on a ratiometric image analysis. The acquision of image data allows one to map the deprotonation degree in two dimensions, which in turn is used to obtain the spatially-resolved ion concentration of the image. Using the detection of potassium as an example, the deprotonation degree data calculated on the basis of image analysis correlate quantitatively with those from spectrophotometry. They showed no dependence on the type of camera used in spite of their different gamma correction values and spectral sensitivities, as expected from theory. As an example, the method is successfully applied to the pixel level analysis of an ensemble of pictures acquired at different times to spatially and temporally observe potassium ion diffusion into an agarose gel containing a potassium-selective optical sensor microemulsion.
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- Yoshiki Soda
- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211, Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211, Geneva, Switzerland.
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