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Yang G, Xu B, Chang H, Gu Z, Li J. A salivary urea sensor based on a microsieve disposable gate AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2024; 16:4381-4386. [PMID: 38896043 DOI: 10.1039/d4ay00551a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
Abstract
The abundant bio-markers in saliva provide a new option for non-invasive testing. However, due to the presence of impurities in the saliva background, most of the existing saliva testing methods rely on pre-processing, which limits the application of saliva testing as a convenient means of testing in daily life. Herein, a disposable-gate AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) biosensor integrated with a micro-sieve was introduced to solve the problem of signal interference caused by charged impurities in saliva for HEMT based biosensors, where the micro-sieve was utilized as a pre-treatment unit to remove large particles of impurities from saliva through the size effect and thus greatly improving the accuracy of detection. The experimental results showed that the HEMT based biosensor has excellent linearity (R2 = 0.9977) and a high sensitivity of 6.552 μA dec-1 for urea sensing from 1 fM to 100 mM in 0.1× PBS solution. When it comes to artificial saliva detection, compared to the HEMT sensor without the micro-sieve (sensitivity = 3.07432 μA dec-1), the sensitivity of the HEMT sensor integrated with the micro-sieve showed almost no change. Moreover, to verify that urea can be detected in actual saliva, urea is sensed directly in human saliva. The addition of the microsieve module provides a new way for biosensors to detect specific markers in saliva in real time, and the designed HEMT biosensor with the microsieve function has a wide range of application potential in rapid saliva detection.
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Affiliation(s)
- Guo Yang
- School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215125, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215125, People's Republic of China.
- The College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215125, People's Republic of China.
- School of Nano Technology and Nano Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215125, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215125, People's Republic of China.
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Somchob B, Promphet N, Rodthongkum N, Hoven VP. Zwitterionic hydrogel for preserving stability and activity of oxidase enzyme for electrochemical biosensor. Talanta 2024; 270:125510. [PMID: 38128281 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.125510] [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: 08/20/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Enzymatic electrochemical biosensor is the most common analytical platform for medical diagnosis. To mimic the biological environment of the enzyme for maintaining the function of biosensor, zwitterionic hydrogels have been recognized as effective matrices for enzymatic immobilization. Herein, a zwitterionic hydrogel derived from a copolymer, poly[2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC)-co-N-methacryloyloxyethyl tyrosine methylester (MAT)] (PMM) was firstly applied as versatile coating to preserve stability and activity of oxidase enzymes, glucose oxidase (GOx) and lactate oxidase (LOx) for enzymatic electrochemical sensor. A screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) was sequentially coated with nitrogen-doped graphene (NDG), oxidase enzyme, and PMM mixed with Ru(II)bpy32+ and (NH4)2S2O8 followed by visible light irradiation for 3 min to induce PMM gelation. Electrochemical detection of glucose and lactate using the modified SPCE was performed via amperometry in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. The activity of both GOx and LOx immobilized on the modified SPCE was well maintained for 49 days at 87 and 80 %, respectively. Additionally, two different electrodes, a screen-printed graphene electrode (SPGE), and a screen-printed silver electrode (SPAgE), similarly modified gave the same satisfactory detection of spiked glucose and lactate in human plasma and sweat with 93-118 % recovery. This indicates the potential of the PMM hydrogel as a universal platform for preservation of enzymes which can be easily fabricated without the need for specific chemical modification of the electrode.
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- Benjawan Somchob
- Program in Petrochemistry and Polymer Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Metallurgy and Materials Science Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Soi Chula 12, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Patumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Metallurgy and Materials Science Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Soi Chula 12, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Patumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand; Center of Excellence in Responsive Wearable Materials, Chulalongkorn University, Soi Chula 12, Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand; Center of Excellence in Materials and Bio-interfaces, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
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Paper-based sensor depending on the Prussian blue pH sensitivity: Smartphone-assisted detection of urea. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.107783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Lin TL, Evans RD, Unwin RJ, Norman JT, Rich PR. Assessment of Measurement of Salivary Urea by ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy to Screen for CKD. KIDNEY360 2021; 3:357-363. [PMID: 35373139 PMCID: PMC8967637 DOI: 10.34067/kid.0004362021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Stages of CKD are currently defined by eGFR and require measurement of serum creatinine concentrations. Previous studies have shown a good correlation between salivary and serum urea levels and the stage of CKD. However, quantitative salivary urea assays in current clinical use require costly and labor-intensive commercial kits, which restricts the advantage of using saliva and limits wider applicability as a quick and easy means of assessing renal function. Attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy has been shown to provide a potentially straightforward, reagent-free method for the identification of a range of disease-related biomarkers and is in current clinical use for analyses of the chemical composition of kidney stones. We assessed the feasibility of ATR-FTIR spectroscopy as an alternative method to measure salivary urea in patients with different stages of CKD. The ATR-FTIR spectra of dried saliva samples from six healthy controls and 20 patients with CKD (stages 1-5) were analyzed to provide their urea concentrations. The lower limit of detection of salivary urea by the ATR-FTIR spectroscopy method was 1-2 mM, at the lower end of the clinically relevant range. Statistically significant differences in salivary urea concentrations were demonstrated between healthy subjects (4.1±0.5 mM) and patients with CKD stages 3-5 (CKD stage 3, 6.8±0.7 mM; CKD stage 4, 9.1±1 mM; CKD stage 5, 14.8±1.6 mM). These salivary urea concentrations correlated well with serum urea levels in the same patients measured by an automated analyzer (Spearman rank correlation coefficient of 0.71; P<0.001). The ability of the method to detect and stage CKD was assessed from the sensitivity and specificity parameters of a receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve analysis. This proof-of-concept study demonstrates that quantitation of salivary urea by ATR-FTIR spectroscopy could provide a viable tool for rapid and cost-effective diagnosis of stages 3-5 CKD.
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- Tzu-Ling Lin
- Division of Medicine, Department of Renal Medicine, Royal Free Campus, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Medicine, Department of Renal Medicine, Royal Free Campus, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Medicine, Department of Renal Medicine, Royal Free Campus, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Medicine, Department of Renal Medicine, Royal Free Campus, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Glynn Laboratory of Bioenergetics, Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Singh S, Sharma M, Singh G. Recent advancements in urea biosensors for biomedical applications. IET Nanobiotechnol 2021; 15:358-379. [PMID: 34694714 PMCID: PMC8675831 DOI: 10.1049/nbt2.12050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The quick progress in health care technology as a recurrent measurement of biochemical factors such as blood components leads to advance development and growth in biosensor technology necessary for effectual patient concern. The review wok of authors present a concise information and brief discussion on the development made in the progress of potentiometric, field effect transistor, graphene, electrochemical, optical, polymeric, nanoparticles and nanocomposites based urea biosensors in the past two decades. The work of authors is also centred on different procedures/methods for detection of urea by using amperometric, potentiometric, conductometric and optical processes, where graphene, polymer etc. are utilised as an immobilised material for the fabrication of biosensors. Further, a comparative revision has been accomplished on various procedures of urea analysis using different materials-based biosensors, and it discloses that electrochemical and potentiometric biosensor is the most promise one among all, in terms of rapid response time, extensive shelf life and resourceful design.
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- Saravjeet Singh
- Department of Biomedical EngineeringDeenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and TechnologyMurthalSonepatIndia
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- Department of ZoologyMaharishi Dayanand UniversityRohtakHaryanaIndia
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- Department of Biomedical EngineeringDeenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and TechnologyMurthalSonepatIndia
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Zhang H, Yang FQ. Equipment-free quantitative determination of urea based on paper-based sensor via urease-mediated chitosan viscosity change. Enzyme Microb Technol 2021; 148:109830. [PMID: 34116751 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2021.109830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 05/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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In this study, a paper-based sensor combined with visual distance-readout technique for point of-care testing (POCT) of urea was developed by urease-mediated chitosan viscosity change. A series of factors that affect the performance of the sensor were investigated, including the type of filter paper, chitosan concentration, acetic acid concentration and enzymatic reaction conditions. Under optimal conditions, the proposed method for urea determination has good linearity between 3.8-15.1 mM. The limit of quantitation is 3.8 mM. Finally, the paper-based sensor was successfully applied to the determination of urea in two diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) samples. The recoveries of urea were 91.4 % and 109.9 % in DEF-1 and DEF-2, respectively. The present study provides a novel approach, which integrates paper-based sensor and visual distance-readout technique, for monitoring urea in POCT application, especially in remote or resource-limited regions.
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- Hao Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China.
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Sheini A. A paper-based device for the colorimetric determination of ammonia and carbon dioxide using thiomalic acid and maltol functionalized silver nanoparticles: application to the enzymatic determination of urea in saliva and blood. Mikrochim Acta 2020; 187:565. [PMID: 32920692 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-020-04553-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A colorimetric assay was developed which has the capability of determining urea in biological samples. It is an origami paper-based sensor consisting of silver nanoparticles that were synthesized by using two different capping agents: thiomalic acid and maltol. The function of the assay relied on hydrolysis of urea to ammonia and carbon dioxide in the presence of urease. The products interacted with nanoparticles which caused aggregation. Interestingly, thiomalic acid capped with silver nanoparticles were selective to ammonia, and the other nanoparticles synthesized by maltol responded to carbon dioxide. These interactions turned the color of nanoparticles from yellow to brown and red, respectively. The resulting colorations were captured by a floatable scanner. A routine image analysis software was utilized to provide the response of the assays. The method was applied to individually determine ammonia, carbon dioxide, and urea. The linear range was 0.06 mg.dL-1-170.0 mg.dL-1 for ammonia, 0.08 mg.dL-1-220.0 mg.dL-1 for carbon dioxide, and 0.5 mg.dL-1-200.0 mg.dL-1 for urea. The respective limits of detection were 0.03 mg.dL-1, 0.06 mg.dL-1, and 0.18 mg.dL-1. No interferences were found in the detremination of urea. The method demonstrates a reliable performance for determination of urea in both saliva and blood samples. Graphical Abstract Schematic representation of paper based colorimetric sensor based on silver nanoparticles for both qualitative and quantitative analyses of urea in biological samples.
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- Azarmidokht Sheini
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shohadaye Hoveizeh University of Technology, Susangerd, 78986, Iran.
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Lee Y, Duy PK, Sriphong L, Kaewnopparat N, Chung H. Influence of interfering co-appearing container peaks on the accuracy of direct quantitative Raman measurement of a sample in a plastic container. Analyst 2020; 145:5539-5546. [PMID: 32608463 DOI: 10.1039/d0an00741b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The axially perpendicular offset (APO) scheme was previously demonstrated as a versatile scheme able to minimize or eliminate the glass background in the direct and non-sampling Raman measurement of an ethanol sample housed in a glass bottle. Alternatively, when directly analyzing a sample housed in a plastic container, another typical container yielding strong Raman peaks itself, the Raman peaks of both the container and the housed sample are unavoidably present together in a collected spectrum. Therefore, a crucial issue to investigate under this situation is how the magnitude of the co-appearing container peaks influences the accuracy for quantitative analysis of the housed sample. For the evaluation, a non-sampling Raman spectroscopic measurement of the urea concentration in a urea gel housed in a circular polypropylene (PP) container was attempted by employing two axially perpendicular offset (APO) schemes with detection windows of different sizes (25.4 and 10.0 mm, referred to as the wide-window APO (WW-APO) and narrow-window APO (NW-APO), respectively), and transmission and back-scattering schemes incorporating a 25.4 mm detection window. The intensity ratios between the container and urea peaks in the collected spectra were different depending on the adopted measurement scheme. The intensity ratio was greatest (smallest container peak) in the NW-APO measurement due to the narrowed detection window, making the generated container Raman photons at the side-wall less detectable to the bottom-positioned detector. A spectral acquisition scheme allowing the maximal suppression of the container peaks, while still maintaining the sample features, was a key requirement to secure an accurate measurement of the sample concentration. In addition, a Monte Carlo simulation was used to visualize the distributions of the container and urea photons inside the sample-housed container.
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- Yoonjeong Lee
- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute for Convergence of Basic Science, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute for Convergence of Basic Science, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Silpakorn University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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- Excellence Center on Drug Delivery System and Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute for Convergence of Basic Science, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
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