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Nan K, Jiang YN, Li M, Wang B. Recent Progress in Diboronic-Acid-Based Glucose Sensors. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:618. [PMID: 37366983 DOI: 10.3390/bios13060618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
Abstract
Non-enzymatic sensors with the capability of long-term stability and low cost are promising in glucose monitoring applications. Boronic acid (BA) derivatives offer a reversible and covalent binding mechanism for glucose recognition, which enables continuous glucose monitoring and responsive insulin release. To improve selectivity to glucose, a diboronic acid (DBA) structure design has been explored and has become a hot research topic for real-time glucose sensing in recent decades. This paper reviews the glucose recognition mechanism of boronic acids and discusses different glucose sensing strategies based on DBA-derivatives-based sensors reported in the past 10 years. The tunable pKa, electron-withdrawing properties, and modifiable group of phenylboronic acids were explored to develop various sensing strategies, including optical, electrochemical, and other methods. However, compared to the numerous monoboronic acid molecules and methods developed for glucose monitoring, the diversity of DBA molecules and applied sensing strategies remains limited. The challenges and opportunities are also highlighted for the future of glucose sensing strategies, which need to consider practicability, advanced medical equipment fitment, patient compliance, as well as better selectivity and tolerance to interferences.
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- Ke Nan
- Ningbo Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging Probe Materials and Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cixi Biomedical Research Institute, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Ningbo Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging Probe Materials and Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cixi Biomedical Research Institute, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Ningbo Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging Probe Materials and Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
- International Cooperation Base of Biomedical Materials Technology and Application, Ningbo Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Ningbo 315300, China
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- Ningbo Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging Probe Materials and Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cixi Biomedical Research Institute, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
- International Cooperation Base of Biomedical Materials Technology and Application, Ningbo Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Ningbo 315300, China
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Kim JH, Choi H, Park CS, Yim HS, Kim D, Lee S, Lee Y. Diboronic-Acid-Based Electrochemical Sensor for Enzyme-Free Selective and Sensitive Glucose Detection. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:248. [PMID: 36832014 PMCID: PMC9954471 DOI: 10.3390/bios13020248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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A diboronic acid anthracene-based fluorescent system for detecting blood glucose could be used for 180 days. However, there has not yet been a boronic acid immobilized electrode to selectively detect glucose in a signal-increased way. Considering malfunctions of sensors at high sugar levels, the electrochemical signal should be increased proportionally to the glucose concentration. Therefore, we synthesized a new diboronic acid derivative and fabricated the derivative-immobilized electrodes for the selective detection of glucose. We performed cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy with an Fe(CN)63-/4- redox pair for detecting glucose in the range of 0-500 mg/dL. The analysis revealed increased electron-transfer kinetics such as increased peak current and decreased semicircle radius of Nyquist plots as the glucose concentration increased. The cyclic voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy showed that the linear detection range of glucose was 40 to 500 mg/dL with limits of detection of 31.2 mg/dL and 21.5 mg/dL, respectively. We applied the fabricated electrode to detect glucose in artificial sweat and obtained 90% of the performance of the electrodes in PBS. Cyclic voltammetry measurements of other sugars such as galactose, fructose, and mannitol also showed linear increased peak currents proportional to the concentrations of the tested sugars. However, the slopes of the sugars were lower than that of glucose, indicating selectivity for glucose. These results proved the newly synthesized diboronic acid is a promising synthetic receptor for developing a long-term usable electrochemical sensor system.
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- Joong-Hyun Kim
- Drug Manufacturing Center, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation, 80, Chumbok-ro, Dong-Gu, Daegu 41061, Republic of Korea
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- Drug Manufacturing Center, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation, 80, Chumbok-ro, Dong-Gu, Daegu 41061, Republic of Korea
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- Drug Manufacturing Center, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation, 80, Chumbok-ro, Dong-Gu, Daegu 41061, Republic of Korea
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- Drug Manufacturing Center, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation, 80, Chumbok-ro, Dong-Gu, Daegu 41061, Republic of Korea
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- Medical Device Development Center, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation, 80, Chumbok-ro, Dong-gu, Daegu 41061, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chungbuk National University, 1, Chungdae-ro, Seowon-gu, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea
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- Drug Manufacturing Center, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation, 80, Chumbok-ro, Dong-Gu, Daegu 41061, Republic of Korea
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- Drug Manufacturing Center, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation, 80, Chumbok-ro, Dong-Gu, Daegu 41061, Republic of Korea
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Zhang W, Zhao L, Laursen BW, Chen J. Revealing the sensing mechanism of a fluorescent pH probe based on a bichromophore approach. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:26731-26737. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cp04339d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The pH sensing mechanism of TMARh is investigated by femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy and quantum chemistry calculations, showing that this new type of sensor can be better understood using the bichromophore model.
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- Wei Zhang
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- Division of Chemical Physics and NanoLund, Lund University, Box 124, Lund 22100, Sweden
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- College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, Shandong, China
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- Nano-Science Center & Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Chemical Physics and NanoLund, Lund University, Box 124, Lund 22100, Sweden
- Nano-Science Center & Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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