Microneedle electrochemical aptamer-based sensing: Real-time small molecule measurements using sensor-embedded, commercially-available stainless steel microneedles.
Biosens Bioelectron
; 236: 115408, 2023 Sep 15.
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ABSTRACT
Microneedle sensors could enable minimally-invasive, continuous molecular monitoring - informing on disease status and treatment in real-time. Wearable sensors for pharmaceuticals, for example, would create opportunities for treatments personalized to individual pharmacokinetics. Here, we demonstrate a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) approach for microneedle sensing using an electrochemical aptamer-based sensor that detects the high-toxicity antibiotic, vancomycin. Wearable monitoring of vancomycin could improve patient care by allowing targeted drug dosing within its narrow clinical window of safety and efficacy. To produce sensors, we miniaturize the electrochemical aptamer-based sensors to a microelectrode format, and embed them within stainless steel microneedles (sourced from commercial insulin pen needles). The microneedle sensors achieve quantitative measurements in body-temperature undiluted blood. Further, the sensors effectively maintain electrochemical signal within porcine skin. This COTS approach requires no cleanroom fabrication or specialized equipment, and produces individually-addressable, sterilizable microneedle sensors capable of easily penetrating the skin. In the future, this approach could be adapted for multiplexed detection, enabling real-time monitoring of a range of biomarkers.
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Técnicas Biosensibles
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Biosens Bioelectron
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BIOTECNOLOGIA
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2023
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