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J Am Chem Soc ; 142(13): 5991-5995, 2020 04 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32202103

RESUMO

There are urgent needs for sensing devices capable of distinguishing between episodes of opioid overdose and nerve agent poisoning. This work presents a wearable microneedle sensor array for minimally invasive continuous electrochemical detection of opioid (OPi) and organophosphate (OP) nerve agents on a single patch platform. The new multimodal microneedle sensor array relies on unmodified and organophosphorus hydrolase (OPH) enzyme-modified carbon paste (CP) microneedle electrodes for square wave voltammetric (SWV) detection of the fentanyl and nerve agent targets, respectively. Such real-time simultaneous sensing provides distinct unique information, along with attractive analytical performance, including high sensitivity, selectivity, and stability, for real-time on-body OPi-OP analysis. The patch represents the first sensing device capable of continuously monitoring fentanyl down to the nanomolar level through a nanomaterial-based multilayered surface architecture. Applicability of the sensor array toward opioids screening is demonstrated for morphine and norfentanyl. Successful OPi-OP detection conducted in a skin-mimicking phantom gel demonstrates the suitability of the device for rapid on-body sensing. Such progress toward continuous minimally invasive transdermal analysis of drugs of abuse and nerve agents holds promise for rapid countermeasures for protecting soldiers, civilians, and healthcare personnel.


Assuntos
Analgésicos Opioides/análise , Técnicas Biossensoriais/instrumentação , Fentanila/análise , Agentes Neurotóxicos/análise , Organofosfatos/análise , Desenho de Equipamento , Humanos , Agulhas , Dispositivos Eletrônicos Vestíveis
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Anal Chem ; 91(5): 3747-3753, 2019 03 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30773004

RESUMO

The increasing prevalence of fentanyl and its analogues as contaminating materials in illicit drug products presents a major hazard to first responder and law enforcement communities. Electrochemical techniques have the potential to provide critical information to these personnel via rapid, facile field detection of these materials. Here we demonstrate the use of cyclic square wave voltammetry (CSWV) with screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCE), modified with the room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide [C4C1pyrr][NTf2], toward such rapid "on-the-spot" fentanyl detection. This CSWV-based disposable sensor strip system provides an information-rich electrochemical fingerprint of fentanyl, composed of an initial oxidation event at +0.556 V (vs Ag/AgCl) and a reversible reduction and oxidation reaction at -0.235 and -0.227 V, respectively. The combined current and potential characteristics of these anodic and cathodic fentanyl peaks, generated using two CSWV cycles, thus lead to a distinct electrochemical signature. This CSWV profile facilitates rapid (1 min) identification of the target opioid at micromolar concentrations in the presence of other cutting agents commonly found in illicit drug formulations. The new protocol thus holds considerable promise for rapid decentralized fentanyl detection at the "point of need".


Assuntos
Técnicas Eletroquímicas/métodos , Fentanila/análise , Líquidos Iônicos/química , Analgésicos Opioides/análise , Equipamentos Descartáveis , Contaminação de Medicamentos , Humanos , Oxirredução
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Acc Chem Res ; 51(11): 2820-2828, 2018 11 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30398344

RESUMO

In this Account, we detail recent progress in wearable bioelectronic devices and discuss the future challenges and prospects of on-body noninvasive bioelectronic systems. Bioelectronics is a fast-growing interdisciplinary research field that involves interfacing biomaterials with electronics, covering an array of biodevices, encompassing biofuel cells, biosensors, ingestibles, and implantables. In particular, enzyme-based bioelectronics, built on diverse biocatalytic reactions, offers distinct advantages and represents a centerpiece of wearable biodevices. Such wearable bioelectronic devices predominately rely on oxidoreductase enzymes and have already demonstrated considerable promise for on-body applications ranging from highly selective noninvasive biomarker monitoring to epidermal energy harvesting. These systems can thus greatly increase the analytical capability of wearable devices from the ubiquitous monitoring of mobility and vital signs, toward the noninvasive analysis of important chemical biomarkers. Wearable enzyme electrodes offer exciting opportunities to a variety of areas, spanning from healthcare, sport, to the environment or defense. These include real-time noninvasive detection of biomarkers in biofluids (such as sweat, saliva, interstitial fluid and tears), and the monitoring of environmental pollutants and security threats in the immediate surrounding of the wearer. Furthermore, the interface of enzymes with conducting flexible electrode materials can be exploited for developing biofuel cells, which rely on the bioelectrocatalytic oxidation of biological fuels, such as lactate or glucose, for energy harvesting applications. Crucial for such successful application of enzymatic bioelectronics is deep knowledge of enzyme electron-transfer kinetics, enzyme stability, and enzyme immobilization strategies. Such understanding is critical for establishing efficient electrical contacting between the redox enzymes and the conducting electrode supports, which is of fundamental interest for the development of robust and efficient bioelectronic platforms. Furthermore, stretchable and flexible bioelectronic platforms, with mechanical properties similar to those of biological tissues, are essential for handling the rigors of on-body operation. As such, special attention must be given to changes in the behavior of enzymes due to the uncontrolled conditions of on-body operation (including diverse outdoor activities and different biofluids), for maintaining the attractive performance that these bioelectronics devices display in controlled laboratory settings. Therefore, a focus of this Account is on interfacing biocatalytic layers onto wearable electronic devices for creating efficient and stable on-body electrochemical biosensors and biofuel cells. With proper attention to key challenges and by leveraging the advantages of biocatalysis, electrochemistry, and flexible electronics, wearable bioelectronic devices could have a tremendous impact on diverse biomedical, fitness, and defense fields.


Assuntos
Técnicas Biossensoriais/métodos , Enzimas/metabolismo , Dispositivos Eletrônicos Vestíveis , Biomarcadores/análise , Técnicas Biossensoriais/instrumentação , Líquidos Corporais/metabolismo , Telefone Celular , Poluentes Ambientais/análise , Enzimas/química , Enzimas Imobilizadas/química , Enzimas Imobilizadas/metabolismo , Humanos , Oxirredutases/química , Oxirredutases/metabolismo
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Sens Actuators B Chem ; 2962019 Oct 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32831479

RESUMO

Rapid, on-site detection of fentanyl is of critical importance, as it is an extremely potent synthetic opioid that is prone to abuse. Here we describe a wearable glove-based sensor that can detect fentanyl electrochemically on the fingertips towards decentralized testing for opioids. The glove-based sensor consists of flexible screen-printed carbon electrodes modified with a mixture of multiwalled carbon nanotubes and a room temperature ionic liquid, 4-(3-butyl-1-imidazolio)-1-butanesulfonate). The sensor shows direct oxidation of fentanyl in both liquid and powder forms with a detection limit of 10 µM using square-wave voltammetry. The "Lab-on-a-Glove" sensors, combined with a portable electrochemical analyzer, provide wireless transmission of the measured data to a smartphone or tablet for further analysis. The integrated sampling and sensing methodology on the thumb and index fingers, respectively, enables rapid screening of fentanyl in the presence of a mixture of cutting agents and offers considerable promise for timely point-of-need screening for first responders. Such a glove-based "swipe, scan, sense, and alert" strategy brings chemical analytics directly to the user's fingertips and opens new possibilities for detecting substances of abuse in emergency situations.

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Sensors (Basel) ; 19(24)2019 Dec 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31835479

RESUMO

Aptamers are synthetic bio-receptors of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or ribonucleic acid (RNA) origin selected by the systematic evolution of ligands (SELEX) process that bind a broad range of target analytes with high affinity and specificity. So far, electrochemical biosensors have come up as a simple and sensitive method to utilize aptamers as a bio-recognition element. Numerous aptamer based sensors have been developed for clinical diagnostics, food, and environmental monitoring and several other applications are under development. Aptasensors are capable of extending the limits of current analytical techniques in clinical diagnostics, food, and environmental sample analysis. However, the potential applications of aptamer based electrochemical biosensors are unlimited; current applications are observed in the areas of food toxins, clinical biomarkers, and pesticide detection. This review attempts to enumerate the most representative examples of research progress in aptamer based electrochemical biosensing principles that have been developed in recent years. Additionally, this account will discuss various current developments on aptamer-based sensors toward heavy metal detection, for various cardiac biomarkers, antibiotics detection, and also on how the aptamers can be deployed to couple with antibody-based assays as a hybrid sensing platform. Aptamers can be used in various applications, however, this account will focus on the recent advancements made toward food, environmental, and clinical diagnostic application. This review paper compares various electrochemical aptamer based sensor detection strategies that have been applied so far and used as a state of the art. As illustrated in the literature, aptamers have been utilized extensively for environmental, cancer biomarker, biomedical application, and antibiotic detection and thus have been extensively discussed in this article.


Assuntos
Técnicas Biossensoriais/métodos , Monitoramento Ambiental , Análise de Alimentos , Patologia Molecular , Anticorpos/isolamento & purificação , Aptâmeros de Nucleotídeos/química , Biomarcadores/análise , Humanos , Ligantes , Técnica de Seleção de Aptâmeros/métodos
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Anal Biochem ; 545: 13-19, 2018 03 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29339058

RESUMO

In this work, we have developed for the first time a carboxylic group riched graphene oxide based disposable electrochemical immunosensor for cancer biomarker detection using methylene blue (MB). The developed immunosensor is highly sensitive for detection of biomarker Mucin1 (MUC1) in human serum samples. Development of this disposable electrochemical immunosensor was premeditated by applying specific monoclonal antibodies against MUC1. In this method, we explored highly conductive surface of carboxylic group (-COOH-) rich graphene oxide (GO) on screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCE). This modified GO-COOH-SPCE was employed for the detection of MUC1 protein based on the reaction with methylene blue (MB) redox probe using differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) technique. Developed immunosensor exhibited good detection range for MUC1 with excellent linearity (0.1 U/mL- 2 U/mL), with a limit of detection of 0.04 U/mL. Upon potential application of developed biosensor, good recoveries were recorded in the range of 96-96.67% with % R.S.D 4.2. Analytical performance of the developed immunosensor assures the applicability in clinical diagnostic applications.


Assuntos
Biomarcadores Tumorais/sangue , Técnicas Eletroquímicas , Grafite/química , Imunoensaio , Mucina-1/sangue , Neoplasias/sangue , Óxidos/química , Anticorpos Monoclonais/imunologia , Biomarcadores Tumorais/imunologia , Técnicas Biossensoriais , Carbono/química , Eletrodos , Corantes Fluorescentes/química , Humanos , Azul de Metileno/química , Estrutura Molecular , Mucina-1/imunologia , Neoplasias/imunologia , Tamanho da Partícula , Propriedades de Superfície
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Analyst ; 142(6): 918-924, 2017 Mar 13.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28220163

RESUMO

A microneedle electrochemical biosensor for the minimally invasive detection of organophosphate (OP) chemical agents is described. The new sensor relies on the coupling of the effective biocatalytic action of organophosphorus hydrolase (OPH) with a hollow-microneedle modified carbon-paste array electrode transducer, and involves rapid square-wave voltammetric (SWV) measurements of the p-nitrophenol product of the OPH enzymatic reaction in the presence of the OP substrate. The scanning-potential SWV transduction mode offers an additional dimension of selectivity compared to common fixed-potential OPH-amperometric biosensors. The microneedle device offers a highly linear response for methyl paraoxon (MPOx) over the range of 20-180 µM, high selectivity in the presence of excess co-existing ascorbic acid and uric acid and a high stability sensor upon exposure to the interstitial fluid (ISF). The OPH microneedle sensor was successfully tested ex vivo using mice skin samples exposed to MPOx, demonstrating its promise for minimally-invasive monitoring of OP agents and pesticides and as a wearable sensor for detecting toxic compounds, in general.

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J Fluoresc ; 26(4): 1407-14, 2016 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27209005

RESUMO

This work reports on the ligand assisted stabilization of Fluospheres® carboxylate modified nanoparticles (FCMNPs), and subsequently investigation on the DNA loading capacity and fluorescence response of the modified particles. The designed fluorescence bioconjugate was characterized with enhanced fluorescence characteristics, good stability and large surface area with high DNA loading efficiency. For comparison purpose, bovine serum albumin (BSA) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) with three different length strands were used as cross linkers to modify the particles, and their DNA loading capacity and fluorescence characteristics were investigated. By comparing the performance of the particles, we found that the most improved fluorescence characteristics, enhanced DNA loading and high dispersion stability were obtained, when employing PEG of long spacer arm length. The designed fluorescence bioconjugate was observed to maintain all its characteristics under varying pH over an extended period of time. These types of bioconjugates are in great demand for fluorescence imaging and in vivo fluorescence biomedical application, especially when most of the as synthesized fluorescence particles cannot withstand to varying in vivo physiological conditions with decreases in fluorescence response and DNA loading efficiency.

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Anal Biochem ; 470: 71-7, 2015 Feb 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25449302

RESUMO

An analytical chemical method has been developed for determination of ß-hydroxymyristic acid (ß-HMA), a component of lipopolysaccharides (LPSs/endotoxins) in dialysis water. In our investigation, the ß-HMA component was used as a chemical marker for endotoxin presence in dialysis water because it is available in the molecular subunit (lipid A) and responsible for toxicity. It is the most abundant saturated fatty acid in that subunit. The developed method is based on fluorescence derivatization with 4-nitro-7-piperazino-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (NBD-PZ). A high-performance liquid chromatographic separation of the ß-HMA derivative was achieved using an octadecyl silica column in gradient elution. A wide dynamic range of ß-HMA was tested and a calibration curve was constructed with accuracy of 90% and variability of less than 10%. The limits of detection and quantification obtained were 2 and 5µM, respectively. The developed method was applied to detect endotoxins in dialysis water by alkaline hydrolysis of LPS using NaOH (0.25M) at 60°C for 2h. After hydrolysis, free acid was detected as its NBD-PZ derivative using high-performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (HPLC/MS). Good recovery rates ranging from 98 to 105% were obtained for ß-HMA in dialysis water.


Assuntos
Técnicas de Química Analítica/métodos , Lipopolissacarídeos/análise , Ácidos Mirísticos/análise , Diálise Renal , Água/química , Calibragem , Hidrólise , Lipopolissacarídeos/química , Ácidos Mirísticos/química
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Anal Bioanal Chem ; 407(25): 7815-22, 2015 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26277188

RESUMO

The presented work reports a generic fluorescent aptasensing design employing carboxy-modified fluorescent particles as a signal-generating probe and magnetic particles as a solid separation support. Carboxy-modified fluorescent particles were used to modify the aptamer and act as a signal-generating probe. Magnetic beads were used as an immobilization surface to perform the function of a solid separation support. As a proof of concept, the assay was used to detect ochratoxin A (OTA). Fluorescent detection based on the displacement and competition format was performed, and the obtained results were compared. The competition-based assays were characterized with improved analytical characteristics as compared to those based on the displacement principle. The competitive fluorescent assays showed a high sensitivity where the detection limit and IC50 were 0.005 and 7.2 nM respectively. The aptasensing platform was finally demonstrated for the detection of OTA in a beer sample. However, this is a generic approach that can be very easily extended to other matrixes to determine OTA. Additionally, the proposed concept of fluorescent particles as a signal-generating probe in combination with magnetic particles can also be integrated to other fluorescent-based affinity assays.


Assuntos
Aptâmeros de Nucleotídeos/química , Cerveja/análise , Técnicas Biossensoriais/instrumentação , Corantes Fluorescentes/química , Imãs/química , Micotoxinas/análise , Ocratoxinas/análise , Animais , Cerveja/microbiologia , Desenho de Equipamento , Limite de Detecção , Espectrometria de Fluorescência/instrumentação
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J Mater Chem B ; 11(26): 6075-6081, 2023 07 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37254923

RESUMO

The development of a straightforward, economical, portable, and highly sensitive sensing platform for the rapid detection of cholesterol is desirable for the early diagnosis of several pathologic conditions. In this work, we present a fascinating skin-worn microneedle sensor for monitoring cholesterol in interstitial fluid samples. The microneedle sensor was developed by incorporating platinum (Pt) and silver (Ag) wires within pyramidal microneedles containing a microcavity opening; cholesterol oxidase (ChOx) was coupled on the Pt transducer surface using bovine serum albumin and Nafion. Under optimal conditions, the enzymatic microneedle sensor exhibited high sensitivity (0.201 µA µM-1) towards cholesterol in buffer solution, with good linearity over the 1-20 µM range and a correlation coefficient of 0.9910. The analytical performance of the microneedle sensor was also investigated in artificial interstitial fluid and a skin-mimicking phantom gel; the sensor showed great potential for skin-worn/wearable applications with excellent linearity and a low detection limit. In addition, the developed microneedle sensor showed satisfactory stability and good selectivity towards cholesterol in the presence of potential interfering biomolecules, including glucose, lactic acid, uric acid, and ascorbic acid. This sensor exhibits enormous promise for straightforward, sensitive, and minimally invasive monitoring of cholesterol.


Assuntos
Técnicas Biossensoriais , Humanos , Agulhas , Glucose/análise , Pele , Líquido Extracelular/química , Platina/química
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Crit Rev Anal Chem ; : 1-46, 2022 May 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35575782

RESUMO

The strong development of mankind is inseparable from the proper use of drugs, and the electroanalytical research of drugs occupies an important position in the field of analytical chemistry. This review mainly elaborates the research progress of drugs electroanalysis based on direct electrochemical redox on various electrodes for the recent decade from 2011 to 2021. At first, we summarize some frequently used electrochemical data processing and electrochemical mechanism research derivation methods in the literature. Then, according to the drug therapeutic and application/usage purposes, the research progress of drugs electrochemical analysis is classified and discussed, where we focus on drugs electrochemical reaction mechanism. At the same time, the comparisons of electrochemical sensing performance of the drugs on various electrodes from recent studies are listed, so that readers can more intuitively compare and understand the electroanalytical sensing performance of each modified electrode for each of the drug. Finally, this review discusses the shortcomings and prospects of the drugs electroanalysis based on direct electrochemical redox research.

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Biosens Bioelectron ; 180: 113112, 2021 May 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33706158

RESUMO

Infectious diseases caused by viruses can elevate up to undesired pandemic conditions affecting the global population and normal life function. These in turn impact the established world economy, create jobless situations, physical, mental, emotional stress, and challenge the human survival. Therefore, timely detection, treatment, isolation and prevention of spreading the pandemic infectious diseases not beyond the originated town is critical to avoid global impairment of life (e.g., Corona virus disease - 2019, COVID-19). The objective of this review article is to emphasize the recent advancements in the electrochemical diagnostics of twelve life-threatening viruses namely - COVID-19, Middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS), Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Influenza, Hepatitis, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Human papilloma virus (HPV), Zika virus, Herpes simplex virus, Chikungunya, Dengue, and Rotavirus. This review describes the design, principle, underlying rationale, receptor, and mechanistic aspects of sensor systems reported for such viruses. Electrochemical sensor systems which comprised either antibody or aptamers or direct/mediated electron transfer in the recognition matrix were explicitly segregated into separate sub-sections for critical comparison. This review emphasizes the current challenges involved in translating laboratory research to real-world device applications, future prospects and commercialization aspects of electrochemical diagnostic devices for virus detection. The background and overall progress provided in this review are expected to be insightful to the researchers in sensor field and facilitate the design and fabrication of electrochemical sensors for life-threatening viruses with broader applicability to any desired pathogens.


Assuntos
Técnicas Biossensoriais/métodos , Técnicas Eletroquímicas/métodos , Viroses/diagnóstico , Anticorpos Antivirais/imunologia , Humanos , Técnicas Analíticas Microfluídicas , Técnica de Seleção de Aptâmeros
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Sensors (Basel) ; 10(12): 11274-86, 2010.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22163525

RESUMO

A rapid, high-sensitivity, chemiluminescence (CL) enzyme assay for the determination of organophosphate (OP) residues in milk is presented. The assay for quantification of OP residues in milk is based on the inhibition of enzyme butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE). BuChE was stabilized and preloaded in 384 well plates at 30 °C. The assay permits rapid determination of OPs in milk within 12 min including an incubation step. The enzyme assay was tested for individual and mixtures of OPs such as methyl paraoxon (MPOx), methyl parathion (MP) and malathion (MT) in milk to evaluate their synergistic effect on BuChE inhibition. Good linearity was obtained in the range 0.005-50 µg·L(-1) for MPOx and 0.5-1,000 µg·L(-1) for MP as well as MT in milk. Mean recovery of 93.2%-98.6% was obtained for MPOx spiked milk samples with 0.99%-1.67% reproducibility (RSD). The proposed method facilitated rapid screening of milk samples in 384 well plate formats with further miniaturization presented in 1,536 well plates.


Assuntos
Ensaios Enzimáticos/métodos , Contaminação de Alimentos/análise , Ensaios de Triagem em Larga Escala/métodos , Leite/química , Organofosfatos/análise , Animais , Técnicas Biossensoriais , Butirilcolinesterase/química , Butirilcolinesterase/metabolismo , Butirilcolinesterase/farmacologia , Bovinos , Ensaios Enzimáticos/instrumentação , Estabilidade Enzimática , Cavalos , Inseticidas/análise , Malation/análise , Metil Paration/análise , Organofosfatos/metabolismo , Paraoxon/análogos & derivados , Paraoxon/análise
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Sensors (Basel) ; 10(7): 6377-94, 2010.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22163555

RESUMO

A highly sensitive and specific enzyme inhibition assay based on alcohol oxidase (AlOx) and horseradish peroxidase (HRP) for determination of mercury Hg(II) in water samples has been presented. This article describes the optimization and miniaturization of an enzymatic assay using a chemiluminescence reaction. The analytical performance and detection limit for determination of Hg(II) was optimized in 96 well plates and further extended to 384 well plates with a 10-fold reduction in assay volume. Inhibition of the enzyme activity by dissolved Hg(II) was found to be linear in the range 5-500 pg·mL(-1) with 3% CV in inter-batch assay. Due to miniaturization of assay in 384 well plates, Hg(II) was measurable as low as 1 pg·mL(-1) within 15 min. About 10-fold more specificity of the developed assay for Hg(II) analysis was confirmed by challenging with interfering divalent metal ions such as cadmium Cd(II) and lead Pb(II). Using the proposed assay we could successfully demonstrate that in a composite mixture of Hg(II), Cd(II) and Pb(II), inhibition by each metal ion is significantly enhanced in the presence of the others. Applicability of the proposed assay for the determination of the Hg(II) in spiked drinking and sea water resulted in recoveries ranging from 100-110.52%.


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Oxirredutases do Álcool/antagonistas & inibidores , Mercúrio/análise , Limite de Detecção , Luminescência , Miniaturização
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Talanta ; 211: 120757, 2020 May 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32070607

RESUMO

Driving under the influence of cannabis and alcohol represents a major safety concern due to the synergistic or additive effect of these substances of abuse. Hence, rapid road-site testing of these substances is highly desired to reduce risks of fatal accidents. Here we describe a wearable electrochemical sensing device for the simultaneous direct, decentralized, detection of salivary THC and alcohol. The new ring-based sensing platform contains a voltammetric THC sensor and an amperometric alcohol biosensor on the ring cap, along with the wireless electronics embedded within the ring case. Rapid replacement of the disposable sensing-electrode ring cap following each saliva assay is accomplished by aligning spring-loaded pins, mounted on the electronic board (PCB), with the current collectors of the sensing electrodes. The printed dual-analyte sensor ring cover is based on a MWCNT/carbon electrode for the THC detection along with a Prussian-blue transducer, coated with alcohol oxidase/chitosan reagent layer, for the biosensing of alcohol. THC and alcohol can thus be detected simultaneously in the same diluted saliva sample within 3 min, with no cross talk and no interferences from the saliva matrix. The new wearable ring sensor platform should enable law enforcement personnel to screen drivers in a single traffic stop and offers considerable promise for addressing growing concerns of drug-impaired driving.


Assuntos
Técnicas Biossensoriais/métodos , Dronabinol/análise , Eletroquímica , Etanol/análise , Saliva/metabolismo , Dispositivos Eletrônicos Vestíveis , Tecnologia sem Fio/instrumentação , Depressores do Sistema Nervoso Central/análise , Eletrodos , Dedos , Humanos , Psicotrópicos/análise , Saliva/química , Detecção do Abuso de Substâncias/métodos
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ACS Sens ; 4(8): 2196-2204, 2019 08 23.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31403773

RESUMO

Levodopa is the most effective medication for treating Parkinson's disease (PD). However, because dose optimization is currently based on patients' report of symptoms, which are difficult for patients to describe, the management of PD is challenging. We report on a microneedle sensing platform for continuous minimally invasive orthogonal electrochemical monitoring of levodopa (L-Dopa). The new multimodal microneedle sensing platform relies on parallel simultaneous independent enzymatic-amperometric and nonenzymatic voltammetric detection of L-Dopa using different microneedles on the same sensor array patch. Such real-time orthogonal L-Dopa sensing offers a built-in redundancy and enhances the information content of the microneedle sensor arrays. This is accomplished by rapid detection of L-Dopa using square-wave voltammetry and chronoamperometry at unmodified and tyrosinase-modified carbon-paste microneedle electrodes, respectively. The new wearable microneedle sensor device displays an attractive analytical performance with the enzymatic and nonenzymatic L-Dopa microneedle sensors offering different dimensions of information while displaying high sensitivity (with a low detection limit), high selectivity in the presence of potential interferences, and good stability in artificial interstitial fluid (ISF). The attractive analytical performance and potential wearable applications of the microneedle sensor array have been demonstrated in a skin-mimicking phantom gel as well as upon penetration through mice skin. The design and attractive analytical performance of the new orthogonal wearable microneedle sensor array hold considerable promise for reliable, continuous, minimally invasive monitoring of L-Dopa in the ISF toward optimizing the dosing regimen of the drug and effective management of Parkinson disease.


Assuntos
Antiparkinsonianos/análise , Técnicas Biossensoriais , Técnicas Eletroquímicas , Levodopa/análise , Doença de Parkinson/tratamento farmacológico , Antiparkinsonianos/uso terapêutico , Técnicas Biossensoriais/instrumentação , Técnicas Eletroquímicas/instrumentação , Eletrodos , Desenho de Equipamento , Humanos , Levodopa/uso terapêutico , Doença de Parkinson/diagnóstico
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Biosens Bioelectron ; 137: 161-170, 2019 Jul 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31096082

RESUMO

We report on a wearable tear bioelectronic platform, integrating a microfluidic electrochemical detector into an eyeglasses nose-bridge pad, for non-invasive monitoring of key tear biomarkers. The alcohol-oxidase (AOx) biosensing fluidic system allowed real-time tear collection and direct alcohol measurements in stimulated tears, leading to the first wearable platform for tear alcohol monitoring. Placed outside the eye region this fully wearable tear-sensing platform addresses drawbacks of sensor systems involving direct contact with the eye as the contact lenses platform. Integrating the wireless electronic circuitry into the eyeglasses frame thus yielded a fully portable, convenient-to-use fashionable sensing device. The tear alcohol sensing concept was demonstrated for monitoring of alcohol intake in human subjects over multiple drinking courses, displaying good correlation to parallel BAC measurements. We also demonstrate for the first time the ability to monitor tear glucose outside the eye and the utility of wearable devices for monitoring vitamin nutrients in connection to enzymatic flow detector and rapid voltammetric scanning, respectively. These developments pave the way to build an effective eyeglasses system capable of chemical tear analysis.


Assuntos
Técnicas Biossensoriais , Óculos , Monitorização Fisiológica , Lágrimas/química , Álcoois/química , Álcoois/isolamento & purificação , Glucose/química , Glucose/isolamento & purificação , Humanos , Vitaminas/química , Vitaminas/isolamento & purificação , Dispositivos Eletrônicos Vestíveis
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Biosensors (Basel) ; 8(2)2018 Mar 23.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29570679

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Food and environmental monitoring is one of the most important aspects of dealing with recent threats to human well-being and ecosystems. In this framework, electrochemical aptamer-based sensors are resilient due to their ability to resolve food and environmental contamination. An aptamer-based sensor is a compact analytical device combining an aptamer as the bio-sensing element integrated on the transducer surface. Aptamers display many advantages as biorecognition elements in sensor development when compared to affinity-based (antibodies) sensors. Aptasensors are small, chemically unchanging, and inexpensive. Moreover, they offer extraordinary elasticity and expediency in the design of their assemblies, which has led to innovative sensors that show tremendous sensitivity and selectivity. This review will emphasize recent food and environmental safeguarding using aptasensors; there are good prospects for their performance as a supplement to classical techniques.


Assuntos
Técnicas Biossensoriais/métodos , Técnicas Eletroquímicas/métodos , Monitoramento Ambiental/métodos , Inocuidade dos Alimentos/métodos , Humanos
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Biosens Bioelectron ; 101: 227-234, 2018 Mar 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29096360

RESUMO

Flexible epidermal tattoo and textile-based electrochemical biosensors have been developed for vapor-phase detection of organophosphorus (OP) nerve agents. These new wearable sensors, based on stretchable organophosphorus hydrolase (OPH) enzyme electrodes, are coupled with a fully integrated conformal flexible electronic interface that offers rapid and selective square-wave voltammetric detection of OP vapor threats and wireless data transmission to a mobile device. The epidermal tattoo and textile sensors display a good reproducibility (with RSD of 2.5% and 4.2%, respectively), along with good discrimination against potential interferences and linearity over the 90-300mg/L range, with a sensitivity of 10.7µA∙cm3∙mg-1 (R2 = 0.983) and detection limit of 12mg/L in terms of OP air density. Stress-enduring inks, used for printing the electrode transducers, ensure resilience against mechanical deformations associated with textile and skin-based on-body sensing operations. Theoretical simulations are used to estimate the OP air density over the sensor surface. These fully integrated wearable wireless tattoo and textile-based nerve-agent vapor biosensor systems offer considerable promise for rapid warning regarding personal exposure to OP nerve-agent vapors in variety of decentralized security applications.


Assuntos
Ar/análise , Técnicas Biossensoriais/instrumentação , Agentes Neurotóxicos/análise , Compostos Organofosforados/análise , Dispositivos Eletrônicos Vestíveis , Tecnologia sem Fio/instrumentação , Arildialquilfosfatase/química , Eletrodos , Desenho de Equipamento , Humanos , Limite de Detecção , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Têxteis , Volatilização
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