Journal
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Volume 119, Issue 34, Pages -Publisher
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2208060119
Keywords
nitric oxide sensor; organic electrochemical transistor; flexible electronics; osteoarthritis
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51971116, 92164202, 52171239, T2122010]
- Tsinghua University-Peking Union Medical College Hospital Initiative Scientific Research Program [20191080592]
- Beijing Municipal Health Commission [BMC2021-6]
- UTokyo-Tsinghua Collaborative Research Fund [20213080033]
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A flexible and highly sensitive biosensor based on organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) has been developed for continuous and wireless detection of nitric oxide (NO) in biological systems. The sensor shows a low response limit, wide linear range, high sensitivity, and excellent selectivity, and can continuously detect NO in the nanomolar range for hours without significant signal drift.
As nitric oxide (NO) plays significant roles in a variety of physiological processes, the capability for real-time and accurate detection of NO in live organisms is in great demand. Traditional assessments of NO rely on indirect colorimetric techniques or electrochemical sensors that often comprise rigid constituent materials and can hardly satisfy sensitivity and spatial resolution simultaneously. Here, we report a flexible and highly sensitive biosensor based on organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) capable of continuous and wireless detection of NO in biological systems. By modifying the geometry of the active channel and the gate electrodes of OECTs, devices achieve optimum signal amplification of NO. The sensor exhibits a low response limit, a wide linear range, high sensitivity, and excellent selectivity, with a miniaturized active sensing region compared with a conventional electrochemical sensor. The device demonstrates continuous detection of the nanomolar range of NO in cultured cells for hours without significant signal drift. Real-time and wireless measurement of NO is accomplished for 8 d in the articular cavity of New Zealand White rabbits with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture injuries. The observed high level of NO is associated with the onset of osteoarthritis (OA) at the later stage. The proposed device platform could provide critical information for the early diagnosis of chronic diseases and timely medical intervention to optimize therapeutic efficacy.
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