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Nanophotonic and hydrogel-based diagnostic system for the monitoring of chronic wounds

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BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
Volume 242, Issue -, Pages -

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ELSEVIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2023.115743

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Nanophotonics; Chronic wounds; Hydrogel dressing; Wound biomarkers; Non-invasive wound monitoring; Guided mode resonance; Interleukin-6 and Tumor necrosis factor

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Chronic wounds are often superficially assessed and lack proper analysis of wound biomarkers. This study introduces a novel therapeutic system that can non-invasively sample and quantify biomarkers, aiding in wound healing and treatment.
Chronic wounds present a major healthcare burden, yet most wounds are only assessed superficially, and treatment is rarely based on the analysis of wound biomarkers. This lack of analysis is based on the fact that sampling of wound biomarkers is typically invasive, leading to a disruption of the wound bed while biomarker detection and quantification is performed in a remote laboratory, away from the point of care. Here, we introduce the diagnostic element of a novel theranostic system that can non-invasively sample biomarkers without disrupting the wound and that can perform biomarker quantification at the point of care, on a short timescale. The system is based on a thermally switchable hydrogel scaffold that enhances wound healing through regeneration of the wound tissue and allows the extraction of wound biomarkers non-destructively. We demonstrate the detection of two major biomarkers of wound health, i.e., IL-6 and TNF-alpha, in human matrix absorbed into the hydrogel dressing. Quantification of the biomarkers directly in the hydrogel is achieved using a chirped guided mode resonant biosensor and we demonstrate biomarker detection within the clinically relevant range of pg/mL to mu g/mL concentrations. We also demonstrate the detection of IL-6 and TNF-alpha at concentration 1 ng/mL in hydrogel dressing absorbed with clinical wound exudate samples. The high sensitivity and the wide dynamic range we demonstrate are both essential for the clinical relevance of our system. Our test makes a major contribution towards the development of a wound theranostic for guided treatment and management of chronic wounds.

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