Discerning biomimetic nanozyme electrodes based on g-C3N4 nanosheets and molecularly imprinted polythiophene nanofibers for detecting creatinine in microliter droplets of human saliva

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The growing risk of death associated with kidney dysfunction underlines the requirement for a cost-effective and precise point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tool to identify chronic kidney disease (CKD) at an early stage. This work reports the development of a non-invasive POC diagnostic based on cost-efficient, disposable electrodes and in situ-designed biomimetic nanozymes. The nanozymes are composed of graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets (gCN) and creatinine-imprinted polythiophene nanofibers (miPTh). Microscopic analyses reveal porous nanofibrous surface morphology of biomimetic miPTh/gCN nanozymes. Bulk imprinting and the inclusion of conductive gCN nanosheets drastically reduced the charge transfer resistance and improved the electron exchange kinetics at the nanozyme-electrolyte interface. The electrochemical oxidation of creatinine is studied via cyclic voltammetry (CV), and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), which exhibit excellent creatinine recognition ability of biomimetic miPTh/gCN nanozyme sensors compared to pristine polymeric or non-imprinted nanozymes. The sensor reveals linear response toward 200-1000 nmol L-1 creatinine, high sensitivity (4.27 μA cm-2 nmol-1 L), sub-nanomolar detection limit (340 pmol L-1), and excellent selectivity over common salivary analytes. To corroborate its real-world utility, the miPTh/gCN nanozyme sensor shows an impressive 94.8% recovery of spiked creatinine concentrations in microliter droplets of human saliva samples. This disposable sensor reveals great potential in the realm of reliable and efficient non-invasive POC diagnostics for healthcare delivery.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:247

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Biosensors & bioelectronics - 247(2024) vom: 01. Jan., Seite 115899

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Saeed, Maleeha [VerfasserIn]
Saddique, Zohaib [VerfasserIn]
Mujahid, Adnan [VerfasserIn]
Afzal, Adeel [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

25233-34-5
AYI8EX34EU
Chronic kidney disease
Creatinine
Diagnostics
Disposable electrodes
Graphitic carbon nitride
Journal Article
Molecular imprinting
Nanozymes
Point-of-care
Polythiophene

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Date Completed 02.01.2024

Date Revised 02.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.bios.2023.115899

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365826014