Channel-Splitting Photoassisted Enzyme Biofuel Cells: A High-Confluent and Self-Powered Platform for Electrochemistry-Photoelectrochemistry-Coupled Ratiometric Bioassays.
Cui Wang,Yang Lei,Zhuo Xing,Qihan Sun,Xuefei Zhang,Rong-Bin Song,Zhaohui Li
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Abstract
The integration of photoelectrochemical (PEC) and electrochemical (EC) signals is attractive for ratiometric EC bioassays. However, their different signal acquisition patterns will bring additional deviations and different magnitude values for weakening the self-calibration reliability. Herein, we present a photoassisted enzyme biofuel cell (PA-EBFC) as the self-powered and high-confluent system for PEC-EC-coupled ratiometric bioassays. The target can trigger the introduction of Au nanoparticle-decorated TiO2 nanospheres (TiO2@Au NSs) onto an anode, which can provide steric hindrance for suppressing the glucose oxidation over Au nanobowls while endowing photoresponsive ability. Moreover, the contributions of photoresponsive ability and steric hindrance to the open-circuit voltage (EOCV) of PA-EBFC have been counteracted by optimizing the Au content of TiO2@Au NSs, generating a constant EOCV under illumination (ElightOCV) and a target-related decrease in EOCV without illumination (EdarkOCV). Using microRNA-486-5p (miR-486-5p) as a model analyte, the entropy-driven DNA circuit has also been integrated for improving the sensitivity. The developed platform has displayed a good negative correlation between the EdarkOCV/ElightOCV and the logarithm of miR-486-5p concentration, along with a limited detection of 0.48 fM. This study demonstrates that splitting the nonillumination to illumination channels of PA-EBFC could be a promising strategy to upgrade EC-PEC-coupled ratiometric assays.
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Analytical Chemistry, a peer-reviewed research journal, focuses on disseminating new and original knowledge across all branches of analytical chemistry. Fundamental articles may explore general principles of chemical measurement science and need not directly address existing or potential analytical methodology. They can be entirely theoretical or report experimental results. Contributions may cover various phases of analytical operations, including sampling, bioanalysis, electrochemistry, mass spectrometry, microscale and nanoscale systems, environmental analysis, separations, spectroscopy, chemical reactions and selectivity, instrumentation, imaging, surface analysis, and data processing. Papers discussing known analytical methods should present a significant, original application of the method, a notable improvement, or results on an important analyte.