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{"title":"Development of vitex-derived polymer nanofibers using electrochemical sensors for the treatment of polycystic ovarian syndrome in rats as an animal model","authors":"Zaid H. Mahmoud ,&nbsp;Uday Abdul-Reda Hussein ,&nbsp;Najwa Aljbory ,&nbsp;Mohammed Jawad Alnajar ,&nbsp;Laleh Maleknia ,&nbsp;Abolfazl Mirani ,&nbsp;Ehsan kianfar","doi":"10.1016/j.biosx.2024.100570","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biosx.2024.100570","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and objectives</h3><div>Nanofibers have a high specific surface area and small pores, which increases the possibility of drug uptake. In this study, chasteberry-containing nanofibers were prepared by electrospinning to investigate their potential for polycystic follicles after induction of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).</div></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><div>Chasteberry-containing nanofibers were identified using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) tests, as well as drug release and antibacterial tests. In this study, 42 Sprague-Dawley rats with regular menstrual cycles were divided into five groups: control group (healthy rats), polycarbonate (PC) group (treated with 1 mg/kg letrozole for 28 days to induce PCOS syndrome), and Poly terephthalate (PT) group (treated with PCOS for 30 days). Chasteberry was included at 1, 2, 4 wt%. To induce PCOS, the polyterephthalate (PT) and polycarbonate (PC) groups were administered 1 mg/kg letrozole by oral gavage for 28 days. The polyterephthalate (PT) group was treated with different doses of chasteberry-containing nanofibers (1, 2, 4 wt%).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The results showed that the drug was well incorporated into the fibers and released slowly and sustainedly from the nanofibers for 30 days. Ex vivo results showed that by taking letrozole, the polycarbonate (PC) group had larger cystic follicles with a very thin granulosa layer than the control group. This is the cause of ovarian anovulation or oligo-ovulation and induction of polycystic ovarian syndrome. In the polyterephthalate (PT) group, which was administered nanofibers containing chasteberry nanomedicine subcutaneously, the number of cystic follicles decreased and the number of various follicles indicating ovulation increased in these groups.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Subcutaneous administration of Vitex nanofibers at a dose of 4 wt% can improve polycystic ovarian syndrome by decreasing cystic follicles and increasing the number of various follicles and corpora lutea.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":260,"journal":{"name":"Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100570"},"PeriodicalIF":10.61,"publicationDate":"2024-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143159519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Simultaneous detection of human neutrophil elastase and cathepsin G on a single substrate using a fluorometric quantum dots probe and chemometric models","authors":"Fátima A.R. Mota,&nbsp;Rafael C. Castro,&nbsp;David S.M. Ribeiro,&nbsp;João L.M. Santos,&nbsp;Ricardo N.M.J. Páscoa,&nbsp;Marieta L.C. Passos,&nbsp;M. Lúcia M.F.S. Saraiva","doi":"10.1016/j.biosx.2024.100571","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biosx.2024.100571","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Human neutrophil elastase (HNE) and cathepsin G (CatG) are crucial proteolytic enzymes involved in the pathophysiology of chronic wounds. High levels of these enzymes indicate prolonged inflammation and impaired healing processes, making their discrimination and quantification essential for effective wound management and treatment strategies. In this study, we propose a novel method combining distinctly sized CdTe quantum dots (QDs) as a fluorescent probe to implement a platform for simultaneous discrimination and quantification of HNE and CatG, applying chemometric analysis.</div><div>The fluorometric response was acquired using two different methods: kinetic and excitation/emission matrices (EEM). These second-order data were processed using various chemometric models, including unfolded partial least-squares with residual bilinearization (U-PLS/RBL), radial basis function artificial neural network (RBF-ANN), and partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA), to guarantee a detailed and precise analysis. The results showed that the kinetic method, when processed with the aforementioned models, accurately quantified CatG in the presence of HNE with a REP of around 20%. This method also successfully discriminated the two enzymes both together and individually, achieving a sensitivity and specificity of 1. In contrast, the EEM method only allowed for the discrimination of the two enzymes both together and individually.</div><div>Our groundbreaking approach proved to be accurate for both the discrimination and quantification of one of the enzymes, offering the advantage of being simpler and faster than other reference procedures. This method paves the way for more effective therapeutic interventions and could initiate a path toward the simultaneous discrimination of multiple enzymes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":260,"journal":{"name":"Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100571"},"PeriodicalIF":10.61,"publicationDate":"2024-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143159520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Biologically Inspired and Protein-Based Bio-Cyber Interface for the Internet of Bio-Nano Things","authors":"Pit Hofmann ,&nbsp;Juan A. Cabrera ,&nbsp;Gunnar Schulte ,&nbsp;Frank H.P. Fitzek","doi":"10.1016/j.biosx.2024.100572","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biosx.2024.100572","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Internet of Things (IoT) has changed the way how we interact with our physical environment, enabling connectivity and communication between physical and virtual entities, e.g., for digital twin applications. However, as we step beyond the IoT, developing the Internet of Bio-Nano Things (IoBNT), where biological and nanoscale entities will be included in our communication networks, includes challenges as well as opportunities. In the IoBNT, the role of Bio-Cyber Interfaces (BCIs) is still underscored, representing necessary building blocks that ensure the bidirectional information exchange between biological and digital communication systems. The application area of the IoBNT spans diverse domains, e.g., healthcare, personalized medicine, or environmental monitoring. This work proposes a theoretical framework for a BCI, leveraging advances in biotechnology, nanotechnology, and communication engineering to establish an interface for exchanging information between biological entities, nanoscale devices, and the digital world. Therefore, we discuss the key components of the proposed BCI framework. Furthermore, we survey the existing literature of biologically inspired BCIs and outline potential use cases and benefits of integrating BCIs in the IoBNT for various domains, such as healthcare and environmental monitoring.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":260,"journal":{"name":"Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100572"},"PeriodicalIF":10.61,"publicationDate":"2024-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143159660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Practical considerations for DNA sensing using Faradaic electrochemical impedance spectroscopy on ENIG PCB electrodes","authors":"Shruti Ahuja ,&nbsp;Avani Kulkarni ,&nbsp;Richa Pandey ,&nbsp;Kiran Kondabagil ,&nbsp;Siddharth Tallur","doi":"10.1016/j.biosx.2024.100569","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biosx.2024.100569","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Electroless nickel immersion gold (ENIG) finish printed circuit board (PCB) substrates offer a cost-effective solution for electrochemical sensing of biomolecules. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) is highly sensitive and can differentiate between bioelectrochemical circuit elements over a wide frequency range. Traditional Faradaic EIS measurements often focus on charge transfer resistance <span><math><mrow><mo>(</mo><msub><mrow><mi>R</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>c</mi><mi>t</mi></mrow></msub><mo>)</mo></mrow></math></span> to determine analyte concentration. However, the long measurement time required to perform such EIS measurements down to very low frequencies (typically 0.1<!--> <!-->Hz) can adversely affect the ENIG PCB due to gold layer degradation and copper corrosion. To overcome these issues, we propose using the constant phase element (CPE) in the electrical equivalent circuit in EIS measurements for DNA sensing. Our approach employs ENIG PCB electrodes functionalized with thiolated single-stranded DNA probes targeting the uidA gene of <em>E. coli</em>. We evaluate the specificity of this sensing scheme to a 166<!--> <!-->bp complementary amplicon from <em>E. coli</em> against non-complementary amplicons of different lengths from <em>E. coli</em> and bacteriophage Phi6. By operating at higher frequencies (<span><math><mo>&gt;</mo></math></span>10<!--> <!-->Hz), CPE analysis reduces measurement times and minimizes the risk of PCB degradation. Preliminary findings indicate that the CPE impedance exhibits concentration-dependent changes with increasing target DNA concentrations. We also present preliminary results for utilizing this sensing mechanism to detect <em>E. coli</em> from wastewater samples.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":260,"journal":{"name":"Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100569"},"PeriodicalIF":10.61,"publicationDate":"2024-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143159524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Electrochemical sensors for the detection of immune checkpoint related proteins and their role in cancer companion diagnostics","authors":"Louise Barnaby ,&nbsp;Andrew G. Watts ,&nbsp;Pedro Estrela","doi":"10.1016/j.biosx.2024.100561","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biosx.2024.100561","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cancer companion diagnostics are incredibly important in helping to determine whether a patient will benefit from immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment. Determining the chances of treatment success helps to inform clinicians to make the best treatment decisions for a particular patient. Many immune checkpoint related proteins show potential as biomarkers for ICI success, such as the checkpoint proteins themselves, cytokines, interleukins and other immune response related proteins. The most investigated checkpoint inhibitor protein is Programmed Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1), which is used as a biomarker in clinical diagnostic tests but, with some limitations. In the near future, tests for many different biomarkers will start becoming commercially available along with tests for multiple biomarkers simultaneously, giving an even better prediction of potential ICI success. Electrochemical sensors are a high sensitivity point of care diagnostic technique that can have the potential to achieve detection of multiple biomarkers at once. The main problem facing this field is improving their sensitivity to be able to detect the incredibly low concentrations of biomarkers found in liquid biopsy samples. Many methods such as enhancing an electrode surface with high conductivity materials or increasing the measured electrochemical signal via signal amplifying molecules have been investigated with promising results. This review investigates the potential biomarkers relevant to predicting ICI success, as well as the current electrochemical sensors that have been developed to determine the expression levels of these proteins.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":260,"journal":{"name":"Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100561"},"PeriodicalIF":10.61,"publicationDate":"2024-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143159521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Design of a polarization independent terahertz metamaterial absorber for biomedical sensing applications","authors":"Tasnim Mahfuz,&nbsp;Arif Hossan,&nbsp;Naymur Rahman","doi":"10.1016/j.biosx.2024.100560","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biosx.2024.100560","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Metamaterial absorbers (MMAs) are currently highly desirable because of their special absorption qualities. In this paper, a highly simplified and optimized terahertz MMA is proposed and analyzed for sensing applications. The proposed MMA is polarization-independent because of its symmetrical structure. Its symmetrical structure is achieved through the utilization of L-shaped gold patches. Being polarization-independent means that terahertz waves of any polarization can be efficiently absorbed by it. The proposed design consists of several L-shaped gold metallic patches over a polyimide substrate and a ground plane. It achieves an absorption of 96% at a specific frequency of 1.672 THz with a quality factor of 28.26. The quality factor indicates a sharp resonance peak, which is crucial for accurate sensing measurements. The absorber's resonance frequency changes with its surrounding medium's refractive index (RI). Thus, the MMA can also be used as a RI sensor. The RI has varied in the range of 1.304–1.342. The average sensitivity of the proposed sensor is 374 GHz/RIU. It is important to note that most biomedical samples have RI ranges from 1.3 to 1.39, making the proposed sensor highly suitable for a broad range of biomedical applications. The biomedical applications include non-invasive detection of subtle changes within tissues, monitoring drug delivery processes or even early-stage disease diagnosis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":260,"journal":{"name":"Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100560"},"PeriodicalIF":10.61,"publicationDate":"2024-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143159523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"In-SITE: In situ soil topological examination platform for hydration state, volumetric density and carbon stocks assessment","authors":"Vikram Narayanan Dhamu ,&nbsp;Diya Baby ,&nbsp;Mohammed Eldeeb ,&nbsp;Sriram Muthukumar ,&nbsp;Shalini Prasad","doi":"10.1016/j.biosx.2024.100559","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biosx.2024.100559","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study presents a novel application of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) for comprehensive soil health assessment, with a particular emphasis on bulk density (BD) analysis. Conventional methods for BD measurement, while effective, can be labor-intensive and prone to inaccuracies, especially in varying field conditions. In contrast, EIS offers a reliable, cost-effective, and non-invasive solution for real-time, in-situ measurements. The research outlines the use of Room Temperature Ionic Liquid (RTIL) functionalized sensors and the development of a portable hardware system for field deployment. Experimental protocols involved collecting impedance data by sweeping from 50 kHz to 5 Hz across various soil types to construct soil moisture profiles, and calibration curves demonstrated a strong correlation between impedance values and soil moisture content, validating the method's accuracy. The study introduces the DENSE model, which uses impedance data to predict soil volumetric density, with results closely matching standard mass/volume techniques. Further analysis reveals the complex relationships between soil moisture, BD, and impedance, producing calibrated models for accurate BD prediction. Additionally, the study extends to carbon stock analysis by integrating data on soil organic carbon percentage, BD, and soil depth to estimate carbon levels. Collectively, these findings underscore the potential of this EIS-based sensor as a versatile and precise tool for real-time soil health monitoring, offering significant contributions to precision agriculture and sustainable farming practices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":260,"journal":{"name":"Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 100559"},"PeriodicalIF":10.61,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142697790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Redox-active molecules in bacterial cultivation media produce photocurrent","authors":"Matthew C. Smith ,&nbsp;Nathan S. Nasseri ,&nbsp;Emile J. Morin ,&nbsp;Jakkarin Limwongyut ,&nbsp;Alex S. Moreland ,&nbsp;Yaniv Shlosberg ,&nbsp;Andrea S. Carlini","doi":"10.1016/j.biosx.2024.100558","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biosx.2024.100558","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Renewable energy concepts such as microbial fuel cells (MFCs) present a promising, yet intrinsically complex electrochemical approach for utilizing bacteria as an electron source. In this work, we show that just the cultivation media for bacterial growth, which is based on yeast extract, is sufficient for generating electrical current in a bio-electrochemical cell (BEC). We apply cyclic voltammetry and 2-dimensional fluorescence spectroscopy to identify redox active molecules such as NADH, NAD⁺, and flavines that may play key roles in electron donation. Finally, we show that upon illumination, current production is enhanced 2-fold. This photocurrent is generated by a variety of metabolites capable of photochemical reduction, enabling them to donate electrons at the anode of the BEC.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":260,"journal":{"name":"Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 100558"},"PeriodicalIF":10.61,"publicationDate":"2024-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142697787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessing the accuracy of human-inspired electronic skin: A systematic review","authors":"Fahad AlShaibani ,&nbsp;Vicente Grau ,&nbsp;Jeroen Bergmann","doi":"10.1016/j.biosx.2024.100553","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biosx.2024.100553","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Electronic skin (e-skin) systems are devices that mimic the different sensing modalities of skin. While the modalities sensed can vary from temperature to tactile, the main inspiration for much of the research being conducted is mimicking the sensing modalities of human skin. Much research has been conducted on tactile sensing through e-skin, as interest grows in the use of e-skin with smart prosthetics and Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) applications. Being able to mimic the sophisticated ability for human hands to complete complex tasks of dexterity, using an e-skin as essential input system, is the goal of many research groups. In this systematic review, we provide a full overview on e-skin systems that focus on developing tactile sensing. The objective is to assess how accurately these systems mimic human skin tactile sensing modalities and how accurately the detected stimuli are sensed. The outcomes of the review show where the focus of the community is with regards to which modalities are being developed. Furthermore, information extracted from the papers that detail their quantitative accuracy in sensing these modalities is provided. With a total of 205 systems included insights on trends and a quantitative comparison of current e-skin systems are discussed. The limitations of the current methods applied and how they could be overcome are explored, in addition to highlighting the need for standardized experimental protocols to ensure e-skin systems can be assessed and compared more easily.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":260,"journal":{"name":"Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100553"},"PeriodicalIF":10.61,"publicationDate":"2024-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143159657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Printed dry and ready-to-use in vitro diagnostic culture media devices for differentiation and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria","authors":"Dieter Spiehl ,&nbsp;Gerhard Schwall ,&nbsp;Fabian Post ,&nbsp;Carina Weber ,&nbsp;Edgar Dörsam ,&nbsp;Andreas Blaeser ,&nbsp;Volkhard A.J. Kempf ,&nbsp;Michael Hogardt","doi":"10.1016/j.biosx.2024.100557","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biosx.2024.100557","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This work presents a ready-to use dry culture device platform for differentiation of bacterial species and testing antibiotic susceptibility conveniently. The study demonstrates that high-volume and scalable production methods such as can reliably manufacture such devices for reproducible in vitro diagnostic testing. This marks a significant advancement compared to similar handmade devices in the literature.</div><div>Two types of ready-to-use (RTU) devices were produced through printing. One device differentiates bacterial species from urine samples for rapid diagnosis of urinary tract infections (UTI), while the other determines the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of antibiotics against specific bacterial species. The results show performance comparable to standard tests in clinical microbiological laboratories. The differentiation of bacterial species from four UTI samples matched the efficacy of commercial UTI agar plates utilizing chromogenic substrates. The MIC determination for seven bacterial species in three independent tests yielded categorical results consistent with MIC test strips on agar plates as reference standard. Minor errors occurred in 14 % and major errors in 5 % of the tests. No major errors occurred and in 81 % of all tests results were correct and consistent with the reference method.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":260,"journal":{"name":"Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 100557"},"PeriodicalIF":10.61,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142587183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}