npj BiosensingPub Date : 2024-10-04DOI: 10.1038/s44328-024-00011-0
Kuldeep Kaswan, Meenakshi Ray, Arshad Khan, Yu-Lin Wang, Zong-Hong Lin
{"title":"Recent advances in solid-liquid triboelectric nanogenerators for self-powered chemical and biological sensing","authors":"Kuldeep Kaswan, Meenakshi Ray, Arshad Khan, Yu-Lin Wang, Zong-Hong Lin","doi":"10.1038/s44328-024-00011-0","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44328-024-00011-0","url":null,"abstract":"Solid-liquid triboelectric nanogenerators (SL-TENGs) exhibit significant potential in energy harvesting and sensing. This review explores SL-TENG development, focusing on chemical sensing and biosensing applications. Initially, the working mechanisms of various SL-TENG modes are described. Subsequently, an analysis of surface modifications of contact surfaces and liquids to functionalize chemical sensing and biosensing is explored, including their impact on surface properties and the corresponding effect on device performance related to sensing applications.","PeriodicalId":501705,"journal":{"name":"npj Biosensing","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s44328-024-00011-0.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142377236","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}
npj BiosensingPub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1038/s44328-024-00013-y
Karmen Markov, Mohamed Elgendi, Carlo Menon
{"title":"EEG-based headset sleep wearable devices","authors":"Karmen Markov, Mohamed Elgendi, Carlo Menon","doi":"10.1038/s44328-024-00013-y","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44328-024-00013-y","url":null,"abstract":"The rise of wearable technology has led to EEG-based sleep monitoring devices that use electrodes placed on the forehead, ear, or neck. These devices offer promising applications in clinical and healthy populations by comparing sleep patterns, monitoring intervention responses, and examining the relationship between sleep and lifestyle factors. Despite their potential, challenges like validation against polysomnography, regulatory hurdles, data privacy, and usability hinder clinical adoption. This review explores these devices, their applications, and integration challenges in clinical practice.","PeriodicalId":501705,"journal":{"name":"npj Biosensing","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s44328-024-00013-y.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142360061","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}
npj BiosensingPub Date : 2024-09-10DOI: 10.1038/s44328-024-00012-z
Laura RoaFiore, Trevor Meyer, Thaissa Peixoto, Pedro Irazoqui
{"title":"Label-free functional imaging of vagus nerve stimulation-evoked potentials at the cortical surface","authors":"Laura RoaFiore, Trevor Meyer, Thaissa Peixoto, Pedro Irazoqui","doi":"10.1038/s44328-024-00012-z","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44328-024-00012-z","url":null,"abstract":"Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an FDA-approved stimulation therapy to treat patients with refractory epilepsy. In this work, we use a coherent holographic imaging system to characterize vagus nerve-evoked potentials (VEPs) in the cortex in response to VNS stimulation paradigms without electrode placement or any genetic, structural, or functional labels. We analyze stimulation amplitude up to saturation, pulse width up to 800 μs, and frequency from 10 Hz to 30 Hz, finding that stimulation amplitude strongly modulates VEPs response magnitude (effect size 0.401), while pulse width has a moderate modulatory effect (effect size 0.127) and frequency has almost no modulatory effect (effect size 0.009) on the evoked potential magnitude. We find mild interactions between pulse width and frequency. This non-contact label-free functional imaging technique may serve as a non-invasive rapid-feedback tool to characterize VEPs and may increase the efficacy of VNS in patients with refractory epilepsy.","PeriodicalId":501705,"journal":{"name":"npj Biosensing","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s44328-024-00012-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142160263","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}
npj BiosensingPub Date : 2024-08-28DOI: 10.1038/s44328-024-00009-8
Adley Gin, Phuong-Diem Nguyen, Geidy Serrano, Gene E. Alexander, Judith Su
{"title":"Towards early diagnosis and screening of Alzheimer’s disease using frequency locked whispering gallery mode microtoroids","authors":"Adley Gin, Phuong-Diem Nguyen, Geidy Serrano, Gene E. Alexander, Judith Su","doi":"10.1038/s44328-024-00009-8","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44328-024-00009-8","url":null,"abstract":"Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a form of dementia marked by amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain. Amyloid beta (Aβ) is an AD biomarker which is linked to these plaques and tangles. Measuring Aβ levels can help with early AD diagnosis and aid in drug studies and delaying dementia. This is challenging, however, due to low AD biomarker levels in biofluids. Here we use FLOWER (frequency-locked optical whispering evanescent resonator) to quantify levels of post-mortem cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Aβ42 in control, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and AD participants. FLOWER measures the resonant wavelength shift of a microtoroid due to changes in the refractive index within its evanescent field. FLOWER can measure CSF Aβ42 (area under curve, AUC = 0.92) with higher performance than ELISA (AUC = 0.82) and can distinguish between control and MCI samples. This demonstrates FLOWER’s ability to screen CSF samples for diagnosis of AD.","PeriodicalId":501705,"journal":{"name":"npj Biosensing","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s44328-024-00009-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142084616","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}
npj BiosensingPub Date : 2024-08-23DOI: 10.1038/s44328-024-00008-9
Nicholas Bravo-Frank, Rushikesh Zende, Lei Feng, Nicolas Mesyngier, Aditya Pachpute, Jiarong Hong
{"title":"Realtime bacteria detection and analysis in sterile liquid products using deep learning holographic imaging","authors":"Nicholas Bravo-Frank, Rushikesh Zende, Lei Feng, Nicolas Mesyngier, Aditya Pachpute, Jiarong Hong","doi":"10.1038/s44328-024-00008-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44328-024-00008-9","url":null,"abstract":"We introduce a digital inline holography (DIH) method combined with deep learning (DL) for real-time detection and analysis of bacteria in liquid suspension. Specifically, we designed a prototype that integrates DIH with fluorescence imaging to efficiently capture holograms of bacteria flowing in a microfluidic channel, utilizing the fluorescent signal to manually identify ground truths for validation. We process holograms using a tailored DL framework that includes preprocessing, detection, and classification stages involving three specific DL models trained on an extensive dataset that included holograms of generic particles present in sterile liquid and five bacterial species featuring distinct morphologies, Gram stain attributes, and viability. Our approach, validated through experiments with synthetic data and sterile liquid spiked with different bacteria, accurately distinguishes between bacteria and particles, live and dead bacteria, and Gram-positive and negative bacteria of similar morphology, all while minimizing false positives. The study highlights the potential of combining DIH with DL as a transformative tool for rapid bacterial analysis in clinical and industrial settings, with potential extension to other applications including pharmaceutical screening, environmental monitoring, and disease diagnostics.","PeriodicalId":501705,"journal":{"name":"npj Biosensing","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s44328-024-00008-9.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142041759","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}
npj BiosensingPub Date : 2024-07-24DOI: 10.1038/s44328-024-00007-w
Bernhard Burtscher, Chiara Diacci, Anatolii Makhinia, Marios Savvakis, Erik O. Gabrielsson, Lothar Veith, Xianjie Liu, Xenofon Strakosas, Daniel T. Simon
{"title":"Functionalization of PEDOT:PSS for aptamer-based sensing of IL6 using organic electrochemical transistors","authors":"Bernhard Burtscher, Chiara Diacci, Anatolii Makhinia, Marios Savvakis, Erik O. Gabrielsson, Lothar Veith, Xianjie Liu, Xenofon Strakosas, Daniel T. Simon","doi":"10.1038/s44328-024-00007-w","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44328-024-00007-w","url":null,"abstract":"Here we propose a strategy to functionalize poly(ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) based organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) for sensing the inflammatory cytokine interleukin 6 (IL6). For this aim we use diazonium chemistry to couple 4-aminobenzoic acid to sulfonate moieties on the PSS, which can act as anchors for aptamers or other recognition elements (e.g., fluorescent, or redox probes). We investigated this approach with a commercial screen-printable PEDOT:PSS formulation but also studied the effect of PEDOT to PSS ratio as well as the amount of crosslinker in other PEDOT:PSS formulations. For screen printed OECTs, it was possible to distinguish between IL6 and bovine serum albumin (BSA) in buffer solution and detect IL6 when added in bovine plasma in the nanomolar range. Furthermore, functionalization of PEDOT:PSS formulations with higher PSS content (compared to the “standard” solutions used for OECTs) combined with frequency dependent measurements showed the potential to detect IL6 concentrations below 100 pM.","PeriodicalId":501705,"journal":{"name":"npj Biosensing","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s44328-024-00007-w.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141810110","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}
npj BiosensingPub Date : 2024-07-24DOI: 10.1038/s44328-024-00006-x
Dong Jun Lee, Peter R. Christenson, Gage Rowden, Nathan C. Lindquist, Peter A. Larsen, Sang-Hyun Oh
{"title":"Rapid on-site amplification and visual detection of misfolded proteins via microfluidic quaking-induced conversion (Micro-QuIC)","authors":"Dong Jun Lee, Peter R. Christenson, Gage Rowden, Nathan C. Lindquist, Peter A. Larsen, Sang-Hyun Oh","doi":"10.1038/s44328-024-00006-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44328-024-00006-x","url":null,"abstract":"Protein misfolding diseases, such as prion diseases, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s, share a common molecular mechanism involving the misfolding and aggregation of specific proteins. There is an urgent need for point-of-care (POC) diagnostic technologies that can accurately detect these misfolded proteins, facilitating early diagnosis and intervention. Here, we introduce the microfluidic quaking-induced conversion (Micro-QuIC), a novel acoustofluidic platform for the rapid and sensitive detection of protein misfolding diseases. We demonstrate the utility of our technology using chronic wasting disease (CWD) as a model system, since samples from wild white-tailed deer are readily accessible, and CWD shares similarities with human protein misfolding diseases. Acoustofluidic mixing enables homogeneous mixing of reagents in a high-Reynolds-number regime, significantly accelerating the turnaround time for CWD diagnosis. Our Micro-QuIC assay amplifies prions significantly faster than the current gold standard, real-time quaking-induced conversion (RT-QuIC). Furthermore, we integrated Micro-QuIC with a gold nanoparticle-based, naked-eye detection method, which enables visual discrimination between CWD-positive and CWD-negative samples without the need for a bulky fluorescence detection module. This integration creates a rapid, POC testing platform capable of detecting misfolded proteins associated with a variety of protein misfolding diseases.","PeriodicalId":501705,"journal":{"name":"npj Biosensing","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s44328-024-00006-x.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141810190","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}
npj BiosensingPub Date : 2024-06-26DOI: 10.1038/s44328-024-00001-2
Mohamed Elgendi, Lynnette Lyzwinski, Eric Kübler, Alexander V. Shokurov, Newton Howard, Carlo Menon
{"title":"Advancing cancer detection with portable salivary sialic acid testing","authors":"Mohamed Elgendi, Lynnette Lyzwinski, Eric Kübler, Alexander V. Shokurov, Newton Howard, Carlo Menon","doi":"10.1038/s44328-024-00001-2","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44328-024-00001-2","url":null,"abstract":"This perspective emphasizes the robust evidence supporting salivary sialic acid (SA) as a valuable tool for cancer prescreening, particularly for oral and breast cancers. The potential benefits of salivary SA testing include early cancer detection and treatment response monitoring. The challenges and opportunities of developing a portable cancer detection device are discussed. Enabling accessible and timely prescreening through salivary SA testing has the potential to save lives and offer an alternative to mammograms for low-risk groups. Portable Raman spectrometers show promise for SA analysis, but cost and sensitivity challenges need attention. The potential for personalized medicine, multiplexing capabilities, and remote collaboration further enhances the value of portable Raman-based cancer detection devices. Implementing these recommendations may lead to the future use of portable devices in cancer detection through salivary SA analysis. Salivary SA’s promising potential as a prescreening or adjunct biomarker extends beyond the clinical setting, and its integration into routine practice could empower individuals for home-based cancer detection, enabling more convenient and effective health monitoring.","PeriodicalId":501705,"journal":{"name":"npj Biosensing","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s44328-024-00001-2.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141489062","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}