Matúš Chvojka, Anurag Singh, Alessio Cataldo, Dr. Aaron Torres-Huerta, Dr. Marcin Konopka, Prof. Vladimír Šindelář, Dr. Hennie Valkenier
{"title":"Front Cover: The Lucigenin Assay: Measuring Anion Transport in Lipid Vesicles (Anal. Sens. 2/2024)","authors":"Matúš Chvojka, Anurag Singh, Alessio Cataldo, Dr. Aaron Torres-Huerta, Dr. Marcin Konopka, Prof. Vladimír Šindelář, Dr. Hennie Valkenier","doi":"10.1002/anse.202300092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/anse.202300092","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Front Cover picture shows</b> liposomes with a fluorescent probe encapsulated to study the transmembrane transport of anions across the liposomal membranes by synthetic anion transporters. The positively charged probe lucigenin or the zwitterionic probe bis(3-sulfopropyl)-9,9’-biacridine (SPBA) can be used for this purpose. This work details how the quenching of these probes can be monitored by fluorescence spectroscopy to study the transport of chloride and other anions. Cover design by Dr. Aaron Torres-Huerta. More information can be found in the Concept article by Hennie Valkenier and co-workers.\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":72192,"journal":{"name":"Analysis & sensing","volume":"4 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/anse.202300092","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140135352","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":"Opportunity and Challenge of Emerging COFs in Chemiresistive Sensing for Gas and Humidity","authors":"Aohan Mei, Zifan Yang, Min Zhou, Wei Jin, Yueli Liu, Wen Chen","doi":"10.1002/anse.202300078","DOIUrl":"10.1002/anse.202300078","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Novel 2D materials for chemiresistive sensors are attractive due to their large surface area and structure diversity. Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have received much attention due to their unique properties, including the abundant choice of organic building units, permanent pore structure and crystallinity, which show huge potential of implement in gas and humidity detection in complex environment. Recently, the development of the synthesis and modification methods for COFs powder and film contributes to the sensitivity and compatibility in chemiresistive sensors and integrated devices. In the present review, the current synthesis methods of COFs powder and film as well as their application in the chemiresistive sensors are summarized. The current challenge and future modification strategy are discussed for the further development of COFs as active materials in gas and humidity sensors.</p>","PeriodicalId":72192,"journal":{"name":"Analysis & sensing","volume":"4 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139452284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tong Wu, Prof. Quan Zhou, Prof. Guosheng Chen, Prof. Siming Huang, Prof. Gangfeng Ouyang
{"title":"Rational Integration of Nanozyme Probe and Smartphone Device for On-Site Analysis","authors":"Tong Wu, Prof. Quan Zhou, Prof. Guosheng Chen, Prof. Siming Huang, Prof. Gangfeng Ouyang","doi":"10.1002/anse.202300084","DOIUrl":"10.1002/anse.202300084","url":null,"abstract":"<p>On-site detection featuring miniaturized, integrated analytical device and rapid data feedback has encouraged a great deal of attention, especially in the current context of pandemic diseases occurring with high frequency worldwide. This convenient detection device constitutes a stable recognition element and a portable signal treatment and readout module. In this regard, the enzyme-mimic nanomaterials (nanozymes) with the merits of structural stability, cost efficiency, scale-up synthesis and high recyclability well meet the requirements for recognition unit set-up. While the all-pervading smartphone, which enables the data collection through photography or wireless transmission, holds numerous opportunities in the design of hand-held analytical device. In this review, we summarize the advances of nanozyme-smartphone integrated platforms, with special emphasis of the signal transduction principles involving colorimetric, chemiluminescence, and electrochemical signals. The diversified on-site applications in terms of biological, environment and food analysis are showcased. Finally, the current challenges as well as the future perspectives on nanozyme design, sensing diversity and smartphone analysis are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":72192,"journal":{"name":"Analysis & sensing","volume":"4 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140502719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yanyang Hu, Dr. Eric T. Dziekonski, Donna M. Wang, Dr. L. Edwin Gonzalez, Prof. R. Graham Cooks
{"title":"Rapid Identification of Phenolics in Mixtures by Two-Dimensional Tandem Mass Spectrometry with Microdroplet Accelerated Derivatization Reactions","authors":"Yanyang Hu, Dr. Eric T. Dziekonski, Donna M. Wang, Dr. L. Edwin Gonzalez, Prof. R. Graham Cooks","doi":"10.1002/anse.202300081","DOIUrl":"10.1002/anse.202300081","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Complex mixtures are typically analyzed by chromatographic separation followed by mass spectrometry. Two-dimensional tandem mass spectrometry (2D MS/MS) may eliminate the need for separation and therefore significantly reduce analysis time while expanding the information space by recording the intensities of all fragment ions generated from all trapped precursor ions. Additional chemical specificity can be provided by using chemical derivatization. In this study phenolic compounds are identified after triazole click derivatization by the observation of two diagnostic features in the 2D MS/MS data domain, a mass shift of 175 Da on the precursor ion axis and a neutral loss (NL) of 119 Da. Additional NL transitions were highly correlated with particular substituents including carbonyl, ester, amino, and alkyl/phenyl groups. Substituent position information was also easily diagnosed. The derivatization reactions are accelerated in the charged electrosprayed microdroplets. Using this method, members of this single class of compounds can be identified within 1–2 minutes while structural information on the individual compounds is acquired simultaneously.</p>","PeriodicalId":72192,"journal":{"name":"Analysis & sensing","volume":"4 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/anse.202300081","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138997608","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}
Huan-Yu Wang, Zong-Ying Hu, Han-Wen Tian, Dr. Xin-Yue Hu, Dr. Yu-Chen Pan, Dr. Dong-Sheng Guo
{"title":"Non-invasive and Sensitive Fluorescence Detection of Phenylpyruvic Acid via a Guanidinomethyl-modified Calixarene","authors":"Huan-Yu Wang, Zong-Ying Hu, Han-Wen Tian, Dr. Xin-Yue Hu, Dr. Yu-Chen Pan, Dr. Dong-Sheng Guo","doi":"10.1002/anse.202300082","DOIUrl":"10.1002/anse.202300082","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Detection of phenylpyruvic acid (PPA) is important for the diagnosis of phenylketonuria (PKU). In this study, we designed a guanidinomethyl-modified calix[5]arene that can strongly and selectively bind with PPA. Via indicator displacement assay, we set up a calibration line for accurately determining PPA concentration down to the μM range in artificial urine based on the linear relationship between the fluorescence intensity and PPA concentration. This work provides a low-cost, easy-to-operate, rapid, and sensitive method for PPA detection, and may offer an alternative for PKU diagnosis in clinical study.</p>","PeriodicalId":72192,"journal":{"name":"Analysis & sensing","volume":"4 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139000642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dr. Jianping Zhu, Nian Kee Tan, Kai Kikuchi, Dr. Amandeep Kaur, Prof. Elizabeth J. New
{"title":"BODIPY-based Fluorescent Indicators for Lipid Droplets","authors":"Dr. Jianping Zhu, Nian Kee Tan, Kai Kikuchi, Dr. Amandeep Kaur, Prof. Elizabeth J. New","doi":"10.1002/anse.202300075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/anse.202300075","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Invited for this month's cover are the collaborating groups of Prof. Elizabeth J. New at the University of Sydney and Dr Amandeep Kaur at Monash University. The cover picture shows how their BODIPYs selectively mark lipid droplets and indicate the trafficking of lipid droplets between adjacent cells. More information can be found in the Research Article by Amandeep Kaur, Elizabeth J. New, and co-workers.</p>","PeriodicalId":72192,"journal":{"name":"Analysis & sensing","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139468345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cuiyun Jia, Bin Li, Dr. Jie Pan, Dr. Fengjiao Zhu, Xue Bai, Dr. Xianming Liu, Prof. Bingcheng Lin, Prof. Yahong Chen, Prof. Yao Lu
{"title":"Braiding Three-Dimensional Paper-Based Microfluidic Devices","authors":"Cuiyun Jia, Bin Li, Dr. Jie Pan, Dr. Fengjiao Zhu, Xue Bai, Dr. Xianming Liu, Prof. Bingcheng Lin, Prof. Yahong Chen, Prof. Yao Lu","doi":"10.1002/anse.202300065","DOIUrl":"10.1002/anse.202300065","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Three-dimensional paper-based microfluidic devices have shown great potential in various applications, including point-of-care diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and tissue engineering. However, their fabrication is still limited to stacking and origami methods. Inspired by the art of bamboo braiding in China, we developed a novel fabrication technique based on the braiding concept to create three-dimensional paper-based microfluidic devices with PDMS-impregnated paper substrate as the building units. The resulting three-dimensional paper device brings unique advantages, including compactness, facile disassembly, and real-time flow visualization. The multiplexed glucose analysis with a braided device integrated with 16-switchable valves for flow control was further fabricated to demonstrate the device‘s applicability. We envision braiding-based fabrication technology opening new possibilities and bringing broad applications for three-dimensional paper microfluidic devices.</p>","PeriodicalId":72192,"journal":{"name":"Analysis & sensing","volume":"4 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139213529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Juliana L. M. Gongoni, George Chumanov, Thiago R. L. C. Paixão, Dr. Carlos D. Garcia
{"title":"Au-Modified Carbon Electrodes Produced by Laser Scribing for Electrochemical Analysis of Probiotic Activity","authors":"Juliana L. M. Gongoni, George Chumanov, Thiago R. L. C. Paixão, Dr. Carlos D. Garcia","doi":"10.1002/anse.202300056","DOIUrl":"10.1002/anse.202300056","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A simple and fast (<15 min), two-step laser scribing of cardboard substrates is described as a method for fabricating carbon electrodes modified with metallic nanoparticles. The first scribing step patterned a cardboard substrate (promoting the formation of porous carbon electrodes). The second step was included to produce metallic nanoparticles via a chemical reduction process of cations from an aqueous solution. For these experiments, the effects of copper, silver, nickel, cobalt, zinc, and gold were evaluated considering their effect on the electrical properties and the composition of the carbon materials produced. These experiments revealed that, despite significant changes in resistance (from 138±7 Ω for plain electrodes to just 53±3 Ω for Au-modified electrodes), only marginal changes were observed in the morphology or composition of the material produced (I<sub>G</sub>/I<sub>D</sub> ranged from 1.2±0.3 for the plain cardboard to 1.8±0.3 for the cobalt-modified electrodes). To demonstrate the applicability of the proposed strategy, Au-modified electrodes were assembled into electrochemical sensors and applied to measure the metabolic activity of live microorganisms in various commercial samples, requiring only 100 μL of sample and 10 min of incubation time.</p>","PeriodicalId":72192,"journal":{"name":"Analysis & sensing","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/anse.202300056","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139223502","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}
Md Fahim Al Fattah, Hesam Abouali, Seied Ali Hosseini, Jian Yin, Asif Abdullah Khan, Hamid Aghamohammadi, Prof. Mahla Poudineh, Prof. Dayan Ban
{"title":"An Optofluidic System for Monitoring Fluorescently Activated Protein Biomarkers","authors":"Md Fahim Al Fattah, Hesam Abouali, Seied Ali Hosseini, Jian Yin, Asif Abdullah Khan, Hamid Aghamohammadi, Prof. Mahla Poudineh, Prof. Dayan Ban","doi":"10.1002/anse.202300064","DOIUrl":"10.1002/anse.202300064","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The ability to monitor protein biomarkers at clinically relevant concentrations is a powerful approach that provides insights into health status. The synergistic combination of microfluidics and photonics (optofluidic) has emerged as a new means to achieve this capability for detection and manipulation of biological samples. Here in this work, we demonstrate an optofluidic device which integrates the detection and the particle-focusing components to facilitate on-chip measurement of protein levels. With this design, we use a laser-induced fluorescence technique for the direct measurement of protein levels on magnetic bead complexes tagged with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) fluorophore. The developed system was employed for the detection of human immunoglobulin G (IgG) as a model protein within a range of 0–20 μg/mL, showing an ability to resolve the fluorescence signal from different IgG concentrations down to 5.4 nM (0.81 μg/mL). The selectivity in detecting specific IgG target was tested by comparing the fluorescence signal levels from other interfering proteins such as bovine serum albumin (BSA) and human IgM. Although our system was designed for detecting IgG protein, this optofluidic device can be a powerful platform for the rapid detection of a diverse range of biomarkers, including viral pathogens retaining adequate signal sensitivity and selectivity.</p>","PeriodicalId":72192,"journal":{"name":"Analysis & sensing","volume":"4 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139231267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Structural Elucidation and Relative Quantification of Fatty Acid Double Bond Positional Isomers in Biological Tissues Enabled by Gas-Phase Charge Inversion Ion/Ion Reactions","authors":"Dr. Julia R. Bonney, Dr. Boone. M Prentice","doi":"10.1002/anse.202300063","DOIUrl":"10.1002/anse.202300063","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Fatty acids (FAs) contain a vast amount of structural diversity, and differences in fatty acid structure have been associated with various disease states. Accurate identification and characterization of fatty acids is critical to fully understand the biochemical roles these compounds play in disease progression. Conventional tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) workflows do not provide sufficient structural information, necessitating alternative dissociation methods. Gas-phase charge inversion ion/ion reactions can be used to alter the ion type subjected to activation to provide improved or complementary structural information. Herein, we have used an ion/ion reaction between fatty acid (FA) anions and magnesium tris-phenanthroline [Mg(Phen)<sub>3</sub>] dications to promote charge remote fragmentation of carbon-carbon bonds along the fatty acid chain, allowing for localization of carbon-carbon double bond (C=C) positions to successfully differentiate monounsaturated fatty acid isomers. Relative quantification was also performed to obtain the relative abundance of fatty acid isomers in different biological tissues. For example, the relative abundance of FA 18 : 1 (9) was determined to vary across regions of rat brain, rat kidney, and mouse pancreas, and FA 16 : 1 (9) was found to have a higher relative abundance in the dermis layer compared to the sebaceous glands in human skin tissue.</p>","PeriodicalId":72192,"journal":{"name":"Analysis & sensing","volume":"4 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136283469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}