Noninvasive Label-Free Detection of Cortisol and Lactate Using Graphene Embedded Screen-Printed Electrode

作     者：Satish K.Tuteja Connor Ormsby Suresh Neethirajan 

作者机构：BioNano Lab School of Engineering University of Guelph 

出 版 物：《Nano-Micro Letters》 (纳微快报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2018年第10卷第3期

页      面：42-51页

核心收录：

学科分类：0808[工学-电气工程] 081704[工学-应用化学] 0809[工学-电子科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 07[理学] 0817[工学-化学工程与技术] 08[工学] 070302[理学-分析化学] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 0703[理学-化学] 0702[理学-物理学] 

基　　金：the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (400705) for funding this study 

主　　题：Graphene Immunosensor Electrochemical Screen-printed electrodes Cortisol sensor 

摘      要：A sensitive and specific immunosensor for the detection of the hormones cortisol and lactate in human or animal biological fluids, such as sweat and saliva, was devised using the label-free electrochemical chronoamperometric technique. By using these fluids instead of blood,the biosensor becomes noninvasive and is less stressful to the end user, who may be a small child or a farm *** graphene oxide(e-RGO) was used as a synergistic platform for signal amplification and template for bioconjugation for the sensing mechanism on a screenprinted electrode. The cortisol and lactate antibodies were bioconjugated to the e-RGO using covalent carbodiimide chemistry. Label-free electrochemical chronoamperometric detection was used to analyze the response to the desired biomolecules over the wide detection range. A detection limit of 0.1 ng mL^(-1) for cortisol and 0.1 mM for lactate was established and a correlation between concentration and current was observed. A portable, handheld potentiostat assembled with Bluetooth communication and battery operation enables the developed system for point-of-care applications. A sandwich-like structure containing the sensing mechanisms as a prototype was designed to secure the biosensor to skin and use capillary action to draw sweat or other fluids toward the sensing mechanism. Overall, the immunosensor shows remarkable specificity, sensitivity as well as the noninvasive and point-of-care capabilities and allows the biosensor to be used as a versatile sensing platform in both developed and developing countries.