Abstract

Tear glucose is an intriguing biofluid that includes potential biomarkers. While many sensors have emerged nowadays, there is still demand for advanced sensors with nonenzymatic, simple, cost-effective sensing mechanism. Herein, we present a paper-based colorimetric assay by utilizing a gold nanoparticle formation. Experimental characterization substantiated a mechanism in this in situ reduction. Scanning electron microscopy, UV-visible spectrometry, etc. were involved in the scrutiny. As a result, we reached for the rationale whereas the particle formation can be utilized for a glucose sensing using tears. This paper-based detection was insusceptible to physiological tear matrix, i.e., chloride ion effect, false-positive error and synergistic effect by antioxidants. In addition, we evaluated its analytical performance in an artificial tear assay. Of the obtained a linear regressions, the concentration range corresponded to the physiological or pathologic reference range. In addition, within the low-concentration range, a high correlation was resulted 0.965. Furthermore, we investigated statistical validation by employing the Bland–Altman plot. In the end sections of this paper, we denoted its ready-to-use merits by simplicity—as well as the further application of our plasmonic paper.

Highlights

  • New types of sensors have emerged, each time along with additional biomedical demands and evolving sensor materials, from Clark electrodes [1] to noble-metal nanomaterials.Paper-based nanocomposite is the latest functional material of unique merits, in brief, low cost, porosity, and disposability are the inherent advantages that this raw material provides [2,3].Beyond these, more potentials have appeared in diverse applications such as antibacterial sheet [4], energy-harvesting platform [5] and highly efficient catalyst [6]

  • For the chloride ion effect test, 10-mM of glucose-spiked samples were used for obvious color exhibition, so that we could validate the availability of ionic matrices in tears

  • Metal nanoparticles capped by organic generally exhibit the coffee ring phenomenon by Marangoni flow [37]

Read more

Summary

Introduction

New types of sensors have emerged, each time along with additional biomedical demands and evolving sensor materials, from Clark electrodes [1] to noble-metal nanomaterials. Though there is a similar approach to doing this, the reported works either quantified a total reducing power of a sample like tea and juice (dissolving a variety of antioxidants [20,21]) or using an enzyme to specify an analyte (i.e., glucose oxidase [22]). To rationalize this sensing mechanism, we considered the importance of analyte targeting. Our plasmonic colorimetric sensor was validated in a statistical method

Chemicals and Materials
In-Situ Synthesis of Gold Nanospheres on Paper Platform
Chromatic Characterization and Colorimetric Assay
Microscopy and Morphologic Analysis
UV-vis Spectrometry
Statistics
Chromatic Property and Theoretical Assumption
Characterization of In Situ Synthesized Gold Nanospheres
Projected Mechanism
Matrix
Artificial Tear Assay
Conclusions

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call

Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.