Highly Sensitive Naked Eye Detectable Colorimetric Biosensors Made from Macroporous Framework Melamine Foams for Onsite and Simultaneous Detection of Multiple Environmental Hazards in Flowing Through Sensing Systems

Abstract Personal‐use, naked eye‐readable, low‐cost, highly sensitive, and selective biosensors for rapid detection of environmental toxicants are relevant for many application scenarios. Here, the recent developments of highly sensitive and naked eye distinguishable colorimetric sensors by using co...

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Main Authors: Bofeng Pan, Cunyi Zhao, Makela Norwood, Minyuan Wang, Gang‐Y. Liu, Gang Sun
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Language:English
Published: Wiley-VCH 2024-01-01
Series:Advanced Sensor Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/adsr.202300080
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author Bofeng Pan
Cunyi Zhao
Makela Norwood
Minyuan Wang
Gang‐Y. Liu
Gang Sun
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Cunyi Zhao
Makela Norwood
Minyuan Wang
Gang‐Y. Liu
Gang Sun
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description Abstract Personal‐use, naked eye‐readable, low‐cost, highly sensitive, and selective biosensors for rapid detection of environmental toxicants are relevant for many application scenarios. Here, the recent developments of highly sensitive and naked eye distinguishable colorimetric sensors by using commercially available melamine foam (MF) as basic sensing materials for instant and volume‐responsive simultaneous detection of multiple targets in fluid systems are reported. The MF possesses a unique reticulated three‐dimensional (3D) macroporous framework structure enabling rapid mass transfer of large biomolecules through the structures in all directions, ensuring easy access of numerous active binding sites of the chemically modified framework to the proteins and target molecules, and subsequently providing significantly increased sensitive and volume‐responsive detection of target molecules in flowing through sensor systems. Promising results in direct, sandwich, and competitive ELISA tests demonstrated the great application potential of the materials. Besides, an additive and simultaneous detection of two targets in one system is achieved by using different layers of the sensor materials in a flowing‐through filtering device. The novel biosensors are expected to significantly improve the sensitivity and broaden the applications of ELISA in the rapid detections of trace amounts of toxicants in liquid and aerosol systems.
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spelling doaj.art-80170bfb2993437aa3eff389a7d150042024-01-12T05:03:10ZengWiley-VCHAdvanced Sensor Research2751-12192024-01-0131n/an/a10.1002/adsr.202300080Highly Sensitive Naked Eye Detectable Colorimetric Biosensors Made from Macroporous Framework Melamine Foams for Onsite and Simultaneous Detection of Multiple Environmental Hazards in Flowing Through Sensing SystemsBofeng Pan0Cunyi Zhao1Makela Norwood2Minyuan Wang3Gang‐Y. Liu4Gang Sun5Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering University of California One Shields Avenue Davis California 95616 United StatesDepartment of Biological and Agricultural Engineering University of California One Shields Avenue Davis California 95616 United StatesDepartment of Biological and Agricultural Engineering University of California One Shields Avenue Davis California 95616 United StatesDepartment of Chemistry University of California One Shields Avenue Davis California 95616 United StatesDepartment of Chemistry University of California One Shields Avenue Davis California 95616 United StatesDepartment of Biological and Agricultural Engineering University of California One Shields Avenue Davis California 95616 United StatesAbstract Personal‐use, naked eye‐readable, low‐cost, highly sensitive, and selective biosensors for rapid detection of environmental toxicants are relevant for many application scenarios. Here, the recent developments of highly sensitive and naked eye distinguishable colorimetric sensors by using commercially available melamine foam (MF) as basic sensing materials for instant and volume‐responsive simultaneous detection of multiple targets in fluid systems are reported. The MF possesses a unique reticulated three‐dimensional (3D) macroporous framework structure enabling rapid mass transfer of large biomolecules through the structures in all directions, ensuring easy access of numerous active binding sites of the chemically modified framework to the proteins and target molecules, and subsequently providing significantly increased sensitive and volume‐responsive detection of target molecules in flowing through sensor systems. Promising results in direct, sandwich, and competitive ELISA tests demonstrated the great application potential of the materials. Besides, an additive and simultaneous detection of two targets in one system is achieved by using different layers of the sensor materials in a flowing‐through filtering device. The novel biosensors are expected to significantly improve the sensitivity and broaden the applications of ELISA in the rapid detections of trace amounts of toxicants in liquid and aerosol systems.https://doi.org/10.1002/adsr.2023000803D macroporous frameworkcolorimetric biosensorflow‐through sensing systemmelamine foammultiple targets detection
spellingShingle Bofeng Pan
Cunyi Zhao
Makela Norwood
Minyuan Wang
Gang‐Y. Liu
Gang Sun
Highly Sensitive Naked Eye Detectable Colorimetric Biosensors Made from Macroporous Framework Melamine Foams for Onsite and Simultaneous Detection of Multiple Environmental Hazards in Flowing Through Sensing Systems
Advanced Sensor Research
3D macroporous framework
colorimetric biosensor
flow‐through sensing system
melamine foam
multiple targets detection
title Highly Sensitive Naked Eye Detectable Colorimetric Biosensors Made from Macroporous Framework Melamine Foams for Onsite and Simultaneous Detection of Multiple Environmental Hazards in Flowing Through Sensing Systems
title_full Highly Sensitive Naked Eye Detectable Colorimetric Biosensors Made from Macroporous Framework Melamine Foams for Onsite and Simultaneous Detection of Multiple Environmental Hazards in Flowing Through Sensing Systems
title_fullStr Highly Sensitive Naked Eye Detectable Colorimetric Biosensors Made from Macroporous Framework Melamine Foams for Onsite and Simultaneous Detection of Multiple Environmental Hazards in Flowing Through Sensing Systems
title_full_unstemmed Highly Sensitive Naked Eye Detectable Colorimetric Biosensors Made from Macroporous Framework Melamine Foams for Onsite and Simultaneous Detection of Multiple Environmental Hazards in Flowing Through Sensing Systems
title_short Highly Sensitive Naked Eye Detectable Colorimetric Biosensors Made from Macroporous Framework Melamine Foams for Onsite and Simultaneous Detection of Multiple Environmental Hazards in Flowing Through Sensing Systems
title_sort highly sensitive naked eye detectable colorimetric biosensors made from macroporous framework melamine foams for onsite and simultaneous detection of multiple environmental hazards in flowing through sensing systems
topic 3D macroporous framework
colorimetric biosensor
flow‐through sensing system
melamine foam
multiple targets detection
url https://doi.org/10.1002/adsr.202300080
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