Colorimetric Nanoplasmonics to Spot Hyperglycemia From Saliva

Early diagnostics and point-of-care (POC) devices can save people's lives or drastically improve their quality. In particular, millions of diabetic patients worldwide benefit from POC devices for frequent self-monitoring of blood glucose. Yet, this still involves invasive sampling processes, wh...

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Published in:Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology 2020-12, Vol.8, p.601216
Main Authors: Donati, Paolo, Pomili, Tania, Boselli, Luca, Pompa, Pier P
Format: Article
Language:English
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Bioengineering and Biotechnology
colorimetric sensors
gold nanoparticles
hyperglycemia
plasmonics
reshaping
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Summary:Early diagnostics and point-of-care (POC) devices can save people's lives or drastically improve their quality. In particular, millions of diabetic patients worldwide benefit from POC devices for frequent self-monitoring of blood glucose. Yet, this still involves invasive sampling processes, which are quite discomforting for frequent measurements, or implantable devices dedicated to selected chronic patients, thus precluding large-scale monitoring of the globally increasing diabetic disorders. Here, we report a non-invasive colorimetric sensing platform to identify hyperglycemia from saliva. We designed plasmonic multibranched gold nanostructures, able to rapidly change their shape and color (naked-eye detection) in the presence of hyperglycemic conditions. This "reshaping approach" provides a fast visual response and high sensitivity, overcoming common detection issues related to signal (color intensity) losses and bio-matrix interferences. Notably, optimal performances of the assay were achieved in real biological samples, where the biomolecular environment was found to play a key role. Finally, we developed a dipstick prototype as a rapid home-testing kit.
ISSN:2296-4185
2296-4185
DOI:10.3389/fbioe.2020.601216