Issue 26, 2023

Electrochemical detection of cholesterol in human biofluid using microneedle sensor

Abstract

The development of a straightforward, economical, portable, and highly sensitive sensing platform for the rapid detection of cholesterol is desirable for the early diagnosis of several pathologic conditions. In this work, we present a fascinating skin-worn microneedle sensor for monitoring cholesterol in interstitial fluid samples. The microneedle sensor was developed by incorporating platinum (Pt) and silver (Ag) wires within pyramidal microneedles containing a microcavity opening; cholesterol oxidase (ChOx) was coupled on the Pt transducer surface using bovine serum albumin and Nafion. Under optimal conditions, the enzymatic microneedle sensor exhibited high sensitivity (0.201 μA μM−1) towards cholesterol in buffer solution, with good linearity over the 1–20 μM range and a correlation coefficient of 0.9910. The analytical performance of the microneedle sensor was also investigated in artificial interstitial fluid and a skin-mimicking phantom gel; the sensor showed great potential for skin-worn/wearable applications with excellent linearity and a low detection limit. In addition, the developed microneedle sensor showed satisfactory stability and good selectivity towards cholesterol in the presence of potential interfering biomolecules, including glucose, lactic acid, uric acid, and ascorbic acid. This sensor exhibits enormous promise for straightforward, sensitive, and minimally invasive monitoring of cholesterol.

Graphical abstract: Electrochemical detection of cholesterol in human biofluid using microneedle sensor

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
08 10 2022
Accepted
22 5 2023
First published
22 5 2023

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2023,11, 6075-6081

Electrochemical detection of cholesterol in human biofluid using microneedle sensor

Z. Li, S. Kadian, R. K. Mishra, T. Huang, C. Zhou, S. Liu, Z. Wang, R. Narayan and Z. Zhu, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2023, 11, 6075 DOI: 10.1039/D2TB02142K

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