Portable non-enzymatic electrochemical biosensor based on caffeine for Alzheimer's disease diagnosis

Xindan Zhang, Audrey Wang, Chaojie Wang, Xiaoying Tang, Zhenqi Jiang*, Jieling Qin*

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Abstract

Caffeine and its derivatives can effectively bind amyloid beta 16–22 (Aβ16–22) fragment of amyloid beta 1–42 (Aβ1–42), a biomarker for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), by means of conformation selection, π–π stacking, van der Waals forces, and hydrogen bonding, so as to achieve high specificity and quantitative detection of Aβ1–42. In this study, 3-mercaptopropionic acid (MPA), conductive polymer poly(thiophene-3-acetic acid) (PTAA), and pine-like/Au pine PTAA (pine PTAA) were applied to modify the electrodes, and the non-enzymatic caffeine was used as specific biorecognition element to study the analytical performance of the electrochemical sensor platform for Aβ1–42 oligomer (AβO). It was found that caffeine/pine PTAA-based sensor with large surface area, high active sites, and excellent electrical conductivity demonstrated the widest linear range (10−8 to 100 nM) and highest sensitivity (743.77 Ω/log nM) in comparison. The prepared caffeine-based sensor was afterward applied to cerebrospinal fluid and blood tests for real sample analysis, demonstrating its potential for practical use in detecting AβO at the attomolar level. Furthermore, the non-enzymatic caffeine was constructed on the pine-like PTAA-modified screen-printed electrodes for the rapid detection of AβO using portable meter.

Original languageEnglish
Article number20230052
JournalVIEW
Volume4
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2023

Keywords

  • amyloid beta oligomer
  • electrochemical impedance biosensor
  • non-enzymatic caffeine
  • pine PTAA
  • portable meter detection

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