Ultrasensitive, Selective, and Highly Stable Bioelectronic Nose That Detects the Liquid and Gaseous Cadaverine

Anal Chem. 2019 Oct 1;91(19):12181-12190. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b01068. Epub 2019 Sep 11.

Abstract

Field-effect transistor (FET) devices based on conductive nanomaterials have been used to develop biosensors. However, development of FET-based biosensors that allow efficient stability, especially in the gas phase, for obtaining reliable and reproducible responses remains a challenge. In this study, we developed a nanodisc (ND)-functionalized bioelectronic nose (NBN) based on a nickel (Ni)-decorated carboxylated polypyrrole nanoparticle (cPPyNP)-FET that offers the detection of liquid and gaseous cadaverine (CV). The TAAR13c, specifically binding to CV, which is an indicator of food spoilage, was successfully constructed in NDs. The NBN was fabricated by the oriented assembly of TAAR13c-embedded NDs (T13NDs) onto the transistor with Ni/cPPyNPs. The NBN showed high performance in selectivity and sensitivity for the detection of CV, with excellent stability in both aqueous and gas phases. Moreover, the NBN allowed efficient measurement of corrupted real-food samples. It demonstrates the ND-based device can allow the practical biosensor that provides high stability in the gas phase.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation
  • Cadaverine / analysis*
  • Electronic Nose*
  • Equipment Design
  • Escherichia coli / genetics
  • Food Contamination / analysis
  • Gases / analysis
  • Limit of Detection
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Nickel / chemistry
  • Photoelectron Spectroscopy
  • Polymers / chemistry
  • Pyrroles / chemistry
  • Receptors, Odorant / genetics
  • Recombinant Proteins / chemistry
  • Recombinant Proteins / genetics
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Transistors, Electronic
  • Zebrafish Proteins / genetics

Substances

  • Gases
  • Polymers
  • Pyrroles
  • Receptors, Odorant
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Zebrafish Proteins
  • taar13c protein, zebrafish
  • polypyrrole
  • Nickel
  • Cadaverine