Alkaline Phosphatase-Mediated Bioetching of CoOOH/BiVO4 for Signal-On Organic Photoelectrochemical Transistor Bioanalysis

Anal Chem. 2023 Jan 17;95(2):1454-1460. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c04447. Epub 2022 Dec 20.

Abstract

Organic photoelectrochemical transistor (OPECT) bioanalytics has recently appeared as a promising route for biological measurements, which has major implications in both next-generation photoelectrochemical (PEC) bioanalysis and futuristic biorelated implementations. Via biological dissociation of materials, bioetching is a useful technique for bio-manufacturing and bioanalysis. The intersection of these two domains is expected to be a possible way to achieve innovative OPECT bioanalytics. Herein, we validate such a possibility, which is exemplified by alkaline phosphatase (ALP)-mediated bioetching of a CoOOH/BiVO4 gate for a signal-on OPECT immunoassay of human immunoglobulin G (HIgG) as the model target. Specifically, target-dependent bioetching of the upper CoOOH layer could result into an enhanced electrolyte contact and light accessibility to BiVO4, leading to the modulated response of the polymeric poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) channel that could be monitored by the channel current. The introduced biosensor achieves sensitive detection of HIgG with high selectivity and sensitivity. This work features bioetching-enabled high-efficacy OPECT bioanalysis and is anticipated to serve as a generic protocol, considering the diverse bioetching routes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkaline Phosphatase* / chemistry
  • Biosensing Techniques* / methods
  • Electrochemical Techniques / methods
  • Humans
  • Immunoassay / methods
  • Oxides

Substances

  • Alkaline Phosphatase
  • HCoO2
  • Oxides
  • bismuth vanadium tetraoxide