Ultrafast Biomarker Quantification through Reagentless Capacitive Kinetics

Anal Chem. 2023 Mar 14;95(10):4721-4727. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c05398. Epub 2023 Mar 1.

Abstract

We introduce a facile assessment of binding kinetics at bioreceptive redox-active interfaces as a means of quantifying target proteins. This is achieved by monitoring the redox capacitance (Cr) of a receptor-modified conductive polymer interface under continuous flow. Exemplified with the quantification of C-reactive protein (CRP), capacitance analyses resolve both the association and dissociation regimes in real-time. Significantly, the rate of electrochemical signal change within the association regime is a sensitive function of target concentration, enabling marker assaying down to picomolar levels, comparable to end-point assays, in 15 s. This reagentless proof-of-principle methodology is envisioned to be widely applicable to the facile quantification of a range of other pertinent, clinically relevant targets.

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers / analysis
  • Biosensing Techniques* / methods
  • C-Reactive Protein / analysis
  • Kinetics
  • Oxidation-Reduction

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • C-Reactive Protein