Aerosol Jet Printing-Enabled Dual-Function Electrochemical and Colorimetric Biosensor for SARS-CoV-2 Detection

Anal Chem. 2023 Aug 15;95(32):11997-12005. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c01724. Epub 2023 Jul 28.

Abstract

An aerosol jet printing-enabled dual-function biosensor for the sensitive detection of pathogens using SARS-CoV-2 RNA as an example has been developed. A CRISPR-Cas13:guide-RNA complex is activated in the presence of a target RNA, leading to the collateral trans-cleavage of ssRNA probes that contain a horseradish peroxidase (HRP) tag. This, in turn, catalyzes the oxidation of 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) by HRP, resulting in a color change and electrochemical signal change. The colorimetric and electrochemical sensing protocol does not require complicated target amplification and probe immobilization and exhibits a detection sensitivity in the femtomolar range. Additionally, our biosensor demonstrates a wide dynamic range of 5 orders of magnitude. This low-cost aerosol inkjet printing technique allows for an amplification-free and integrated dual-function biosensor platform, which operates at physiological temperature and is designed for simple, rapid, and accurate point-of-care (POC) diagnostics in either low-resource settings or hospitals.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques* / methods
  • COVID-19* / diagnosis
  • Colorimetry / methods
  • Horseradish Peroxidase
  • Humans
  • Limit of Detection
  • RNA, Viral
  • Respiratory Aerosols and Droplets
  • SARS-CoV-2

Substances

  • RNA, Viral
  • Horseradish Peroxidase