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Tiny Polymer Dot Reactors for Highly Sensitive Detection of Various Metabolites and On-the-Spot Diagnosis

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Abstract

PDFDP Pdots achieve an NADH detection limit of 2.41 nM.

  • Coupling PDFDP Pdots with NAD+-dependent enzymes allows for the detection of multiple metabolites through enzymatically generated NADH.
  • Co-encapsulation of Pdots and enzymes within microreactors improves signal transduction by spatial confinement.
  • The platform enables micromolar detection of lactate, β-hydroxybutyrate, glutamate, alanine, and ethanol using smartphone-based RGB analysis under UV illumination.
  • Demonstrations in sweat and urine samples show good agreement with established analytical methods.

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