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ArticleAnalytical chemistry2020

Disposable Nafion-Coated Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Test Strip for Electrochemical Quantitative Determination of Acetaminophen in a Finger-Prick Whole Blood Sample.

Niklas Wester, Bjørn F Mikladal, Ilkka Varjos, Antti Peltonen, Eija Kalso, Tuomas Lilius, Tomi Laurila, Jari Koskinen

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Article in Analytical chemistry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Niklas WesterDepartment of Chemistry and Materials Science, Aalto University, Kemistintie 1, 02150 Espoo, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-7937-9011
Bjørn F MikladalCanatu Oy, Tiilenlyöjänkuja 9, 01720 Vantaa, Finland.
Ilkka VarjosCanatu Oy, Tiilenlyöjänkuja 9, 01720 Vantaa, Finland.
Antti PeltonenAalto-NanoFab, Micronova, Aalto University, Tietotie 3, 02150 Espoo, Finland.
Eija KalsoDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 8, 00290 Helsinki, Finland.
Tuomas LiliusDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 8, 00290 Helsinki, Finland.
Tomi LaurilaDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Aalto University, Tietotie 3, 02150 Espoo, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-1252-8764
Jari KoskinenDepartment of Chemistry and Materials Science, Aalto University, Kemistintie 1, 02150 Espoo, Finland.
Aalto University · FICanatu (Finland) · FITieto (Finland) · FIUniversity of Helsinki · FI

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A disposable electrochemical test strip for the quantitative point-of-care (POC) determination of acetaminophen (paracetamol) in plasma and finger-prick whole blood was fabricated. The industrially scalable dry transfer process of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and screen printing of silver were combined to produce integrated electrochemical test strips. Nafion coating stabilized the potential of the Ag reference electrode and enabled the selective detection in spiked plasma as well as in whole blood samples. The test strips were able to detect acetaminophen in small 40 μL samples with a detection limit of 0.8 μM and a wide linear range from 1 μM to 2 mM, well within the required clinical range. After a simple 1:1 dilution of plasma and whole blood, a quantitative detection with good recoveries of 79% in plasma and 74% in whole blood was achieved. These results strongly indicate that these electrodes can be used directly to determine the unbound acetaminophen fraction without the need for any additional steps. The developed test strip shows promise as a rapid and simple POC quantitative acetaminophen assay.

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Electrochemical TechniquesFingersAcetaminophenBlood Specimen CollectionHumansNanotubes, CarbonReagent StripsAcetaminophenNanotubes, CarbonReagent Strips

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PMID32842738
PMCPMC7547857
OpenAlexW3081161071

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