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ArticleNano letters2021

Electrostatic and Covalent Assemblies of Anionic Hydrogel-Coated Gold Nanoshells for Detection of Dry Eye Biomarkers in Human Tears.

Marissa E Wechsler, H K H Jocelyn Dang, Susana P Simmonds, Kiana Bahrami, Jordyn M Wyse, Samuel D Dahlhauser, James F Reuther, Abigail N VandeWalle, Eric V Anslyn, Nicholas A Peppas

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Article in Nano letters, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Photonic Nanomaterials for Wearable Health Solutions.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2025
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  9. Hydrogel-Based Biosensors.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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  10. Recent progress of nanomedicine in managing dry eye disease.Advances in ophthalmology practice and research
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marissa E WechslerInstitute for Biomaterials, Drug Delivery, and Regenerative Medicine, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States.
H K H Jocelyn DangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States.
Susana P SimmondsDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States.
Kiana BahramiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States.
Jordyn M WyseDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States.
Samuel D DahlhauserDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4034-5172
James F ReutherDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-5611-0290
Abigail N VandeWalleDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States.
Eric V AnslynDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5137-8797
Nicholas A PeppasInstitute for Biomaterials, Drug Delivery, and Regenerative Medicine, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-0894-5626
The University of Texas at Austin · USUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell · US

Funding

Sensor arrays based on molecularly imprinted polymers for diagnosis of Sjogren's syndromeR01EB022025 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI ANSLYN, ERIC V., PEPPAS, NICHOLAS A · 2016 to 2019
$1.5M
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB022025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although dry eye is highly prevalent, many challenges exist in diagnosing the symptom and related diseases. For this reason, anionic hydrogel-coated gold nanoshells (AuNSs) were used in the development of a label-free biosensor for detection of high isoelectric point tear biomarkers associated with dry eye. A custom, aldehyde-functionalized oligo(ethylene glycol)acrylate (Al-OEGA) was included in the hydrogel coating to enhance protein recognition through the formation of dynamic covalent (DC) imine bonds with solvent-accessible lysine residues present on the surface of select tear proteins. Our results demonstrated that hydrogel-coated AuNSs, composed of monomers that form ionic and DC bonds with select tear proteins, greatly enhance protein recognition due to changes in the maximum localized surface plasmon resonance wavelength exhibited by AuNSs in noncompetitive and competitive environments. Validation of the developed biosensor in commercially available pooled human tears revealed the potential for clinical translation to establish a method for dry eye diagnosis.

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Dry Eye SyndromesNanoshellsBiomarkersGoldHumansHydrogelsStatic ElectricityBiomarkersGoldHydrogelsbiosensordry eyegold nanoshellhydrogellocalized surface plasmon resonancetears

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PMID34623161
PMCPMC8588787
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