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ReviewChemical Society reviews2024

Nucleic acid-based wearable and implantable electrochemical sensors.

Cui Ye, Heather Lukas, Minqiang Wang, Yerim Lee, Wei Gao

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Review in Chemical Society reviews, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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38citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Biointegrated Battery-Based Electroceuticals.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026
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  6. A Fentanyl-Responsive Microneedle Patch for Harm Reduction.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  19. Wearable Bioelectronics for Home-Based Monitoring and Treatment of Muscle Atrophy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Cui YeAndrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA. weigao@caltech.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7689-6825
Heather LukasAndrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA. weigao@caltech.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8160-9066
Minqiang WangAndrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA. weigao@caltech.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7775-8341
Yerim LeeAndrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA. weigao@caltech.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-6774-1125
Wei GaoAndrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA. weigao@caltech.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8503-4562

Funding

Laser-Engraved Wearable Sweat Sensors to Detect and Monitor Cardiometabolic DiseaseR01HL155815 · NHLBI · CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI GAO, WEI · 2021 to 2025
$2.0M
Cutaneous uric acid and metabolite monitoring to improve individual response to pharmaceutical and dietary treatment in patients with goutR21DK132666 · NIDDK · CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI FITZGERALD, JOHN D, GAO, WEI · 2022 to 2023
$461k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL155815NIDDK NIH HHS R21 DK132666
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rapid advancements in nucleic acid-based electrochemical sensors for implantable and wearable applications have marked a significant leap forward in the domain of personal healthcare over the last decade. This technology promises to revolutionize personalized healthcare by facilitating the early diagnosis of diseases, monitoring of disease progression, and tailoring of individual treatment plans. This review navigates through the latest developments in this field, focusing on the strategies for nucleic acid sensing that enable real-time and continuous biomarker analysis directly in various biofluids, such as blood, interstitial fluid, sweat, and saliva. The review delves into various nucleic acid sensing strategies, emphasizing the innovative designs of biorecognition elements and signal transduction mechanisms that enable implantable and wearable applications. Special perspective is given to enhance nucleic acid-based sensor selectivity and sensitivity, which are crucial for the accurate detection of low-level biomarkers. The integration of such sensors into implantable and wearable platforms, including microneedle arrays and flexible electronic systems, actualizes their use in on-body devices for health monitoring. We also tackle the technical challenges encountered in the development of these sensors, such as ensuring long-term stability, managing the complexity of biofluid dynamics, and fulfilling the need for real-time, continuous, and reagentless detection. In conclusion, the review highlights the importance of these sensors in the future of medical engineering, offering insights into design considerations and future research directions to overcome existing limitations and fully realize the potential of nucleic acid-based electrochemical sensors for healthcare applications.

Indexed as

Biosensing TechniquesElectrochemical TechniquesNucleic AcidsWearable Electronic DevicesBiomarkersHumansBiomarkersNucleic Acids

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PMID38985007
PMCPMC11308452

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