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ArticleChemical science2025

Exploring the diffusion of DNA strands into nanoporous structures for establishing a universal electrochemical biosensor.

Cong-Lin Zhao, Runlei Gao, Yinzheng Niu, Bin Cai, Ye Zhu

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  1. An All-in-One Au@CeOAdvanced healthcare materials · 2026
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Cong-Lin ZhaoSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University Jinan 250100 China bin.cai@sdu.edu.cn zhuye@sdu.edu.cn.
Runlei GaoSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University Jinan 250100 China bin.cai@sdu.edu.cn zhuye@sdu.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0017-6583
Yinzheng NiuSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University Jinan 250100 China bin.cai@sdu.edu.cn zhuye@sdu.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6829-9429
Bin CaiSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University Jinan 250100 China bin.cai@sdu.edu.cn zhuye@sdu.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3263-0395
Ye ZhuSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University Jinan 250100 China bin.cai@sdu.edu.cn zhuye@sdu.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7086-0925

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Abstract

The development of universal electrochemical sensing platforms with high sensitivity and specificity is of great significance for advancing practical disease diagnostic methods and devices. Exploring the structural properties of electrode materials and their interaction with biomolecules is essential to developing novel and distinctive analytical approaches. Here, we innovatively investigated the effect of DNA length and configuration on DNA molecule transfer into the nanostructure of a nanoporous gold (NPG) electrode. The NPG electrode can not only distinguish and quantify short DNA strands but can also prevent the diffusion of long DNA, thereby minimizing or eliminating background interference. Leveraging these findings, we developed a universal DNA-based NPG electrochemical biosensing platform for the detection of different types of biomolecules. As a proof-of-concept, this sensing platform was integrated with nuclease-assisted target-recycling recognition and amplification reactions to achieve sensitive and specific detection of single-stranded DNA, microRNA-21, and carcino-embryonic antigen, with detection limits of 4.09, 27.4, and 0.28 fM, respectively. The demonstrated universality, sensitivity, specificity, and capability for analyzing complex samples ensure a comprehensive and robust detection approach for nucleic acid-based molecular diagnosis.

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