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AI-optimized electrochemical aptasensors for stable, reproducible detection of neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, and coronavirus.

Amira Elsir Tayfour Ahmed, Th S Dhahi, Tahani A Attia, Fawzia Awad Elhassan Ali, Mohamed Elshaikh Elobaid, Tijjani Adam, Subash C B Gopinath

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Review in Heliyon, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Amira Elsir Tayfour AhmedDepartment of Information System, College of Science & Arts King Khalid University, Mohyel, Asser, Saudi Arabia.
Th S DhahiHealth and Medical Technicals College, Southern Technical University, Basrah, Iraq.
Tahani A AttiaDepartment of Computer Engineering, College of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Ha'il, Saudi Arabia.
Fawzia Awad Elhassan AliImam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Applied College, Computer Department, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed Elshaikh ElobaidFaculty of Electronic Engineering & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600, Arau, Perlis, Malaysia.
Tijjani AdamFaculty of Electronic Engineering & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600, Arau, Perlis, Malaysia.
Subash C B GopinathCenter for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College & Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Thandalam, Chennai, 602 105, Tamil Nadu, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

AI-optimized electrochemical aptasensors are transforming diagnostic testing by offering high sensitivity, selectivity, and rapid response times. Leveraging data-driven AI techniques, these sensors provide a non-invasive, cost-effective alternative to traditional methods, with applications in detecting molecular biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, and coronavirus. The performance metrics outlined in the comparative table illustrate the significant advancements enabled by AI integration. Sensitivity increases from 60 to 75 % in ordinary aptasensors to 85-95 %, while specificity improves from 70-80 % to 90-98 %. This enhanced performance allows for ultra-low detection limits, such as 10 fM for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and 20 fM for mucin-1 (MUC1) using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), and 1 pM for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) with Differential Pulse Voltammetry (DPV). Similarly, Square Wave Voltammetry (SWV) and potentiometric sensors have detected alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) at 5 fM and epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) at 100 fM, respectively. AI integration also enhances reproducibility, reduces false positives and negatives (from 15-20 % to 5-10 %), and significantly decreases response times (from 10-15 s to 2-3 s). These advancements improve data processing speeds (from 10 to 20 min per sample to 2-5 min) and calibration accuracy (<2 % margin of error compared to 5-10 %), while expanding application scope to multi-target biomarker detection. This review highlights how these advancements position AI-optimized electrochemical aptasensors as powerful tools for personalized treatment, point-of-care testing, and continuous health monitoring. Despite a higher cost ($500-$1,500/unit), their enhanced portability and diagnostic performance promise to revolutionize healthcare, environmental monitoring, and food safety, ultimately improving public health outcomes.

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AIAptasensorsCancerCoronavirusElectrochemicalIntegrated biosensorMolecular cellsNeurodegenerative

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PMID39834418
PMCPMC11742820

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