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ArticleAdvanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)2025

Dual-Selective Terahertz-Nanodisc Metasurfaces for Exploring Neurotransmitter Dynamics beyond Spectral Limitations.

Taeyeon Kim, Yeon Kyung Lee, Yeeun Roh, Jaehun Park, Yong-Sang Ryu, Hyun Seok Song, Minah Seo

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Article in Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Taeyeon KimKU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
Yeon Kyung LeeSensor System Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea.
Yeeun RohSensor System Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea.
Jaehun ParkKU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
Yong-Sang RyuDepartment of Micro/Nano Systems, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
Hyun Seok SongKU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
Minah SeoKU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1290-9716

Funding

KIST Institutional Programs 2E33831KIST Institutional Programs 2E33881KIST Institutional Programs 2V10613KU-KIST School ProjectNational Research Council of Science and Technology CAP22013-001National Research Foundation of Korea ,Korean government No.RS-2024-00400301National Research Foundation of Korea ,Korean government No.RS-2024-00454894the Industrial Technology Alchemist Project (20025702) funded by the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE, Korea) 20025702
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Abstract

The rapid growth of nanotechnology and spectroscopic techniques has accelerated the development of biosensors with high sensitivity and selectivity. Nanoscale metasurfaces can potentially overcome the limitations of conventional optical methods, such as low responsivity and molecular specificity. One promising approach for analyzing subtle biochemical changes that occur in complex biological phenomena is to use terahertz metasurfaces. Here, the aim is to develop a dual-selective terahertz nanodisc metasurface that enabled precise monitoring of neurotransmitter dynamics in a biomimetic environment. Utilizing functionalized terahertz metasurfaces with nanodisc that mimic biosensory receptors, a biosensor selective for both molecular type and resonant frequency is developed. The sensing platform ensures significantly enhanced sensitivity and specificity by recognizing the intermolecular changes associated with serotonin-nanodisc binding and aqueous surrounding effects. The proposed biosensor can potentially provide an efficient tool for studying complex biochemical interactions, and find application in biomedical diagnostics and neuroscience research.

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Biosensing TechniquesNanostructuresNeurotransmitter AgentsNanotechnologySerotoninNeurotransmitter AgentsSerotoninbiosensorGPCRsmetasurfacemolecular dynamicsnanodsicneurotransmitter sensingreceptor‐ligand interactionterahertz time‐domain spectroscopy

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PMID40556580
PMCPMC12531746

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