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ArticleMikrochimica acta2025

Urea-mediated growth engineering of Au@Ag core-shell nanostructures: an enzymatic detection strategy with machine learning-assisted comparative analysis.

Farzaneh Shalileh, Morteza Hosseini, Mohammad Golbashy, Mehdi Dadmehr, Hossein Sabahi

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Farzaneh ShalilehNanobiosensors lab, Department of Nanobiotechnology and Biomimetics School of Life Science Engineering College of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Morteza HosseiniNanobiosensors lab, Department of Nanobiotechnology and Biomimetics School of Life Science Engineering College of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Hosseini_m@ut.ac.ir.
Mohammad GolbashyDepartment of Plant Production and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Khuzestan, Mollasani, Iran.
Mehdi DadmehrDepartment of Biology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
Hossein SabahiDepartment of Nanobiotechnology and Biomimetics School of Life Science Engineering College of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, University of Tehran, P. O. Box: 14395-1561, Tehran, Iran. hsabahi@ut.ac.ir.

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A non-invasive, enzyme-based colorimetric biosensor was developed for urea detection in saliva, utilizing a growth-based method with Au@Ag core-shell nanostructures, including CTAB-coated gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and CTAB-coated gold nanorods with short (SAuNRs) and high (HAuNRs) aspect ratios. The biosensing mechanism relies on urease-mediated hydrolysis of urea, which raises the pH and enhances the reduction capability of ascorbic acid, leading to the formation of a silver shell on the gold nanostructures, causing colorimetric changes correlated to urea concentration. A machine-learning comparative analysis was also performed to assess how the nanostructure morphology of AuNPs, SAuNRs, and HAuNRs affects sensor performance. The results showed that the biosensor effectively detected urea with all three nanostructures, achieving the highest precision and accuracy using HAuNRs, with a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.26 mM and a linear range of 0.5-50 mM urea. The best-performing machine learning algorithms, evaluated using R

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Biosensing TechniquesGoldMachine LearningMetal NanoparticlesUreaColorimetryHumansLimit of DetectionNanotubesSalivaSilverUreaseGoldSilverUreaUreaseAu@Ag nanostructuresBiosensorColorimetric detectionMachine learningSmartphone-assisted detectionUrea

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