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Rapid Noninvasive Skin Monitoring by Surface Mass Recording and Data Learning

Zhu, Yingdi  
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Lesch, Andreas
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Li, Xiaoyun
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March 22, 2021
JACS Au

Skin problems are often overlooked due to a lack of robust and patient-friendly monitoring tools. Herein, we report a rapid, noninvasive, and high-throughput analytical chemical methodology, aiming at real-time monitoring of skin conditions and early detection of skin disorders. Within this methodology, adhesive sampling and laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry are coordinated to record skin surface molecular mass in minutes. Automated result interpretation is achieved by data learning, using similarity scoring and machine learning algorithms. Feasibility of the methodology has been demonstrated after testing a total of 117 healthy, benign-disordered, or malignant-disordered skins. Remarkably, skin malignancy, using melanoma as a proof of concept, was detected with 100% accuracy already at early stages when the lesions were submillimeter-sized, far beyond the detection limit of most existing noninvasive diagnosis tools. Moreover, the malignancy development over time has also been monitored successfully, showing the potential to predict skin disorder progression. Capable of detecting skin alterations at the molecular level in a nonsurgical and time-saving manner, this analytical chemistry platform is promising to build personalized skin care.

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research article
DOI
10.1021/jacsau.0c00074
Web of Science ID

WOS:000656118100010

Author(s)
Zhu, Yingdi  
Lesch, Andreas
Li, Xiaoyun
Lin, Tzu-En
Gasilova, Natalia  
Jović, Milica  
Pick, Horst Matthias  
Ho, Ping-Chih
Girault, Hubert H.  
Date Issued

2021-03-22

Published in
JACS Au
Volume

1

Issue

5

Start page

598

End page

611

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

Written at

EPFL

EPFL units
GR-LUD  
LEPA  
FunderGrant Number

FNS

1003A_182470

EU funding

802773-MitoGuide

Other foundations

MOST 108-2636-E-009-012

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October 11, 2021
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/182127
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