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In situ detection of multitarget impurities on contact lens by electrochemical scanning probe

Lin, Tzu-En  
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Zhu, Yingdi  
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Hsu, Yueh-Tien
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January 1, 2023
Sensors And Actuators B-Chemical

Identifying multitarget impurities on contact lenses is challenging because traditional methods such as polymerase chain reaction cannot be used on the unknown target. Other sampling methods often require expensive antibodies or dyes. Therefore, this research focuses on the detection of multitarget impurities in situ on the lens surface as a more innovative and effective label-free assay using scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM). Impurities were investigated using an electrochemical assay and an oxygen consumption assay. The electrochemical activity of BSA and the bacteria adhered to the contact lenses was explored using a FcMeOH solution. The experimental results revealed the difference in current values of the clean and protein-adsorbed contact lens samples. Furthermore, SECM can be used to detect the oxygen consumption of aerobic microbes using the oxygen reduction method. Thus, contaminated microbes can be identified without labeling in phosphate buffer saline. The mass spectra of the contact lenses were studied and the adsorption of impurities was verified. Finally, contact lens samples were investigated from various patients with ocular infection diagnosed with corneal ulcers, preseptal cellulitis, and orbital cellulitis. As a result, SECM could be a new tool for distinguishing the cleanliness of contact lenses in the future.

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research article
DOI
10.1016/j.snb.2022.132855
Web of Science ID

WOS:000993750400001

Author(s)
Lin, Tzu-En  
Zhu, Yingdi  
Hsu, Yueh-Tien
Liu, Fang-Yu
Lin, Yen -Pin
Cheng, Chao -Min
Date Issued

2023-01-01

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA

Published in
Sensors And Actuators B-Chemical
Volume

374

Article Number

132855

Subjects

Chemistry, Analytical

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Electrochemistry

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Instruments & Instrumentation

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Chemistry

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scanning probe

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soft microelectrode

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secm

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contact lens

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electrochemical sensor

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oxygen consumption

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oxygen-consumption

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virulence factors

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microscopy secm

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identification

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