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Versatile Construction of Biomimetic Nanosensors for Electrochemical Monitoring of Intracellular Glutathione

Wen-Tao Wu, Xi Chen, Yu-Ting Jiao, Wen-Ting Fan, Yan-Ling Liu, and Wei-Hua Huang*

date: 2022-02-23 14:11:35      hits:

ABSTRACT:The current strategies for nanoelectrode functionalization usually involve sophisticated modification procedures, uncontrollable and unstable modifier assembly, as well as a limited variety of modifiers. To address this issue, we propose a versatile strategy for large-scale synthesis of biomimetic molecular catalysts (BMCs) modified nanowires (NWs) to construct functionalized electrochemical nanosensors. This design protocol employs an easy, controllable and stable assembly of diverse BMCs-poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) composites on conductive NWs. The intrinsic catalytic activity of BMCs combined with outstanding electron transfer ability of conductive polymer enables the nanosensors to sensitively and selectively detect various biomolecules. Further application of sulfonated  cobalt  phthalocyanine  functionalized  nanosensors achieves real-time electrochemical monitoring of intracellular glutathione levels and its redox homeostasis in single living cells for the first time.

 

DOI: 10.1002/anie.202115820