Somchob Benjawan, Passornraprasit Nichaphat, Hoven Voravee P, Rodthongkum Nadnudda
Nanoscience and Technology Program, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Mikrochim Acta. 2025 Mar 4;192(4):204. doi: 10.1007/s00604-025-07060-w.
Zwitterionic hydrogel based on a dual-crosslinked network of pluronic F-127 dimethacrylate (PLU-DMA) and a terpolymer, poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate)-co-methacrylic acid-co-N-methacryloyloxyethyl tyrosine methylester) (PSBMM) was prepared and successfully applied as an enzyme-based colorimetric sensor of urea on diaper. The prepared hydrogel possessed good mechanical property while preserving its swelling capability. The urease-incorporated hydrogel exhibited a vivid color change from yellow to orange and red, enabling semi-qualitative detection of urea via naked eye in a linear range of 0-0.7 M covering a cut-off value of 0.3 M, which allow for distinguishing between the chronic kidney-prone patients from the normal individuals. The hydrogel was found to be non-toxic and demonstrated effective enzyme preservation by maintaining more than 80% of urease activity up to 14 days. This hydrogel-based urea sensor was also validated by laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry (LDI-MS) with satisfactory results. This platform demonstrated its potential integration on diaper for real-time screening of urea in the point-of-care diagnostics of chronic kidney disease (CKD).
基于聚氧乙烯聚氧丙烯嵌段共聚物F-127二甲基丙烯酸酯(PLU-DMA)和三元共聚物聚(甲基丙烯酸磺酸甜菜碱)-co-甲基丙烯酸-co-N-甲基丙烯酰氧基乙基酪氨酸甲酯(PSBMM)的双交联网络制备了两性离子水凝胶,并成功地将其用作尿布上基于酶的尿素比色传感器。制备的水凝胶具有良好的机械性能,同时保留其溶胀能力。掺入脲酶的水凝胶呈现出从黄色到橙色和红色的鲜明颜色变化,能够在0-0.7 M的线性范围内通过肉眼对尿素进行半定性检测,其截止值为0.3 M,这使得能够区分慢性肾病易患患者和正常个体。发现该水凝胶无毒,并且通过在长达14天的时间内保持超过80%的脲酶活性证明了其对酶的有效保存。这种基于水凝胶的尿素传感器也通过激光解吸电离质谱(LDI-MS)进行了验证,结果令人满意。该平台展示了其在尿布上的潜在集成,用于慢性肾病(CKD)即时诊断中尿素的实时筛查。