Ohayon, D;
Renn, D;
Wustoni, S;
Guo, K;
Druet, V;
Hama, A;
Chen, X;
... Inal, S; + view all
(2023)
Interactions of Catalytic Enzymes with n-Type Polymers for High-Performance Metabolite Sensors.
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
, 15
(7)
pp. 9726-9739.
10.1021/acsami.2c20502.
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Abstract
The tight regulation of the glucose concentration in the body is crucial for balanced physiological function. We developed an electrochemical transistor comprising an n-type conjugated polymer film in contact with a catalytic enzyme for sensitive and selective glucose detection in bodily fluids. Despite the promise of these sensors, the property of the polymer that led to such high performance has remained unknown, with charge transport being the only characteristic under focus. Here, we studied the impact of the polymer chemical structure on film surface properties and enzyme adsorption behavior using a combination of physiochemical characterization methods and correlated our findings with the resulting sensor performance. We developed five n-type polymers bearing the same backbone with side chains differing in polarity and charge. We found that the nature of the side chains modulated the film surface properties, dictating the extent of interactions between the enzyme and the polymer film. Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring studies showed that hydrophobic surfaces retained more enzymes in a densely packed arrangement, while hydrophilic surfaces captured fewer enzymes in a flattened conformation. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis of the surfaces revealed strong interactions of the enzyme with the glycolated side chains of the polymers, which improved for linear side chains compared to those for branched ones. We probed the alterations in the enzyme structure upon adsorption using circular dichroism, which suggested protein denaturation on hydrophobic surfaces. Our study concludes that a negatively charged, smooth, and hydrophilic film surface provides the best environment for enzyme adsorption with desired mass and conformation, maximizing the sensor performance. This knowledge will guide synthetic work aiming to establish close interactions between proteins and electronic materials, which is crucial for developing high-performance enzymatic metabolite biosensors and biocatalytic charge-conversion devices.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Interactions of Catalytic Enzymes with n-Type Polymers for High-Performance Metabolite Sensors |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1021/acsami.2c20502 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c20502 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2023 American Chemical Society. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Keywords: | organic bioelectronics, enzymatic sensors, glucose, catalytic enzymes, electron transporting (n-type) polymers, organic |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Chemistry |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10165388 |
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