【Adv.Mater.】中科大张强联手吉大瞿文瑞|灵敏度达24.5 nA/μM!全集成可穿戴汗液传感器,实时监测多重肝病生物标志物
【Adv.Mater.】中科大张强联手吉大瞿文瑞|灵敏度达24.5 nA/μM!全集成可穿戴汗液传感器,实时监测多重肝病生物标志物
文章标题:A Fully Integrated Wearable Sensor for Real Time Monitoring of Multiple Sweat Liver Disease Biomarkers
通讯作者:Wenrui Qu, Qiang Zhang

文章概要
针对慢性肝病早期筛查与个性化管理中依赖侵入性采血的痛点,研究团队开发了一种贴皮式全集成可穿戴电化学传感平台。该平台结合共价有机框架(COF)原位酶固定策略与仿特斯拉阀微流控芯片,实现了对汗液中肌酸与乳酸的连续无创监测、片上信号处理及无线传输,为慢性肝病日常代谢评估提供了新范式。

Fig.1 Overview of the integrated wearable sweat-sensing platform for noninvasive biomarker monitoring. (a) Schematic illustration of the wearable sensing platform for on-body sweat monitoring, together with the corresponding electrochemical detection principle. WE, working electrode; RE, reference electrode; CE, counter electrode. (b) Continuous monitoring of sweat biomarkers, including Cre and LA, for assessing the potential risk of chronic liver disease. (c) Layer-by-layer configuration of the microfluidic module for sweat induction, collection, and biosensing. (d) Architecture of the SPC module for electrical signal processing and wireless transmission.
引言
慢性肝病影响全球数十亿人的健康,但早期病程隐匿,传统诊断高度依赖医院环境下的血液生化检测与影像学检查,难以实现日常连续动态评估。汗液富含动态代谢信息,其中由肝脏主导合成的肌酸(Cre)以及依赖肝脏代谢清除的乳酸(LA),是评估肝脏合成与代谢状态的关键生物标志物。然而,传统酶传感器长期稳定性较差,且汗液微量分泌易出现蒸发、回流与交叉污染,制约了可穿戴汗液传感器的临床转化。
主要实验及结论
如图1所示,研究团队构建了集成微流控芯片、多通道电化学传感器阵列及低功耗信号处理电路(SPC)的柔性穿戴系统,支持原位汗液采集、多重分析物检测与手机端实时数据呈现。
针对酶易失活的问题,如图2所示,团队利用亚胺键联COF的动态晶化生长机制,原位将肌酸酶(CA)与肌氨酸氧化酶(SOx)等共包封于孔道网络中。所构建的复合材料表现出高达15.9 wt%的酶负载量,并在70°C热处理或有机溶剂浸泡后展现出优异的催化活性保留率,室温储存21天后活性仍保持在88%左右。

Fig.2 Structural features and catalytic performance of enzyme@COF. (a) Schematic of enzyme encapsulation into the COF matrix. (b) XRD spectrum of the aCOF and COF. (c) FTIR spectrum of the TAPB, DMTA, aCOF, COF, and CA-SOx@COF. (d) N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms and (e) pore size distributions of aCOF, COF, and CA-SOx@COF. (f) UV–vis absorption spectra of CA-SOx@COF-containing reaction solutions with varying Cre concentrations. (g) Relative catalytic activities of free CA-SOx and CA-SOx@COF after exposure to hot water, ethanol, acid solution, and alkaline solution. The activity of untreated free CA-SOx was referenced as 100%, and error bars are standard deviations (n = 3). (h) Storage stability of CA-SOx@COF compared with free CA-SOx in a homogeneous solution under identical conditions. UV–vis absorption spectra of the reaction solutions containing (i) SOx@COF at different Sar concentrations and (j) LOx@COF at different LA concentrations.
在传感电极阵列设计方面,如图3所示,团队采用丝网印刷技术构建了五电极系统,引入氨基化MXene/单壁碳纳米管与普鲁士蓝介体以优化电子传递。针对汗液中内源性肌氨酸引起的信号重叠,系统设计了专用肌氨酸电极实现实时背景校准。校准后的肌酸传感器在1至200 μM范围内呈现优异线性,灵敏度达到24.5 nA μM⁻¹,检出限低至0.54 μM;乳酸传感器在1至50 mM生理浓度范围内同样表现出高选择性与重复性。

Fig.3 Design, electrochemical characterization, and analytical performance of the sensing modules. (a) Scheme of the Cre, Sar, and LA sensors. The (b) CV and (c) EIS responses of the carbon electrode, MXene/SWCNTs electrode, PB-modified electrode, and Cre sensor in 5 mM K3[Fe(CN)6] containing 0.1 M KCl solution. Scan rate: 50 mV s−1. (d) Schematic illustration of the detection principle of the Cre sensor based on CA-SOx@COF. (e) Amperometric responses of the Cre sensors for different concentrations of Cre detection. Inset: corresponding calibration plot with a linear fit. (f) Selectivity of the Cre sensor was evaluated by continuously adding Glu, AA, UA, LA, NaCl, KCl, and Cre. (g) Reproducibility of six Cre sensors measured in 1 µM Cre solution. (h) Amperometric responses of the Sar sensors for different concentrations of Sar detection. Inset, corresponding calibration plot with a linear fit. (i) Selectivity of the Sar sensor was evaluated by continuously adding Glu, AA, UA, Cre, LA, NaCl, and Sar. (j) Response of the Cre sensor under varying Sar levels. (k) Amperometric responses of the Cre sensor in the presence of Sar before and after Sar correction. (l) Schematic illustration of the detection principle of the LA sensor based on LOx@COF. (m) Amperometric responses of the LA sensors for different concentrations. Inset, corresponding calibration plot with a linear fit. (n) Selectivity of the LA sensor was evaluated by continuously adding Glu, AA, UA, Cre, Sar, NaCl, and LA. (o) Reproducibility of six LA sensors measured in a 5 mM LA solution.
在汗液流体调控方面,如图4所示,微流控芯片结合了锯齿形侧壁与仿特斯拉阀不对称结构。多物理场仿真与染色实验证实,该结构产生了方向依赖的水力阻力,在低至0.2 μL min⁻¹的极低汗液流速下依然能实现高效单向输运,最大流动阻力仅约10 Pa,有效抑制了液体回流与前后样本交叉污染。

Fig.4 Structural design and flow analysis of the microfluidic chips. (a) Schematic of the multi-inlet microfluidic chip. Optical images of (b) the inlet and (c) the designed microchannel. (d) Theoretical simulation results of (i) velocity and (ii) pressure distribution within the microchannel. (e) Theoretical simulation results of sweat flow in microchannels. (f) Schematic of the patterned microchannel with tunable geometrical parameters. Theoretical simulation results of (g) sweat flow and (h) flow velocity in microchannels with different height ratios. Theoretical simulation results of (i) sweat flow and (j) flow velocity in microchannels with different width ratios. (k) Schematic of the unidirectional flow principle. (l) Theoretical calculations comparing the flow rates of conventional microchannels and designed microchannels. (m) Experimental demonstration of fluid flow in the microfluidic chip driven by a syringe pump at 3 µL min−1.
在系统级集成与人体试验验证中,如图5所示,微型化电路模块通过蓝牙低功耗技术实现了信号实时解调与手机APP端浓度转换,在健康志愿者前臂原位汗液诱导测试中实现了稳定读数。

Fig.5 Schematic diagram and performance of an integrated wearable sweat platform for sweat monitoring. (a) The block diagram of the electronic system of the sensing platform. RF, radio frequency; CPU, central processing unit; ADC, analog-to-digital converter; DAC, digital-to-analog converter; SPI, serial peripheral interface; SoC, system on chip. (b) Optical image of (i) a flexible sensor array fabricated via screen printing; (ii) an integrated microfluidic chip with a sensing platform; (iii) a microcircuit board; and (iv) a sensor-wearing diagram. Scale bars: 10 mm for panels (i–iv). (c) Customized mobile application for real time Cre, Sar, and LA levels tracking. (d) On-body real time perspiration analysis.
如图6所示,人体生理扰动实验表明,汗液与血清中的肌酸及乳酸浓度变化趋势高度吻合,皮尔逊相关系数分别达到0.751和0.904,且传感器读数与质谱金标准高度一致。在初步临床样本验证中,慢性肝病患者组的汗液肌酸水平显著低于健康对照组,而乳酸水平显著升高,充分验证了该无创监测方案区分代谢异常的可行性。

Fig.6 Human-subject validation of the wearable sensor for noninvasive sweat monitoring of Cre and LA. (a) Metabolic pathway of Cre and LA, along with serum and sweat fluctuations caused by exogenous intake. (b–d) Temporal changes in sweat and serum Cre and LA levels from subject #1 before and after exogenous Cre intake. (e,f) Temporal changes in sweat and serum Cre and LA levels from subject #2 before and after running. Correlations between sweat and serum (g) Cre and (h) LA levels. Lines represent the fitted trendlines. Sensor-measured (i) Cre and (j) LA concentrations in sweat samples versus corresponding LC-MS readouts. Data were measured from all sweat samples collected in the above evaluation experiment. The line represents the linear-fitted trendline. (k–n) Sweat Cre and LA levels in healthy subjects and patients with chronic liver disease (n = 10 per group). (k, m) Sweat Cre and LA concentrations; error bars represent the standard deviation. (l,n) Corresponding box-and-whisker plots showing significantly higher Cre levels in healthy subjects (two-tailed Wilcoxon rank-sum test, W = 152, ***p < 0.001; exact p = 7.58 × 10−5) and higher LA levels in patients with chronic liver disease (W = 145.5, **p < 0.01; exact p = 0.0011). Boxes indicate the interquartile range, center lines indicate the median, and whiskers indicate the minimum and maximum non-outlier values. Individual measurements are shown as scattered points.
总结及展望
该工作成功打破了传统汗液检测在稳定性、微流控抗污染及全系统集成方面的瓶颈,建立了非侵入式代谢评估体系。未来,通过进一步扩大人群队列验证与集成更多维度的肝代谢指标,该平台有望深度融入慢性肝病的高危筛查、病情预警及居家健康闭环管理中。
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