Non-invasive electrochemical hand-held biosensor as diagnostic indicator of dental diseases |
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Institution: | 1. University of Melbourne, Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Unit, Department of Medicine, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084, Australia;2. Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia |
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Abstract: | A new hand-held amperometric biosensor for assay of salivary peroxidase in human secretions is described. The biosensor comprises a flow through amperometric detector coupled with a micropipette, and electronics (an amplifier, peak detector, microprocessor, and display). A micropipette, amplifier, peak detector, and microprocessor have been built in-house. All operations, such as sample injection, electrochemical detection and data processing are accomplished using only one action, by pressing the plunger of the micropipette. Because the use of a peristaltic pump is completely eliminated, the consumption of both samples and reagents is significantly reduced. The biosensor has been tested as a diagnostic indicator of dental diseases. It is shown that there is a functional relationship between the total level of salivary peroxidase and the clinical status of the periodontal disease. By using commercial available kits with peroxidase-labeled conjugates, the biosensor has an excellent potential for detection of different hormones, drugs, viruses, antibodies, and bacteria. |
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