Responsive Janus Structural Color Hydrogel Micromotors for Label-Free Multiplex Assays

Micromotors with self-propelling ability demonstrate great values in highly sensitive analysis. Developing novel micromotors to achieve label-free multiplex assay is particularly intriguing in terms of detection efficiency. Herein, structural color micromotors (SCMs) were developed and employed for...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:25d9c5b8cb494291bf091ae7dd50e9852021-11-29T08:35:09ZResponsive Janus Structural Color Hydrogel Micromotors for Label-Free Multiplex Assays2639-527410.34133/2021/9829068https://doaj.org/article/25d9c5b8cb494291bf091ae7dd50e9852021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.34133/2021/9829068https://doaj.org/toc/2639-5274Micromotors with self-propelling ability demonstrate great values in highly sensitive analysis. Developing novel micromotors to achieve label-free multiplex assay is particularly intriguing in terms of detection efficiency. Herein, structural color micromotors (SCMs) were developed and employed for this purpose. The SCMs were derived from phase separation of droplet templates and exhibited a Janus structure with two distinct sections, including one with structural colors and the other providing catalytic self-propelling functions. Besides, the SCMs were functionalized with ion-responsive aptamers, through which the interaction between the ions and aptamers resulted in the shift of the intrinsic color of the SCMs. It was demonstrated that the SCMs could realize multiplex label-free detection of ions based on their optical coding capacity and responsive behaviors. Moreover, the detection sensitivity was greatly improved benefiting from the autonomous motion of the SCMs which enhanced the ion-aptamer interactions. We anticipate that the SCMs can significantly promote the development of multiplex assay and biomedical fields.Huan WangLijun CaiDagan ZhangLuoran ShangYuanjin ZhaoAmerican Association for the Advancement of SciencearticleScienceQENResearch, Vol 2021 (2021)
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Huan Wang
Lijun Cai
Dagan Zhang
Luoran Shang
Yuanjin Zhao
Responsive Janus Structural Color Hydrogel Micromotors for Label-Free Multiplex Assays
description Micromotors with self-propelling ability demonstrate great values in highly sensitive analysis. Developing novel micromotors to achieve label-free multiplex assay is particularly intriguing in terms of detection efficiency. Herein, structural color micromotors (SCMs) were developed and employed for this purpose. The SCMs were derived from phase separation of droplet templates and exhibited a Janus structure with two distinct sections, including one with structural colors and the other providing catalytic self-propelling functions. Besides, the SCMs were functionalized with ion-responsive aptamers, through which the interaction between the ions and aptamers resulted in the shift of the intrinsic color of the SCMs. It was demonstrated that the SCMs could realize multiplex label-free detection of ions based on their optical coding capacity and responsive behaviors. Moreover, the detection sensitivity was greatly improved benefiting from the autonomous motion of the SCMs which enhanced the ion-aptamer interactions. We anticipate that the SCMs can significantly promote the development of multiplex assay and biomedical fields.
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author Huan Wang
Lijun Cai
Dagan Zhang
Luoran Shang
Yuanjin Zhao
author_facet Huan Wang
Lijun Cai
Dagan Zhang
Luoran Shang
Yuanjin Zhao
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title Responsive Janus Structural Color Hydrogel Micromotors for Label-Free Multiplex Assays
title_short Responsive Janus Structural Color Hydrogel Micromotors for Label-Free Multiplex Assays
title_full Responsive Janus Structural Color Hydrogel Micromotors for Label-Free Multiplex Assays
title_fullStr Responsive Janus Structural Color Hydrogel Micromotors for Label-Free Multiplex Assays
title_full_unstemmed Responsive Janus Structural Color Hydrogel Micromotors for Label-Free Multiplex Assays
title_sort responsive janus structural color hydrogel micromotors for label-free multiplex assays
publisher American Association for the Advancement of Science
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/25d9c5b8cb494291bf091ae7dd50e985
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