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A wireless and battery-free DNA hydrogel biosensor for wound infection monitoring

  • Xin Li
  • , Yi Lu
  • , Yong Hu*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

With the innovation of DNA nanotechnology, DNA hydrogels can be rationally designed with stimuli-responsiveness, tunable physicochemical properties, and integrated functionality, which hold great promise for widespread biomedical applications. Recently, Xiong and colleagues reported a wireless and battery-free DNA hydrogel biosensor that responded selectively to deoxyribonucleases associated with pathogenic bacteria. The confluence of biosensor and wireless technology have provided smartphone-based detection of infection in acute wounds through tunable dielectric changes of hydrogel in that study and may facilitate the improved management of chronic wounds and beyond in the near future.

© 2022 Elsevier Inc.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2473-2475
Number of pages3
JournalMatter
Volume5
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Aug 2022
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

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Funding

This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52103181), Sino German Center for Research Promotion (GZ1505), Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (22120220075), and China Scholarship Council.

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