Bioinspired superwettable electrode towards sensitive detection of myocardial infarction-specific miRNA.

The development of a reliable and sensitive method for the detection of myocardial infarction (MI)-specific miRNAs is of great significance in the diagnosis and management of MI. Electrochemical biosensors have emerged as a promising tool for the detection of biomolecules due to their high sensitivity, selectivity, simplicity of operation, and miniaturization. In order to further improve the sensitivity and selectivity of DNA electrochemical biosensors and meet the requirements of microRNA detection in biological samples, we fabricated a patterned superwettable gold electrode (PS-Au electrode) by mimicking the superwettable micropatterns of the desert beetle. Combining this bioinspired electrode with a DSN-assisted target recycling amplification strategy, we achieved ultrasensitive detection of myocardial infarction-specific miRNA-483 ranging from 10 aM to 100 fM with a low detection limit of 5.32 aM for miRNA-483. The electrochemical biosensor based on PS-Au electrode and DSN-assisted target recycling amplification (PSE-DTRA-EB) has good stability and specificity. Our study provides a new method for the ultrasensitive detection of MI-specific miRNAs, which may have important clinical applications in the diagnosis and prognosis of MI. [Display omitted] • Design of patterned superwettable site of PS-Au electrode can enrich analyte. • Patterned superwettable site of PS-Au electrode can reduce analyte consumption. • The PSE-DTRA-EB can detect 5.32 aM miRNA-483 with good stability and specificity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]