Fe Single-Atom Nanozyme-Modified Wearable Hydrogel Patch for Precise Analysis of Uric Acid at Rest

• DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c08978
• Publication Date: 2023-09-11T09:54:57Z
• Authors: Yong Zhang; Changjun Hou; Peng Zhao; Xin Zeng; Yiyi Liu; Jian Chen; Yifan Gao; Cuncun Wang; Jingzhou Hou; Danqun Huo
• Keywords: Wearable Electronic Devices; Calibration; Humans; Hydrogels; Catalysis; 3. Good health; Uric Acid

Resting sweat analysis could provide unique insight into the metabolic levels of physiological and pathological states. However, the low secretion rate of resting sweat and the low concentration of metabolic molecules pose challenges for the development of noninvasive wearable sensors. Here, we demonstrated a wearable patch for the precise analysis of uric acid at rest. Fe single-atom nanozymes (FeSAs) with excellent electrocatalytic activity were used to develop a sensor for selective catalysis of uric acid (UA, 1-425 μM), and the catalytic mechanism of UA was later explored by density functional theory. In addition, polyaniline was integrated into the wearable patch for pH detection; thus, accurate analysis of sweat UA molecules can be achieved by pH calibration. Then, we explored the possibility of collecting resting sweat with different ratios of agarose hydrogels to reduce the sweat accumulation time. Finally, the possibility of a wearable patch for accurate UA detection in volunteer sweat samples was experimentally verified. We believe that our work provides novel insights and ideas for the analysis of resting sweat using wearable devices, further driving advancements in the field of personalized medicine.