Patent Application: US-201314398669-A

Abstract:
the present disclosure generally relates to devices and procedures for the development of glucose oxidase - bound electrodes by a covalent binding of glucose oxidase on amine - functionalized electrodes . more particularly , the present disclosure is related to covalently - bound enzyme - coated electrodes that are leach - proof and highly stable for continuous glucose monitoring . the glucose oxidase - bound electrodes are employed for the development of a mediator - less electrochemical glucose sensing procedure having no interference from biological substances and drugs .

Description:
in the following detailed description , reference is made to the accompanying drawings , which form a part hereof . in the drawings , similar symbols typically identify similar components , unless context dictates otherwise . the illustrative embodiments described in the detailed description , drawings , and claims are not meant to be limiting . other embodiments can be utilized , and other changes can be made , without departing from the spirit or scope of the subject matter presented herein . unless specified otherwise , the terms “ comprising ” and “ comprise ” as used herein , and grammatical variants thereof , are intended to represent “ open ” or “ inclusive ” language such that they include recited elements but also permit inclusion of additional , un - recited elements . as used herein , the term “ about ”, in the context of concentrations of components , conditions , other measurement values , etc ., means +/− 5 % of the stated value , or +/− 4 % of the stated value , or +/− 3 % of the stated value , or +/− 2 % of the stated value , or +/− 1 % of the stated value , or +/− 0 . 5 % of the stated value , or +/− 0 % of the stated value . throughout this disclosure , certain embodiments may be disclosed in a range format . it should be understood that the description in range format is merely for convenience and brevity and should not be construed as an inflexible limitation on the scope of the disclosed ranges . accordingly , the description of a range should be considered to have specifically disclosed all the possible sub - ranges as well as individual numerical values within that range . for example , description of a range such as from 1 to 6 should be considered to have specifically disclosed sub - ranges such as from 1 to 3 , from 1 to 4 , from 1 to 5 , from 2 to 4 , from 2 to 6 , from 3 to 6 etc ., as well as individual numbers within that range , for example , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , and 6 . this applies regardless of the breadth of the range . various embodiments in accordance with the present disclosure are directed to mediator - less electrochemical analyte ( e . g ., glucose ) sensing devices and procedures . with respect to particular embodiments directed to the immobilization of enzymes such as glucose oxidase relative to an electrode structure , some of such embodiments include the following : ( 1 ) development of glucose oxidase - bound electrodes by glucose oxidase immobilization relative to an amine - functionalized electrode , such as by way of covalent bonding of glucose oxidase with respect to or on a surface corresponding to an amine - functionalized electrode . ( 2 ) a highly - simplified procedure for the preparation of highly stable and leach - proof glucose - oxidase bound electrodes . ( 3 ) bienzyme - based mediator - less electrochemical glucose sensing . experiments to develop mediator - less electrochemical glucose sensing procedures and devices in accordance with the embodiments of the present disclosure : a development of glucose oxidase - bound electrodes by a covalent binding of glucose oxidase on amine - functionalized electrode table 1 shows a comparison of the developed covalent glucose sensing strategies with various leading commercial glucose meters . table 2 shows a comparison of the developed covalent glucose sensing strategies with various leading commercial continuous glucose monitoring systems . preparation of covalently - bound leach - proof glucose oxidase - coated electrodes and a mediator - less electrochemical glucose sensing strategy particular procedures to prepare covalently - bound leach - proof glucose oxidase - coated electrodes and a mediator - less electrochemical glucose sensing strategy in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure are provided hereafter . material and equipment used in this experiment are shown in table 3 . 50 mm pbs was employed for making gox and glucose dilutions and for washing after the process steps of the developed procedure . gox stock solution , prepared by mixing equal volumes of 10 mg ml − 1 gox and 5 % glutaraldehyde , was stored at 4 ° c . and used for experiments after equilibrating for 30 min at rt . 1 . 1 . 1 surface cleaning and generation of hydroxyl groups on gce primary substrate glassy carbon electrodes ( gce , 3 mm diameter , ch instruments , austin , tex ., usa ) were polished consecutively using 0 . 3 and 0 . 05 μm alumina powder , and subsequently cleaned by putting in an ultrasonic bath ( model 2510 , branson ) for 20 min . gces were then dipped in 1 % koh for 5 mm to generate hydroxyl groups on their surface . 1 . 1 . 2 developed covalent strategy employing 1 - ethy -( 3 - dimethylaminopropyl ) carbodiimide ( edc ) based cross - linking ( effect of aptes concentration shown in fig2 ) as described in a route 2 of fig1 , 3 μl of 2 % aptes was drop - casted on gce and dried at rt for 1 h . the aptes - functionalized gce electrode was then washed thoroughly with ultrapure water to form aptes / gce . 30 μl of 5 mg ml − 1 gox solution was mixed with 2 μl of 0 . 12 g ml − 1 edc solution for 15 min at rt to form edc - gox cross - linking solution . 4 μl of this edc - gox cross - linking solution was then drop - casted on aptes / gce and dried at rt for 1 h . thereafter , these modified electrodes were thoroughly washed with pbs to form gox - aptes / gce . the non - specific binding sites on the electrode were then blocked by drop - casting 4 μl of 3 % bsa solution on gox - aptes / gce and dried at rt for 1 h followed by washing thoroughly with 50 mm pbs to form blocked gox - aptes / gce . finally , 3 μl of 0 . 5 % nafion was drop - casted and dried at rt to form nafion / gox - aptes / gce followed by extensive washing with 50 mm pbs . nafion acts as the glucose - limiting membrane , which allows diffusion of the glucose molecules but prevents the diffusion of contaminating substances and interferences . as described in a route 1 of fig1 , two passive strategies were employed for comparison with the developed covalent crosslinking strategy . in the first strategy , gox was directly drop - casted on aptes / gce and dried at rt for 1 h followed by washing thoroughly with pbs to form a gox / aptes / gce . the subsequent steps were similar to the covalent strategy and led to the formation of nafion / gox / aptes / gce 1 . the second strategy employed a procedure very similar to the first one with the exception that there were no washings between the steps . the formed electrode was denoted as nafion / gox / aptes / gce 2 . the first control experiment , where gce was not modified by aptes before the immobilization of gox on gce , led to the formation of nafion / gox / gce . whereas in the second control experiment , aptes / gce was blocked by bsa before the immobilisation of gox , thereby leading to the formation of nafion / gox / bsa / aptes / gce . all electrochemical measurements were done at rt on chi 660a electrochemical workstation using a three electrode system , i . e ., developed working electrode , pt counter electrode and 3 m ag / agcl reference electrode . the amperometric response of glucose was recorded in stirred pbs at − 450 mv vs . ag / agcl . ( i ) assay curve for glucose and streck sugar - chex blood glucose linearity standards as shown in fig3 , glucose assay curve was obtained on nafion / gox - aptes / gce , nafion / gox / aptes / gce land nafion / gox / aptes / gce 2 by injecting varying volumes of 1 m glucose stock solution into the stirred pbs to form the final concentrations of 0 . 5 , 1 , 2 , 4 , 8 , 16 and 32 mm in a 2 ml solution . all the concentrations were detected individually in triplicate . as shown in fig4 , streck assay curve was obtained on nafion / gox - aptes / gce by injecting 400 μl of sugar - chex blood glucose linearity standards with different glucose concentrations , i . e . 1 . 3 , 2 . 8 , 6 . 6 , 11 . 8 , 20 . 3 and 28 . 2 mm , into 2 . 8 ml of stirred pbs . as shown in fig5 , ascorbic acid ( 0 . 28 m ), dopamine ( 0 . 33 m ), (+)- ephedrin - hydrochloride ( 4 . 96 mm ) and creatinine ( 0 . 44 m ) solution were prepared in 50 mm pbs . uric acid solution ( 5 . 9 mm ) and bilirubin ( 17 mm ) were prepared in 10 mm naoh solution . tetracycline ( 2 . 25 mm ) solution was prepared in 1 m hcl . acetaminophen ( 0 . 33 m ), salicylate ( 0 . 36 m ), ibuprofen ( 48 mm ) and tolbutamide ( 37 mm ) solutions were prepared in absolute ethanol . tolazamide solultion ( 32 mm ) was prepared in acetone . the effect of interfering substances was determined by analyzing their effect on the electrochemical detection signal for 6 . 6 mm glucose after injection . as shown in fig6 , the developed nafion / gox - aptes / gce was used for continuous glucose monitoring , where 4 mm glucose was detected 150 times using the same electrode . as shown in fig7 , the effect of biofouling was studied by the initial detection of 4 mm glucose on the freshly prepared nafion / gox - aptes / gce , followed by the detection of 6 . 6 mm streck blood glucose on the same electrode . this procedure was repeated four times . as shown in fig8 , the production reproducibility was determined from the reproducibility of electrochemical responses for the detection of 4 mm glucose ( in triplicate ) using 25 gox - functionalized gce prepared using the developed procedure . as shown in fig7 , 1 mg of gnps was mixed with 0 . 125 % aptes and dispersed in ultrasonic bath for 1 h . 4 μl of the gnps - aptes suspension was drop - casted on gce surface and dried at rt for 1 h . thereafter , the electrode was thoroughly washed with ultrapure water to form gnps - aptes / gce . 4 μl of edc activated gox ( 5 mg ml − 1 ) was drop casted on the gnps - aptes / gce and dried at rt for 1 h , after which the electrode was thoroughly washed with pbs to form gox / gnps - aptes / gce . finally , nafion were coated using the similar procedure as mentioned in 1 . 2 to form nafion / gox / gnps - aptes / gce . ( i ) assay curve for glucose ( as shown in fig8 ) ( ii ) effect of interfering substances ( as shown in fig9 ) as shown in fig1 , 4 μl of the mixture of 0 . 1 % pll and 2 % aptes was drop casted on gce and dried at rt for 1 h followed by thoroughly washed by ultrapure water to form pll - aptes / gce . 4 μl of edc crosslinked gox ( 5 mg ml − 1 ) was drop casted on the pll - aptes / gce and dried at rt for 1 h followed by thoroughly washed with pbs to form gox / pll - aptes / gce . finally , nafion were coated using the similar procedure as mentioned in 1 . 2 to form nafion / gox / pll - aptes / gce . ( i ) assay curve for glucose ( as shown in fig1 ) ( ii ) effect of interfering substances ( as shown in fig1 ) 1 . 4 . procedures and methods for employing mwcnts ( dispersed in aptes ) based strategies ) as shown in fig1 , 1 mg ml − 1 mwcnts were dispersed in 0 . 25 % aptes by keeping in an ultrasonic bath for 30 min . then , 4 μl of the resulting mwcnts - aptes solution was then drop cast on a gce surface and dried at rt to form mwcnts - aptes / gce . thereafter , 4 μl of 5 mg ml − 1 gox was drop casted on the mwcnts - aptes / gce surface and dried at rt for 1 h followed by thoroughly washed with pbs to form gox / mwcnts - aptes / gce . finally , nafion were coated using the similar procedure as mentioned in 1 . 2 to form nafion / gox / mwcnts - aptes / gce . ( i ) assay curve for glucose ( as shown in fig1 ) ( ii ) effect of interfering substances ( as shown in fig1 ) a highly - simplified procedure for the preparation of highly stable and lead - proof glucose - oxidase bound electrodes 50 mm pbs was used as a diluent for gox and glucose dilutions , and also for washings after the process steps ( as specified below ) in the developed procedure . gox stock solution , prepared by mixing equal volumes of 20 mg ml − 1 gox and 5 % glutaraldehyde , was stored at 4 ° c . and used for experiments after equilibrating for 30 mm at rt . 2 μl of 10 mg ml − 1 gox was drop - casted on . gce followed by immediate drop - casting of 2 μl of 4 % ( w / v ) aptes to form aptes - gox mixture on gce . the aptes - gox / gce was dried at room temperature ( rt ) for 1 h , washed extensively with 50 mm pbs and then drop - casted with 3 μl of 0 . 5 % nafion to form nafion / aptes - gox / gce followed by extensive washing with 50 mm pbs . the developed strategy was also employed on platinum ( pt ) and gold ( au ) electrodes to fabricate nafion / aptes - gox / pte and nafion / aptes - gox / aue . a variation of the developed strategy was also employed for comparison , where 4 % aptes was first drop - casted on gce followed by the addition of 10 mg ml − 1 gox solution . the electrode modified by this varied strategy is denoted as nafion / gox - aptes / gce . all electrochemical measurements were done at rt on chi 660a electrochemical workstation using three electrode system i . e . developed working electrode , pt counter electrode and ag / agcl reference electrode . the amperometric response of glucose was recorded in stirred pbs at − 450 mv vs . 3 m ag / agcl . ( i ) assay curve for glucose and streck &# 39 ; s sugar - chex blood glucose linearity standards glucose assay curve was obtained on nafion / aptes - gox / gce by injecting varying volumes of 1 m glucose stock solution into the stirred pbs to form the final concentrations of 0 . 5 , 1 , 2 , 4 , 8 , 16 , 32 and 48 mm in a 2 ml solution . all the concentrations were detected individually in triplicate . streck assay curve was obtained by injecting 400 microliters of sugar - chex blood glucose linearity standards , with different glucose concentrations , i . e . 1 . 3 , 2 . 8 , 6 . 6 , 11 . 8 , 20 . 3 and 28 . 2 mm , into 2 . 8 ml of stirred pbs . ascorbic acid ( 0 . 28 m ), dopamine ( 0 . 33 m ) and creatinine ( 0 . 44 m ) solutions were prepared in 50 mm pbs . uric acid solution ( 5 . 9 mm ) was prepared in 10 mm naoh . tetracycline ( 2 . 25 mm ) and bilirubin ( 17 mm ) solutions were prepared in 1 m hcl . acetaminophen ( 0 . 33 m ), salicylate ( 0 . 36 m ), ibuprofen ( 48 mm ) and tolbutamide ( 37 mm ) solutions were prepared in absolute ethanol . tolazamide solultion ( 32 mm ) was prepared in acetone . the effect of interfering substances was determined by analyzing the effect of injecting consecutively the stated concentrations of various interfering substances on the electrochemical detection signal for 6 . 6 mm of sugar - chex glucose linearity standard . ( iii ) reproducibility for preparing gox - bound gce using the developed simplified procedure the developed simplified procedure was used for preparing 25 gox - bound gces . the production reproducibility was then determined by the electrochemical detection of 8 mm glucose ( in triplicate ) on each electrode . the stability of the developed gox - bound electrodes was assessed under four storage conditions that are being widely used in biomedical diagnostics . storage in 50 mm pbs at 4 ° c . : the developed nafion / aptes - gox / gce was employed for detecting 8 mm glucose ten times each day from the time it was freshly prepared ( corresponding to 100 % signal strength ) to about 2 months ( when the signal strength decreased to 50 %). the electrode was stored in 50 mm pbs at 4 ° c . storage in dry state ( without pbs ) at 4 ° c . : the developed nafion / aptes - gox / gce was employed for detecting 8 mm glucose ten times each day from the time it was freshly prepared ( corresponding to 100 % signal strength ) to about 5 weeks ( when the signal strength decreased to 50 %). the electrode was stored in dry state ( without pbs ) at 4 ° c . storage in 50 mm pbs at rt : the developed nafion / aptes - gox / gce was employed for detecting 8 mm glucose ten times each day from the time it was freshly prepared ( corresponding to 100 % signal strength ) to about 2 months ( when the signal strength decreased to 50 %). the electrode was stored in 50 mm pbs at 4 ° c . storage in dry state ( without pbs ) at rt : the developed nafion / aptes - gox / gce was employed for detecting 8 mm glucose tem times each day from the time it was freshly prepared ( corresponding to 100 % signal strength ) to about 2 months ( when the signal strength decreased to 50 %). the electrode was stored in dry state ( without pbs ) at 4 ° c . ( v ) effect of storing the developed gox - bound electrode in streck &# 39 ; s blood glucose linearity standard for 5 days the nafion / aptes - gox / gce was stored overnight at rt dipped in streck &# 39 ; s sugar - chex blood glucose linearity standard ( 1 mm ). the biofouling was determined by taking the electrochemical signals of nafion / aptes - gox / gce for detecting 8 mm glucose immediately after preparing gox - bound electrode and every day after storing in streck &# 39 ; s blood glucose for 5 days . 2 . 1 . 5 demonstration of the multisubstrate - compatibility of the developed simplified strategy for binding gox on different substrates the developed simplified strategy was employed for binding gox on different types of substrates of exactly same area . bicinchoninic acid ( bca ) protein assay was then performed to determine the concentration of gox bound to the various substrates . aptes - gox coated substrates were incubated in 200 microliters of bca reagent for 30 min at 37 ° c . ( using the thermomixer comfort ). thereafter , 180 microliters of purple - colored bca protein assay solution , resulting from the reaction of bound gox on various substrates with the bca reagent , was transferred to a 96 - well microtiter plate whose absorbance was taken at 562 nm . 2 μl of 2 mg ml − 1 graphene nano platelets ( gnps ; diameter 5 μm ) dispersed in 0 . 25 % aptes were drop - casted on gce followed by immediate drop - casting of 2 μl of 10 mg ml − 1 gox to form aptes - gnps - gox mixture on gce . the aptes - gnps - gox / gce was dried at rt for 1 h and washed extensively with 50 mm pbs . thereafter , it was drop - casted with 3 μl of 0 . 5 % nafion and dried at rt for 10 min to form nafion / aptes - gnps - gox / gce followed by extensive washing with 50 mm pbs . glucose assay curve was obtained on nafion / aptes - gnps - gox / gce by injecting varying volumes of 1 m glucose stock solution into the stirred pbs to form final concentrations of 0 . 5 , 1 , 2 , 4 , 8 , 16 , 32 , 48 and 64 mm in a 2 ml solution . all the concentrations were detected individually in triplicate . streck assay curve was obtained using the same procedure as mentioned in 2 . 1 . 4 . ( i ). the developed simplified procedure was used for preparing 25 nafion / aptes - gnps - gox / gce . the production reproducibility was then determined by the electrochemical detection of 8 mm glucose ( in triplicate ) on each electrode . 0 . 12 g ml − 1 of 1 - ethy -( 3 - dimethylaminopropyl ) carbodiimide ( edc ) was prepared in 100 mm mes . 2 μl of 0 . 1 % poly - l - lysine ( pll ) was drop - casted initially on cleaned gce followed by immediate drop - casting of 2 μl of 10 mg ml − 1 gox ( activated by edc for 15 min before use ) to form pll - gox mixture on gce . the pll - gox / gce was dried at rt for 1 h and washed extensively with 50 mm pbs . thereafter , it was drop - casted with 3 μl of 0 . 5 % nafion and dried at rt for 10 min to form nafion / pll - gox / gce followed by extensive washing with 50 mm pbs . ( i ) assay curve for glucose and streck &# 39 ; s sugar - chex blood glucose linearity standards glucose assay curve was obtained on nafion / pll - gox / gce by injecting varying volumes of 1 m glucose stock solution into the stirred pbs to form final concentrations of 0 . 5 , 1 , 2 , 4 , 8 , 16 and 32 mm in a 2 ml solution . all the concentrations were detected individually in triplicate . streck assay curve was obtained using the same procedure as mentioned in 2 . 1 . 4 . ( i ). 2 μl of 2 mg ml − 1 multi - walled carbon nanotubes ( mwcnts ) ( diameter 15 nm and length 1 - 5 μm ) dispersed in 1 % aptes were drop - casted on gce followed by the immediate drop - casting of 2 μl of 10 mg ml − 1 gox to form aptes - mwcnts - gox mixture on gce . the aptes - mwcnts - gox / gce was dried at rt for 1 h and then washed extensively with 50 mm pbs . thereafter , it was drop - casted with 3 μl of 0 . 5 % nafion and dried at rt for 10 min to form nafion / aptes - mwcnts - gox / gce followed by extensive washing with 50 mm pbs 50 mm pbs was used as a diluent for gox and glucose dilutions , and also for washings after the process steps ( as specified below ) in the developed procedure . 30 microliters of bienzyme solution 1 , prepared by mixing equal volumes of 20 mg ml − 1 gox and 0 . 2 mg ml − 1 hrp , was mixed with 2 microliters of 0 . 12 g ml − 1 1 - ethy -( 3 - dimethylaminopropyl ) carbodiimide ( edc , dissolved in mes ) for 15 min at room temperature ( rt ) before use . bienzyme solution 2 was prepared by mixing equal volumes of 20 mg ml − 1 gox ( in 2 . 5 % glutaraldehyde ) and 0 . 2 mg ml − 1 hrp for 15 min at rt before use . 2 μl of bienzyme solution 2 was drop - casted on gce followed by immediate drop - casting of 2 μl of 4 % aptes to form aptes - gox - hrp mixture on gce . the aptes - gox - hrp / gce was dried at rt for 1 h and then washed extensively with 50 mm pbs . thereafter , it was drop - casted with 3 μl of 0 . 5 % nafion and dried at rt for 10 min to form nafion / aptes - gox - hrp / gce followed by extensive washing with 50 mm pbs . all electrochemical measurements were done at rt on chi 660a electrochemical workstation using a three electrode system , i . e ., developed working electrode , pt counter electrode and 3 m ag / agcl reference electrode . the amperometric response of glucose was recorded in stirred pbs at − 450 mv vs . ag / agcl . glucose assay curve was obtained on nafion / pll - gox - hrp / gce by injecting varying volumes of 1 m glucose stock solution into the stirred pbs to form the final concentrations of 0 . 5 , 1 , 2 , 4 , 8 , 16 , 32 and 48 mm in a 2 ml solution . all the concentrations were detected individually in triplicate . bilirubin ( 5 . 1 mm ) and uric acid ( 11 . 9 mm ) solutions were prepared in 10 mm naoh . creatinine ( 88 . 3 mm ), acetaminophen ( 66 mm ), ascorbic acid ( 0 . 57 m ), dopamine ( 62 . 6 mm ) and ephedrine ( 0 . 5 mm ) solutions were prepared in 0 . 1 m pbs . ibuprofen ( 48 . 6 mm ), salicylate ( 0 . 36 m ) and tolbutamide ( 37 mm ) solutions were prepared in absolute ethanol . tetracycline solution ( 4 . 5 mm ) was prepared in 3 m hcl . tolazamide solultion ( 32 mm ) was prepared in acetone . the effect of interfering substances was determined by analyzing their effect on the electrochemical detection signal for 6 . 6 mm glucose after injection . 2 μl of 2 mg ml − 1 graphene nano platelets ( gnps ; diameter 5 μm ) dispersed in 0 . 25 % aptes were drop - casted on gce followed by immediate drop - casting of 2 μl of bienzyme solution 1 to form gnps - gox - hrp mixture on gce . the gnps - gox - hrp / gce was dried at rt for 1 h and washed extensively with 50 mm pbs . thereafter , it was drop - casted with 3 μl of 0 . 5 % nafion and dried at rt for 10 min to form nafion / gnps - gox - hrp / gce followed by extensive washing with 50 mm pbs . 2 μl of 0 . 1 % pll was drop - casted on gce followed by immediate drop - casting of 2 μl of bienzyme solution 1 to form pll - gox - hrp mixture on gce . the pll - gox - hrp / gce was dried at rt for 1 h , washed extensively with 50 mm pbs and then drop - casted with 3 μl of 0 . 5 % nafion to form nafion / pll - gox - hrp / gce followed by extensive washing with 50 mm pbs . 2 μl of 2 mg ml − 1 mwcnts ( dispersed in 1 % aptes ) was drop - casted initially on cleaned gce followed by immediate drop - casting of 2 μl of bienzyme solution 1 to form mwcnts - gox - hrp mixture on gce . the mwcnts - gox - hrp / gce was dried at rt for 1 h and washed extensively with 50 mm pbs . thereafter , it was drop - casted with 3 μl of 0 . 5 % nafion and dried at rt for 10 mm to form nafion / mwcnts - gox - hrp / gce followed by extensive washing with 50 mm pbs . 2 μl of 0 . 1 mg ml − 1 chitosan ( cs ) dispersed in 0 . 5 % aptes was drop - casted on gce followed by immediate drop - casting of 2 μl of bienzyme solution 1 to form cs - gox - hrp mixture on gce . the cs - gox - hrp / gce was dried at rt for 1 h and then washed extensively with 50 mm pbs . thereafter , it was drop - casted with 3 μl of 0 . 5 % nafion and dried at rt for 10 min to form nafion / cs - gox - hrp / gce followed by extensive washing with 50 mm pbs . the devices , structures , and techniques described herein are applicable to various electrode materials such as platinum , gold , carbon , glassy carbon , and many other substrates ; and are suitable for use with a wide variety of immobilization agents , including nano - scale species , structures , or materials such as graphene , multi - walled carbon nanotubes , nanocrystalline cellulose , chitosan , poly - l - lysine , nanoparticles , polymers , nanocomposites , etc . various types of biomolecules can be immobilized or bound in accordance with the teachings herein , such as enzymes , proteins , concanavalin a ( glucose binding protein ), and / or other biomolecules . while various aspects and embodiments have been disclosed herein , it will be apparent that various other modifications and adaptations of the invention will be apparent to the person skilled in the art after reading the foregoing disclosure without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention and it is intended that all such modifications and adaptations come within the scope of the appended claims . the various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein are for purposes of illustration and are not intended to be limiting , with the true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the appended claims . analytica chimica acta ; 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