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The Ah nanopore was shown to be able to identify as few as three adenosine nucleotides in a strand of poly cytidine, in which the dwell time of the additional current blockade that represents the adenosine residue was in good agreement with their physical length. We also found that the lateral tension and chain pressure generated around the nanopore were influenced by pore's diameter and played as a dependent variables to determine the geometry of nanopore's constriction as well as the spatial resolution of the Ah nanopore.This paper reports a new biocompatible conductivity enhancement of poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)poly (styrene sulfonate) (PEDOTPSS) films for biomedical applications. Conductivity of PEDOTPSS layer was reproducibly from 0.495 to 125.367 S cm-1 by hydrothermal (HT) treatment. The HT treatment employs water (relative humidity > 80%) and heat (temperature > 61 °C) instead of organic solvent doping and post-treatments, which can leave undesirable residue. The treatment can be performed using the sterilizing conditions of an autoclave. Cell Cycle inhibitor Additionally, it is possible to simultaneously reduce the electrical resistance, and sterilize the electrode for practical use. The key to conductivity enhancement was the structural rearrangement of PEDOTPSS, which was determined using atomic force microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy. It was found that PEDOT inter-bridging occurred as a result of the structural rearrangement. Therefore, the conductivity increased on account of the continuous conductive pathways of the PEDOT chains. To test the biocompatible enhancement technique for biomedical applications, certain demonstrations, such as the monitoring of joint movements and skin temperature, and measuring electrocardiogram signals were conducted with the hydrothermal-treated PEDOTPSS electrode. This simple, biocompatible treatment exhibited significant potential for use in other biomedical applications as well.Three-dimensional microelectrode arrays (3D MEAs) have emerged as promising tools to detect electrical activities of tissues or organs in vitro and in vivo, but challenges in achieving fast, accurate, and versatile monitoring have consistently hampered further advances in analyzing cell or tissue behaviors. In this review, we discuss emerging 3D MEA technologies for in vitro recording of cardiac and neural cellular electrophysiology, as well as in vivo applications for heart and brain health diagnosis and therapeutics. We first review various forms of recent 3D MEAs for in vitro studies in context of their geometry, materials, and fabrication processes as well as recent demonstrations of 3D MEAs to monitor electromechanical behaviors of cardiomyocytes and neurons. We then present recent advances in 3D MEAs for in vivo applications to the heart and the brain for monitoring of health conditions and stimulation for therapy. A brief overview of the current challenges and future directions of 3D MEAs are provided to conclude the review.Formaldehyde is a reactive carbonyl species (RCS) that is produced naturally in the human body via metabolic and epigenetic biochemical processes, yet in high concentrations is highly toxic to the environment as well as to living organisms. Therefore, we designed two ratiometric electrochemical molecular redox probes, Formaldehyde oxidative latent probe (FOLP) and dihydroxy-formaldehyde oxidative latent probe (HFOLP), for the selective profiling of endogenous formaldehyde. FOLP and HFOLP each underwent the aza-Cope reaction with formaldehyde followed by hydrolysis to eliminate unmask redox reporter N-alkylated aminoferrocene (AAF) to monitor their response current. The FOLP and HFOLP sensors showed broad dynamic ranges of 0.12-1000 μM and 0.09-3 mM for formaldehyde with detection limits of 48.2 nM and 31.6 μM, respectively. Also, since formaldehyde is the byproduct of biochemical reactions for detecting creatinine and creatinine is an important biomarker for chronic kidney disease (CKD), we tested the FOLP probe for its ability to monitor creatinine. It successfully did so, and this ability was used to develop an electrochemical platform for the quantification of creatinine; it showed a dynamic range of 3.25-200 μM and a limit of detection (1.3 μM). In addition, the FOLP-based assay platform delivered a reliable analytical performance for the quantification of formaldehyde in human whole blood and of creatinine in saliva, and also for the real-time monitoring of endogenous formaldehyde secretion in HeLa cells. Moreover, the concentrations determined using our method were found to be consistent with those determined using formaldehyde and creatinine fluorometric assay kits.Procalcitonin (PCT) as a disease marker is of great significance in the early diagnosis of septicemia and pyemia. Biosensor have good prospects for analysis and detection of disease markers, but developing highly sensitive detection methods for detecting PCT remains a daunting task. In this paper, we develop a ratiometric electrochemical immunosensor with Au NPs modified SiO2-Fc-COOH complex as matrix and UiO-66 loaded with Toluidine blue (TB) as a marker for quantitative detection of procalcitonin (PCT). The SiO2 modified by APTES not only has a large specific surface area but also contains abundant amino groups, which can be connected to the electrochemical probe of ferrocenecarboxylic acid (Fc-COOH). UiO-66 has the advantages of large specific surface area, high porosity and adjustable structure, which can adsorb toluidine blue electrochemical probe through electrostatic attraction. Measurement and analysis of the prepared immunosensor by Differential Pulse Voltammetry (DPV) show that the oxidation peak currents of Fc-COOH and TB appear at potentials of 0.30 V and -0.30 V respectively. As the PCT concentration increases, the oxidation peak current of TB increases and the oxidation peak current of Fc-COOH decreases. The ratios (ΔI=ΔITB/ΔIFc-COOH) between the double signals could show a certain linear relationship with the concentration of the PCT within a certain range. Under optimal conditions, the linear range of detection obtained by the immunosensor was 1 pg/mL-100 ng/mL and the detection limit was 0.3 pg/mL. In this work, the developed ratiometric electrochemical immunosensor not only provides a simple, reliable and sensitive strategy for quantitative detection of PCT but also provides a useful method for clinical detection of other disease markers.