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Main Authors: Li, Ning, Wang, Qizhou, He, Zhao, Burguete-Lopez, Arturo, Xiang, Fei, Fratalocchi, Andrea
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.13447
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author Li, Ning
Wang, Qizhou
He, Zhao
Burguete-Lopez, Arturo
Xiang, Fei
Fratalocchi, Andrea
author_facet Li, Ning
Wang, Qizhou
He, Zhao
Burguete-Lopez, Arturo
Xiang, Fei
Fratalocchi, Andrea
contents Tracing physiological neurotransmitters such as dopamine (DA) with detection limits down to $\mathrm{1\times10^{-8}}$ mM is a critical goal in neuroscience for studying brain functions and progressing the understanding of cerebral disease. Addressing this problem requires enhancing the current state-of-the-art additive-free electrochemical workstation methods by over two orders of magnitude. In this work, we implement an ultra-sensitive, additive-free platform exploiting suitably engineered light-scattering membranes and optical accelerators integrated into commercial vision cameras, reporting real-time detection of DA in uric and ascorbic acid below the concentration of $\mathrm{10^{-8}}$ mM. These performances improve the current best technology by over two orders of magnitude in resolution while providing continuous, real-time detection at video rates. This technology also upgrades the bulk form factor of an electrochemical workstation with an imaging camera's compact and portable footprint. The optical accelerator implemented in this work is universal and trainable to detect a wide range of biological analytes. This technology's wide adoption could help enable early disease detection and personalized treatment adjustments while improving the management of neurological, mental, and immune-related conditions.
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spellingShingle Towards real-time additive-free dopamine detection at $10^{-8}$ mM with hardware accelerated platform integrated on camera
Li, Ning
Wang, Qizhou
He, Zhao
Burguete-Lopez, Arturo
Xiang, Fei
Fratalocchi, Andrea
Instrumentation and Detectors
Medical Physics
Tracing physiological neurotransmitters such as dopamine (DA) with detection limits down to $\mathrm{1\times10^{-8}}$ mM is a critical goal in neuroscience for studying brain functions and progressing the understanding of cerebral disease. Addressing this problem requires enhancing the current state-of-the-art additive-free electrochemical workstation methods by over two orders of magnitude. In this work, we implement an ultra-sensitive, additive-free platform exploiting suitably engineered light-scattering membranes and optical accelerators integrated into commercial vision cameras, reporting real-time detection of DA in uric and ascorbic acid below the concentration of $\mathrm{10^{-8}}$ mM. These performances improve the current best technology by over two orders of magnitude in resolution while providing continuous, real-time detection at video rates. This technology also upgrades the bulk form factor of an electrochemical workstation with an imaging camera's compact and portable footprint. The optical accelerator implemented in this work is universal and trainable to detect a wide range of biological analytes. This technology's wide adoption could help enable early disease detection and personalized treatment adjustments while improving the management of neurological, mental, and immune-related conditions.
title Towards real-time additive-free dopamine detection at $10^{-8}$ mM with hardware accelerated platform integrated on camera
topic Instrumentation and Detectors
Medical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.13447