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US 12,201,452 · App. 16/326,385 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Method and system for subcutaneous sensing

Inventors: Fernando Patolsky (Rehovot, IL); Vadim Krivitsky (Bney-Ayish, IL); Omri Heifler (Tzukey Yam, IL); Marina Zverzhinetsky (Rishon-LeZion, IL)
Assignee: Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 12,201,452
App. No.
16/326,385
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for monitoring at least presence of a bioanalyte. The system comprises: a substrate having a skin contact surface, a microneedle outwardly protruding from the skin contact surface, a sensing complex positioned in the microneedle, and a circuit attached to the substrate. The sensing complex can comprise a nanostructure modified by a functional moiety covalently attached thereto, and an affinity moiety effective to react specifically with the bioanalyte to produce a reaction product. The circuit can apply voltage to the nanostructure and monitor changes in an electrical property of the nanostructure responsively to reaction between the reaction product and the functional moiety.

Claims (18)

1. A method of monitoring at least a presence of a bioanalyte, comprising:

introducing into a skin of a subject, a microneedle having therein a sensing complex comprising a transistor and an affinity moiety effective to react specifically with the bioanalyte to produce a reaction product comprising a redox reactive species, said transistor having a source electrode, a drain electrode, a gate, and a charge carrier channel which is disposed between said source electrode and said drain electrode, wherein the charge carrier channel further comprises a nanostructure modified by a functional moiety covalently attached thereto;

applying a voltage to said nanostructure;

monitoring changes in a source-drain current within said nanostructure responsively to a reaction between said reaction product and said functional moiety of said nanostructure within said microneedle; and

applying a gate voltage to said gate to reverse said redox reaction.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said introducing comprises establishing contact between said skin and a skin contact surface of a substrate, wherein said microneedle outwardly protrudes from said skin contact surface.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising delivering a drug through said skin via a drug delivery channel responsively to said monitoring.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein said drug delivery channel is in said microneedle.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

introducing into said skin of said subject a calibration microneedle, outwardly protruding from said a skin contact surface, and having therein a calibration complex which comprises a calibration nanostructure modified by said functional moiety covalently attached thereto, but is devoid of said affinity moiety;

applying voltage to said calibration nanostructure; and

subtracting changes in a source-drain current of said calibration nanostructure from said changes in the source-drain current of said nanostructure.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said functional moiety is a redox reactive moiety.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said functional moiety comprises at least one functional group capable of reversible change in an oxidation number or oxidation state of at least one atom of the functional moiety.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein said nanostructure comprises a structure selected from the group consisting of a semiconductor nanostructure, a conductive nanostructure and a carbon nanotube.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said affinity moiety is immobilized to said nanostructure.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said affinity moiety is immobilized to a medium in said microneedle, other than said nanostructure.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said affinity moiety is immobilized to an integral wall of said microneedle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2019
From: PATOLSKY, FERNANDO; KRIVITSKY, VADIM; HEIFLER, OMRI; ZVERZHINETSKY, MARINA
To: RAMOT AT TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY LTD.
Reel/Frame 048419/0386 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62377775 · Aug 22, 2016
Related Publication 20190223795A1 · Jul 25, 2019
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