The first isoform-selective protein biosensor: a metallothionein potentiometric electrode.

The construction of a biosensor membrane by embedding mammalian Zn(7)-MT1 complexes as ionophores in a polysulfone matrix resulted in precise, accurate and, significantly, selective electrodes for MT1 quantification, so that the presence of other mammalian MT isoforms did not interfere in MT1 measurement.

Novel potentiometric sensors based on polysulfone immobilized metallothioneins as metal-ionophores.

We show here the use of immobilized metal-binding biomolecules for metal analysis by using novel potentiometric sensors. To this end and as a model, Ag(+)-ISEs were developed using polysulfone matrix embedding metallothioneins as ionophores (mouse MT1 (P1) or sea urchin SpMTA (P2)). Polysulfone, a porous polymer that was not used until the present in potentiometric biosensors, has the advantage of being compatible with biological materials.

Sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) as an alternative charged material to poly(vinyl chloride) in the design of ion-selective electrodes.

To date, poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) is the most used polymer in the design of ion selective electrode (ISE) membranes. This paper is focused on the use of sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) as an alternative material to PVC for the design of ISEs. SPEEK of the desired degree of sulfonation is synthesized from poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK).