Single-atom aptamer anchoring enables light-addressable multiplexed biosensing for early detection of pancreatic cancer

  • Dan Li
  • , Jianfeng Qian
  • , Yanrong Li
  • , Yibin Liu
  • , Xiankui Xu
  • , Xue Zhou
  • , Zhonghai Zhang*
  • , Jun Meng*
  • , Kai Qin*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the deadliest malignancies due to its silent progression and lack of early diagnostic tools. Here, we report a light-addressable photoelectrochemical (LAMT-PEC) biosensing system featuring single-atom Au1-TiO2 photoelectrodes for the simultaneous detection of five pancreatic cancer biomarkers in blood: CA19-9, CEA, AFP, CA125, and CA724. By anchoring aptamers at atomic precision, the platform achieves sub-pg/mL sensitivity, minimizes nonspecific binding, and demonstrates high anti-interference capability. When coupled with a machine learning algorithm, the system enables precise discrimination of early-stage pancreatic cancer from healthy individuals with an AUC of 97.4 %, significantly outperforming CA19-9 alone. The LAMT-PEC platform presents a scalable, high-throughput, and clinically relevant strategy for early cancer screening, with broad applicability to multiplex diagnostics.

Original languageEnglish
Article number117792
JournalBiosensors and Bioelectronics
Volume288
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Nov 2025

Keywords

  • Light-addressable detection
  • Machine learning
  • Multiplex biomarker
  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Photoelectrochemical biosensor
  • Single-atom Au

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