Empowering Electrochemical Biosensors with AI: Overcoming Interference for Precise Dopamine Detection in Complex Samples

José Ilton de Oliveira Filho*, Murilo Calil Faleiros, Daisy Camargo Ferreira, Veerappan Mani, Khaled Nabil Salama

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Two significant issues in biosensors that can't be solved by conventional analytical methods are selectivity among likely biological interfering molecules and background noise in clinical samples. The application of embedded machine learning in the removal of background interference, which is extremely common in complex matrix solutions such as cerebrospinal fluid, is still unexplored. The implementation of machine learning into devices and sensors can enhance their reliability to discriminate responses. In addition, implementing these models into portable devices can further improve the usage of point-of-care devices, continuous monitoring, and viral mutation assessments. Herein, the requirements to implement an embedded AI model (TinyML) into low-power portable systems and its use in the electrochemical field are presented. The application of TinyML to discriminate between interference of uric acid and ascorbic acid, both well-known abundant electrochemically active species, in neurotransmitter detection, is explored, reaching overall accuracy of 98.1% for 32-bit float point unit and 96.01% after 8-bit quantization, with the usage of 4.55% of the custom-made potentiostat memory. The model can be improved simply by having the trade-off between memory and accuracy. The research suggests that TinyML can be a key component in future medical devices, allowing data processing in real time and with increasing reliability.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number2300227
JournalAdvanced Intelligent Systems
Volume5
Issue number10
DOIs
StateAccepted/In press - 2023

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and KAUST Smart Health Initiative.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors. Advanced Intelligent Systems published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.

Keywords

  • electrochemical sensors
  • internet of medical things
  • machine learning
  • neurotransmitters TinyML

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Science (miscellaneous)

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