Digital DNA Nanostructures for Ultrasensitive Multiplexed Heavy Metal Sensing via Nanopore Platforms

ABSTRACT Heavy metal contamination in freshwater ecosystems represents a persistent global health crisis, yet scalable monitoring is hindered by the trade‐off between sensitivity and multiplexing capability in current sensors. Here, we overcome this limitation by developing a single‐molecule nanopore platform that integrates digitally encoded DNAzyme probes for simultaneous, ultrasensitive quantification of diverse metal ions. Our design features programmable DNAzyme probes that translate specif