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Mirhosseini S, Nasiri AF, Khatami F, Mirzaei A, Aghamir SMK, Kolahdouz M. A digital image colorimetry system based on smart devices for immediate and simultaneous determination of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Sci Rep 2024; 14:2587. [PMID: 38297148 PMCID: PMC10830485 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-52931-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
Abstract
Standard enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays based on microplates are frequently utilized for various molecular sensing, disease screening, and nanomedicine applications. Comparing this multi-well plate batched analysis to non-batched or non-standard testing, the diagnosis expenses per patient are drastically reduced. However, the requirement for rather big and pricey readout instruments prevents their application in environments with limited resources, especially in the field. In this work, a handheld cellphone-based colorimetric microplate reader for quick, credible, and novel analysis of digital images of human cancer cell lines at a reasonable price was developed. Using our in-house-developed app, images of the plates are captured and sent to our servers, where they are processed using a machine learning algorithm to produce diagnostic results. Using FDA-approved human epididymis protein of ovary IgG (HE4), prostate cancer cell line (PC3), and bladder cancer cell line (5637) ELISA tests, we successfully examined this mobile platform. The accuracies for the HE4, PC3, and 5637 tests were 93%, 97.5%, and 97.2%, respectively. By contrasting the findings with the measurements made using optical absorption EPOCH microplate readers and optical absorption Tecan microplate readers, this approach was found to be accurate and effective. As a result, digital image colorimetry on smart devices offered a practical, user-friendly, affordable, precise, and effective method for quickly identifying human cancer cell lines. Thus, healthcare providers might use this portable device to carry out high-throughput illness screening, epidemiological investigations or monitor vaccination campaigns.
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- Shaghayegh Mirhosseini
- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Urology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Urology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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Li Q, Dou L, Zhang Y, Luo L, Yang H, Wen K, Yu X, Shen J, Wang Z. A comprehensive review on the detection of Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins in food samples. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2024; 23:e13264. [PMID: 38284582 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.13264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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Staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs), the major virulence factors of Staphylococcus aureus, cause a wide range of food poisoning and seriously threaten human health by infiltrating the food supply chain at different phases of manufacture, processes, distribution, and market. The significant prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus calls for efficient, fast, and sensitive methods for the early detection of SEs. Here, we provide a comprehensive review of the hazards of SEs in contaminated food, the characteristic and worldwide regulations of SEs, and various detection methods for SEs with extensive comparison and discussion of benefits and drawbacks, mainly including biological detection, genetic detection, and mass spectrometry detection and biosensors. We highlight the biosensors for the screening purpose of SEs, which are classified according to different recognition elements such as antibodies, aptamers, molecularly imprinted polymers, T-cell receptors, and transducers such as optical, electrochemical, and piezoelectric biosensors. We analyzed challenges of biosensors for the monitoring of SEs and conclude the trends for the development of novel biosensors should pay attention to improve samples pretreatment efficiency, employ innovative nanomaterials, and develop portable instruments. This review provides new information and insightful commentary, important to the development and innovation of further detection methods for SEs in food samples.
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- Qing Li
- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health safety, College of Veterinary Medicine China Agricultural University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal-Derived Food Safety, and Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety, Beijing, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health safety, College of Veterinary Medicine China Agricultural University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal-Derived Food Safety, and Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety, Beijing, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health safety, College of Veterinary Medicine China Agricultural University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal-Derived Food Safety, and Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety, Beijing, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health safety, College of Veterinary Medicine China Agricultural University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal-Derived Food Safety, and Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety, Beijing, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health safety, College of Veterinary Medicine China Agricultural University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal-Derived Food Safety, and Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety, Beijing, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health safety, College of Veterinary Medicine China Agricultural University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal-Derived Food Safety, and Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety, Beijing, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health safety, College of Veterinary Medicine China Agricultural University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal-Derived Food Safety, and Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety, Beijing, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health safety, College of Veterinary Medicine China Agricultural University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal-Derived Food Safety, and Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety, Beijing, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health safety, College of Veterinary Medicine China Agricultural University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal-Derived Food Safety, and Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety, Beijing, China
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Song C, Liu Y, Hu J, Zhu Y, Ma Z, Xi J, Cui M, Ren L, Fan L. Development of a Gold Nanoparticle-Linked Immunosorbent Assay of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B Detection with Extremely High Sensitivity by Determination of Gold Atom Content Using Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15051493. [PMID: 37242735 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15051493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Highly sensitive staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) assay is of great importance for the prevention of toxic diseases caused by SEB. In this study, we present a gold nanoparticle (AuNP)-linked immunosorbent assay (ALISA) for detecting SEB in a sandwich format using a pair of SEB specific monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) performed in microplates. First, the detection mAb was labeled with AuNPs of different particle sizes (15, 40 and 60 nm). Then the sandwich immunosorbent assay for SEB detection was performed routinely in a microplate except for using AuNPs-labeled detection mAb. Next, the AuNPs adsorbed on the microplate were dissolved with aqua regia and the content of gold atoms was determined by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GFAAS). Finally, a standard curve was drawn of the gold atomic content against the corresponding SEB concentration. The detection time of ALISA was about 2.5 h. AuNPs at 60 nm showed the highest sensitivity with an actual measured limit of detection (LOD) of 0.125 pg/mL and a dynamic range of 0.125-32 pg/mL. AuNPs at 40 nm had an actual measured LOD of 0.5 pg/mL and a dynamic range of 0.5 to 128 pg/mL. AuNPs at 15 nm had an actual measured LOD of 5 pg/mL, with a dynamic range of 5-1280 pg/mL. With detection mAb labeled with AuNPs at 60 nm, ALISA's intra- and interassay coefficient variations (CV) at three concentrations (2, 8, and 20 pg/mL) were all lower than 12% and the average recovery level was ranged from 92.7% to 95.0%, indicating a high precision and accuracy of the ALISA method. Moreover, the ALISA method could be successfully applied to the detection of various food, environmental, and biological samples. Therefore, the successful establishment of the ALISA method for SEB detection might provide a powerful tool for food hygiene supervision, environmental management, and anti-terrorism procedures and this method might achieve detection and high-throughput analysis automatically in the near future, even though GFAAS testing remains costly at present.
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- Chaojun Song
- School of Life Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- School of Life Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is by definition a biosensor. However, not all immuno-biosensors involve the use of enzymes, while other biosensors incorporate ELISA as a key signaling component. In this chapter, we review the role of ELISA in signal amplification, integration with microfluidic systems, digital labeling, and electrochemical detection.
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Wei Y, Ren Z, Liu C, Jiang T, Wang R, Shi C, Liu C. All-fiber biological detection microfluidic chip based on space division and wavelength division multiplexing technologies. LAB ON A CHIP 2022; 22:4501-4510. [PMID: 36305279 DOI: 10.1039/d2lc00681b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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To further reduce the size of a microfluidic detection chip and the sample consumption and to shorten the chip manufacturing cycle, an all-fiber SPR detection multichannel microfluidic chip was proposed and demonstrated in this paper. The microfluidic channel of the proposed chip was provided by the air channel of a double side-hole fiber, the detection unit was fabricated using a dumbbell fiber with a fiber core exposed to air, and the sensing probe was composed and packaged by fiber micro-processing technology. The internal double channels of the fiber constructed from double side-hole and dumbbell fibers can realize dual channel detection based on space division multiplexing. 30 nm silver and 50 nm gold films were respectively coated on the left and right sides of the dumbbell fiber, which can realize the dual channel simultaneous detection based on wavelength division multiplexing. We employed the proposed microfluidic chip to detect immunoglobulin G and dopamine molecules, where the average sensitivity is 0.252 nm (mg mL-1)-1 and 0.061 nm (μg mL-1)-1, and the LOD is 0.397 mg mL-1 and 1.639 μg mL-1, respectively. The microfluidic channel and detection unit of all-fiber multi-channel SPR detection microfluidic chip are provided by a soft and flexible fiber, which is compact in structure, flexible in fabrication and short in manufacturing cycle, making it possible for the microfluidic chip to enter the human body for detection and enabling a new approach for the fabrication of wearable detection microfluidic devices. This provides a new idea for the development of microfluidic chips.
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- Yong Wei
- College of Electronic & Information Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404100, China.
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- College of Electronic & Information Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404100, China.
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- College of Electronic & Information Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404100, China.
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- College of Electronic & Information Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404100, China.
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- College of Electronic & Information Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404100, China.
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- College of Electronic & Information Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404100, China.
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- College of Electronic & Information Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404100, China.
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Markandan K, Tiong YW, Sankaran R, Subramanian S, Markandan UD, Chaudhary V, Numan A, Khalid M, Walvekar R. Emergence of infectious diseases and role of advanced nanomaterials in point-of-care diagnostics: a review. Biotechnol Genet Eng Rev 2022:1-89. [PMID: 36243900 DOI: 10.1080/02648725.2022.2127070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Infectious outbreaks are the foremost global public health concern, challenging the current healthcare system, which claims millions of lives annually. The most crucial way to control an infectious outbreak is by early detection through point-of-care (POC) diagnostics. POC diagnostics are highly advantageous owing to the prompt diagnosis, which is economical, simple and highly efficient with remote access capabilities. In particular, utilization of nanomaterials to architect POC devices has enabled highly integrated and portable (compact) devices with enhanced efficiency. As such, this review will detail the factors influencing the emergence of infectious diseases and methods for fast and accurate detection, thus elucidating the underlying factors of these infections. Furthermore, it comprehensively highlights the importance of different nanomaterials in POCs to detect nucleic acid, whole pathogens, proteins and antibody detection systems. Finally, we summarize findings reported on nanomaterials based on advanced POCs such as lab-on-chip, lab-on-disc-devices, point-of-action and hospital-on-chip. To this end, we discuss the challenges, potential solutions, prospects of integrating internet-of-things, artificial intelligence, 5G communications and data clouding to achieve intelligent POCs.
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- Kalaimani Markandan
- Temasek Laboratories, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Drive, Singapore
- Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- NUS Environmental Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Engineering Drive, Singapore
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- Graduate School, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Materials & Mineral Resources Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT), Taipei, Taiwan
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- Research Cell & Department of Physics, Bhagini Nivedita College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Graphene & Advanced 2D Materials Research Group (GAMRG), School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
- Sunway Materials Smart Science & Engineering (SMS2E) Research Cluster School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Graphene & Advanced 2D Materials Research Group (GAMRG), School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
- Sunway Materials Smart Science & Engineering (SMS2E) Research Cluster School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Microfluidics has enabled a new era of cellular and molecular assays due to the small length scales, parallelization, and the modularity of various analysis and actuation functions. Droplet microfluidics, in particular, has been instrumental in providing new tools for biology with its ability to quickly and reproducibly generate drops that act as individual reactors. A notable beneficiary of this technology has been single-cell RNA sequencing, which has revealed new heterogeneities and interactions for the fundamental unit of life. However, viruses far surpass the diversity of cellular life, affect the dynamics of all ecosystems, and are a chronic source of global health crises. Despite their impact on the world, high-throughput and high-resolution viral profiling has been difficult, with conventional methods being limited to population-level averaging, large sample volumes, and few cultivable hosts. Consequently, most viruses have not been identified and studied. Droplet microfluidics holds the potential to address many of these limitations and offers new levels of sensitivity and throughput for virology. This Feature highlights recent efforts that have applied droplet microfluidics to the detection and study of viruses, including for diagnostics, virus-host interactions, and cell-independent virus assays. In combination with traditional virology methods, droplet microfluidics should prove a potent tool toward achieving a better understanding of the most abundant biological species on Earth.
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- Wenyang Jing
- Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.,Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1206 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Liu W, Zhuo Q, Wen K, Zou Q, Hu X, Qin Y. Integrated plasmonic biosensor on a vertical cavity surface emitting laser platform. OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 29:40643-40651. [PMID: 34809399 DOI: 10.1364/oe.445520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Plasmonic devices can modulate light beyond the diffraction limit and thus have unique advantages in realizing an ultracompact feature size. However, in most cases, external light coupling systems are needed, resulting in a prohibitively bulky footprint. In this paper, we propose an integrated plasmonic biosensor on a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) platform. The plasmonic resonant wavelength of the nanohole array was designed to match (detune) with the emission peak wavelength of the VCSEL before (after) binding the molecules, thus the refractive index that represents the concentration of the molecule could be measured by monitoring the light output intensity. It shows that high contrast with relative intensity difference of 98.8% can be achieved for molecular detection at conventional concentrations. The size of the device chip could be the same as a VCSEL chip with regular specification of hundreds of micrometers in length and width. These results suggest that the proposed integrated sensor device offers great potential in realistic applications.
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Wu J, Dai B, Li Z, Pan T, Zhang D, Lin F. Emerging optofluidic technologies for biodiagnostic applications. VIEW 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/viw.20200035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Jiandong Wu
- Bionic Sensing and Intelligence Center Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen China
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- Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System Ministry of Education Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System University of Shanghai for Science and Technology Shanghai China
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- Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System Ministry of Education Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System University of Shanghai for Science and Technology Shanghai China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering University of California Davis California USA
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- Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System Ministry of Education Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System University of Shanghai for Science and Technology Shanghai China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Manitoba Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
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Xu L, Song X, Carroll G, You L. Novel in vitro microfluidic platform for osteocyte mechanotransduction studies. Integr Biol (Camb) 2020; 12:303-310. [PMID: 33420790 DOI: 10.1093/intbio/zyaa025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Revised: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Osteocytes are the major mechanosensing cells in bone remodeling. Current in vitro bone mechanotransduction research use macroscale devices such as flow chambers; however, in vitro microfluidic devices provide an optimal tool to better understand this biological process with its flexible design, physiologically relevant dimensions and high-throughput capabilities. This project aims to design and fabricate a multi-shear stress, co-culture platform to study the interaction between osteocytes and other bone cells under varying flow conditions. Standard microfluidic design utilizing changing geometric parameters is used to induce different flow rates that are directly proportional to the levels of shear stress, with devices fabricated from standard polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-based softlithography processes. Each osteocyte channel (OCY) is connected to an adjacent osteoclast channel (OC) by 20-μm perfusion channels for cellular signaling molecule transport. Significant differences in RANKL levels are observed between channels with different shear stress levels, and we observed that pre-osteoclast differentiation was directly affected by adjacent flow-stimulated osteocytes. Significant decrease in the number of differentiating osteoclasts is observed in the OC channel adjacent to the 2-Pa shear stress OCY channel, while differentiation adjacent to the 0.5-Pa shear stress OCY channel is unaffected compared with no-flow controls. Addition of zoledronic acid showed a significant decrease in osteoclast differentiation, compounding to effect instigated by increasing fluid shear stress. Using this platform, we are able to mimic the interaction between osteocytes and osteoclasts in vitro under physiologically relevant bone interstitial fluid flow shear stress. Our novel microfluidic co-culture platform provides an optimal tool for bone cell mechanistic studies and provides a platform for the discovery of potential drug targets for clinical treatments of bone-related diseases.
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- Liangcheng Xu
- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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The microfluidics field is at a critical crossroads. The vast majority of microfluidic devices are presently manufactured using micromolding processes that work very well for a reduced set of biocompatible materials, but the time, cost, and design constraints of micromolding hinder the commercialization of many devices. As a result, the dissemination of microfluidic technology-and its impact on society-is in jeopardy. Digital manufacturing (DM) refers to a family of computer-centered processes that integrate digital three-dimensional (3D) designs, automated (additive or subtractive) fabrication, and device testing in order to increase fabrication efficiency. Importantly, DM enables the inexpensive realization of 3D designs that are impossible or very difficult to mold. The adoption of DM by microfluidic engineers has been slow, likely due to concerns over the resolution of the printers and the biocompatibility of the resins. In this article, we review and discuss the various printer types, resolution, biocompatibility issues, DM microfluidic designs, and the bright future ahead for this promising, fertile field.
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- Arman Naderi
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA;
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA;
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA;
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Ghosh S, Aggarwal K, U. VT, Nguyen T, Han J, Ahn CH. A new microchannel capillary flow assay (MCFA) platform with lyophilized chemiluminescence reagents for a smartphone-based POCT detecting malaria. MICROSYSTEMS & NANOENGINEERING 2020; 6:5. [PMID: 34567620 PMCID: PMC8433401 DOI: 10.1038/s41378-019-0108-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2019] [Revised: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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There has been a considerable development in microfluidic based immunodiagnostics over the past few years which has greatly favored the growth of novel point-of-care-testing (POCT). However, the realization of an inexpensive, low-power POCT needs cheap and disposable microfluidic devices that can perform autonomously with minimum user intervention. This work, for the first time, reports the development of a new microchannel capillary flow assay (MCFA) platform that can perform chemiluminescence based ELISA with lyophilized chemiluminescent reagents. This new MCFA platform exploits the ultra-high sensitivity of chemiluminescent detection while eliminating the shortcomings associated with liquid reagent handling, control of assay sequence and user intervention. The functionally designed microchannels along with adequate hydrophilicity produce a sequential flow of assay reagents and autonomously performs the ultra-high sensitive chemiluminescence based ELISA for the detection of malaria biomarker such as PfHRP2. The MCFA platform with no external flow control and simple chemiluminescence detection can easily communicate with smartphone via USB-OTG port using a custom-designed optical detector. The use of the smartphone for display, data transfer, storage and analysis, as well as the source of power allows the development of a smartphone based POCT analyzer for disease diagnostics. This paper reports a limit of detection (LOD) of 8 ng/mL by the smartphone analyzer which is sensitive enough to detect active malarial infection. The MCFA platform developed with the smartphone analyzer can be easily customized for different biomarkers, so a hand-held POCT for various infectious diseases can be envisaged with full networking capability at low cost.
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- Sthitodhi Ghosh
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Microsystems and BioMEMS Laboratory, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221 USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Microsystems and BioMEMS Laboratory, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221 USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Microsystems and BioMEMS Laboratory, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221 USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Microsystems and BioMEMS Laboratory, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221 USA
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- Mico BioMed USA Inc., 10999 Reed Hartman Highway, STE 309C, Cincinnati, OH 45242 USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Microsystems and BioMEMS Laboratory, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221 USA
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Sanjay ST, Li M, Zhou W, Li X, Li X. A reusable PMMA/paper hybrid plug-and-play microfluidic device for an ultrasensitive immunoassay with a wide dynamic range. MICROSYSTEMS & NANOENGINEERING 2020; 6:28. [PMID: 34567643 PMCID: PMC8433292 DOI: 10.1038/s41378-020-0143-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2020] [Revised: 02/22/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Conventional colorimetric enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is a time-consuming laboratory assay that is not very sensitive and consumes a large amount of samples. Herein, the development of a reusable, cost-effective, and eco-friendly poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/paper hybrid plug-and-play (PnP) device for high-sensitivity immunoassay by analyte enrichment and efficient passing-through washing has been reported. The PMMA device has multiple slots where a pre-patterned paper substrate can be inserted. The sample flows back-and-forth through a low-cost, 3D paper substrate within the PMMA channels, thereby enhancing the amount of analyte adsorbed and dramatically increasing the sensitivity while decreasing the assay time. After the enrichment assay, the paper substrate can simply be pulled out of the device, and the results can be qualitatively viewed with the naked eye or scanned through a simple desktop scanner for quantitative analysis. The paper substrate can be replaced with a new substrate so that the device can be reused. The limits of detection (LODs) of 200 pg/mL for immunoglobulin G (IgG) and 270 pg/mL for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) were obtained. This IgG assay is at least 10 times more sensitive than commercial ELISA kits. In addition, the PnP ELISA exhibited a significant increase in the linear dynamic range from 3 orders of magnitude in a common paper-based device to a wide range of six orders of magnitude in the PnP hybrid device. This reusable PnP device has great potential for the low-cost yet high-sensitivity detection of infectious diseases, cancers, and other important biomolecules.
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- Sharma T. Sanjay
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave, El Paso, TX 79968 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave, El Paso, TX 79968 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave, El Paso, TX 79968 USA
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- College of Biomedical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, 030024 Taiyuan, Shanxi China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave, El Paso, TX 79968 USA
- Border Biomedical Research Center, Biomedical Engineering, and Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave, El Paso, TX 79968 USA
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Li F, Zheng Y, Wu J, Zhao L, Shui L, Pu Q, Liu S. Smartphone assisted immunodetection of HIV p24 antigen using reusable, centrifugal microchannel array chip. Talanta 2019; 203:83-89. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2019.05.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Revised: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Wu D, Voldman J. An integrated and automated electronic system for point-of-care protein testing. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2019; 2019:1571-1574. [PMID: 31946195 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2019.8857362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Protein testing in blood is important for clinical analysis. Traditional blood tests are performed in centralized laboratories and are slow to provide results. In contrast, point-of-care devices deliver rapid results in non-laboratory settings, allowing timely analysis and in turn reducing healthcare costs. Successful point-of-care platforms require seamless integration of chemical assays, fluid management and signal readout. In this regard, we present an integrated, compact and automated electronic system for point-of-care protein sensing. The system comprises of a microfluidics-based electrochemical biosensor, amperometry circuitry and automated microfluidic fluid handling circuitry. This platform utilizes magnetic microbeads to expedite an electronic enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and microfluidics to manage small volumes and automate assay operations. A commercial single-chip potentiostat is utilized for amperometry measurements and microfluidics control. Using this all-electrical system, we demonstrate an integrated and automated assay for human interleukin-6.
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Manole E, E. Bastian A, D. Popescu I, Constantin C, Mihai S, F. Gaina G, Codrici E, T. Neagu M. Immunoassay Techniques Highlighting Biomarkers in Immunogenetic Diseases. Immunogenetics 2019. [DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.75951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Uddin MJ, Shim JS. Microfluidic Adapter Converting a 96-Well Cartridge into an Autonomous Microfluidic Device. Anal Chem 2019; 91:2686-2694. [PMID: 30596424 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b04043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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In this study, an immunosensing platform by integrating a single array of conventional 96-well cartridges with low-cost polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) pillars and thermoplastic chip was designed and developed to execute enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The platform provides multiple (eight) reaction chambers for sequentially detecting multiple analytes under similar assay environments. For multiple immunoassays, the reaction chambers are consequently activated using a microvalve integrated with the sensing zones via the thermoplastic chip. Because the reaction zones are able to be selected and isolated from each other by the microvalve, multiple immunoassays can be implemented, avoiding cross-contamination. The performance of the sensing platform demonstrated its effectiveness in assaying with an optimal sample volume of 10 μL with an assay time of 10-15 min for different assay steps, which is much lower than the conventional immunoassay using 96-well plates. Thus, a low detection limit of 9.75 pg/mL is achieved using the developed platform to successfully detect the cardiac troponin I (cTnI). As a result, the cost-effectively made PDMS pillars and 96-well cartridge based hybrid immunosensing platform are widely applicable for high-throughput multiple lab-on-a-chip immunoassays.
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- M Jalal Uddin
- Bio-IT Convergence Laboratory, Department of Electronic Convergence Engineering , Kwangwoon University , Seoul 139-701 , Republic of Korea
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- Bio-IT Convergence Laboratory, Department of Electronic Convergence Engineering , Kwangwoon University , Seoul 139-701 , Republic of Korea
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He E, Cai L, Zheng F, Zhou Q, Guo D, Zhou Y, Zhang X, Li Z. Rapid Quantitative Fluorescence Detection of Copper Ions with Disposable Microcapsule Arrays Utilizing Functional Nucleic Acid Strategy. Sci Rep 2019; 9:36. [PMID: 30631123 PMCID: PMC6328549 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36842-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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In this work, an economical and easy-to-use microcapsule array fabricated by ice printing technique has been realized for ultrasensitive fluorescence quantification of copper ions employing functional nucleic acid strategy. With ice printing, the detection reagents are sealed by polystyrene (PS) film isolation and photopolymer, which guarantees a stable and contamination-free environment for functional nucleic acid reaction. Our microcapsule arrays have shown long-term stability (20 days) under -20 °C storage in frozen form before use. During the Cu2+ on-site detection, 1 μL sample is simply injected into the thawy microcapsule by a microliter syringe under room temperature, and after 20 minutes the fluorescence result can be obtained by an LED transilluminator. This method can realize the detection limit to 100 nM (100 fmol/μL) with high specificity.
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- Enqi He
- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.,Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Micro/Nano Fabrication, Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Micro/Nano Fabrication, Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China. .,Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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Ghosh S, Ahn CH. Lyophilization of chemiluminescent substrate reagents for high-sensitive microchannel-based lateral flow assay (MLFA) in point-of-care (POC) diagnostic system. Analyst 2019; 144:2109-2119. [DOI: 10.1039/c8an01899e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A new method towards successful lyophilization and reconstitution of chemiluminescent substrate while restoring the substrate functionality is reported in this work.
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- Sthitodhi Ghosh
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Microsystems and BioMEMS Laboratory
- University of Cincinnati
- USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Microsystems and BioMEMS Laboratory
- University of Cincinnati
- USA
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Im SB, Uddin MJ, Jin GJ, Shim JS. A disposable on-chip microvalve and pump for programmable microfluidics. LAB ON A CHIP 2018; 18:1310-1319. [PMID: 29619470 DOI: 10.1039/c8lc00003d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this work, a low-cost PDMS micro-pump and -valve have been designed and developed to control multiple reagents for enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) on a programmable lab-on-a-chip (LOC) platform. The micro pump and valves were precisely controlled by selectively pressurizing the PDMS channels and chamber to actuate the multiple reagents in a controlled manner. Selective pressurizing of the PDMS structures was initiated by a simple system that maneuvered a single roller bar operated by a programmed microprocessor. The performance of the micro-pump was fully characterized and a minimum fluid volume of 1 μL was controlled. Also, the on-chip microvalves were programmed to flow the multiple reagents to automatically process the multi-step ELISA procedures. By applying the proposed platform, 19.40 pg ml-1 cardiac troponin T (cTnT) was successfully detected on the LOC device by using multiple programmed valves as multiple steps of the enzyme-linked sandwich immunoassay. As a result, the developed micro-pump and -valve, which were successfully applied to actuate a series of solutions in a controlled manner, can be widely applied to lab-on-a-chip based bioassays.
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- Sung B Im
- Bio-IT Convergence Laboratory, Department of Electronic Convergence Engineering, KwangWoon University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Jiang Y, Liu X, Dang TC, Huang X, Feng H, Zhang Q, Yu H. A High-Sensitivity Potentiometric 65-nm CMOS ISFET Sensor for Rapid E. coli Screening. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS 2018; 12:402-415. [PMID: 29570066 DOI: 10.1109/tbcas.2018.2793861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Foodborne bacteria, inducing outbreaks of infection or poisoning, have posed great threats to food safety. Potentiometric sensors can identify bacteria levels in food by measuring medium's pH changes. However, most of these sensors face the limitation of low sensitivity and high cost. In this paper, we developed a high-sensitivity ion-sensitive field-effect transistor sensor. It is small sized, cost-efficient, and can be massively fabricated in a standard 65-nm complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor process. A subthreshold pH-to-time-to-voltage conversion scheme was proposed to improve the sensitivity. Furthermore, design parameters, such as chemical sensing area, transistor size, and discharging time, were optimized to enhance the performance. The intrinsic sensitivity of passivation membrane was calculated as 33.2 mV/pH. It was amplified to 123.8 mV/pH with a 0.01-pH resolution, which greatly exceeded 6.3 mV/pH observed in a traditional source-follower based readout structure. The sensing system was applied to Escherichia coli (E. coli) detection with densities ranging from 14 to 140 cfu/mL. Compared to the conventional direct plate counting method (24 h), more efficient sixfold smaller screening time (4 h) was achieved to differentiate samples' E. coli levels. The demonstrated portable, time-saving, and low-cost prescreen system has great potential for food safety detection.
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Fisher EL, Otto M, Cheung GYC. Basis of Virulence in Enterotoxin-Mediated Staphylococcal Food Poisoning. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:436. [PMID: 29662470 PMCID: PMC5890119 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins are a superfamily of secreted virulence factors that share structural and functional similarities and possess potent superantigenic activity causing disruptions in adaptive immunity. The enterotoxins can be separated into two groups; the classical (SEA-SEE) and the newer (SEG-SElY and counting) enterotoxin groups. Many members from both these groups contribute to the pathogenesis of several serious human diseases, including toxic shock syndrome, pneumonia, and sepsis-related infections. Additionally, many members demonstrate emetic activity and are frequently responsible for food poisoning outbreaks. Due to their robust tolerance to denaturing, the enterotoxins retain activity in food contaminated previously with S. aureus. The genes encoding the enterotoxins are found mostly on a variety of different mobile genetic elements. Therefore, the presence of enterotoxins can vary widely among different S. aureus isolates. Additionally, the enterotoxins are regulated by multiple, and often overlapping, regulatory pathways, which are influenced by environmental factors. In this review, we also will focus on the newer enterotoxins (SEG-SElY), which matter for the role of S. aureus as an enteropathogen, and summarize our current knowledge on their prevalence in recent food poisoning outbreaks. Finally, we will review the current literature regarding the key elements that govern the complex regulation of enterotoxins, the molecular mechanisms underlying their enterotoxigenic, superantigenic, and immunomodulatory functions, and discuss how these activities may collectively contribute to the overall manifestation of staphylococcal food poisoning.
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- Emilie L Fisher
- Pathogen Molecular Genetics Section, Laboratory of Bacteriology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Pathogen Molecular Genetics Section, Laboratory of Bacteriology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Pathogen Molecular Genetics Section, Laboratory of Bacteriology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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Duracova M, Klimentova J, Fucikova A, Dresler J. Proteomic Methods of Detection and Quantification of Protein Toxins. Toxins (Basel) 2018; 10:toxins10030099. [PMID: 29495560 PMCID: PMC5869387 DOI: 10.3390/toxins10030099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Revised: 02/21/2018] [Accepted: 02/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Biological toxins are a heterogeneous group of compounds that share commonalities with biological and chemical agents. Among them, protein toxins represent a considerable, diverse set. They cover a broad range of molecular weights from less than 1000 Da to more than 150 kDa. This review aims to compare conventional detection methods of protein toxins such as in vitro bioassays with proteomic methods, including immunoassays and mass spectrometry-based techniques and their combination. Special emphasis is given to toxins falling into a group of selected agents, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, such as Staphylococcal enterotoxins, Bacillus anthracis toxins, Clostridium botulinum toxins, Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin, ricin from Ricinus communis, Abrin from Abrus precatorius or control of trade in dual-use items in the European Union, including lesser known protein toxins such as Viscumin from Viscum album. The analysis of protein toxins and monitoring for biological threats, i.e., the deliberate spread of infectious microorganisms or toxins through water, food, or the air, requires rapid and reliable methods for the early identification of these agents.
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- Miloslava Duracova
- Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defense in Brno, Třebešská 1575, CZ-500 01 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
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- Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defense in Brno, Třebešská 1575, CZ-500 01 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
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- Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defense in Brno, Třebešská 1575, CZ-500 01 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
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- Military Health Institute, Military Medical Agency, Tychonova 1, CZ-160 00 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
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Coarsey CT, Esiobu N, Narayanan R, Pavlovic M, Shafiee H, Asghar W. Strategies in Ebola virus disease (EVD) diagnostics at the point of care. Crit Rev Microbiol 2017; 43:779-798. [PMID: 28440096 PMCID: PMC5653233 DOI: 10.1080/1040841x.2017.1313814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2016] [Revised: 10/21/2016] [Accepted: 03/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a devastating, highly infectious illness with a high mortality rate. The disease is endemic to regions of Central and West Africa, where there is limited laboratory infrastructure and trained staff. The recent 2014 West African EVD outbreak has been unprecedented in case numbers and fatalities, and has proven that such regional outbreaks can become a potential threat to global public health, as it became the source for the subsequent transmission events in Spain and the USA. The urgent need for rapid and affordable means of detecting Ebola is crucial to control the spread of EVD and prevent devastating fatalities. Current diagnostic techniques include molecular diagnostics and other serological and antigen detection assays; which can be time-consuming, laboratory-based, often require trained personnel and specialized equipment. In this review, we discuss the various Ebola detection techniques currently in use, and highlight the potential future directions pertinent to the development and adoption of novel point-of-care diagnostic tools. Finally, a case is made for the need to develop novel microfluidic technologies and versatile rapid detection platforms for early detection of EVD.
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- Chad T. Coarsey
- Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States
- Asghar-Lab: Micro and Nanotechnology in Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States
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- Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States
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- Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States
- Asghar-Lab: Micro and Nanotechnology in Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States
- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States
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Ligon SC, Liska R, Stampfl J, Gurr M, Mülhaupt R. Polymers for 3D Printing and Customized Additive Manufacturing. Chem Rev 2017; 117:10212-10290. [PMID: 28756658 PMCID: PMC5553103 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1190] [Impact Index Per Article: 170.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Additive manufacturing (AM) alias 3D printing translates computer-aided design (CAD) virtual 3D models into physical objects. By digital slicing of CAD, 3D scan, or tomography data, AM builds objects layer by layer without the need for molds or machining. AM enables decentralized fabrication of customized objects on demand by exploiting digital information storage and retrieval via the Internet. The ongoing transition from rapid prototyping to rapid manufacturing prompts new challenges for mechanical engineers and materials scientists alike. Because polymers are by far the most utilized class of materials for AM, this Review focuses on polymer processing and the development of polymers and advanced polymer systems specifically for AM. AM techniques covered include vat photopolymerization (stereolithography), powder bed fusion (SLS), material and binder jetting (inkjet and aerosol 3D printing), sheet lamination (LOM), extrusion (FDM, 3D dispensing, 3D fiber deposition, and 3D plotting), and 3D bioprinting. The range of polymers used in AM encompasses thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers, hydrogels, functional polymers, polymer blends, composites, and biological systems. Aspects of polymer design, additives, and processing parameters as they relate to enhancing build speed and improving accuracy, functionality, surface finish, stability, mechanical properties, and porosity are addressed. Selected applications demonstrate how polymer-based AM is being exploited in lightweight engineering, architecture, food processing, optics, energy technology, dentistry, drug delivery, and personalized medicine. Unparalleled by metals and ceramics, polymer-based AM plays a key role in the emerging AM of advanced multifunctional and multimaterial systems including living biological systems as well as life-like synthetic systems.
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- Samuel Clark Ligon
- Laboratory
for High Performance Ceramics, Empa, The
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, Dübendorf CH-8600, Switzerland
- Institute of Applied
Synthetic Chemistry and Institute of Materials Science and
Technology, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9, Vienna A-1060, Austria
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- Institute of Applied
Synthetic Chemistry and Institute of Materials Science and
Technology, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9, Vienna A-1060, Austria
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- Institute of Applied
Synthetic Chemistry and Institute of Materials Science and
Technology, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9, Vienna A-1060, Austria
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- H.
B. Fuller Deutschland GmbH, An der Roten Bleiche 2-3, Lüneburg D-21335, Germany
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- Freiburg
Materials Research Center (FMF) and Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Stefan-Meier-Straße 31, Freiburg D-79104, Germany
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Ligon SC, Liska R, Stampfl J, Gurr M, Mülhaupt R. Polymers for 3D Printing and Customized Additive Manufacturing. Chem Rev 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00074 impact factor 2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Samuel Clark Ligon
- Laboratory
for High Performance Ceramics, Empa, The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, Dübendorf CH-8600, Switzerland
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- H. B. Fuller Deutschland GmbH, An der Roten Bleiche 2-3, Lüneburg D-21335, Germany
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- Freiburg
Materials Research Center (FMF) and Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Stefan-Meier-Straße 31, Freiburg D-79104, Germany
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Rapid ELISA Using a Film-Stack Reaction Field with Micropillar Arrays. SENSORS 2017; 17:s17071608. [PMID: 28696378 PMCID: PMC5539656 DOI: 10.3390/s17071608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2017] [Revised: 06/26/2017] [Accepted: 07/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A film-stack reaction field with a micropillar array using a motor stirrer was developed for the high sensitivity and rapid enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) reaction. The effects of the incubation time of a protein (30 s, 5 min, and 10 min) on the fluorescence intensity in ELISAs were investigated using a reaction field with different micropillar array dimensions (5-µm, 10-µm and 50-µm gaps between the micropillars). The difference in fluorescence intensity between the well with the reaction field of 50-µm gap for the incubation time of 30 s and the well without the reaction field with for incubation time of 10 min was 6%. The trend of the fluorescence intensity in the gap between the micro pillars in the film-stack reaction field was different between the short incubation time and the long incubation time. The theoretical analysis of the physical parameters related with the biomolecule transport indicated that the reaction efficiency defined in this study was the dominant factor determining the fluorescence intensity for the short incubation time, whereas the volumetric rate of the circulating flow through the space between films and the specific surface area were the dominant factors for the long incubation time.
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Suzuki Y, Morioka K, Shimizu T, Nakajima H, Uchiyama K, Yang M. Influence of structural dimensions of micro-pillar array in reaction field on sensitivity of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2017.1327331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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- Yuma Suzuki
- Graduate School of System Design, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of System Design, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of System Design, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
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Streak Imaging Flow Cytometer for Rare Cell Analysis. Methods Mol Biol 2017. [PMID: 28281262 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6848-0_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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There is a need for simple and affordable techniques for cytology for clinical applications, especially for point-of-care (POC) medical diagnostics in resource-poor settings. However, this often requires adapting expensive and complex laboratory-based techniques that often require significant power and are too massive to transport easily. One such technique is flow cytometry, which has great potential for modification due to the simplicity of the principle of optical tracking of cells. However, it is limited in that regard due to the flow focusing technique used to isolate cells for optical detection. This technique inherently reduces the flow rate and is therefore unsuitable for rapid detection of rare cells which require large volume for analysis.To address these limitations, we developed a low-cost, mobile flow cytometer based on streak imaging. In our new configuration we utilize a simple webcam for optical detection over a large area associated with a wide-field flow cell. The new flow cell is capable of larger volume and higher throughput fluorescence detection of rare cells than the flow cells with hydrodynamic focusing used in conventional flow cytometry. The webcam is an inexpensive, commercially available system, and for fluorescence analysis we use a 1 W 450 nm blue laser to excite Syto-9 stained cells with emission at 535 nm. We were able to detect low concentrations of stained cells at high flow rates of 10 mL/min, which is suitable for rapidly analyzing larger specimen volumes to detect rare cells at appropriate concentration levels. The new rapid detection capabilities, combined with the simplicity and low cost of this device, suggest a potential for clinical POC flow cytometry in resource-poor settings associated with global health.
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Low-Cost Charged-Coupled Device (CCD) Based Detectors for Shiga Toxins Activity Analysis. Methods Mol Biol 2017. [PMID: 28281260 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6848-0_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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To improve food safety there is a need to develop simple, low-cost sensitive devices for detection of food-borne pathogens and their toxins. We describe a simple, low-cost webcam-based detector which can be used for various optical detection modalities, including fluorescence, chemiluminescence, densitometry, and colorimetric assays. The portable battery-operated CCD-based detection system consists of four modules: (1) a webcam to measure and record light emission, (2) a sample plate to perform assays, (3) a light emitting diode (LED) for illumination, and (4) a portable computer to acquire and analyze images. To demonstrate the technology, we used a cell based assay for fluorescence detection of the activity of the food borne Shiga toxin type 2 (Stx2), differentiating between biologically active toxin and inactive toxin which is not a risk. The assay is based on Shiga toxin inhibition of cell protein synthesis measured through inhibition of the green fluorescent protein (GFP). In this assay, GFP emits light at 509 nm when excited with a blue LED equipped with a filter at 486 nm. The emitted light is then detected with a green filter at 535 nm. Toxin activity is measured through a reduction in the 509 nm emission. In this system the level of detection (LOD) for Stx2 was 0.1 pg/ml, similar to the LOD of commercial fluorometers. These results demonstrate the utility and potential of low cost detectors for toxin activity. This approach could be readily adapted to the detection of other food-borne toxins.
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Kurdekar AD, Chunduri LAA, Chelli SM, Haleyurgirisetty MK, Bulagonda EP, Zheng J, Hewlett IK, Kamisetti V. Fluorescent silver nanoparticle based highly sensitive immunoassay for early detection of HIV infection. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra28737a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Fluorescent silver nanoparticles have been employed in an immunoassay to detect HIV p24 antigen with high sensitivity in the linear range of 10–1000 pg mL−1.
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- Aditya Dileep Kurdekar
- Laboratories for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research
- Department of Physics
- Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
- Puttaparthi 515134
- India
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- Laboratories for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research
- Department of Physics
- Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
- Puttaparthi 515134
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
- Puttaparthi 515134
- India
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- Laboratory of Molecular Virology
- Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER)
- Food and Drug Administration
- Silver Spring
- USA
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- Division of Biology
- Chemistry and Material Science
- Office of Science and Engineering laboratories
- Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)
- Food and Drug Administration
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- Laboratory of Molecular Virology
- Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER)
- Food and Drug Administration
- Silver Spring
- USA
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- Laboratories for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research
- Department of Physics
- Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
- Puttaparthi 515134
- India
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Latip EA, Coudron L, McDonnell MB, Johnston ID, McCluskey DK, Day R, Tracey MC. Protein droplet actuation on superhydrophobic surfaces: a new approach toward anti-biofouling electrowetting systems. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra10920b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Anti-biofouling behaviour of an electrowetting device using off-the-shelf superhydrophobic materials is demonstrated through protein adsorption measurement and protein-laden droplet actuation.
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- School of Engineering and Technology
- University of Hertfordshire
- UK
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- School of Engineering and Technology
- University of Hertfordshire
- UK
- Dstl Porton Down
- Salisbury
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- School of Engineering and Technology
- University of Hertfordshire
- UK
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- School of Engineering and Technology
- University of Hertfordshire
- UK
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- School of Engineering and Technology
- University of Hertfordshire
- UK
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- School of Engineering and Technology
- University of Hertfordshire
- UK
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Stereolithography-Based 3D Printed "Pillar Plates" that Minimizes Fluid Transfers During Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assays. Ann Biomed Eng 2016; 45:982-989. [PMID: 27913951 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-016-1763-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2016] [Accepted: 11/19/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is one of the most popular and indispensable tools in molecular biology. Despite numerous advances in ELISA methods that markedly improve the sensitivity and throughput of detection, a hallmark of all ELISA continues to be repeated pipetting of fluids that is not only cumbersome but can easily introduce errors or contaminations. Robotics, despite obvious advantages, remains expensive. Here, we designed and produced cheap "pillar plates" using stereolithography-based 3D printing that can be readily inserted into conventional 96- and 384- well plates and serve as the substrate for ELISA. We demonstrate that ELISA using these "pillar plates" affords comparable specificity and sensitivity of detection of serum antibodies to traditional sandwich ELISA, while markedly reducing the time and efforts associated with fluid transfer. These results underscore "pillar plates" as an attractive platform for rapid yet robotics-free ELISA.
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Singh H, Morita T, Suzuki Y, Shimojima M, Le Van A, Sugamata M, Yang M. High sensitivity, high surface area Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). Biomed Mater Eng 2016; 26:115-27. [PMID: 26684884 DOI: 10.3233/bme-151561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) are considered the gold standard in the demonstration of various immunological reactions with an application in the detection of infectious diseases such as during outbreaks or in patient care. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to produce an ELISA-based diagnostic with an increased sensitivity of detection compared to the standard 96-well method in the immunologic diagnosis of infectious diseases. METHODS A '3DStack' was developed using readily available, low cost fabrication technologies namely nanoimprinting and press stamping with an increased surface area of 4 to 6 times more compared to 96-well plates. This was achieved by stacking multiple nanoimprinted polymer sheets. The flow of analytes between the sheets was enhanced by rotating the 3DStack and confirmed by Finite-Element (FE) simulation. An Immunoglobulin G (IgG) ELISA for the detection of antibodies in human serum raised against Rubella virus was performed for validation. RESULTS An improved sensitivity of up to 1.9 folds higher was observed using the 3DStack compared to the standard method. CONCLUSIONS The increased surface area of the 3DStack developed using nanoimprinting and press stamping technologies, and the flow pattern between sheets generated by rotating the 3DStack were potential contributors to a more sensitive ELISA-based diagnostic device.
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- Harpal Singh
- Department of Intelligent Mechanical Systems, Graduate School of System Design, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Virology 1, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Intelligent Mechanical Systems, Graduate School of System Design, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Intelligent Mechanical Systems, Graduate School of System Design, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Virology 1, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue City, Vietnam
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- Department of Microbiology, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue City, Vietnam.,Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Intelligent Mechanical Systems, Graduate School of System Design, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
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Zhong R, Xie H, Kong F, Zhang Q, Jahan S, Xiao H, Fan L, Cao C. Enzyme catalysis-electrophoresis titration for multiplex enzymatic assay via moving reaction boundary chip. LAB ON A CHIP 2016; 16:3538-3547. [PMID: 27464600 DOI: 10.1039/c6lc00757k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In this work, we developed the concept of enzyme catalysis-electrophoresis titration (EC-ET) under ideal conditions, the theory of EC-ET for multiplex enzymatic assay (MEA), and a related method based on a moving reaction boundary (MRB) chip with a collateral channel and cell phone imaging. As a proof of principle, the model enzymes horseradish peroxidase (HRP), laccase and myeloperoxidase (MPO) were chosen for the tests of the EC-ET model. The experiments revealed that the EC-ET model could be achieved via coupling EC with ET within a MRB chip; particularly the MEA analyses of catalysis rate, maximum rate, activity, Km and Kcat could be conducted via a single run of the EC-ET chip, systemically demonstrating the validity of the EC-ET theory. Moreover, the developed method had these merits: (i) two orders of magnitude higher sensitivity than a fluorescence microplate reader, (ii) simplicity and low cost, and (iii) fairly rapid (30 min incubation, 20 s imaging) analysis, fair stability (<5.0% RSD) and accuracy, thus validating the EC-ET method. Finally, the developed EC-ET method was used for the clinical assay of MPO activity in blood samples; the values of MPO activity detected via the EC-ET chip were in agreement with those obtained by a traditional fluorescence microplate reader, indicating the applicability of the EC-ET method. The work opens a window for the development of enzymatic research, enzyme assay, immunoassay, and point-of-care testing as well as titration, one of the oldest methods of analysis, based on a simple chip.
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- Ran Zhong
- Laboratory of Bioseparation and Analytical Biochemistry, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China. ,
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Sanjay ST, Dou M, Sun J, Li X. A paper/polymer hybrid microfluidic microplate for rapid quantitative detection of multiple disease biomarkers. Sci Rep 2016. [PMID: 27456979 DOI: 10.1038/srep30474+6:30474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is one of the most widely used laboratory disease diagnosis methods. However, performing ELISA in low-resource settings is limited by long incubation time, large volumes of precious reagents, and well-equipped laboratories. Herein, we developed a simple, miniaturized paper/PMMA (poly(methyl methacrylate)) hybrid microfluidic microplate for low-cost, high throughput, and point-of-care (POC) infectious disease diagnosis. The novel use of porous paper in flow-through microwells facilitates rapid antibody/antigen immobilization and efficient washing, avoiding complicated surface modifications. The top reagent delivery channels can simply transfer reagents to multiple microwells thus avoiding repeated manual pipetting and costly robots. Results of colorimetric ELISA can be observed within an hour by the naked eye. Quantitative analysis was achieved by calculating the brightness of images scanned by an office scanner. Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and Hepatitis B surface Antigen (HBsAg) were quantitatively analyzed with good reliability in human serum samples. Without using any specialized equipment, the limits of detection of 1.6 ng/mL for IgG and 1.3 ng/mL for HBsAg were achieved, which were comparable to commercial ELISA kits using specialized equipment. We envisage that this simple POC hybrid microplate can have broad applications in various bioassays, especially in resource-limited settings.
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- Sharma T Sanjay
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave, El Paso, Texas, 79968, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave, El Paso, Texas, 79968, USA
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- Border Biomedical Research Center, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave, El Paso, Texas, 79968, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave, El Paso, Texas, 79968, USA.,Border Biomedical Research Center, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave, El Paso, Texas, 79968, USA.,Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave, El Paso, Texas, 79968, USA
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Sanjay ST, Dou M, Sun J, Li X. A paper/polymer hybrid microfluidic microplate for rapid quantitative detection of multiple disease biomarkers. Sci Rep 2016; 6:30474. [PMID: 27456979 PMCID: PMC4960536 DOI: 10.1038/srep30474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is one of the most widely used laboratory disease diagnosis methods. However, performing ELISA in low-resource settings is limited by long incubation time, large volumes of precious reagents, and well-equipped laboratories. Herein, we developed a simple, miniaturized paper/PMMA (poly(methyl methacrylate)) hybrid microfluidic microplate for low-cost, high throughput, and point-of-care (POC) infectious disease diagnosis. The novel use of porous paper in flow-through microwells facilitates rapid antibody/antigen immobilization and efficient washing, avoiding complicated surface modifications. The top reagent delivery channels can simply transfer reagents to multiple microwells thus avoiding repeated manual pipetting and costly robots. Results of colorimetric ELISA can be observed within an hour by the naked eye. Quantitative analysis was achieved by calculating the brightness of images scanned by an office scanner. Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and Hepatitis B surface Antigen (HBsAg) were quantitatively analyzed with good reliability in human serum samples. Without using any specialized equipment, the limits of detection of 1.6 ng/mL for IgG and 1.3 ng/mL for HBsAg were achieved, which were comparable to commercial ELISA kits using specialized equipment. We envisage that this simple POC hybrid microplate can have broad applications in various bioassays, especially in resource-limited settings.
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- Sharma T Sanjay
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave, El Paso, Texas, 79968, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave, El Paso, Texas, 79968, USA
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- Border Biomedical Research Center, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave, El Paso, Texas, 79968, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave, El Paso, Texas, 79968, USA.,Border Biomedical Research Center, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave, El Paso, Texas, 79968, USA.,Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave, El Paso, Texas, 79968, USA
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Sanjay ST, Dou M, Sun J, Li X. A paper/polymer hybrid microfluidic microplate for rapid quantitative detection of multiple disease biomarkers. Sci Rep 2016. [DOI: 10.1038/srep30474 6:30474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Wu S, Duan N, Gu H, Hao L, Ye H, Gong W, Wang Z. A Review of the Methods for Detection of Staphylococcus aureus Enterotoxins. Toxins (Basel) 2016; 8:E176. [PMID: 27348003 PMCID: PMC4963824 DOI: 10.3390/toxins8070176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2016] [Accepted: 05/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Food safety has attracted extensive attention around the world, and food-borne diseases have become one of the major threats to health. Staphylococcus aureus is a major food-borne pathogen worldwide and a frequent contaminant of foodstuffs. Staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) produced by some S. aureus strains will lead to staphylococcal food poisoning (SFP) outbreaks. The most common symptoms caused by ingestion of SEs within food are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and cramps. Children will suffer SFP by ingesting as little as 100 ng of SEs, and only a few micrograms of SEs are enough to cause SPF in vulnerable populations. Therefore, it is a great challenge and of urgent need to detect and identify SEs rapidly and accurately for governmental and non-governmental agencies, including the military, public health departments, and health care facilities. Herein, an overview of SE detection has been provided through a comprehensive literature survey.
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- Shijia Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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Rasooly R, Bruck HA, Balsam J, Prickril B, Ossandon M, Rasooly A. Improving the Sensitivity and Functionality of Mobile Webcam-Based Fluorescence Detectors for Point-of-Care Diagnostics in Global Health. Diagnostics (Basel) 2016; 6:E19. [PMID: 27196933 PMCID: PMC4931414 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics6020019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Revised: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 05/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Resource-poor countries and regions require effective, low-cost diagnostic devices for accurate identification and diagnosis of health conditions. Optical detection technologies used for many types of biological and clinical analysis can play a significant role in addressing this need, but must be sufficiently affordable and portable for use in global health settings. Most current clinical optical imaging technologies are accurate and sensitive, but also expensive and difficult to adapt for use in these settings. These challenges can be mitigated by taking advantage of affordable consumer electronics mobile devices such as webcams, mobile phones, charge-coupled device (CCD) cameras, lasers, and LEDs. Low-cost, portable multi-wavelength fluorescence plate readers have been developed for many applications including detection of microbial toxins such as C. Botulinum A neurotoxin, Shiga toxin, and S. aureus enterotoxin B (SEB), and flow cytometry has been used to detect very low cell concentrations. However, the relatively low sensitivities of these devices limit their clinical utility. We have developed several approaches to improve their sensitivity presented here for webcam based fluorescence detectors, including (1) image stacking to improve signal-to-noise ratios; (2) lasers to enable fluorescence excitation for flow cytometry; and (3) streak imaging to capture the trajectory of a single cell, enabling imaging sensors with high noise levels to detect rare cell events. These approaches can also help to overcome some of the limitations of other low-cost optical detection technologies such as CCD or phone-based detectors (like high noise levels or low sensitivities), and provide for their use in low-cost medical diagnostics in resource-poor settings.
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- Reuven Rasooly
- Western Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Albany, CA 94706, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland College Park (UMCP), College Park, MD 20742, USA.
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- Division of Chemistry and Toxicology Devices, Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health, FDA, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA.
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- National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD 208503, USA.
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He Y, Wu Y, Fu JZ, Gao Q, Qiu JJ. Developments of 3D Printing Microfluidics and Applications in Chemistry and Biology: a Review. ELECTROANAL 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201600043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Yong He
- State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, College of Mechanical Engineering; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310027 China
- Key Laboratory of 3D Printing Process and Equipment of Zhejiang Province, College of Mechanical Engineering; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310027 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, College of Mechanical Engineering; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310027 China
- Key Laboratory of 3D Printing Process and Equipment of Zhejiang Province, College of Mechanical Engineering; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310027 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, College of Mechanical Engineering; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310027 China
- Key Laboratory of 3D Printing Process and Equipment of Zhejiang Province, College of Mechanical Engineering; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310027 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, College of Mechanical Engineering; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310027 China
- Key Laboratory of 3D Printing Process and Equipment of Zhejiang Province, College of Mechanical Engineering; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310027 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, College of Mechanical Engineering; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310027 China
- Key Laboratory of 3D Printing Process and Equipment of Zhejiang Province, College of Mechanical Engineering; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310027 China
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The advent of soft lithography allowed for an unprecedented expansion in the field of microfluidics. However, the vast majority of PDMS microfluidic devices are still made with extensive manual labor, are tethered to bulky control systems, and have cumbersome user interfaces, which all render commercialization difficult. On the other hand, 3D printing has begun to embrace the range of sizes and materials that appeal to the developers of microfluidic devices. Prior to fabrication, a design is digitally built as a detailed 3D CAD file. The design can be assembled in modules by remotely collaborating teams, and its mechanical and fluidic behavior can be simulated using finite-element modeling. As structures are created by adding materials without the need for etching or dissolution, processing is environmentally friendly and economically efficient. We predict that in the next few years, 3D printing will replace most PDMS and plastic molding techniques in academia.
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- Anthony K Au
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, 3720 15th Ave NE, Box 355061, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, 3720 15th Ave NE, Box 355061, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, 3720 15th Ave NE, Box 355061, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, 3720 15th Ave NE, Box 355061, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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Abdallah BG, Roy-Chowdhury S, Fromme R, Fromme P, Ros A. Protein Crystallization in an Actuated Microfluidic Nanowell Device. CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN 2016; 16:2074-2082. [PMID: 27683240 PMCID: PMC5036579 DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.5b01748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Protein crystallization is a major bottleneck of structure determination by X-ray crystallography, hampering the process by years in some cases. Numerous matrix screening trials using significant amounts of protein are often applied, while a systematic approach with phase diagram determination is prohibited for many proteins that can only be expressed in small amounts. Here, we demonstrate a microfluidic nanowell device implementing protein crystallization and phase diagram screening using nanoscale volumes of protein solution per trial. The device is made with cost-effective materials and is completely automated for efficient and economical experimentation. In the developed device, 170 trials can be realized with unique concentrations of protein and precipitant established by gradient generation and isolated by elastomeric valving for crystallization incubation. Moreover, this device can be further downscaled to smaller nanowell volumes and larger scale integration. The device was calibrated using a fluorescent dye and compared to a numerical model where concentrations of each trial can be quantified to establish crystallization phase diagrams. Using this device, we successfully crystallized lysozyme and C-phycocyanin, as visualized by compatible crystal imaging techniques such as bright-field microscopy, UV fluorescence, and second-order nonlinear imaging of chiral crystals. Concentrations yielding observed crystal formation were quantified and used to determine regions of the crystallization phase space for both proteins. Low sample consumption and compatibility with a variety of proteins and imaging techniques make this device a powerful tool for systematic crystallization studies.
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- Bahige G. Abdallah
- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
- Center for Applied Structural Discovery, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
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- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
- Center for Applied Structural Discovery, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
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- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
- Center for Applied Structural Discovery, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
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- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
- Center for Applied Structural Discovery, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
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- Corresponding Author: Phone: 1-480-965-5323. Fax: 1-480-965-7954.
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- Anthony K. Au
- Department of Bioengineering; University of Washington; 3720 15th Ave NE, Box 355061 Seattle WA 98195 USA
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- Department of Bioengineering; University of Washington; 3720 15th Ave NE, Box 355061 Seattle WA 98195 USA
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- Department of Bioengineering; University of Washington; 3720 15th Ave NE, Box 355061 Seattle WA 98195 USA
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- Department of Bioengineering; University of Washington; 3720 15th Ave NE, Box 355061 Seattle WA 98195 USA
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Zhang Y, Yang J, Nie J, Yang J, Gao D, Zhang L, Li J. Enhanced ELISA using a handheld pH meter and enzyme-coated microparticles for the portable, sensitive detection of proteins. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:3474-7. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc09852a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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This work describes a general methodology for enhanced enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) that integrates enzyme-coated microparticle probes for robust yet highly efficient signal amplification and a handheld pH meter for a simple, portable, and quantitative readout.
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- Yun Zhang
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magnetochemical Function Materials
- College of Chemistry and Bioengineering
- Guilin University of Technology
- Guilin 541004
- P. R. China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magnetochemical Function Materials
- College of Chemistry and Bioengineering
- Guilin University of Technology
- Guilin 541004
- P. R. China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magnetochemical Function Materials
- College of Chemistry and Bioengineering
- Guilin University of Technology
- Guilin 541004
- P. R. China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magnetochemical Function Materials
- College of Chemistry and Bioengineering
- Guilin University of Technology
- Guilin 541004
- P. R. China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magnetochemical Function Materials
- College of Chemistry and Bioengineering
- Guilin University of Technology
- Guilin 541004
- P. R. China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magnetochemical Function Materials
- College of Chemistry and Bioengineering
- Guilin University of Technology
- Guilin 541004
- P. R. China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magnetochemical Function Materials
- College of Chemistry and Bioengineering
- Guilin University of Technology
- Guilin 541004
- P. R. China
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Xie Y, Wei X, Yang Q, Guan Z, Liu D, Liu X, Zhou L, Zhu Z, Lin Z, Yang C. A Shake&Read distance-based microfluidic chip as a portable quantitative readout device for highly sensitive point-of-care testing. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:13377-13380. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cc07928h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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We developed a Shake&Read distance-based microfluidic chip for simple, disposable, equipment-free, visual and quantitative POCT.
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Park S, Kang YJ, Majd S. A Review of Patterned Organic Bioelectronic Materials and their Biomedical Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2015; 27:7583-7619. [PMID: 26397962 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201501809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2015] [Revised: 05/17/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Organic electronic materials are rapidly emerging as superior replacements for a number of conventional electronic materials, such as metals and semiconductors. Conducting polymers, carbon nanotubes, graphenes, organic light-emitting diodes, and diamond films fabricated via chemical vapor deposition are the most popular organic bioelectronic materials that are currently under active research and development. Besides the capability to translate biological signals to electrical signals or vice versa, organic bioelectronic materials entail greater biocompatibility and biodegradability compared to conventional electronic materials, which makes them more suitable for biomedical applications. When patterned, these materials bring about numerous capabilities to perform various tasks in a more-sophisticated and high-throughput manner. Here, we provide an overview of the unique properties of organic bioelectronic materials, different strategies applied to pattern these materials, and finally their applications in the field of biomedical engineering, particularly biosensing, cell and tissue engineering, actuators, and drug delivery.
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- SooHyun Park
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
- Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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Singh H, Morioka K, Shimojima M, Van An L, Nakajima H, Hemmi A, Uchiyama K, Loong SK, AbuBakar S, Yang M, Sugamata M. A Handy Field-Portable ELISA System for Rapid Onsite Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases. Jpn J Infect Dis 2015; 69:435-8. [PMID: 26567830 DOI: 10.7883/yoken.jjid.2015.417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) are considered the gold standard for the detection of various immunological reactions and can be used for the detection of infectious diseases during outbreaks or in the care of individual patients. To be useful in the timely implementation of prevention and control measures against infectious diseases, a diagnostic modality should be rapid, accurate, and affordable. In the current study, we demonstrate the efficiency (90% less time and volume consumption compared with those of a standard 96-well ELISA), detection capability, and ease of operation of a field-portable, battery-operated ELISA system, approximately the size of a cellular phone (12 × 6 × 5.5 cm), in the serological diagnosis of measles and rubella viruses that has the potential for onsite testing such as during disease outbreaks.
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- Harpal Singh
- Department of Intelligent Mechanical Systems, Graduate School of System Design, Tokyo Metropolitan University
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Recent advances and future applications of microfluidic live-cell microarrays. Biotechnol Adv 2015; 33:948-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2015.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2015] [Revised: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 06/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Balsam J, Bruck HA, Rasooly A. Webcam-based flow cytometer using wide-field imaging for low cell number detection at high throughput. Analyst 2015; 139:4322-9. [PMID: 24995370 DOI: 10.1039/c4an00669k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Here we describe a novel low-cost flow cytometer based on a webcam capable of low cell number detection in a large volume which may overcome the limitations of current flow cytometry. Several key elements have been combined to yield both high throughput and high sensitivity. The first element is a commercially available webcam capable of 187 frames per second video capture at a resolution of 320 × 240 pixels. The second element in this design is a 1 W 450 nm laser module for area-excitation, which combined with the webcam allows for rapid interrogation of a flow field. The final element is a 2D flow-cell which overcomes the flow limitation of hydrodynamic focusing and allows for higher sample throughput in a wider flow field. This cell allows for the linear velocity of target cells to be lower than in a conventional "1D" hydrodynamic focusing flow-cells typically used in cytometry at similar volumetric flow rates. It also allows cells to be imaged at the full frame rate of the webcam. Using this webcam-based flow cytometer with wide-field imaging, it was confirmed that the detection of fluorescently tagged 5 μm polystyrene beads in "1D" hydrodynamic focusing flow-cells was not practical for low cell number detection due to streaking from the motion of the beads, which did not occur with the 2D flow-cell design. The sensitivity and throughput of this webcam-based flow cytometer was then investigated using THP-1 human monocytes stained with SYTO-9 florescent dye in the 2D flow-cell. The flow cytometer was found to be capable of detecting fluorescently tagged cells at concentrations as low as 1 cell per mL at flow rates of 500 μL min(-1) in buffer and in blood. The effectiveness of detection was concentration dependent: at 100 cells per mL 84% of the cells were detected compared to microscopy, 10 cells per mL 79% detected and 1 cell per mL 59% of the cells were detected. With the blood samples spiked to 100 cells per mL, the average concentration for all samples was 91.4 cells per mL, with a 95% confidence interval of 86-97 cells per mL. These low cell concentrations and the large volume capabilities of the system may overcome the limitations of current cytometry, and are applicable to rare cell (such as circulating tumor cell) detection The simplicity and low cost of this device suggests that it may have a potential use in developing point-of-care clinical flow cytometry for resource-poor settings associated with global health.
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- Joshua Balsam
- Division of Biology, Office of Science and Engineering, FDA, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA
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