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Sanvicens N, Pascual N, Fernández-Argüelles MT, Adrián J, Costa-Fernández JM, Sánchez-Baeza F, Sanz-Medel A, Marco MP. Quantum dot-based array for sensitive detection of Escherichia coli. Anal Bioanal Chem 2011; 399:2755-62. [PMID: 21249344 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-010-4624-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2010] [Revised: 12/07/2010] [Accepted: 12/17/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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A fluorescent quantum dot-based antibody array, used in sandwich format, has been developed to detect Escherichia coli O157:H7. Numerous parameters such as solid support, optimal concentration of immunoreagents, blocking reagents, and assay time were optimized for array construction. Quantum dot-conjugated anti-IgG was used as the detecting system. The array allows the detection of E. coli O157:H7 at concentrations below 10 CFU mL(-1) without sample enrichment, exhibiting an increase of three orders of magnitude in the limit of detection compared to ELISA. The interference caused by Gram (+) and Gram (-) bacteria was negligible at low concentrations of bacteria.
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- Nuria Sanvicens
- Applied Molecular Receptors Group, Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research, Barcelona, Spain
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Gehring AG, Tu SI. High-throughput biosensors for multiplexed food-borne pathogen detection. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2011; 4:151-172. [PMID: 21689045 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-061010-114010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Incidental contamination of foods by pathogenic bacteria and/or their toxins is a serious threat to public health and the global economy. The presence of food-borne pathogens and toxins must be rapidly determined at various stages of food production, processing, and distribution. Producers, processors, regulators, retailers, and public health professionals need simple and cost-effective methods to detect different species or serotypes of bacteria and associated toxins in large numbers of food samples. This review addresses the desire to replace traditional microbiological plate culture with more timely and less cumbersome rapid, biosensor-based methods. Emphasis focuses on high-throughput, multiplexed techniques that allow for simultaneous testing of numerous samples, in rapid succession, for multiple food-borne analytes (primarily pathogenic bacteria and/or toxins).
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- Andrew G Gehring
- Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 19038, USA
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Yao L, Yung KY, Khan R, Chodavarapu VP, Bright FV. CMOS Imaging of Pin-Printed Xerogel-Based Luminescent Sensor Microarrays. IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL 2010; 10:1824-1832. [PMID: 24489484 PMCID: PMC3908789 DOI: 10.1109/jsen.2010.2047497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We present the design and implementation of a luminescence-based miniaturized multisensor system using pin-printed xerogel materials which act as host media for chemical recognition elements. We developed a CMOS imager integrated circuit (IC) to image the luminescence response of the xerogel-based sensor array. The imager IC uses a 26 × 20 (520 elements) array of active pixel sensors and each active pixel includes a high-gain phototransistor to convert the detected optical signals into electrical currents. The imager includes a correlated double sampling circuit and pixel address/digital control circuit; the image data is read-out as coded serial signal. The sensor system uses a light-emitting diode (LED) to excite the target analyte responsive luminophores doped within discrete xerogel-based sensor elements. As a prototype, we developed a 4 × 4 (16 elements) array of oxygen (O2) sensors. Each group of 4 sensor elements in the array (arranged in a row) is designed to provide a different and specific sensitivity to the target gaseous O2 concentration. This property of multiple sensitivities is achieved by using a strategic mix of two oxygen sensitive luminophores ([Ru(dpp)3]2+ and ([Ru(bpy)3]2+) in each pin-printed xerogel sensor element. The CMOS imager consumes an average power of 8 mW operating at 1 kHz sampling frequency driven at 5 V. The developed prototype system demonstrates a low cost and miniaturized luminescence multisensor system.
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- Lei Yao
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QB, H3A2A7 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260 USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QB, H3A2A7 Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QB, H3A2A7 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260 USA
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Optimization of antibody-conjugated magnetic nanoparticles for target preconcentration and immunoassays. Anal Biochem 2010; 410:124-32. [PMID: 21078282 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2010.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2010] [Revised: 10/12/2010] [Accepted: 11/07/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Biosensors based on antibody recognition have a wide range of monitoring applications that apply to clinical, environmental, homeland security, and food problems. In an effort to improve the limit of detection of the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Array Biosensor, magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) were designed and tested using a fluorescence-based array biosensor. The MNPs were coated with the fluorescently labeled protein, AlexaFluor647-chicken IgG (Alexa647-chick IgG). Antibody-labeled MNPs (Alexa647-chick-MNPs) were used to preconcentrate the target via magnetic separation and as the tracer to demonstrate binding to slides modified with anti-chicken IgG as a capture agent. A full optimization study of the antibody-modified MNPs and their use in the biosensor was performed. This investigation looked at the Alexa647-chick-MNP composition, MNP surface modifications, target preconcentration conditions, and the effect that magnetic extraction has on the Alexa647-chick-MNP binding with the array surface. The results demonstrate the impact of magnetic extraction using the MNPs labeled with fluorescent proteins both for target preconcentration and for subsequent integration into immunoassays performed under flow conditions for enhanced signal generation.
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Duer R, Lund R, Tanaka R, Christensen DA, Herron JN. In-Plane Parallel Scanning: A Microarray Technology for Point-of-Care Testing. Anal Chem 2010; 82:8856-65. [DOI: 10.1021/ac101571b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Reuven Duer
- PLC Diagnostics, Inc., 192 Odebolt Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91360, United States, Departments of Bioengineering and Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- PLC Diagnostics, Inc., 192 Odebolt Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91360, United States, Departments of Bioengineering and Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- PLC Diagnostics, Inc., 192 Odebolt Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91360, United States, Departments of Bioengineering and Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- PLC Diagnostics, Inc., 192 Odebolt Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91360, United States, Departments of Bioengineering and Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- PLC Diagnostics, Inc., 192 Odebolt Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91360, United States, Departments of Bioengineering and Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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Sun S, Yang M, Kostov Y, Rasooly A. ELISA-LOC: lab-on-a-chip for enzyme-linked immunodetection. LAB ON A CHIP 2010; 10:2093-100. [PMID: 20544092 DOI: 10.1039/c003994b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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A miniature 96 sample ELISA-lab-on-a-chip (ELISA-LOC) was designed, fabricated, and tested for immunological detection of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B (SEB). The chip integrates a simple microfluidics system into a miniature ninety-six sample plate, allowing the user to carry out an immunological assay without a laboratory. Assay reagents are delivered into the assay plate without the need for separate devices commonly used in immunoassays. The ELISA-LOC was constructed using Laminated Object Manufacturing (LOM) technology to assemble six layers with an acrylic (poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)) core and five polycarbonate layers micromachined by a CO(2) laser. The ELISA-LOC has three main functional elements: reagent loading fluidics, assay and detection wells, and reagent removal fluidics, a simple "surface tension" valve used to control the flow. To enhance assay sensitivity and to perform the assay without a lab, ELISA-LOC detection combines several biosensing elements: (1) carbon nanotube (CNT) technology to enhance primary antibody immobilization, (2) sensitive ECL (electrochemiluminescence) detection, and (3) a charge-coupled device (CCD) detector for measuring the light signal generated by ECL. Using a sandwich ELISA assay, the system detected SEB at concentrations as low as 0.1 ng ml(-1), which is similar to the reported sensitivity of conventional ELISA. The fluidics system can be operated by a syringe and does not require power for operation. This simple point-of-care (POC) system is useful for carrying out various immunological assays and other complex medical assays without a laboratory.
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- Steven Sun
- Division of Biology, Office of Science and Engineering, FDA, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA
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Halámek J, Windmiller JR, Zhou J, Chuang MC, Santhosh P, Strack G, Arugula MA, Chinnapareddy S, Bocharova V, Wang J, Katz E. Multiplexing of injury codes for the parallel operation of enzyme logic gates. Analyst 2010; 135:2249-59. [PMID: 20617272 DOI: 10.1039/c0an00270d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The development of a highly parallel enzyme logic sensing concept employing a novel encoding scheme for the determination of multiple pathophysiological conditions is reported. The new concept multiplexes a contingent of enzyme-based logic gates to yield a distinct 'injury code' corresponding to a unique pathophysiological state as prescribed by a truth table. The new concept is illustrated using an array of NAND and AND gates to assess the biomedical significance of numerous biomarker inputs including creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase, norepinephrine, glutamate, alanine transaminase, lactate, glucose, glutathione disulfide, and glutathione reductase to assess soft-tissue injury, traumatic brain injury, liver injury, abdominal trauma, hemorrhagic shock, and oxidative stress. Under the optimal conditions, physiological and pathological levels of these biomarkers were detected through either optical or electrochemical techniques by monitoring the level of the outputs generated by each of the six logic gates. By establishing a pathologically meaningful threshold for each logic gate, the absorbance and amperometric assays tendered the diagnosis in a digitally encoded 6-bit word, defined as an 'injury code'. This binary 'injury code' enabled the effective discrimination of 64 unique pathological conditions to offer a comprehensive high-fidelity diagnosis of multiple injury conditions. Such processing of relevant biomarker inputs and the subsequent multiplexing of the logic gate outputs to yield a comprehensive 'injury code' offer significant potential for the rapid and reliable assessment of varied and complex forms of injury in circumstances where access to a clinical laboratory is not viable. While the new concept of parallel and multiplexed enzyme logic gates is illustrated here in connection to multi-injury diagnosis, it could be readily extended to a wide range of practical medical, industrial, security and environmental applications.
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- Jan Halámek
- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 13699-5810, USA
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Lian W, Wu D, Lim DV, Jin S. Sensitive detection of multiplex toxins using antibody microarray. Anal Biochem 2010; 401:271-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2010.02.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2010] [Revised: 02/03/2010] [Accepted: 02/25/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hu M, Yan J, He Y, Lu H, Weng L, Song S, Fan C, Wang L. Ultrasensitive, multiplexed detection of cancer biomarkers directly in serum by using a quantum dot-based microfluidic protein chip. ACS NANO 2010; 4:488-94. [PMID: 20041634 DOI: 10.1021/nn901404h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Sensitive and selective detection for cancer biomarkers are critical in cancer clinical diagnostics. Here we developed a microfluidic protein chip for an ultrasensitive and multiplexed assay of cancer biomarkers. Aqueous-phase-synthesized CdTe/CdS quantum dots (aqQDs) were employed as fluorescent signal amplifiers to improve the detection sensitivity. Secondary antibodies (goat anti-mouse IgG) were conjugated to luminescent CdTe/CdS QDs to realize a versatile fluorescent probe that could be used for multiplexed detection in both sandwich and reverse phase immunoassays. We found that our microfluidic protein chip not only possessed ultrahigh femtomolar sensitivity for cancer biomarkers, but was selective enough to be directly used in serum. This protein chip thus combines the high-throughput capabilities of a microfluidic network with the high sensitivity and multicolor imaging ability offered by highly fluorescent QDs, which can become a promising diagnostic tool in clinical applications.
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- Mei Hu
- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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High-Refractive-Index Waveguide Platforms for Chemical and Biosensing. SPRINGER SERIES ON CHEMICAL SENSORS AND BIOSENSORS 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-88242-8_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Butyrylcholinesterase for protection from organophosphorus poisons: catalytic complexities and hysteretic behavior. Arch Biochem Biophys 2009; 494:107-20. [PMID: 20004171 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2009.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2009] [Revised: 11/24/2009] [Accepted: 12/01/2009] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Butyrylcholinesterase is a promiscuous enzyme that displays complex kinetic behavior. It is toxicologically important because it detoxifies organophosphorus poisons (OP) by making a covalent bond with the OP. The OP and the butyrylcholinesterase are both inactivated in the process. Inactivation of butyrylcholinesterase has no adverse effects. However, inactivation of acetylcholinesterase in nerve synapses can be lethal. OP-inhibited butyrylcholinesterase and acetylcholinesterase can be reactivated with oximes provided the OP has not aged. Strategies for preventing the toxicity of OP include (a) treatment with an OP scavenger, (b) reaction of non-aged enzyme with oximes, (c) reactivation of aged enzyme, (d) slowing down aging with peripheral site ligands, and (e) design of mutants that rapidly hydrolyze OP. Option (a) has progressed through phase I clinical trials with human butyrylcholinesterase. Option (b) is in routine clinical use. The others are at the basic research level. Butyrylcholinesterase displays complex kinetic behavior including activation by positively charged esters, ability to hydrolyze amides, and a lag time (hysteresis) preceding hydrolysis of benzoylcholine and N-methylindoxyl acetate. Mass spectrometry has identified new OP binding motifs on tyrosine and lysine in proteins that have no active site serine. It is proposed, but not yet proven, that low dose exposure involves OP modification of proteins that have no active site serine.
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Sun S, Ossandon M, Kostov Y, Rasooly A. Lab-on-a-chip for botulinum neurotoxin a (BoNT-A) activity analysis. LAB ON A CHIP 2009; 9:3275-81. [PMID: 19865736 PMCID: PMC2849933 DOI: 10.1039/b912097a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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A Lab-on-a-chip (LOC) was designed, fabricated and tested for the in vitro detection of botulinum neurotoxin serotype A (BoNT-A) activity using an assay that measures cleavage of a fluorophore-tagged peptide substrate specific for BoNT-A (SNAP-25) by the toxin light chain (LcA). LcA cleavage was detected by Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) fluorescence. FRET fluorescence was measured by a newly developed portable charge-coupled device (CCD) fluorescent detector equipped with multi-wavelength light-emitting diodes (LED) illumination. An eight V-junction microchannel device for BoNTs activity assays was constructed using Laminated Object Manufacturing (LOM) technology. The six-layer device was fabricated with a Poly(methyl methacrylate (PMMA) core and five polycarbonate (PC) layers micromachined by CO2 laser. The LOC is operated by syringe and is equipped with reagents, sample wells, reaction wells, diffusion traps (to avoid cross contamination among channels) and waste reservoirs. The system was detected LcA at concentrations as low as 0.5 nM, which is the reported sensitivity of the SNAP-25 in vitro cleavage assay. Combined with our CCD detector, the simple point of care system enables the detection of BoNTs activity and may be useful for the performance of other complex medical assays without a laboratory. This approach may realize the potential to enhance the quality of health care delivery for underserved populations.
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- Steven Sun
- Division of Biology, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, FDA, NIH/NCI, Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USA6130 Executive Blvd. EPN, Room 6035A Rockville, 20852; Fax: (+301) 402-7819; Tel: (+301) 402-4185
- Center for Advanced Sensor Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, MD, 21250
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- Cancer Diagnosis Program, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, 20892
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- Center for Advanced Sensor Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, MD, 21250
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- Division of Biology, Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, FDA, NIH/NCI, Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USA6130 Executive Blvd. EPN, Room 6035A Rockville, 20852; Fax: (+301) 402-7819; Tel: (+301) 402-4185
- Cancer Diagnosis Program, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, 20892
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Qian H, He L. Detection of Protein Binding Using Activator Generated by Electron Transfer for Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. Anal Chem 2009; 81:9824-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ac900959v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Hong Qian
- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695
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Ramanathan M, Luckarift HR, Sarsenova A, Wild JR, Ramanculov EK, Olsen EV, Simonian AL. Lysozyme-mediated formation of protein–silica nano-composites for biosensing applications. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2009; 73:58-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2009.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2009] [Revised: 04/24/2009] [Accepted: 04/28/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Pauly D, Kirchner S, Stoermann B, Schreiber T, Kaulfuss S, Schade R, Zbinden R, Avondet MA, Dorner MB, Dorner BG. Simultaneous quantification of five bacterial and plant toxins from complex matrices using a multiplexed fluorescent magnetic suspension assay. Analyst 2009; 134:2028-39. [PMID: 19768210 DOI: 10.1039/b911525k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Proteotoxins such as ricin, abrin, botulinum neurotoxins type A and B (BoNT/A, BoNT/B) and staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) are regarded as potential biological warfare agents which could be used for bioterrorism attacks on the food chain. In this study we used a novel immunisation strategy to generate high-affinity monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies against native ricin, BoNT/A, and BoNT/B. The antibodies were used along with antibodies against SEB and abrin to establish a highly sensitive magnetic and fluorescent multiplex bead array with excellent sensitivities between 2 ng/L and 546 ng/L from a minimal sample volume of 50 microL. The assay was validated using 20 different related analytes and the assay precision was determined. Advancing the existing bead array technology, the novel magnetic and fluorescent microbeads proved amenable to enrichment procedures, by further increasing sensitivity to 0.3-85 ng/L, starting from a sample volume of 500 microL. Furthermore, the method was successfully applied for the simultaneous identification of the target toxins spiked into complex food matrices like milk, baby food and yoghurt. On the basis of our results, the assay appears to be a good tool for large-scale screening of samples from the food supply chain.
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- Diana Pauly
- Center for Biological Safety, Microbial Toxins (ZBS3), Robert Koch-Institut, Nordufer 20, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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Maragos C. Biosensors for mycotoxin analysis: recent developments and future prospects. WORLD MYCOTOXIN J 2009. [DOI: 10.3920/wmj2008.1117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The toxicity and prevalence of mycotoxins in commodities and foods has necessitated the development of rapid methods in order to ensure the protection of human food and animal feed supplies. Testing for mycotoxins can be accomplished by many techniques that range from determinative tests in which the presence of the toxin is confirmed, to presumptive tests in which the presence of the toxin is inferred from the presence of markers. This review focuses on tests that fall into a third category, namely indirect assays, where the presence of the toxin is established by it's interaction with an intermediary. Such intermediaries include biological materials that bind mycotoxins, such as antibodies, as well as synthetic materials such as polymers and man-made peptides. The diversity of assays within this category is extraordinary and includes assays based upon traditional microwell formats, microbeads, membranes, electrodes, wave-guides, and solution-phase assays. The microbead format includes platforms as diverse as flow injection immunoassays, tandem column immunoassays, and immunoaffinity columns. The membrane-based formats include flow-through as well as lateral-flow assays. The electrode-based formats incorporate miniaturised immunoassays with electrochemical endpoints. The wave-guide-based devices include formats such as surface plasmon resonance, and fluorescence array biosensors, and the solution phase formats include homogeneous assays such as fluorescence polarisation immunoassay. The breadth of technologies brought to bear upon solving the need for rapid, accurate, detection of mycotoxins is impressive and includes technologies currently available commercially and those which appear poised to enter the marketplace.
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- C. Maragos
- Mycotoxin Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, ARS, USDA, 1815 N. University St., Peoria, IL 61604, USA
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Kloth K, Rye-Johnsen M, Didier A, Dietrich R, Märtlbauer E, Niessner R, Seidel M. A regenerable immunochip for the rapid determination of 13 different antibiotics in raw milk. Analyst 2009; 134:1433-9. [PMID: 19562212 DOI: 10.1039/b817836d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Access to high-quality and safe food is a basic need in our community and, consequently, the European Union has defined maximum residue levels (MRLs) for a number of antibacterial compounds. However, despite the obvious demand for quantitative multi-residue detection methods that can be carried out on a routine basis, there is currently a lack in the development of such systems. In particular, an automated multianalyte detection instrument is needed that is capable of quantifying several antibiotics simultaneously within minutes. The newly developed hapten microarrays are designed for the parallel analysis of 13 different antibiotics in milk within six minutes by applying an indirect competitive chemiluminescence microarray immunoassay (CL-MIA). To allow multiple analyses, a regenerable microarray chip was developed based on epoxy-activated PEG chip surfaces, onto which microspotted antibiotic derivatives like sulfonamides, beta-lactams, aminoglycosides, fluorquinolones and polyketides are coupled directly without further use of linking agents. Using the chip reader platform MCR 3, this antigen solid phase is stable for at least 50 consecutive analyses.
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- Katrin Kloth
- Institute of Hydrochemistry and Chair for Analytical Chemistry, Technische Universität München, Marchioninistrasse 17, D-81377 München, Germany
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Schubert-Ullrich P, Rudolf J, Ansari P, Galler B, Führer M, Molinelli A, Baumgartner S. Commercialized rapid immunoanalytical tests for determination of allergenic food proteins: an overview. Anal Bioanal Chem 2009; 395:69-81. [PMID: 19308361 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-009-2715-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2008] [Revised: 02/11/2009] [Accepted: 02/16/2009] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Food allergies have become an important health issue especially in industrialized countries. Undeclared allergenic ingredients or the presence of "hidden" allergens because of contamination during the food production process pose great health risks to sensitised individuals. The EU directive for food labelling lists allergenic foods that have to be declared on food products by the manufacturers. The list includes gluten-containing cereals, crustaceans, eggs, fish, peanuts, soybeans, milk, various nuts (e.g. almond, hazelnut, and walnut, etc.), celery, mustard, sesame seeds, lupin, and molluscs. Reliable methods for detection and quantification of food allergens are needed that can be applied in a fast and easy-to-use manner, are portable, and need only limited technical equipment. This review focuses on the latest developments in food allergen analysis with special emphasis on fast immunoanalytical methods such as rapid enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), lateral-flow immunochromatographic assays (LFA) and dipstick tests. Emerging technologies such as immunochemical microarrays and biosensors are also discussed and their application to food allergen analysis is reviewed. Finally, a comprehensive overview of rapid immunochemical test kits that are currently available commercially is given in tabular form.
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- Patricia Schubert-Ullrich
- Dept. IFA-Tulln, Center for Analytical Chemistry, Christian Doppler Pilot Laboratory for Rapid Test Systems for Allergenic Food Contaminants, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna, Konrad Lorenz Strasse 20, 3430 Tulln, Austria
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Cromie SRT, Del Pópolo MG, Ballone P. Amphiphilic Character and Aggregation Properties of Small Cholesterol Islands on Water: A Simulation Study. J Phys Chem B 2009; 113:4674-87. [DOI: 10.1021/jp8084759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- S. R. T. Cromie
- Queen’s University Belfast, Atomistic Simulation Centre, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Queen’s University Belfast, Atomistic Simulation Centre, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Queen’s University Belfast, Atomistic Simulation Centre, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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Li Q, Yu S, Li Z, Qin J. New indole-containing luminophores: convenient synthesis and aggregation-induced emission enhancement. J PHYS ORG CHEM 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/poc.1461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Kloth K, Niessner R, Seidel M. Development of an open stand-alone platform for regenerable automated microarrays. Biosens Bioelectron 2009; 24:2106-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2008.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2008] [Revised: 10/17/2008] [Accepted: 11/05/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Reduction of Non-Specific Protein Adsorption Using Poly(ethylene) Glycol (PEG) Modified Polyacrylate Hydrogels In Immunoassays for Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B Detection. SENSORS 2009; 9:645-55. [PMID: 22389622 PMCID: PMC3280768 DOI: 10.3390/s90100645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2008] [Revised: 01/14/2009] [Accepted: 01/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Three PEG molecules (PEG-methacrylate, -diacrylate and -dimethacrylate) were incorporated into galactose-based polyacrylate hydrogels and their relative abilities to reduce non-specific protein adsorption in immunoassays were determined. Highly crosslinked hydrogels containing amine-terminated functionalities were formed and used to covalently attach antibodies specific for staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB). Patterned arrays of immobilized antibodies in the PEG-modified hydrogels were created with a PDMS template containing micro-channels for use in sandwich immunoassays to detect SEB. Different concentrations of the toxin were applied to the hydrogel arrays, followed with a Cy3-labeled tracer antibody specific for the two toxins. Fluorescence laser scanning confocal microscopy of the tracer molecules provided both qualitative and quantitative measurements on the detection sensitivity and the reduction in non-specific binding as a result of PEG incorporation. Results showed the PEG-modified hydrogel significantly reduced non-specific protein binding with a detection limit for SEB of 1 ng/mL. Fluorescence signals showed a 10-fold decrease in the non-specific binding and a 6-fold increase in specific binding of SEB.
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Golden JP, Sapsford KE. Fluoroimmunoassays using the NRL array biosensor. Methods Mol Biol 2009; 503:273-292. [PMID: 19151947 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-567-5_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Array-based biosensor technology offers the user the ability to detect and quantify multiple targets in multiple samples simultaneously (Analytical Sciences 23:5-10, 2007). The NRL Array Biosensor has been developed with the aim of creating a system for sensitive, rapid, on-site screening for multiple targets of interest. This system is fluorescence-based, using evanescent illumination of a waveguide, and has demonstrated the use of both sandwich and competitive immunoassays for the detection of both high and low molecular weight targets, respectively. The current portable, automated system has demonstrated detection of a wide variety of analytes ranging from simple chemical compounds to entire bacterial cells, with applications in food safety, disease diagnosis, homeland security and environmental monitoring.
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- Joel P Golden
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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Taitt CR, North SH, Kulagina NV. Antimicrobial peptide arrays for detection of inactivated biothreat agents. Methods Mol Biol 2009; 570:233-255. [PMID: 19649597 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-394-7_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Arrays of immobilized antimicrobial peptides are used to detect bacterial, viral, and rickettsial pathogens, including inactivated biothreat agents. These arrays differ from the many combinatorial peptide arrays described in the literature in that the peptides used here have naturally evolved to interact with and disrupt microbial membranes with high affinity but broad specificity. The interaction of these naturally occurring peptides with membranes of pathogens has been harnessed for the purpose of detection, with immobilized antimicrobial peptides acting as "capture" molecules in detection assays. Methods are presented for immobilizing the antimicrobial peptides in planar arrays, performing direct and sandwich assays, and detecting bound targets.
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Dong S, Li Z, Qin J. New Carbazole-Based Fluorophores: Synthesis, Characterization, and Aggregation-Induced Emission Enhancement. J Phys Chem B 2008; 113:434-41. [DOI: 10.1021/jp807510a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Shoucheng Dong
- Department of Chemistry, Hubei Key Laboratory on Organic and Polymeric Opto-Electronic Materials, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hubei Key Laboratory on Organic and Polymeric Opto-Electronic Materials, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hubei Key Laboratory on Organic and Polymeric Opto-Electronic Materials, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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Taitt CR, Shriver-Lake LC, Ngundi MM, Ligler FS. Array Biosensor for Toxin Detection: Continued Advances. SENSORS 2008; 8:8361-8377. [PMID: 27873991 PMCID: PMC3791022 DOI: 10.3390/s8128361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2008] [Revised: 11/26/2008] [Accepted: 12/09/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The following review focuses on progress made in the last five years with the NRL Array Biosensor, a portable instrument for rapid and simultaneous detection of multiple targets. Since 2003, the Array Biosensor has been automated and miniaturized for operation at the point-of-use. The Array Biosensor has also been used to demonstrate (1) quantitative immunoassays against an expanded number of toxins and toxin indicators in food and clinical fluids, and (2) the efficacy of semi-selective molecules as alternative recognition moieties. Blind trials, with unknown samples in a variety of matrices, have demonstrated the versatility, sensitivity, and reliability of the automated system.
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- Chris Rowe Taitt
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Code 6900, Washington, DC 20375-5348, USA.
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Code 6900, Washington, DC 20375-5348, USA.
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- Food and Drug Administration, N29 RM418 HFM-434, 8800 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Code 6900, Washington, DC 20375-5348, USA.
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Hajj-Hassan M, Gonzalez T, Ghafar-Zadeh E, Djeghelian H, Chodavarapu V, Andrews M, Therriault D. Direct-Dispense Polymeric Waveguides Platform for Optical Chemical Sensors. SENSORS 2008; 8:7636-7648. [PMID: 27873950 PMCID: PMC3790981 DOI: 10.3390/s8127636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2008] [Revised: 11/27/2008] [Accepted: 11/27/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We describe an automated robotic technique called direct-dispense to fabricate a polymeric platform that supports optical sensor arrays. Direct-dispense, which is a type of the emerging direct-write microfabrication techniques, uses fugitive organic inks in combination with cross-linkable polymers to create microfluidic channels and other microstructures. Specifically, we describe an application of direct-dispensing to develop optical biochemical sensors by fabricating planar ridge waveguides that support sol-gel-derived xerogel-based thin films. The xerogel-based sensor materials act as host media to house luminophore biochemical recognition elements. As a prototype implementation, we demonstrate gaseous oxygen (O2) responsive optical sensors that operate on the basis of monitoring luminescence intensity signals. The optical sensor employs a Light Emitting Diode (LED) excitation source and a standard silicon photodiode as the detector. The sensor operates over the full scale (0%-100%) of O2 concentrations with a response time of less than 1 second. This work has implications for the development of miniaturized multi-sensor platforms that can be cost-effectively and reliably mass-produced.
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- Mohamad Hajj-Hassan
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, 3480 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2A7.
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2K6.
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, 3480 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2A7.
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2K6.
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, 3480 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2A7.
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2K6.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Case postale 6079, Succursale Centre-ville, Quebec, Canada H3C 3A7.
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Wang XH, Wang S. Sensors and Biosensors for the Determination of Small Molecule Biological Toxins. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2008; 8:6045-6054. [PMID: 27873857 PMCID: PMC3705547 DOI: 10.3390/s8096045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2008] [Revised: 09/03/2008] [Accepted: 09/05/2008] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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The following review of sensors and biosensors focuses on the determination of commonly studied small molecule biological toxins, including mycotoxins and small molecule neurotoxins. Because of the high toxicity of small molecule toxins, an effective analysis technique for determining their toxicity is indispensable. Sensors and biosensors have emerged as sensitive and rapid techniques for toxicity analysis in the past decade. Several different sensors for the determination of mycotoxins and other small molecule neurotoxins have been reported in the literature, and many of these sensors such as tissue biosensors, enzyme sensors, optical immunosensors, electrochemical sensors, quartz crystal sensors, and surface plasmon resonance biosensors are reviewed in this paper. Sensors are a practical and convenient monitoring tool in the area of routine analysis, and their specificity, sensitivity, reproducibility and analysis stability should all be improved in future work. In addition, accuracy field portable sensing devices and multiplexing analysis devices will be important requirement for the future.
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- Xiang-Hong Wang
- Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300222, P.R. China
- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding 071001, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300222, P.R. China.
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Seidel M, Niessner R. Automated analytical microarrays: a critical review. Anal Bioanal Chem 2008; 391:1521-44. [PMID: 18504563 PMCID: PMC7080066 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-008-2039-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2008] [Revised: 02/25/2008] [Accepted: 02/28/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Microarrays provide a powerful analytical tool for the simultaneous detection of multiple analytes in a single experiment. The specific affinity reaction of nucleic acids (hybridization) and antibodies towards antigens is the most common bioanalytical method for generating multiplexed quantitative results. Nucleic acid-based analysis is restricted to the detection of cells and viruses. Antibodies are more universal biomolecular receptors that selectively bind small molecules such as pesticides, small toxins, and pharmaceuticals and to biopolymers (e.g. toxins, allergens) and complex biological structures like bacterial cells and viruses. By producing an appropriate antibody, the corresponding antigenic analyte can be detected on a multiplexed immunoanalytical microarray. Food and water analysis along with clinical diagnostics constitute potential application fields for multiplexed analysis. Diverse fluorescence, chemiluminescence, electrochemical, and label-free microarray readout systems have been developed in the last decade. Some of them are constructed as flow-through microarrays by combination with a fluidic system. Microarrays have the potential to become widely accepted as a system for analytical applications, provided that robust and validated results on fully automated platforms are successfully generated. This review gives an overview of the current research on microarrays with the focus on automated systems and quantitative multiplexed applications.
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- Michael Seidel
- Chair for Analytical Chemistry and Institute of Hydrochemistry, Technische Universität München, Marchioninistrasse 17, 81377, München, Germany.
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A fluorescence detection platform using spatial electroluminescent excitation for measuring botulinum neurotoxin A activity. Biosens Bioelectron 2008; 24:618-25. [PMID: 18644709 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2008.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2008] [Revised: 04/23/2008] [Accepted: 06/04/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Current biodetection illumination technologies (laser, LED, tungsten lamp, etc.) are based on spot illumination with additional optics required when spatial excitation is required. Herein we describe a new approach of spatial illumination based on electroluminescence (EL) semiconductor strips available in several wavelengths, greatly simplifying the biosensor design by eliminating the need for additional optics. This work combines EL excitation with charge-coupled device (CCD) based detection (EL-CCD detector) of fluorescence for developing a simple portable detector for botulinum neurotoxin A (BoTN-A) activity analysis. A Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) activity assay for BoTN-A was used to both characterize and optimize the EL-CCD detector. The system consists of two modules: (1) the detection module which houses the CCD camera and emission filters, and (2) the excitation and sample module, containing the EL strip, the excitation filter and the 9-well sample chip. The FRET activity assay used in this study utilized a FITC/DABCYL-SNAP-25 peptide substrate in which cleavage of the substrate by BoTN-A, or its light chain derivative (LcA), produced an increase in fluorescence emission. EL-CCD detector measured limits of detection (LODs) were similar to those measured using a standard fluorescent plate reader with valves between 0.625 and 1.25 nM (31-62 ng/ml) for LcA and 0.313 nM (45 ng/ml) for the full toxin, BoTN-A. As far as the authors are aware this is the first demonstration of phosphor-based EL strips being used for the spatial illumination/excitation of a surface, coupled with CCD for point of care detection.
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Soto CM, Martin BD, Sapsford KE, Blum AS, Ratna BR. Toward single molecule detection of staphylococcal enterotoxin B: mobile sandwich immunoassay on gliding microtubules. Anal Chem 2008; 80:5433-40. [PMID: 18543949 DOI: 10.1021/ac800541x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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An immunoassay based on gliding microtubules (MTs) is described for the detection of staphylococcal enterotoxin B. Detection is performed in a sandwich immunoassay format. Gliding microtubules carry the antigen-specific "capture" antibody, and bound analyte is detected using a fluorescent viral scaffold as the tracer. A detailed modification scheme for the MTs postpolymerization is described along with corresponding quantification by fluorescence spectroscopy. The resultant antibody-MTs maintain their morphology and gliding capabilities. We report a limit of detection down to 0.5 ng/mL during active transport in a 30 min assay time and down to 1 ng/mL on static surfaces. This study demonstrates the kinesin/MT-mediated capture, transport, and detection of the biowarfare agent SEB in a microfluidic format.
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- Carissa M Soto
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20375, USA.
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Gehring AG, Albin DM, Reed SA, Tu SI, Brewster JD. An antibody microarray, in multiwell plate format, for multiplex screening of foodborne pathogenic bacteria and biomolecules. Anal Bioanal Chem 2008; 391:497-506. [PMID: 18389224 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-008-2044-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2008] [Revised: 02/29/2008] [Accepted: 02/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Intoxication and infection caused by foodborne pathogens are important problems worldwide, and screening tests for multiple pathogens are needed because foods may be contaminated with multiple pathogens and/or toxic metabolites. We developed a 96-well microplate, multiplex antibody microarray method to simultaneously capture and detect Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. typhimurium), as well as a biomolecule (chicken immunoglobulin G or IgG employed as a proteinaceous toxin analog) in a single sample. Microarrayed spots of capture antibodies against the targeted analytes were printed within individual wells of streptavidin-coated polystyrene 96-multiwell microtiter plates and a sandwich assay with fluorescein- or Cy3-labeled reporter antibodies was used for detection. (Printing was achieved with a conventional microarray printing robot that was operated with custom-developed microplate arraying software.) Detection of the IgG was realized from ca. 5 to 25 ng/mL, and detection of E. coli O157:H7 and S. typhimurium was realized from ca. 10(6) to 10(9) and ca. 10(7) to 10(9) cells/mL, respectively. Multiplex detection of the two bacteria and the IgG in buffer and in culture-enriched ground beef filtrate was established with a total assay (including detection) time of ca. 2.5 h. Detection of S. typhimurium was largely unaffected by high concentrations of the other bacteria and IgG as well as the ground beef filtrate, whereas a small decrease in response was observed for E. coli O157:H7. The multiwell plate, multiplex antibody microarray platform developed here demonstrates a powerful approach for high-throughput screening of large numbers of food samples for multiple pathogens and toxins.
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- Andrew G Gehring
- Microbial Biophysics and Residue Chemistry Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Eastern Regional Research Center, 600 East Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, PA 19038, USA.
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Lin YH, Chen SH, Chuang YC, Lu YC, Shen TY, Chang CA, Lin CS. Disposable amperometric immunosensing strips fabricated by Au nanoparticles-modified screen-printed carbon electrodes for the detection of foodborne pathogen Escherichia coli O157:H7. Biosens Bioelectron 2008; 23:1832-7. [PMID: 18424027 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2008.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2007] [Revised: 02/12/2008] [Accepted: 02/25/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A disposable amperometric immunosensing strip was fabricated for rapid detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7. The method uses an indirect sandwich enzyme-linked immunoassay with double antibodies. Screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCEs) were framed by commercial silver and carbon inks. For electrochemical characterization the carbon electrodes were coupled with the first E. coli O157:H7-specific antibody, E. coli O157:H7 intact cells and the second E. coli O157:H7-specific antibody conjugated with horseradish peroxidase (HRP). Hydrogen peroxide and ferrocenedicarboxylic acid (FeDC) were used as the substrate for HRP and mediator, respectively, at a potential +300 mV vs. counter/reference electrode. The response current (RC) of the immunosensing strips could be amplified significantly by 13-nm diameter Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) attached to the working electrode. The results show that the combined effects of AuNPs and FeDC enhanced RC by 13.1-fold. The SPCE immunosensing strips were used to detect E. coli O157:H7 specifically. Concentrations of E. coli O157:H7 from 10(2) to 10(7)CFU/ml could be detected. The detection limit was approximately 6CFU/strip in PBS buffer and 50CFU/strip in milk. The SPCE modified with AuNPs and FeDC has the potential for further applications and provides the basis for incorporating the method into an integrated system for rapid pathogen detection.
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- Yueh-Hui Lin
- Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30068, Taiwan
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Feltis BN, Sexton BA, Glenn FL, Best MJ, Wilkins M, Davis TJ. A hand-held surface plasmon resonance biosensor for the detection of ricin and other biological agents. Biosens Bioelectron 2007; 23:1131-6. [PMID: 18155516 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2007.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2007] [Revised: 10/17/2007] [Accepted: 11/02/2007] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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There is an ongoing need for field-deployable biosensor devices. We have constructed a fully self-contained, hand-held biosensor, based on the surface plasmon resonance technique. The dimensions of the sensor unit are 15 x 8 cm, the weight is 600 g and it is powered by a 9 V battery. We have characterised the responsiveness of the sensor using calibrated sucrose solutions and were able to measure changes as small as 3.3 x 10(-6) refractive index units. To demonstrate functionality of the sensor, we have prepared surfaces with an antibody fragment specific for the biological toxin ricin. We were able to detect ricin at 200 ng/mL in 10 min, which is approximately 2500 times less than the minimum lethal dose. We were also able to verify positive binding within a second 10 min window. This sensor demonstrates important steps required for the development of fully integrated, hand-held sensor devices and will form the basis of a multi-analyte system, to be developed in the near future. It also represents the first completely hand-held SPR device, not requiring external power or a computer connection to operate.
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- B N Feltis
- CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
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Simpson-Stroot JM, Kearns EA, Stroot PG, Magaña S, Lim DV. Monitoring biosensor capture efficiencies: development of a model using GFP-expressing Escherichia coli O157:H7. J Microbiol Methods 2007; 72:29-37. [PMID: 18096260 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2007.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2007] [Revised: 11/09/2007] [Accepted: 11/09/2007] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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One of the known limitations for biosensor assays is the high limit of detection for target cells within complex samples (e.g., Escherichia coli at 10(4) to 10(5) CFU/mL) due to poor capture efficiencies. Currently, researchers can only estimate the cell capture efficiency necessary to produce a positive signal for any type of biosensor using either cumbersome techniques or regression modeling. To solve this problem, green fluorescent protein (GFP) transformed E. coli O157:H7 was used to develop a novel method for directly and easily measuring the cell capture efficiency of any given biosensor platform. For demonstration purposes, E. coli-GFP was assayed on both fiber optic and planar waveguide biosensor platforms. Cells were enumerated using an epifluorescent microscope and digital camera to determine the number of cells captured on the surfaces. Conversion algorithms were used with these digital images to determine the cell density of entire waveguide surface areas. For E. coli-GFP, the range of cell capture efficiency was between 0.4 and 1.2%. This indicates that although the developed model works for calculating cell capture, there is still need for significant improvements in capture methods themselves, to increase the capture efficiency and thereby lower detection limits. The use of GFP-transformed target cells and cell capture efficiency calculations can facilitate the development and optimization processes by allowing direct enumeration of new biosensor design configurations and sample processing strategies.
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- Joyce M Simpson-Stroot
- Division of Cell Biology, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology, Department of Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620-5200, USA.
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