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Sritong N, Sala de Medeiros M, Basing LA, Linnes JC. Promise and perils of paper-based point-of-care nucleic acid detection for endemic and pandemic pathogens. LAB ON A CHIP 2023; 23:888-912. [PMID: 36688463 PMCID: PMC10028599 DOI: 10.1039/d2lc00554a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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From HIV and influenza to emerging pathogens like COVID-19, each new infectious disease outbreak has highlighted the need for massively-scalable testing that can be performed outside centralized laboratory settings at the point-of-care (POC) in order to prevent, track, and monitor endemic and pandemic threats. Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) are highly sensitive and can be developed and scaled within weeks while protein-based rapid tests require months for production. Combining NAATs with paper-based detection platforms are promising due to the manufacturability, scalability, and simplicity of each of these components. Typically, paper-based NAATs consist of three sequential steps: sample collection and preparation, amplification of DNA or RNA from pathogens of interest, and detection. However, these exist within a larger ecosystem of sample collection and interpretation workflow, usability, and manufacturability which can be vastly perturbed during a pandemic emergence. This review aims to explore the challenges of paper-based NAATs covering sample-to-answer procedures along with three main types of clinical samples; blood, urine, and saliva, as well as broader operational, scale up, and regulatory aspects of device development and implementation. To fill the technological gaps in paper-based NAATs, a sample-in-result-out system that incorporates the integrated sample collection, sample preparation, and integrated internal amplification control while also balancing needs of users and manufacturability upfront in the early design process is required.
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- Navaporn Sritong
- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
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- Department of Medical Diagnostics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana
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- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
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Li P, Xiong H, Yang B, Jiang X, Kong J, Fang X. Recent progress in CRISPR-based microfluidic assays and applications. Trends Analyt Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Jin Y, Aziz AUR, Wu B, Lv Y, Zhang H, Li N, Liu B, Zhang Z. The Road to Unconventional Detections: Paper-Based Microfluidic Chips. MICROMACHINES 2022; 13:1835. [PMID: 36363856 PMCID: PMC9696303 DOI: 10.3390/mi13111835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2022] [Revised: 10/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Conventional detectors are mostly made up of complicated structures that are hard to use. A paper-based microfluidic chip, however, combines the advantages of being small, efficient, easy to process, and environmentally friendly. The paper-based microfluidic chips for biomedical applications focus on efficiency, accuracy, integration, and innovation. Therefore, continuous progress is observed in the transition from single-channel detection to multi-channel detection and in the shift from qualitative detection to quantitative detection. These developments improved the efficiency and accuracy of single-cell substance detection. Paper-based microfluidic chips can provide insight into a variety of fields, including biomedicine and other related fields. This review looks at how paper-based microfluidic chips are prepared, analyzed, and used to help with both biomedical development and functional integration, ideally at the same time.
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- Yuhang Jin
- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Integrated Circuit and Biomedical Electronic System, School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- School of Life Science and Pharmacy, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Integrated Circuit and Biomedical Electronic System, School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- China Certification and Inspection Group Liaoning Co., Ltd., Dalian 116039, China
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- China Certification and Inspection Group Liaoning Co., Ltd., Dalian 116039, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Integrated Circuit and Biomedical Electronic System, School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Integrated Circuit and Biomedical Electronic System, School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Integrated Circuit and Biomedical Electronic System, School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Life Science and Pharmacy, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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Shiju TM, Tripura C, Saha P, Mansingh A, Challa V, Bhatnagar I, Nagesh N, Asthana A. Ready-to-Use Vertical Flow Paper Device for Instrument-Free Room Temperature Reverse Transcription. N Biotechnol 2022; 68:77-86. [PMID: 35150929 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2022.02.001] [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: 09/21/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/05/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Paper-based nucleic acid detection and diagnosis are currently gaining much interest in point-of-care (POC) applications. The major steps involved in any nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) based diagnostics are nucleic acid isolation, reverse transcription (RT) (in the case of RNA), amplification and detection. RT is an important step in quantifying the viral load in case of disease diagnosis as well as quantifying gene expression levels in other molecular studies. cDNA synthesis is routinely carried out using a thermal cycler, with the process requiring temperatures between 40ºC to 65ºC. Here we report for the first time an instrument-free RT, performed at room temperature on cellulose-based paper devices. cDNA synthesis on paper was confirmed by RT-PCR and Sanger sequencing of the PCR products. Purified RNA from varied sources such as cell lysate, tissue and blood were used to test the methodology. Synthetic hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA and human blood RNA were used as proof-of-concept to demonstrate the use of these devices in diagnostic applications. Further, ready-to-use paper-based reverse transcription (PRT) devices have been developed, wherein only the RNA sample is added onto the device and the cDNA can be eluted after 30minutes of incubation at room temperature. The devices were found to be stable for 30 days at -20ºC storage. The cellulose-based PRT devices are simple, time saving and user-friendly for a complete instrument-free cDNA synthesis at room temperature.
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- Thomas Michael Shiju
- CCMB-Annexe-II, Medical Biotechnology Complex, CSIR- Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Uppal, Hyderabad - 500 039, Telangana, India
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- CCMB-Annexe-II, Medical Biotechnology Complex, CSIR- Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Uppal, Hyderabad - 500 039, Telangana, India.
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- CCMB-Annexe-II, Medical Biotechnology Complex, CSIR- Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Uppal, Hyderabad - 500 039, Telangana, India
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- CCMB-Annexe-II, Medical Biotechnology Complex, CSIR- Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Uppal, Hyderabad - 500 039, Telangana, India
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- CCMB-Annexe-II, Medical Biotechnology Complex, CSIR- Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Uppal, Hyderabad - 500 039, Telangana, India
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- CCMB-Annexe-II, Medical Biotechnology Complex, CSIR- Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Uppal, Hyderabad - 500 039, Telangana, India
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- CCMB-Annexe-II, Medical Biotechnology Complex, CSIR- Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Uppal, Hyderabad - 500 039, Telangana, India
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- CCMB-Annexe-II, Medical Biotechnology Complex, CSIR- Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Uppal, Hyderabad - 500 039, Telangana, India; Department of Medical Devices, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education And Research (NIPER), NH 9, Kukatpally Industrial Estate, Balanagar, Hyderabad - 500037, Telangana, India.
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Whitehead HD, Lieberman M. Rapid, instrument-free colorimetric quantification of DNA using Nile Blue. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2022; 14:574-580. [PMID: 35050279 DOI: 10.1039/d1ay01598b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The use of nucleic acid tests (NAT) for sensitive and rapid detection of pathogens relevant to human health has increased due to the ubiquity of nucleic acid amplification techniques such as polymerase chain reaction. The use of such tools for detection of amplified nucleic acid (NA) in field and clinical settings is limited by the need for complex instrumentation and trained users. To address these limitations we developed a rapid, robust, and instrument-free colorimetric detection method for nucleic acids using a visible region dye, Nile Blue (NB). NB is a cationic benzophenoxazine dye with well-known binding interactions with NA and has been used in instrumental methods for DNA quantification. When combined with dsDNA, the color of NB shifts from blue to purple. Images of this color shift are collected and are subjected to image analysis. Observed changes in the red and green colorimetric intensities are linked to the ratio of dsDNA to NB. By titrating solutions of dsDNA against a series of NB concentrations, we found it possible to quantitate dsDNA at concentrations ranging from 10-100 μg mL-1 using a k-means cluster analysis method. This range is comparable to that of NA concentrations quantified using gold-standard UV-Visible spectroscopy and to the concentrations of NA in biological samples after amplification. Unknown concentrations of dsDNA from yeast extracts were correctly identified within ±5 μg mL-1 of true concentration. Preliminary experiments demonstrate use of the developed NB method on paper-based analytical devices. As an instrument-free detection method, NB allows for rapid and robust quantification of dsDNA in field settings.
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- Heather D Whitehead
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA.
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Liu Y, Li R, Liang F, Deng C, Seidi F, Xiao H. Fluorescent paper-based analytical devices for ultra-sensitive dual-type RNA detections and accurate gastric cancer screening. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 197:113781. [PMID: 34781178 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Demand on the quick screening of gastric cancer (GC) has significantly stimulated the development of biomarker sensing techniques. Herein, we report the novel fluorescent paper-based analytical devices (PADs) for detections of GC-related microRNA-21 (miRNA-21) and circular RNA from Hippocampus Abundant Transcript 1 gene (circRNA-HIAT1) with prominent reliability and sensitivity. The PADs, constructed by in-situ synthesis of blue-emissive carbon dots (CDs) and conjugations of probe DNAs, exhibit the superior uniformity and stability. In the presence of targets, rolling circle amplifications (RCA) are triggered to generate long DNA strands for the assemblies of green-/red-emissive labels. Consequently, remarkable blue-to-green and blue-to-red emission color transitions of the PADs are achieved, implementing the color-analysis of miRNA-21 and circRNA-HIAT1, respectively. Benefited from the efficient RCA, coupled with the drastic ratiometric fluorescent changes, the limit of detections (LODs) of PADs are found to be several fM with the upper limit of the linear detection range at 1 nM. More importantly, the fluorescent PADs possess excellent specificity, as well as anti-interference capability in biological settings, enabling their applications in accurate GC screening with plasma samples. Overall, the proposed fluorescent PADs are featured with robust sensing platform, facile signal readout, and exceptional dual-type RNA sensing performance, holding high potential in point-of-care testing (POCT).
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- Yuqian Liu
- International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials and Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China.
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- International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials and Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials and Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials and Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials and Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B5A3, Canada.
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Bialy RM, Mainguy A, Li Y, Brennan JD. Functional nucleic acid biosensors utilizing rolling circle amplification. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:9009-9067. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00613h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Functional nucleic acids regulate rolling circle amplification to produce multiple detection outputs suitable for the development of point-of-care diagnostic devices.
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- Roger M. Bialy
- Biointerfaces Institute, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4O3, Canada
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- Biointerfaces Institute, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4O3, Canada
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- Biointerfaces Institute, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4O3, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
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- Biointerfaces Institute, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4O3, Canada
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This article provides a comprehensive review of biosensing with DNAzymes, providing an overview of different sensing applications while highlighting major progress and seminal contributions to the field of portable biosensor devices and point-of-care diagnostics. Specifically, the field of functional nucleic acids is introduced, with a specific focus on DNAzymes. The incorporation of DNAzymes into bioassays is then described, followed by a detailed overview of recent advances in the development of in vivo sensing platforms and portable sensors incorporating DNAzymes for molecular recognition. Finally, a critical perspective on the field, and a summary of where DNAzyme-based devices may make the biggest impact are provided.
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- Erin M McConnell
- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada.
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Tai WC, Chang YC, Chou D, Fu LM. Lab-on-Paper Devices for Diagnosis of Human Diseases Using Urine Samples-A Review. BIOSENSORS 2021; 11:260. [PMID: 34436062 PMCID: PMC8393526 DOI: 10.3390/bios11080260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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In recent years, microfluidic lab-on-paper devices have emerged as a rapid and low-cost alternative to traditional laboratory tests. Additionally, they were widely considered as a promising solution for point-of-care testing (POCT) at home or regions that lack medical infrastructure and resources. This review describes important advances in microfluidic lab-on-paper diagnostics for human health monitoring and disease diagnosis over the past five years. The review commenced by explaining the choice of paper, fabrication methods, and detection techniques to realize microfluidic lab-on-paper devices. Then, the sample pretreatment procedure used to improve the detection performance of lab-on-paper devices was introduced. Furthermore, an in-depth review of lab-on-paper devices for disease measurement based on an analysis of urine samples was presented. The review concludes with the potential challenges that the future development of commercial microfluidic lab-on-paper platforms for human disease detection would face.
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- Wei-Chun Tai
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan;
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- Department of Engineering Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan;
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan;
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- Department of Engineering Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan;
- Graduate Institute of Materials Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 912, Taiwan
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Khaliliazar S, Öberg Månsson I, Piper A, Ouyang L, Réu P, Hamedi MM. Woven Electroanalytical Biosensor for Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests. Adv Healthc Mater 2021; 10:e2100034. [PMID: 33930257 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202100034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Fiber-based biosensors enable a new approach in analytical diagnostic devices. The majority of textile-based biosensors, however, rely on colorimetric detection. Here a woven biosensor that integrates microfluidics structures in combination with an electroanalytical readout based on a thiol-self-assembled monolayer (SAM) for Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing, NAATs is shown. Two types of fiber-based electrodes are systematically characterized: pure gold microwires (bond wire) and off-the-shelf plasma gold-coated polyester multifilament threads to evaluate their potential to form SAMs on their surface and their electrochemical performance in woven textile. A woven electrochemical DNA (E-DNA) sensor using a SAM-based stem-loop probe-modified gold microwire is fabricated. These sensors can specifically detect unpurified, isothermally amplified genomic DNA of Staphylococcus epidermidis (10 copies/µL) by recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA). This work demonstrates that textile-based biosensors have the potential for integrating and being employed as automated, sample-to-answer analytical devices for point-of-care (POC) diagnostics.
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- Shirin Khaliliazar
- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health KTH Royal Institute of Technology Tekninkringen 56‐58 Stockholm SE‐100 44 Sweden
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health KTH Royal Institute of Technology Tekninkringen 56‐58 Stockholm SE‐100 44 Sweden
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health KTH Royal Institute of Technology Tekninkringen 56‐58 Stockholm SE‐100 44 Sweden
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health KTH Royal Institute of Technology Tekninkringen 56‐58 Stockholm SE‐100 44 Sweden
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health KTH Royal Institute of Technology Tekninkringen 56‐58 Stockholm SE‐100 44 Sweden
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health KTH Royal Institute of Technology Tekninkringen 56‐58 Stockholm SE‐100 44 Sweden
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Figueredo F, Stolowicz F, Vojnov A, Coltro WKT, Larocca L, Carrillo C, Cortón E. Towards a versatile and economic Chagas Disease point-of-care testing system, by integrating loop-mediated isothermal amplification and contactless/label-free conductivity detection. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2021; 15:e0009406. [PMID: 33989282 PMCID: PMC8153438 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Rapid diagnosis by using small, simple, and portable devices could represent one of the best strategies to limit the damage and contain the spread of viral, bacterial or protozoa diseases, principally when they can be transmitted by air and are highly contagious, as some respiratory viruses are. The presence of antibodies in blood or serum samples is not the best option for deciding when a person must be quarantined to stop transmission of disease, given that cured patients have antibodies, so the best diagnosis methods rely on the use of nucleic acid amplification procedures. Here we present a very simple device and detection principle, based on paper discs coupled to contactless conductivity (C4D) sensors, can provide fast and easy diagnostics that are needed when an epidemic outbreak develops. The paper device presented here solves one of the main drawbacks that nucleic acid amplification tests have when they are performed outside of central laboratories. As the device is sealed before amplification and integrally disposed in this way, amplimers release cannot occur, allowing repetitive testing in the physician’s practice, ambulances, or other places that are not prepared to avoid cross-contamination of new samples. The use of very low volume samples allows efficient reagent use and the development of low cost, simple, and disposable point-of-care diagnostic systems. In 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized Chagas Disease as a neglected tropical disease. Meanwhile the serological tests, recommended by WHO, can be performed for chronic disease diagnosis, the nucleic acid amplification tests must be performed for the detection of the acute phase of the disease. Although the existing laboratory diagnosis tests for Chagas Disease are sensitive and highly reproducible, they cannot be performed in rural, low infrastructure environments, where this disease prevails. In this sense, the use of simple and portable analytical devices may be able to offer an affordable solution to this problem, allowing fast sampling, diagnosis and treatment prescription in one simple and fast intervention, as the performed by short term medical missions. In this study we show for the first time a diagnosis test comprising low cost materials and employing a contactless and label-free conductivity detection system that is used to read the result of a nucleic acid amplification reaction. The test showed high sensitivity for Chagas Disease diagnosis showing the potential to be used in rural and low income places.
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- Federico Figueredo
- Biological Chemistry Department, Science School and IQUIBICEN (FCEN–UBA-CONICET), Argentine
- Science and Technology Institute Cesar Milstein (ICT–Milstein–CONICET), Argentine
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- Science and Technology Institute Cesar Milstein (ICT–Milstein–CONICET), Argentine
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- Science and Technology Institute Cesar Milstein (ICT–Milstein–CONICET), Argentine
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- Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Goiás, Campus Samambaia, Goiânia, Brazil
- National Institute of Science and Technology in Bioanalytics, Campinas, Brazil
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- Science and Technology Institute Cesar Milstein (ICT–Milstein–CONICET), Argentine
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- Science and Technology Institute Cesar Milstein (ICT–Milstein–CONICET), Argentine
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- Biological Chemistry Department, Science School and IQUIBICEN (FCEN–UBA-CONICET), Argentine
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Lee WC, Ng HY, Hou CY, Lee CT, Fu LM. Recent advances in lab-on-paper diagnostic devices using blood samples. LAB ON A CHIP 2021; 21:1433-1453. [PMID: 33881033 DOI: 10.1039/d0lc01304h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Lab-on-paper, or microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (μPADs), use paper as a substrate material, and are patterned with a system of microchannels, reaction zones and sensing elements to perform analysis and detection. The sample transfer in such devices is performed by capillary action. As a result, external driving forces are not required, and hence the size and cost of the device are significantly reduced. Lab-on-paper devices have thus attracted significant attention for point-of-care medical diagnostic purposes in recent years, particularly in less-developed regions of the world lacking medical resources and infrastructures. This review discusses the major advances in lab-on-paper technology for blood analysis and diagnosis in the past five years. The review focuses particularly on the many clinical applications of lab-on-paper devices, including diabetes diagnosis, acute myocardial infarction (AMI) detection, kidney function diagnosis, liver function diagnosis, cholesterol and triglyceride (TG) analysis, sickle-cell disease (SCD) and phenylketonuria (PKU) analysis, virus analysis, C-reactive protein (CRP) analysis, blood ion analysis, cancer factor analysis, and drug analysis. The review commences by introducing the basic transmission principles, fabrication methods, structural characteristics, detection techniques, and sample pretreatment process of modern lab-on-paper devices. A comprehensive review of the most recent applications of lab-on-paper devices to the diagnosis of common human diseases using blood samples is then presented. The review concludes with a brief summary of the main challenges and opportunities facing the lab-on-paper technology field in the coming years.
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- Wen-Chin Lee
- Division of Nephrology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung, 833, Taiwan.
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- Division of Nephrology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung, 833, Taiwan.
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- Department of Seafood Science, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 811, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung, 833, Taiwan.
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- Department of Engineering Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701, Taiwan.
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Integrated and finger-actuated microfluidic chip for point-of-care testing of multiple pathogens. Talanta 2021; 224:121844. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Akuoko Y, Hanson RL, Harris DH, Nielsen JB, Lazalde E, Woolley AT. Rapid and simple pressure-sensitive adhesive microdevice fabrication for sequence-specific capture and fluorescence detection of sepsis-related bacterial plasmid gene sequences. Anal Bioanal Chem 2021; 413:1017-1025. [PMID: 33247338 PMCID: PMC7855688 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-03060-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Microbial resistance to currently available antibiotics poses a great threat in the global fight against infections. An important step in determining bacterial antibiotic resistance can be selective DNA sequence capture and fluorescence labeling. In this paper, we demonstrate the fabrication of simple, robust, inexpensive microfluidic devices for DNA capture and fluorescence detection of a model antibiotic resistance gene sequence. We laser micromachined polymethyl methacrylate microchannels and enclosed them using pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes. We then formed porous polymer monoliths with DNA capture probes in these microchannels and used them for sequence-specific capture, fluorescent labeling, and laser-induced fluorescence detection of picomolar (pM) concentrations of synthetic and plasmid antibiotic resistance gene targets. The relative fluorescence for the elution peaks increased with loaded target DNA concentration. We observed higher fluorescence signal and percent recovery for synthetic target DNA compared to plasmid DNA at the same loaded target concentration. A non-target gene was used for control experiments and produced < 3% capture relative to the same concentration of target. The full analysis process including device fabrication was completed in less than 90 min with a limit of detection of 30 pM. The simplicity of device fabrication and good DNA capture selectivity demonstrated herein have potential for application with processes for bacterial plasmid DNA extraction and single-particle counting to facilitate determination of antibiotic susceptibility. Graphical abstract.
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- Yesman Akuoko
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 84602, USA.
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Rentschler S, Kaiser L, Deigner HP. Emerging Options for the Diagnosis of Bacterial Infections and the Characterization of Antimicrobial Resistance. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:E456. [PMID: 33466437 PMCID: PMC7796476 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22010456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Precise and rapid identification and characterization of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance patterns are critical for the adequate treatment of infections, which represent an increasing problem in intensive care medicine. The current situation remains far from satisfactory in terms of turnaround times and overall efficacy. Application of an ineffective antimicrobial agent or the unnecessary use of broad-spectrum antibiotics worsens the patient prognosis and further accelerates the generation of resistant mutants. Here, we provide an overview that includes an evaluation and comparison of existing tools used to diagnose bacterial infections, together with a consideration of the underlying molecular principles and technologies. Special emphasis is placed on emerging developments that may lead to significant improvements in point of care detection and diagnosis of multi-resistant pathogens, and new directions that may be used to guide antibiotic therapy.
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- Simone Rentschler
- Institute of Precision Medicine, Furtwangen University, Jakob-Kienzle-Straße 17, 78054 VS-Schwenningen, Germany; (S.R.); (L.K.)
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Precision Medicine, Furtwangen University, Jakob-Kienzle-Straße 17, 78054 VS-Schwenningen, Germany; (S.R.); (L.K.)
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Freiburg, Albertstraße 25, 79104 Freiburg i. Br., Germany
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- Institute of Precision Medicine, Furtwangen University, Jakob-Kienzle-Straße 17, 78054 VS-Schwenningen, Germany; (S.R.); (L.K.)
- EXIM Department, Fraunhofer Institute IZI (Leipzig), Schillingallee 68, 18057 Rostock, Germany
- Faculty of Science, Tuebingen University, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Lu HW, Sakamuri R, Kumar P, Ferguson TM, Doebler RW, Herrington KD, Talbot RP, Weigel KM, Nguyen FK, Cangelosi GA, Narita M, Boyle DS, Niemz A. Integrated nucleic acid testing system to enable TB diagnosis in peripheral settings. LAB ON A CHIP 2020; 20:4071-4081. [PMID: 33021611 PMCID: PMC7787164 DOI: 10.1039/d0lc00445f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
Abstract
To facilitate treatment and limit transmission of tuberculosis (TB), new methods are needed to enable rapid and affordable diagnosis of the disease in high-burden low-resource settings. We have developed a prototype integrated nucleic acid testing device to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) in sputum. The device consists of a disposable cartridge and compact, inexpensive instrument that automates pathogen lysis, nucleic acid extraction, isothermal DNA amplification and lateral flow detection. A liquefied and disinfected sputum sample is manually injected into the cartridge, and all other steps are automated, with a result provided in <1.5 h. Cell disruption and DNA extraction is executed within a four-port active valve containing a miniature bead blender (based on PureLyse® technology, Claremont BioSolutions LLC). The DNA-containing eluate is combined with dry master-mix reagents and target DNA is isothermally amplified. Amplified master-mix is then pumped into a lateral flow strip chamber for detection. The entire process is performed in a single-use closed-system cartridge to prevent amplicon carryover. For testing of M.tb-spiked sputum the system provided a limit of detection of 5 × 103 colony forming units (CFU) per mL. None of the negative sputum-only controls yielded a false-positive result. Testing of 45 clinical sputum specimens from TB cases and controls relative to a validated manual qPCR-based comparator method revealed a preliminary sensitivity of 90% and specificity of 96%. With further development, the herein described integrated nucleic acid testing device can enable TB diagnosis and treatment initiation in the same clinical encounter in near-patient low-resource settings of high TB burden countries.
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- Hsiang-Wei Lu
- Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences, Keck Graduate Institute, 535 Watson Drive, Claremont, CA 91711, USA.
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- Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences, Keck Graduate Institute, 535 Watson Drive, Claremont, CA 91711, USA.
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- Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences, Keck Graduate Institute, 535 Watson Drive, Claremont, CA 91711, USA.
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- Claremont BioSolutions, 1182 Monte Vista Ave # 11, Upland, CA 91786, USA
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- Claremont BioSolutions, 1182 Monte Vista Ave # 11, Upland, CA 91786, USA
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- Claremont BioSolutions, 1182 Monte Vista Ave # 11, Upland, CA 91786, USA
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- Claremont BioSolutions, 1182 Monte Vista Ave # 11, Upland, CA 91786, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Seattle & King County Tuberculosis Control Clinic, Harborview Medical Center, 325 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
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- Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences, Keck Graduate Institute, 535 Watson Drive, Claremont, CA 91711, USA.
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Distance-dependent visual fluorescence immunoassay on CdTe quantum dot-impregnated paper through silver ion-exchange reaction. Mikrochim Acta 2020; 187:563. [PMID: 32920713 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-020-04546-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A paper-based visual fluorescence immunoassay is presented for the detection of matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP7) that is related to renal cancer. The method is based on the distance-dependent fluorescence quenching of CdTe quantum dots (QDs) on a nitrocellulose membrane by Ag+ following a sandwich-type immunoreaction on microtiter wells using silver nanoparticle (AgNP)-labeled secondary antibody- and primary antibody-coated microtiter wells. The silver nanoparticles captured in the well are dissolved with HNO3, while the quenching effect of QDs is based on silver ion-exchange reaction under 365-nm excitation light irradiation. Increasing concentration of released Ag+, thus higher concentration of the protein, leads to an increased distance of quenching on the nitrocellulose membrane. The paper-based immunoassay by combination of AgNP-assisted ion-exchange reaction with QD gives good distance-dependent responses and allows the detection of MMP7 at a concentration as low as 7.3 pg mL-1. The coefficients of variation are less than 6.9% and 12.4% for intra-assay and inter-assay, respectively. High specificity and long-term stability are achieved during the assay. Importantly, the testing of human serum samples using our strategy shows well-matched results with commercial human MMP7 ELISA kits. Graphical abstract A distance-dependent visual immunoassay is developed for the determination of serum matrix metalloproteinase-7 on CdTe quantum dot-impregnated paper with silver ion-exchange reaction.
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Boobphahom S, Nguyet Ly M, Soum V, Pyun N, Kwon OS, Rodthongkum N, Shin K. Recent Advances in Microfluidic Paper-Based Analytical Devices toward High-Throughput Screening. Molecules 2020; 25:E2970. [PMID: 32605281 PMCID: PMC7412548 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25132970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Revised: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (µPADs) have become promising tools offering various analytical applications for chemical and biological assays at the point-of-care (POC). Compared to traditional microfluidic devices, µPADs offer notable advantages; they are cost-effective, easily fabricated, disposable, and portable. Because of our better understanding and advanced engineering of µPADs, multistep assays, high detection sensitivity, and rapid result readout have become possible, and recently developed µPADs have gained extensive interest in parallel analyses to detect biomarkers of interest. In this review, we focus on recent developments in order to achieve µPADs with high-throughput capability. We discuss existing fabrication techniques and designs, and we introduce and discuss current detection methods and their applications to multiplexed detection assays in relation to clinical diagnosis, drug analysis and screening, environmental monitoring, and food and beverage quality control. A summary with future perspectives for µPADs is also presented.
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- Siraprapa Boobphahom
- Metallurgy and Materials Science Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Soi Chula 12, Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand;
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute of Biological Interfaces, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Korea; (M.N.L.); (V.S.); (N.P.); (O.-S.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute of Biological Interfaces, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Korea; (M.N.L.); (V.S.); (N.P.); (O.-S.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute of Biological Interfaces, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Korea; (M.N.L.); (V.S.); (N.P.); (O.-S.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute of Biological Interfaces, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Korea; (M.N.L.); (V.S.); (N.P.); (O.-S.K.)
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- Metallurgy and Materials Science Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Soi Chula 12, Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand;
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute of Biological Interfaces, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Korea; (M.N.L.); (V.S.); (N.P.); (O.-S.K.)
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Wu J, Li M, Tang H, Su J, He M, Chen G, Guan L, Tian J. Portable paper sensors for the detection of heavy metals based on light transmission-improved quantification of colorimetric assays. Analyst 2019; 144:6382-6390. [DOI: 10.1039/c9an01131e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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A light-transmission based method is used to quantify the colorimetric results on paper sensor with expand linearity range, which improves accuracy and sensitivity for the detection of highly concentrated samples.
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- Jing Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering
- School of Light Industry Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510641
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510641
- China
- School of Engineering
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering
- School of Light Industry Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510641
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering
- School of Light Industry Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510641
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering
- School of Light Industry Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510641
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering
- School of Light Industry Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510641
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering
- School of Light Industry Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510641
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering
- School of Light Industry Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510641
- China
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