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Zhang D, Luo T, Cai X, Zhao NN, Zhang CY. Recent advances in nucleic acid signal amplification-based aptasensors for sensing mycotoxins. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:4745-4764. [PMID: 38647208 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc00982g] [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: 04/25/2024]
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Mycotoxin contamination in food products may cause serious health hazards and economic losses. The effective control and accurate detection of mycotoxins have become a global concern. Even though a variety of methods have been developed for mycotoxin detection, most conventional methods suffer from complicated operation procedures, low sensitivity, high cost, and long assay time. Therefore, the development of simple and sensitive methods for mycotoxin assay is highly needed. The introduction of nucleic acid signal amplification technology (NASAT) into aptasensors significantly improves the sensitivity and facilitates the detection of mycotoxins. Herein, we give a comprehensive review of the recent advances in NASAT-based aptasensors for assaying mycotoxins and summarize the principles, features, and applications of NASAT-based aptasensors. Moreover, we highlight the challenges and prospects in the field, including the simultaneous detection of multiple mycotoxins and the development of portable devices for field detection.
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- Dandan Zhang
- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China.
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Wang C, Weng G, Li J, Zhu J, Zhao J. A review of SERS coupled microfluidic platforms: From configurations to applications. Anal Chim Acta 2024; 1296:342291. [PMID: 38401925 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2024.342291] [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: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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Microfluidic systems have attracted considerable attention due to their low reagent consumption, short analysis time, and ease of integration in comparison to conventional methods, but still suffer from shortcomings in sensitivity and selectivity. Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) offers several advantages in the detection of compounds, including label-free detection at the single-molecule level, and the narrow Raman peak width for multiplexing. Combining microfluidics with SERS is a viable way to improve their detection sensitivity. Researchers have recently developed several SERS coupled microfluidic platforms with substantial potential for biomolecular detection, cellular and bacterial analysis, and hazardous substance detection. We review the current development of SERS coupled microfluidic platforms, illustrate their detection principles and construction, and summarize the latest applications in biology, environmental protection and food safety. In addition, we innovatively summarize the current status of SERS coupled multi-mode microfluidic platforms with other detection technologies. Finally, we discuss the challenges and countermeasures during the development of SERS coupled microfluidic platforms, as well as predict the future development trend of SERS coupled microfluidic platforms.
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- Chenyang Wang
- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710049, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710049, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710049, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710049, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an 710049, China.
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Aryal P, Hefner C, Martinez B, Henry CS. Microfluidics in environmental analysis: advancements, challenges, and future prospects for rapid and efficient monitoring. LAB ON A CHIP 2024; 24:1175-1206. [PMID: 38165815 DOI: 10.1039/d3lc00871a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2024]
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Microfluidic devices have emerged as advantageous tools for detecting environmental contaminants due to their portability, ease of use, cost-effectiveness, and rapid response capabilities. These devices have wide-ranging applications in environmental monitoring of air, water, and soil matrices, and have also been applied to agricultural monitoring. Although several previous reviews have explored microfluidic devices' utility, this paper presents an up-to-date account of the latest advancements in this field for environmental monitoring, looking back at the past five years. In this review, we discuss devices for prominent contaminants such as heavy metals, pesticides, nutrients, microorganisms, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), etc. We cover numerous detection methods (electrochemical, colorimetric, fluorescent, etc.) and critically assess the current state of microfluidic devices for environmental monitoring, highlighting both their successes and limitations. Moreover, we propose potential strategies to mitigate these limitations and offer valuable insights into future research and development directions.
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- Prakash Aryal
- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA.
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
- Metallurgy and Materials Science Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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Chen J, Ren B, Wang Z, Wang Q, Bi J, Sun X. Multiple Isothermal Amplification Coupled with CRISPR-Cas14a for the Naked-eye and Colorimetric Detection of Aflatoxin B1. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:55423-55432. [PMID: 38014527 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c13331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is highly toxic and challenging to remove, posing significant risks to both human health and economic development. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop rapid, simple, and sensitive detection technologies. In this study, we introduce a naked-eye and colorimetric method based on multiple isothermal amplifications coupled with CRISPR-Cas14a and investigate its biosensing properties. This technique utilizes composite nanoprobes (MAPs) comprising magnetic nanoparticles and gold nanoparticles. AFB1 is efficiently identified through an aptamer competition process facilitated by magnetic nanoparticles , which triggers multiple isothermal amplification. This converts trace amounts of the toxin into a large quantity of DNA signal. Upon specific activation of the CRISPR-Cas14a complex, the MAPs are cleaved, resulting in significant changes in both color and colorimetric signal. The method demonstrates acceptable sensitivity, with a detection limit of 31.90 pg mL-1 and a wide detection range from 0.05 to 10 ng mL-1. Furthermore, the assay exhibits satisfactory specificity and high accuracy when it is applied to practical samples. Our approach offers a universal sensing platform with potential applications in food safety, environmental monitoring, and clinical diagnostics.
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- Jiaojiao Chen
- College of Acupuncture and Orthopedics, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, China
- Hubei Shizhen Laboratory, Wuhan 430061, China
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Nie C, Shaw I, Chen C. Application of microfluidic technology based on surface-enhanced Raman scattering in cancer biomarker detection: A review. J Pharm Anal 2023; 13:1429-1451. [PMID: 38223444 PMCID: PMC10785256 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2023.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024] Open
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With the continuous discovery and research of predictive cancer-related biomarkers, liquid biopsy shows great potential in cancer diagnosis. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and microfluidic technology have received much attention among the various cancer biomarker detection methods. The former has ultrahigh detection sensitivity and can provide a unique fingerprint. In contrast, the latter has the characteristics of miniaturization and integration, which can realize accurate control of the detection samples and high-throughput detection through design. Both have the potential for point-of-care testing (POCT), and their combination (lab-on-a-chip SERS (LoC-SERS)) shows good compatibility. In this paper, the basic situation of circulating proteins, circulating tumor cells, exosomes, circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), and microRNA (miRNA) in the diagnosis of various cancers is reviewed, and the detection research of these biomarkers by the LoC-SERS platform in recent years is described in detail. At the same time, the challenges and future development of the platform are discussed at the end of the review. Summarizing the current technology is expected to provide a reference for scholars engaged in related work and interested in this field.
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- Changhong Nie
- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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Xiang X, Song M, Xu X, Lu J, Chen Y, Chen S, He Y, Shang Y. Microfluidic Biosensor Integrated with Signal Transduction and Enhancement Mechanism for Ultrasensitive Noncompetitive Assay of Multiple Mycotoxins. Anal Chem 2023; 95:7993-8001. [PMID: 37156096 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c00813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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To achieve high-throughput ultrasensitive detection of mycotoxins in food, a functional DNA-guided transition-state CRISPR/Cas12a microfluidic biosensor (named FTMB) was successfully constructed. The signal transduction CRISPR/Cas12a strategy in FTMB has utilized DNA sequences with a specific recognition function and activators to form trigger switches. Meanwhile, the transition-state CRISPR/Cas12a system was constructed by adjusting the composition ratio of crRNA and activator to achieve a high response for low concentrations of target mycotoxins. On the other hand, the signal enhancement of FTMB has efficiently integrated the signal output of quantum dots (QDs) with the fluorescence enhancement effect of photonic crystals (PCs). The construction of universal QDs for the CRISPR/Cas12a system and PC films matching the photonic bandgap produced a significant signal enhancement by a factor of 45.6. Overall, FTMB exhibited a wide analytic range (10-5-101 ng·mL-1), low detection of limit (fg·mL-1), short detection period (∼40 min), high specificity, good precision (coefficients of variation <5%), and satisfactory practical sample analysis capacity (the consistency with HPLC at 88.76%-109.99%). It would provide a new and reliable solution for the rapid detection of multiple small molecules in the fields of clinical diagnosis and food safety.
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- Xinran Xiang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Safety & Nutrition Function Evaluation, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Eco-Agricultural Biotechnology Around Hongze Lake, School of Life Science, Huaiyin Normal University, Huai'an 223300, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Safety & Nutrition Function Evaluation, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Eco-Agricultural Biotechnology Around Hongze Lake, School of Life Science, Huaiyin Normal University, Huai'an 223300, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Safety & Nutrition Function Evaluation, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Eco-Agricultural Biotechnology Around Hongze Lake, School of Life Science, Huaiyin Normal University, Huai'an 223300, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Safety & Nutrition Function Evaluation, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Eco-Agricultural Biotechnology Around Hongze Lake, School of Life Science, Huaiyin Normal University, Huai'an 223300, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Safety & Nutrition Function Evaluation, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Eco-Agricultural Biotechnology Around Hongze Lake, School of Life Science, Huaiyin Normal University, Huai'an 223300, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Safety & Nutrition Function Evaluation, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Eco-Agricultural Biotechnology Around Hongze Lake, School of Life Science, Huaiyin Normal University, Huai'an 223300, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Safety & Nutrition Function Evaluation, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Eco-Agricultural Biotechnology Around Hongze Lake, School of Life Science, Huaiyin Normal University, Huai'an 223300, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Safety & Nutrition Function Evaluation, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Eco-Agricultural Biotechnology Around Hongze Lake, School of Life Science, Huaiyin Normal University, Huai'an 223300, China
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Wang S, Wang Y, Ning Y, Liu Q. Inner filter effect-based near-infrared fluorescent probe for detection of metronidazole on a smartphone-integrated analytical platform. Analyst 2023; 148:2544-2552. [PMID: 37144556 DOI: 10.1039/d3an00039g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Antibiotic residues pose a serious threat to ecosystems and food safety. Developing convenient, visual, and on-site detection methods is therefore in high demand and has a practical purpose. In this work, a near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent probe with an analysis platform based on a smartphone has been constructed for quantitative and on-site detection of metronidazole (MNZ). CdTe quantum dots with NIR emission at 710 nm (QD710) were prepared by using a simple hydrothermal method and showed good properties. A spectral overlap between absorption of MNZ and excitation of QD710 resulted in an effective inner filter effect (IFE) between QD710 and MNZ. Because of the IFE, the fluorescence of QD710 decreased gradually with increasing concentrations of MNZ. Based on the fluorescence response, quantitative detection and visualization of MNZ was achieved. NIR fluorescence analysis and the special IFE between probe and target can improve sensitivity and selectivity for MNZ. Additionally, these were also utilized for quantitative detection of MNZ in real food samples and the results were reliable and satisfactory. Meanwhile, a portable visual analysis platform in a smartphone was constructed for on-site analysis of MNZ, which can be used as an alternative method for detection of MNZ residues in situations with limited instrumental conditions. Therefore, this work provides a convenient, visual, and real-time analysis method for detection of MNZ and the analysis platform shows great potential for commercialization.
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- Shaojie Wang
- School of Biological and Pharmaceutical Science, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, P. R. China.
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- School of Biological and Pharmaceutical Science, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, P. R. China.
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- School of Biological and Pharmaceutical Science, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, P. R. China.
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- School of Biological and Pharmaceutical Science, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, P. R. China.
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A Cataño J, Farthing S, Mascarenhas Z, Lake N, Yarlagadda PKDV, Li Z, Toh YC. A User-Centric 3D-Printed Modular Peristaltic Pump for Microfluidic Perfusion Applications. MICROMACHINES 2023; 14:mi14050930. [PMID: 37241553 DOI: 10.3390/mi14050930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Microfluidic organ-on-a-chip (OoC) technology has enabled studies on dynamic physiological conditions as well as being deployed in drug testing applications. A microfluidic pump is an essential component to perform perfusion cell culture in OoC devices. However, it is challenging to have a single pump that can fulfil both the customization function needed to mimic a myriad of physiological flow rates and profiles found in vivo and multiplexing requirements (i.e., low cost, small footprint) for drug testing operations. The advent of 3D printing technology and open-source programmable electronic controllers presents an opportunity to democratize the fabrication of mini-peristaltic pumps suitable for microfluidic applications at a fraction of the cost of commercial microfluidic pumps. However, existing 3D-printed peristaltic pumps have mainly focused on demonstrating the feasibility of using 3D printing to fabricate the structural components of the pump and neglected user experience and customization capability. Here, we present a user-centric programmable 3D-printed mini-peristaltic pump with a compact design and low manufacturing cost (~USD 175) suitable for perfusion OoC culture applications. The pump consists of a user-friendly, wired electronic module that controls the operation of a peristaltic pump module. The peristaltic pump module comprises an air-sealed stepper motor connected to a 3D-printed peristaltic assembly, which can withstand the high-humidity environment of a cell culture incubator. We demonstrated that this pump allows users to either program the electronic module or use different-sized tubing to deliver a wide range of flow rates and flow profiles. The pump also has multiplexing capability as it can accommodate multiple tubing. The performance and user-friendliness of this low-cost, compact pump can be easily deployed for various OoC applications.
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- Jorge A Cataño
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane 4000, Australia
- Centre for Biomedical Technologies, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove 4059, Australia
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- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane 4000, Australia
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- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane 4000, Australia
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- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane 4000, Australia
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- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane 4000, Australia
- Centre for Biomedical Technologies, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove 4059, Australia
- School of Engineering, University of Southern Queensland, Springfield Central 4300, Australia
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- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane 4000, Australia
- Centre for Biomedical Technologies, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove 4059, Australia
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- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane 4000, Australia
- Centre for Biomedical Technologies, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove 4059, Australia
- Max Planck Queensland Centre (MPQC) for the Materials Science of Extracellular Matrices, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove 4059, Australia
- Centre for Microbiome Research, Queensland University of Technology, Woolloongabba 4102, Australia
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Zhang G, Zhang X, Zhang Q, Chen W, Wu S, Yang H, Zhou Y. MnO 2 nanosheets-triggered oxVB 1 fluorescence immunoassay for detection zearalenone. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 286:121954. [PMID: 36228491 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In this study, an alkaline phosphatase (ALP)-mediated fluorescence immunoassay for detecting zearalenone (ZEN) was established based on the oxVB1 fluorescence signal modulated by MnO2 nanosheets (MnO2 NS). As the ALP-antibody content increased, more 2-phosphoascorbic acid (AAP) was hydrolyzed to ascorbic acid (AA) which destroyed the MnO2 NS rapidly. In the lack of MnO2 NS, VB1 cannot be oxidized to oxVB1 for emitting fluorescence. On the contrary, the fluorescence of oxVB1 recovered slowly with the decrease of the ALP-antibody concentration. In the optimization condition, the detection limit of this method was 15.5 pg mL-1. Moreover, the recovery of ZEN in real samples ranged from 94.24 % to 108.26 %, which indicated the remarkable accuracy and reliability of this approach. Meanwhile, the proposal of this fluorescence immunoassay provided a new possibility for detecting other targets by replacing antibodies and antigens.
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- Guohao Zhang
- College of Animal Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- College of Life Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China; State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Animal Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- College of Animal Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- College of Animal Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
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- College of Animal Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China; College of Life Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China.
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- College of Animal Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China.
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Ji Y, Cai G, Liang C, Gao Z, Lin W, Ming Z, Feng S, Zhao H. A microfluidic immunosensor based on magnetic separation for rapid detection of okadaic acid in marine shellfish. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1239:340737. [PMID: 36628732 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.340737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2022] [Revised: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Okadaic acid (OA) is a marine biotoxin that accumulates in seafood and can cause diarrheic shellfish poisoning if consumed. Accordingly, many countries have established regulatory limits for the content of OA in shellfish. At present, methods used for the detection of marine toxins are time-consuming and labor-intensive. In order to realize rapid, simple, and accurate detection of OA, we developed a novel microfluidic immunosensor based on magnetic beads modified with a highly specific and sensitive monoclonal antibody (mAb) against OA that is used in conjunction with smartphone imaging to realize the rapid detection of OA in shellfish. The method achieves on-site detection results within 1 h with an IC50 value of 3.30 ng/mL for OA and a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.49 ng/mL. In addition, the analysis of real samples showed that the recoveries for spiked shellfish samples ranged from 84.91% to 95.18%, and the results were confirmed by indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (icELISA), indicating that the method has good accuracy and precision. Furthermore, the results are reported in a specially designed smartphone app. The microfluidic immunosensor has the advantages of simple operation, rapid detection, and high sensitivity, providing a reliable technical solution for detecting OA residues in shellfish.
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- Yuxiang Ji
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resources Utilization in South China Sea and Center for Eco-Environment Restoration of Hainan Province, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China; Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, NHC Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, School of Tropical Medicine, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resources Utilization in South China Sea and Center for Eco-Environment Restoration of Hainan Province, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China; Department of Clinical Laboratory, Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong, 510150, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China; Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of Ministry of Education, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Immunology, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resources Utilization in South China Sea and Center for Eco-Environment Restoration of Hainan Province, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China.
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Recent progress in microfluidic biosensors with different driving forces. Trends Analyt Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Nanda Kumar D, Freidman I, Sionov E, Shtenberg G. Porous Silicon Fabry-Pérot Interferometer Designed for Sensitive Detection of Aflatoxin B1 in Field Crops. Food Chem 2022; 405:134980. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.134980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Yuan H, Chen P, Wan C, Li Y, Liu BF. Merging microfluidics with luminescence immunoassays for urgent point-of-care diagnostics of COVID-19. Trends Analyt Chem 2022; 157:116814. [PMCID: PMC9637550 DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 10/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Shen P, Jia Y, Shi S, Sun J, Han X. Analytical and biomedical applications of microfluidics in traditional Chinese medicine research. Trends Analyt Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zheng M, Liu H, Ye J, Ni B, Xie Y, Wang S. Target-responsive aptamer-cross-linked hydrogel sensors for the visual quantitative detection of aflatoxin B1 using exonuclease I-Triggered target cyclic amplification. Food Chem X 2022; 15:100395. [PMID: 36211719 PMCID: PMC9532715 DOI: 10.1016/j.fochx.2022.100395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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An AFB1-responsive aptamer-cross-linked hydrogel sensor was successfully constructed. Dual signal amplification strategy with Encapsulation of enzymesand exonuclease I. This method has great potential for AFB1 detection in peanut oil. The accuracy and consistency repeatability of this method are close to those of UPLC-HRMS.
For the on-site detection of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), a DNA hydrogel was prepared as a biosensor substrate, while an AFB1 aptamer was used as the recognition element. An AFB1-responsive aptamer-cross-linked hydrogel sensor was constructed using an enzyme-linked signal amplification strategy; AFB1 binds competitively to the aptamer, causing the hydrogel to undergo cleavage and release horseradish peroxidase (HRP). The addition of exonuclease I (ExoI) to the hydrogel causes the release of AFB1 from the aptamer, promoting additional hydrogel cleavage to release more HRP, ultimately catalysing the reaction between 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine and H2O2. The hydrogel sensor exhibited an outstanding sensitivity (limit of detection, 4.93 nM; dynamic range, 0–500 nM), and its selectivity towards seven other mycotoxins was confirmed. The feasibility and reliability were verified by measuring the AFB1 levels in peanut oil (recoveries, 89.59–95.66 %; relative standard deviation, <7%); the obtained results were comparable to those obtained by UPLC-HRMS.
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Quantum-Dot-Bead-Based Fluorescence-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Sensitive Detection of Cry2A Toxin in Cereals Using Nanobodies. Foods 2022; 11:foods11182780. [PMID: 36140908 PMCID: PMC9497650 DOI: 10.3390/foods11182780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Revised: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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In this study, a quantum-dot-bead (QB)-based fluorescence-linked immunosorbent assay (FLISA) using nanobodies was established for sensitive determination of the Cry2A toxin in cereal. QBs were used as the fluorescent probe and conjugated with a Cry2A polyclonal antibody. An anti-Cry2A nanobody P2 was expressed and used as the capture antibody. The results revealed that the low detection limit of the developed QB-FLISA was 0.41 ng/mL, which had a 19-times higher sensitivity than the traditional colorimetric ELISA. The proposed assay exhibited a high specificity for the Cry2A toxin, and it had no evident cross-reactions with other Cry toxins. The recoveries of Cry2A from the spiked cereal sample ranged from 86.6–117.3%, with a coefficient of variation lower than 9%. Moreover, sample analysis results of the QB-FLISA and commercial ELISA kit correlated well with each other. These results indicated that the developed QB-FLISA provides a potential approach for the sensitive determination of the Cry2A toxin in cereals.
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Dong Y, Wen CY, She Y, Zhang Y, Chen Y, Zeng J. Magnetic Relaxation Switching Immunoassay Based on Hydrogen Peroxide-Mediated Assembly of Ag@Au-Fe 3 O 4 Nanoprobe for Detection of Aflatoxin B1. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2104596. [PMID: 34741431 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202104596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Magnetic relaxation switching (MRS) sensors have shown great potential in food safety monitoring due to their high signal-to-noise ratio and simplicity, but they often suffer from insufficient sensitivity and stability due to the lack of excellent magnetic nanoprobes. Herein, dumbbell-like Au-Fe3 O4 nanoparticles are designed as magnetic nanoprobes for developing an aflatoxin B1-MRS immunosensor. The Fe3 O4 portion in the Au-Fe3 O4 nanoparticles functions as the magnetic probe to provide transverse relaxation signals, while the Au segments serve as a bridge to grow Ag shell and assemble the Au-Fe3 O4 nanoparticles, thus modulating transverse relaxation time of surrounding water molecular. The formation of Ag@Au-Fe3 O4 is triggered by hydrogen peroxide. After degraded by horseradish peroxidase, hydrogen peroxide reduces Ag+ to Ag nanoparticles which assemble dispersed Au-Fe3 O4 to aggregated Ag@Au-Fe3 O4 , thus dramatically improving the sensitivity of traditional MRS sensor. Combined with competitive immunoreaction, this Ag@Au-Fe3 O4 -MRS immunosensor can detect aflatoxin B1 with a high sensitivity (3.81 pg mL-1 ), which improved about 21 folds and 9 folds than those of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), respectively. The good consistency with HPLC in real samples detection indicates the good accuracy of this immunosensor. This Ag@Au-Fe3 O4 -MRS immunosensor offers an attractive tool for detection of harmful substances.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yongzhen Dong
- College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science/Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Quality and Safety of MOA, Beijing, 100081, China
| | - Yu Zhang
- College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
| | - Jingbin Zeng
- College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China
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