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Drastíková E, Konderlová K, Šebestová A, Baron D, Švecová P, Táborská P, Vítková K, Pospíšilová V, Forostyak S, Kořístek Z, Porubová L, Petr J. Determination of total protein content in biomedical products by the PDMS-assisted lab-in-a-syringe assay using 3D printed scaffolds removal. J Anal Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1186/s40543-021-00307-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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AbstractThe aim of our work was to develop a low-cost, portable device for the fast and easy determination of total protein content by using PDMS-based lab-in-a-syringe technology with removal of 3D-printed channels. We proposed two designs with a one-step PDMS curing and a two-step PDMS-curing fabrication procedure. The one-step PDMS microdevices were found to be the best in the view of preparation, repeatability, and stability of the reagent. This design was then applied for the determination of total protein content in biomedical products using the Bradford assay.
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Morlock GE. High-performance thin-layer chromatography combined with effect-directed assays and high-resolution mass spectrometry as an emerging hyphenated technology: A tutorial review. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1180:338644. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Yang L, Wang X, Sun H, Yao W, Liu Z, Jiang L. A syringe-aided apta-nanosensing method for colorimetric determination of acetamiprid. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1150:238118. [PMID: 33583540 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.11.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A syringe-aided apta-nanosensing method is reported for the colorimetric determination of acetamiprid. The method employs double-stranded (ds) DNA-conjugated gold nanoparticle@magnetic agarose beads, i.e., dsDNA-AuNP@MABs as peroxidase-mimicking composite probes, in which the aptamer is indirectly attached to the AuNP surface through its hybridization with complementary DNA (cDNA). Upon contact with the acetamiprid target, the probes can give perceptible color change due to the possible conformation switch from dsDNA's brush-like to cDNA's 'pancake' regime. An "air-spaced pumping" procedure using a syringe equipped with ring magnets as the operation platform was proposed to facilitate the magnetic separation of the sensing probes. Therefore, the analytical steps can be easily accomplished in a syringe, including probe loading, acetamiprid capture and magnetic separation from crude samples, chromogenic reagent loading and colorimetric visualization. Acetamiprid concentration down to 3.3 ppb can be easily identified by the naked eye. The final solution also can be transferred for quantitative measurement. Under spectrometer, the ratio of the absorbance at 652 nm in the presence and absence of acetamiprid (A/A0) is linearly related to the acetamiprid concentration in the 0.4-4.5 ppb range. The limit of detection is calculated to be 0.24 ppb. Moreover, satisfactory recoveries ranging from 90.90 to 91.82% with relative standard deviations of ≤2.96% were obtained in analyzing real spiked samples.
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- Limin Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong, 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong, 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong, 266580, China
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- Center for Evidence Identification, Chongqing Public Security Bureau, Chongqing, 401147, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China; Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong, 266580, China.
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Rocha FR, Zagatto EA. Flow analysis during the 60 years of Talanta. Talanta 2020; 206:120185. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2019.120185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Chen P, Gates-Hollingsworth M, Pandit S, Park A, Montgomery D, AuCoin D, Gu J, Zenhausern F. Paper-based Vertical Flow Immunoassay (VFI) for detection of bio-threat pathogens. Talanta 2018; 191:81-88. [PMID: 30262102 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.08.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Revised: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Currently, the standard method for identifying biological agents of potential threats to national security and public health, such as pathogens, virus, and toxins, mainly rely on microbiological cultivation. This method is time-consuming and it requires sophisticated equipment and well-trained personnel, which are often unavailable in remote areas or at point-of-need. Therefore, an alternative rapid, simple, and sensitive method for detecting bio-threat agents is in crucial need. We report a paper-based Vertical Flow Immunoassay (VFI) device that can overcome these limitations. The VFI device utilizes a nanoporous nitrocellulose membrane encapsulated in a stainless steel filter holder. As the sample is pushed through the membrane, which is pre-functionalized with capture antibody, a sandwich assay is formed and colorimetric signal is generated to reflect the presence of target antigens. Through theoretical analyses of antigen-antibody binding process inside a porous membrane, we identified two critical factors - membrane pore size and sample flow rate that can be optimized to improve the assay sensitivity. Then, the effects were demonstrated through experimental studies using Burkholderia pseudomallei (the causative agent of melioidosis) as a model pathogen. The B. pseudomallei VFI was based on an immunoassay targeting the B. pseudomallei surface capsular polysaccharide (CPS). The experimental results agreed well with the theory showing that increasing the flow speed (up to 1.06 mm/s) and reducing the membrane pore size (down to 0.1 µm) could improve the sensitivity by at least 5 times. The VFI's limit-of-detection for CPS spiked in buffer solution was determined to be 0.02 ng/mL. The developed VFI shows great potential as a point-of-care tool for detection of bio-threat agents in a variety of clinical and resource-restricted conditions.
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- Peng Chen
- Center for Applied NanoBioscience & Medicine, College of Medicine - Phoenix, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV, USA
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- School of Computing, Informatics and Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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- School of Computing, Informatics and Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV, USA
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- Center for Applied NanoBioscience & Medicine, College of Medicine - Phoenix, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
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- Center for Applied NanoBioscience & Medicine, College of Medicine - Phoenix, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
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Horstkotte B, Miró M, Solich P. Where are modern flow techniques heading to? Anal Bioanal Chem 2018; 410:6361-6370. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1285-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Revised: 07/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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