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Zhang D, Shuai M, Zhang C, Wang Y, Chen G. Establishment of a graphene oxide-assisted nucleic acid chromatography strip detection technology for Prorocentrum minimum. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2024; 202:116354. [PMID: 38642479 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/22/2024]
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In recent decades, the harmful algal blooms (HABs) caused by Prorocentrum minimum have caused serious environmental damage and economic losses. The detection of P. minimum plays an important role in warning the outbreak of P. minimum-forming HABs. By utilizing the powerful absorption of graphene oxide (GO) on short-stranded DNA, a GO-assisted nucleic acid chromatography strip (GO-NACS) was proposed here to achieve a highly sensitive, specific, intuitive, and convenient detection of P. minimum. In particular, this study used our previously reported conventional-NACS (C-NACS) as a control to evaluate the improvement of detection performance with the use of GO. The performance of GO-NACS was evaluated from the perspectives of specificity, sensitivity, stability, and practicality. The specificity test demonstrated that it had a high degree of specificity and did not display cross-reacting with non-target algal species. The sensitivity test with the genomic DNA indicated that it had a detection limit of 1.30 × 10-3 ng μL-1, representing a 10-fold higher sensitivity than C-NACS and a 100-fold higher sensitivity than agarose gel electrophoresis (AGE). The interference test with non-target algal species demonstrated that it had a good detection stability, and the interfering algal species had no obvious effect on the detection of P. minimum. The practicality test with simulated natural water samples showed that the cellular detection limit of GO-NACS was 6.8 cells mL-1, which was 10-fold and 100-fold lower than that of C-NACS and AGE, respectively. In conclusion, the established GO-NACS may offer a novel alternative technique for the detection of P. minimum while guaranteeing specificity and enhancing sensitivity without requiring extensive apparatus.
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- Dong Zhang
- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai), Weihai 264209, PR China
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai), Weihai 264209, PR China
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai), Weihai 264209, PR China.
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai), Weihai 264209, PR China
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai), Weihai 264209, PR China.
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Alhabbab RY. Economical and Easily Obtainable Tools to Manually Develop Lateral Flow Immunoassay Strips. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:9170-9178. [PMID: 36936315 PMCID: PMC10018695 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c07014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The development of inexpensive and highly functional lateral flow devices, which utilize simple and affordable tools, can make them accessible to many populations with insufficient resources. Therefore, this study aims to provide a method to overcome the cost challenges associated with using expensive manufacturing technologies and machinery, particularly during pandemics and upon urgent need. Here, in-house lateral flow strips to detect serum antibodies were developed using low-priced and easily available tools such as adhesive tape and CytoSep layers. The developed lateral flow immunoassay strips presented here produced signals with 93.3 and 96.6% sensitivity for SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein-specific IgM and IgG antibodies, respectively. The specificity obtained from the developed strips was 96.6% for SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein-specific IgM and 100% for the IgG antibodies by applying only 5 μL from the serum samples. The proposed design was entirely made manually to ensure a method that would make lateral flow devices available to many populations in need around the globe.
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- Rowa Y. Alhabbab
- Vaccines
and Immunotherapy Unit, King Fahad Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
- Department
of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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Dyan B, Seele PP, Skepu A, Mdluli PS, Mosebi S, Sibuyi NRS. A Review of the Nucleic Acid-Based Lateral Flow Assay for Detection of Breast Cancer from Circulating Biomarkers at a Point-of-Care in Low Income Countries. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12081973. [PMID: 36010323 PMCID: PMC9406634 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12081973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The current levels of breast cancer in African women have contributed to the high mortality rates among them. In South Africa, the incidence of breast cancer is also on the rise due to changes in behavioural and biological risk factors. Such low survival rates can be attributed to the late diagnosis of the disease due to a lack of access and the high costs of the current diagnostic tools. Breast cancer is asymptomatic at early stages, which is the best time to detect it and intervene to prevent high mortality rates. Proper risk assessment, campaigns, and access to adequate healthcare need to be prioritised among patients at an early stage. Early detection of breast cancer can significantly improve the survival rate of breast cancer patients, since therapeutic strategies are more effective at this stage. Early detection of breast cancer can be achieved by developing devices that are simple, sensitive, low-cost, and employed at point-of-care (POC), especially in low-income countries (LICs). Nucleic-acid-based lateral flow assays (NABLFAs) that combine molecular detection with the immunochemical visualisation principles, have recently emerged as tools for disease diagnosis, even for low biomarker concentrations. Detection of circulating genetic biomarkers in non-invasively collected biological fluids with NABLFAs presents an appealing and suitable method for POC testing in resource-limited regions and/or LICs. Diagnosis of breast cancer at an early stage will improve the survival rates of the patients. This review covers the analysis of the current state of NABLFA technologies used in developing countries to reduce the scourge of breast cancer.
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- Busiswa Dyan
- Nanotechnology Innovation Centre, Health Platform, Mintek, 200 Malibongwe Drive, Randburg, Johannesburg 2194, South Africa
- Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Private Bag X6, Florida, Johannesburg 1710, South Africa
- Correspondence: (B.D.); (N.R.S.S.)
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- Nanotechnology Innovation Centre, Health Platform, Mintek, 200 Malibongwe Drive, Randburg, Johannesburg 2194, South Africa
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- Nanotechnology Innovation Centre, Health Platform, Mintek, 200 Malibongwe Drive, Randburg, Johannesburg 2194, South Africa
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- Nanotechnology Innovation Centre, Health Platform, Mintek, 200 Malibongwe Drive, Randburg, Johannesburg 2194, South Africa
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- Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Private Bag X6, Florida, Johannesburg 1710, South Africa
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- Nanotechnology Innovation Centre, Health Platform, Mintek, 200 Malibongwe Drive, Randburg, Johannesburg 2194, South Africa
- Correspondence: (B.D.); (N.R.S.S.)
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Borri C, Centi S, Chioccioli S, Bogani P, Micheletti F, Gai M, Grandi P, Laschi S, Tona F, Barucci A, Zoppetti N, Pini R, Ratto F. Paper-based genetic assays with bioconjugated gold nanorods and an automated readout pipeline. Sci Rep 2022; 12:6223. [PMID: 35418671 PMCID: PMC9007582 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10227-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Paper-based biosensors featuring immunoconjugated gold nanoparticles have gained extraordinary momentum in recent times as the platform of choice in key cases of field applications, including the so-called rapid antigen tests for SARS-CoV-2. Here, we propose a revision of this format, one that may leverage on the most recent advances in materials science and data processing. In particular, we target an amplifiable DNA rather than a protein analyte, and we replace gold nanospheres with anisotropic nanorods, which are intrinsically brighter by a factor of ~ 10, and multiplexable. By comparison with a gold-standard method for dot-blot readout with digoxigenin, we show that gold nanorods entail much faster and easier processing, at the cost of a higher limit of detection (from below 1 to 10 ppm in the case of plasmid DNA containing a target transgene, in our current setup). In addition, we test a complete workflow to acquire and process photographs of dot-blot membranes with custom-made hardware and regression tools, as a strategy to gain more analytical sensitivity and potential for quantification. A leave-one-out approach for training and validation with as few as 36 sample instances already improves the limit of detection reached by the naked eye by a factor around 2. Taken together, we conjecture that the synergistic combination of new materials and innovative tools for data processing may bring the analytical sensitivity of paper-based biosensors to approach the level of lab-grade molecular tests.
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- Claudia Borri
- Istituto di Fisica Applicata "Nello Carrara", Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy
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- Istituto di Fisica Applicata "Nello Carrara", Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Firenze, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Firenze, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy
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- Istituto di Fisica Applicata "Nello Carrara", Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy
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- Istituto di Fisica Applicata "Nello Carrara", Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy
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- Laboratori Victoria S.R.L, 51100, Pistoia, Italy
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- Ecobioservices & Researches S.R.L, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy
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- Ecobioservices & Researches S.R.L, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy
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- Istituto di Fisica Applicata "Nello Carrara", Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy
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- Istituto di Fisica Applicata "Nello Carrara", Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy
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- Istituto di Fisica Applicata "Nello Carrara", Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy
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- Istituto di Fisica Applicata "Nello Carrara", Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy
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Detection of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Variation of a Gene Sequence on Membrane-Based Lateral-Flow Strips. CHEMOSENSORS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/chemosensors10020059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
Abstract
This study used appropriate primers to distinguish the gene model, HLA-A31:01, on membrane-based lateral-flow (MBLF) strips from its allele, which is with an SNP. Using primers designed with a mismatch base on one or two sides next to the SNP spot was verified as a good approach. In the optimal condition, the detection limits of 1~0.1 ng/μL nucleotides were in agreement with reports in the literature, and the intra- and inter-assay tests ensured the detection reproducibility of this approach with CV% of 2.5%~15.9% and 1.7%~14.7%, respectively. The detection specificity was also validated by the tests on the selected negative-control genes. The tests on MBLF strips in this study showed an easy, robust, reproducible, and reliable detection methodology for untrained personnel at care points with limited instrument and particularly for avoiding medications from faulty prescriptions.
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Chen X, Ding L, Huang X, Xiong Y. Tailoring noble metal nanoparticle designs to enable sensitive lateral flow immunoassay. Am J Cancer Res 2022; 12:574-602. [PMID: 34976202 PMCID: PMC8692915 DOI: 10.7150/thno.67184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) as signal reporters is a popular point-of-care diagnostic technique. However, given the weak absorbance of traditional 20-40 nm spherical AuNPs, their sensitivity is low, which greatly limits the wide application of AuNP-based LFIA. With the rapid advances in materials science and nanotechnology, the synthesis of noble metal nanoparticles (NMNPs) has enhanced physicochemical properties such as optical, plasmonic, catalytic, and multifunctional activity by simply engineering their physical parameters, including the size, shape, composition, and external structure. Using these engineered NMNPs as an alternative to traditional AuNPs, the sensitivity of LFIA has been significantly improved, thereby greatly expanding the working range and application scenarios of LFIA, particularly in trace analysis. Therefore, in this review, we will focus on the design of engineered NMNPs and their demonstration in improving LFIA. We highlight the strategies available for tailoring NMNP designs, the effect of NMNP engineering on their performance, and the working principle of each engineering design for enhancing LFIA. Finally, current challenges and future improvements in this field are briefly discussed.
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Ginés I, Gaiani G, Ruhela A, Skouridou V, Campàs M, Masip L. Nucleic acid lateral flow dipstick assay for the duplex detection of Gambierdiscus australes and Gambierdiscus excentricus. HARMFUL ALGAE 2021; 110:102135. [PMID: 34887012 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2021.102135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The proliferation of harmful microalgae endangers aquatic ecosystems and can have serious economic implications on a global level. Harmful microalgae and their associated toxins also pose a threat to human health since they can cause seafood-borne diseases such as ciguatera. Implementation of DNA-based molecular methods together with appropriate detection strategies in monitoring programs can support the efforts for effective prevention of potential outbreaks. A PCR-lateral flow assay (PCR-LFA) in dipstick format was developed in this work for the detection of two Gambierdiscus species, G. australes and G. excentricus, which are known to produce highly potent neurotoxins known as ciguatoxins and have been associated with ciguatera outbreaks. Duplex PCR amplification of genomic DNA from strains of these species utilizing species-specific ssDNA tailed primers and a common primer containing the binding sequence of scCro DNA binding protein resulted in the generation of hybrid ssDNA-dsDNA amplicons. These were captured on the dipsticks via hybridization with complementary probes and detected with a scCro/carbon nanoparticle (scCro/CNPs) conjugate. The two different test zones on the dipsticks allowed the discrimination of the two species and the assay exhibited high sensitivity, 6.3 pg/μL of genomic DNA from both G. australes and G. excentricus. The specificity of the approach was also demonstrated using genomic DNA from non-target Gambierdiscus species and other microalgae genera which did not produce any signals. The possibility to use cells directly for amplification instead of purified genomic DNA suggested the compatibility of the approach with field sample testing. Future work is required to further explore the potential use of the strategy for on-site analysis and its applicability to other toxic species.
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- Iris Ginés
- Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 26 Països Catalans, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- IRTA, Ctra Poble Nou km 5.5, 43540 Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Spain
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- Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 26 Països Catalans, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 26 Països Catalans, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- IRTA, Ctra Poble Nou km 5.5, 43540 Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Spain
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- Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 26 Països Catalans, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.
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Paper-Based Nucleic Acid Detection for Point-of-Care Diagnostics. Bioanalysis 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-8723-8_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Murray LP, Mace CR. Usability as a guiding principle for the design of paper-based, point-of-care devices - A review. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1140:236-249. [PMID: 33218486 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.09.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Due to their portability, versatility for supporting multiple assay formats, and potential for resulting in low-cost assays, paper-based analytical devices (PADs) are an increasingly popular format as a platform for the development of point-of-care tests. However, very few PADs have been translated successfully to their intended environments outside of academic settings. Often overlooked as a factor that inhibits translation, usability is a vital characteristic of any successful point-of-care test. Recent advancements in PAD design have demonstrated improved usability by simplifying various aspects of user operation, including sample collection, sample processing, device operation, detection, and readout/interpretation. Field testing at various stages of device design can offer critical feedback about device usability, especially when it involves the proposed end-user or other stakeholders. By highlighting advances in usability, we aim to encourage thoughtful and rigorous design at the academic prototyping stage to address one outstanding hurdle that limits the number of PADs that make it from the benchtop to the point-of-care.
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- Lara P Murray
- Department of Chemistry, Tufts University, Medford, MA, 02155, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Tufts University, Medford, MA, 02155, USA.
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Suea-Ngam A, Bezinge L, Mateescu B, Howes PD, deMello AJ, Richards DA. Enzyme-Assisted Nucleic Acid Detection for Infectious Disease Diagnostics: Moving toward the Point-of-Care. ACS Sens 2020; 5:2701-2723. [PMID: 32838523 PMCID: PMC7485284 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.0c01488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Driven by complex and interconnected factors, including population growth, climate change, and geopolitics, infectious diseases represent one of the greatest healthcare challenges of the 21st century. Diagnostic technologies are the first line of defense in the fight against infectious disease, providing critical information to inform epidemiological models, track diseases, decide treatment choices, and ultimately prevent epidemics. The diagnosis of infectious disease at the genomic level using nucleic acid disease biomarkers has proven to be the most effective approach to date. Such methods rely heavily on enzymes to specifically amplify or detect nucleic acids in complex samples, and significant effort has been exerted to harness the power of enzymes for in vitro nucleic acid diagnostics. Unfortunately, significant challenges limit the potential of enzyme-assisted nucleic acid diagnostics, particularly when translating diagnostic technologies from the lab toward the point-of-use or point-of-care. Herein, we discuss the current state of the field and highlight cross-disciplinary efforts to solve the challenges associated with the successful deployment of this important class of diagnostics at or near the point-of-care.
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- Akkapol Suea-Ngam
- Institute for Chemical &
Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry & Applied Biosciences,
ETH Zürich,
Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093 Zürich,
Switzerland
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- Institute for Chemical &
Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry & Applied Biosciences,
ETH Zürich,
Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093 Zürich,
Switzerland
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- Institute for Chemical &
Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry & Applied Biosciences,
ETH Zürich,
Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093 Zürich,
Switzerland
- Brain Research Institute,
Medical Faculty of the University of
Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057
Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Chemical &
Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry & Applied Biosciences,
ETH Zürich,
Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093 Zürich,
Switzerland
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- Institute for Chemical &
Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry & Applied Biosciences,
ETH Zürich,
Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093 Zürich,
Switzerland
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- Institute for Chemical &
Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry & Applied Biosciences,
ETH Zürich,
Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093 Zürich,
Switzerland
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Scholz F, Rüttinger L, Heckmann T, Freund L, Gad AM, Fischer T, Gütter A, Söffing HH. Carboxyl functionalized gold nanorods for sensitive visual detection of biomolecules. Biosens Bioelectron 2020; 164:112324. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Qin P, Xu J, Yao L, Wu Q, Yan C, Lu J, Yao B, Liu G, Chen W. Simultaneous and accurate visual identification of chicken, duck and pork components with the molecular amplification integrated lateral flow strip. Food Chem 2020; 339:127891. [PMID: 32861930 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
Abstract
We propose a visual strategy for simultaneous detection of multiple adulterated components in beef by integration of multiple polymerase chain reaction (mPCR) with the lateral flow strip (LFS). The primer sets for adulterated components are uniquely designed with different nucleic acid tags (NAT), enabling the amplicons with specific wobbled sequences at two opposite ends. The wobbled sequences will precisely hybridize with the pre-immobilized capture probes on T lines (T1, T2 and T3) and C line, contributing to the coloration of LFS. Taking advantages of extraordinary amplification efficiency of PCR and simplicity of LFS, common adulterated components including chicken, duck and pork can be easily detected with LOD as low as 0.01% (wt%), which is comparable to that of quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) but with more simplified operations and reduced costs. The method can be extended to identification of other components by replacing the functional primer set. This method can be a useful candidate for meat quality control at the resource-limited setups.
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- Panzhu Qin
- Engineering Research Center of Bio-process, MOE, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, PR China; Research Center for Biomedical and Health Science, School of Life and Health, Anhui Science & Technology University, Fengyang 233100, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of Bio-process, MOE, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of Bio-process, MOE, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of Bio-process, MOE, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of Bio-process, MOE, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, PR China; Research Center for Biomedical and Health Science, School of Life and Health, Anhui Science & Technology University, Fengyang 233100, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of Bio-process, MOE, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, PR China.
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- Engineering Research Center of Bio-process, MOE, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, PR China; Anhui Province Institute of Product Quality Supervision & Inspection, Hefei 230051, PR China
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- Research Center for Biomedical and Health Science, School of Life and Health, Anhui Science & Technology University, Fengyang 233100, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of Bio-process, MOE, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, PR China.
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Noviana E, Jain S, Hofstetter J, Geiss BJ, Dandy DS, Henry CS. Paper-based nuclease protection assay with on-chip sample pretreatment for point-of-need nucleic acid detection. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:3051-3061. [PMID: 32193587 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02569-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 02/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Pathogen detection is crucial for human, animal, and environmental health; crop protection; and biosafety. Current culture-based methods have long turnaround times and lack sensitivity. Nucleic acid amplification tests offer high specificity and sensitivity. However, their cost and complexity remain a significant hurdle to their applications in resource-limited settings. Thus, point-of-need molecular diagnostic platforms that can be used by minimally trained personnel are needed. The nuclease protection assay (NPA) is a nucleic acid hybridization-based technique that does not rely on amplification, can be paired with other methods to improve specificity, and has the potential to be developed into a point-of-need device. In traditional NPAs, hybridization of an anti-sense probe to the target sequence is followed by single-strand nuclease digestion. The double-stranded target-probe hybrids are protected from nuclease digestion, precipitated, and visualized using autoradiography or other methods. We have developed a paper-based nuclease protection assay (PB-NPA) that can be implemented in field settings as the detection approach requires limited equipment and technical expertise. The PB-NPA uses a lateral flow format to capture the labeled target-probe hybrids onto a nitrocellulose membrane modified with an anti-label antibody. A colorimetric enzyme-substrate pair is used for signal visualization, producing a test line. The nuclease digestion of non-target and mismatched DNA provides high specificity while signal amplification with the reporter enzyme-substrate provides high sensitivity. We have also developed an on-chip sample pretreatment step utilizing chitosan-modified paper to eliminate possible interferents from the reaction and preconcentrate nucleic acids, thereby significantly reducing the need for auxiliary equipment. Graphical abstract.
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- Eka Noviana
- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA.,Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA. .,Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA. .,Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA. .,School of Biomedical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA.
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Cherkasov VR, Mochalova EN, Babenyshev AV, Vasilyeva AV, Nikitin PI, Nikitin MP. Nanoparticle Beacons: Supersensitive Smart Materials with On/Off-Switchable Affinity to Biomedical Targets. ACS NANO 2020; 14:1792-1803. [PMID: 31944662 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b07569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Smart materials that can switch between different states under the influence of chemical triggers are highly demanded in biomedicine, where specific responsiveness to biomarkers is imperative for precise diagnostics and therapy. Superior selectivity of drug delivery to malignant cells may be achieved with the nanoagents that stay "inert" until "activation" by the characteristic profile of microenvironment cues (e.g., tumor metabolites, angiogenesis factors, microRNA/DNA, etc.). However, despite a wide variety and functional complexity of smart material designs, their real-life applications are hindered by very limited sensitivity to inputs. Here, we present ultrasensitive smart nanoagents with input-dependent On/Off switchable affinity to a biomedical target based on a combination of gold nanoparticles with low-energy polymer structures. In the proposed method, a nanoparticle-based agent is surface coated with a custom designed flexible polymer chain, which has an input-switchable structure that regulates accessibility of the terminal receptor for target binding. Implementation of the concept with a DNA-model of such polymer has yielded nanoagents that have input-dependent cell-targeting capabilities and responsiveness to as little as 30 fM of DNA input in 15 min lateral flow assay. Thus, we show that surface phenomena can augment nanoagents with capability for switchable affinity without compromising the sensitivity to inputs. The proposed approach is promising for development of next-generation theranostic agents and ultrasensitive nanosensors for point-of-care diagnostics.
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- Vladimir R Cherkasov
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology , 9 Institutskii per. , 141700 Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region , Russia
- Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences , 38 Vavilov St , 119991 Moscow , Russia
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology , 9 Institutskii per. , 141700 Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region , Russia
- Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences , 38 Vavilov St , 119991 Moscow , Russia
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology , 9 Institutskii per. , 141700 Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region , Russia
- Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences , 38 Vavilov St , 119991 Moscow , Russia
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology , 9 Institutskii per. , 141700 Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region , Russia
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- Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences , 38 Vavilov St , 119991 Moscow , Russia
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology , 9 Institutskii per. , 141700 Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region , Russia
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Nucleic acid lateral flow assays using a conjugate of a DNA binding protein and carbon nanoparticles. Mikrochim Acta 2019; 186:426. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-019-3544-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Paper-based microfluidics for DNA diagnostics of malaria in low resource underserved rural communities. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:4834-4842. [PMID: 30782834 PMCID: PMC6421471 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1812296116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Populations living in remote rural communities would benefit from rapid, highly sensitive molecular, DNA-based diagnostics to inform the correct and timely treatment of infectious diseases. Such information is also becoming increasingly relevant in global efforts for disease elimination, where the testing of asymptomatic patients is now seen as being important for the identification of disease reservoirs. However, healthcare workers face practical and logistical problems in the implementation of such tests, which often involve complex instrumentation and centralized laboratories. Here we describe innovations in paper microfluidics that enable low-cost, multiplexed DNA-based diagnostics for malaria, delivered, in a first-in-human study, in schools in rural Uganda. Rapid, low-cost, species-specific diagnosis, based upon DNA testing, is becoming important in the treatment of patients with infectious diseases. Here, we demonstrate an innovation that uses origami to enable multiplexed, sensitive assays that rival polymerase chain reactions (PCR) laboratory assays and provide high-quality, fast precision diagnostics for malaria. The paper-based microfluidic technology proposed here combines vertical flow sample-processing steps, including paper folding for whole-blood sample preparation, with an isothermal amplification and a lateral flow detection, incorporating a simple visualization system. Studies were performed in village schools in Uganda with individual diagnoses being completed in <50 min (faster than the standard laboratory-based PCR). The tests, which enabled the diagnosis of malaria species in patients from a finger prick of whole blood, were both highly sensitive and specific, detecting malaria in 98% of infected individuals in a double-blind first-in-human study. Our method was more sensitive than other field-based, benchmark techniques, including optical microscopy and industry standard rapid immunodiagnostic tests, both performed by experienced local healthcare teams (which detected malaria in 86% and 83% of cases, respectively). All assays were independently validated using a real-time double-blinded reference PCR assay. We not only demonstrate that advanced, low-cost DNA-based sensors can be implemented in underserved communities at the point of need but also highlight the challenges associated with developing and implementing new diagnostic technologies in the field, without access to laboratories or infrastructure.
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Ghazi Y, Haddadi F, Kamaladini H. Gold nanoparticle biosensors, a novel application in gene transformation and expression. Mol Cell Probes 2018; 41:1-7. [PMID: 30244767 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2018.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2017] [Revised: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The conventional techniques of PCR, Southern blot, northern blot, in situ hybridization, and RNase protection assay have long been used to investigate transformation and expression of genes, but most of them are time-consuming and have relatively low sensitivity. In recent years, applying biosensors for molecular identification of biomolecules has been expanding significantly. Hence in this study, Zabol melon was used as a model plant to introduce new DNA and RNA-based biosensors for confirming gene transformation and expression. First, the melon seeds were grown in vivo and Agrobacterium tumefaciens LBA4404 was used to introduce GUS reporter gene to the plant. In order to analyze GUS gene transformation and expression, probes were designed based on DNA, RNA, and cDNA of GUS gene sequence. Then, the analysis was performed using probes attached to gold nanoparticles to observe color change of the solution in presence of the target biomolecules. Hybridization of the probes with target molecules was evaluated at a wavelength of 400-700 nm and maximum change was observed in the wavelength range of 550-650 nm. In addition, lower detection limit of the assay was 0.25 ng/μL and linear regression showed the relationship between different concentrations of the genomic DNA and absorbance. Consequently, results showed that application of detectors attached to gold nanoparticles for investigation on gene transformation and expression is more rapid, specific and economic compared to the biochemical and molecular techniques. These tests can be carried out with initial optimization at research centers using the least facilities; hence there will be no need for special equipment.
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- Yaser Ghazi
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran
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Lee NY. A review on microscale polymerase chain reaction based methods in molecular diagnosis, and future prospects for the fabrication of fully integrated portable biomedical devices. Mikrochim Acta 2018; 185:285. [PMID: 29736588 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-018-2791-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Since the advent of microfabrication technology and soft lithography, the lab-on-a-chip concept has emerged as a state-of-the-art miniaturized tool for conducting the multiple functions associated with micro total analyses of nucleic acids, in series, in a seamless manner with a miniscule volume of sample. The enhanced surface-to-volume ratio inside a microchannel enables fast reactions owing to increased heat dissipation, allowing rapid amplification. For this reason, PCR has been one of the first applications to be miniaturized in a portable format. However, the nature of the basic working principle for microscale PCR, such as the complicated temperature controls and use of a thermal cycler, has hindered its total integration with other components into a micro total analyses systems (μTAS). This review (with 179 references) surveys the diverse forms of PCR microdevices constructed on the basis of different working principles and evaluates their performances. The first two main sections cover the state-of-the-art in chamber-type PCR microdevices and in continuous-flow PCR microdevices. Methods are then discussed that lead to microdevices with upstream sample purification and downstream detection schemes, with a particular focus on rapid on-site detection of foodborne pathogens. Next, the potential for miniaturizing and automating heaters and pumps is examined. The review concludes with sections on aspects of complete functional integration in conjunction with nanomaterial based sensing, a discussion on future prospects, and with conclusions. Graphical abstract In recent years, thermocycler-based PCR systems have been miniaturized to palm-sized, disposable polymer platforms. In addition, operational accessories such as heaters and mechanical pumps have been simplified to realize semi-automatted stand-alone portable biomedical diagnostic microdevices that are directly applicable in the field. This review summarizes the progress made and the current state of this field.
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- Nae Yoon Lee
- Department of BioNano Technology, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnam-daero, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13120, South Korea.
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Wang L, Huang Z, Wang R, Liu Y, Qian C, Wu J, Liu J. Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Nanosheets for Visual Monitoring PCR Rivaling a Real-Time PCR Instrument. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:4409-4418. [PMID: 29327589 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b15746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Monitoring the progress of polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) is of critical importance in bioanalytical chemistry and molecular biology. Although real-time PCR thermocyclers are ideal for this purpose, their high cost has limited their applications in resource-poor areas. Direct visual detection would be a more attractive alternative. To monitor the PCR amplification, DNA-staining dyes, such as SYBR Green I (SG), are often used. Although these dyes give higher fluorescence when binding to double-stranded DNA products, they also yield strong background fluorescence in the presence of a high concentration of single-stranded (ss) DNA primers. In this work, we screened various nanomaterials and found that graphene oxide (GO), reduced GO, molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), and tungsten disulfide (WS2) can quench the fluorescence of nonamplified negative samples while still retaining strong fluorescence of positive ones. The signal ratio of positive-over-negative samples was enhanced by around 50-fold in the presence of these materials. In particular, MoS2 and WS2 nearly fully retained the fluorescence of the positive samples. The mechanism for MoS2 and WS2 to enhance PCR signaling is attributed to the adsorption of both the ssDNA PCR primers and SG with an appropriate strength. MoS2 can also suppress nonspecific amplification caused by excess polymerase. Finally, this method was used to detect extracted transgenic soya GTS 40-3-2 DNA after PCR amplification. Compared with the samples without nanomaterials, the addition of MoS2 could better distinguish the concentration difference of the template DNA, and the sensitivity of visual detection rivaled that from a real-time PCR instrument.
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- Liu Wang
- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310058, China
- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo , Waterloo N2L 3G1, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo , Waterloo N2L 3G1, Ontario, Canada
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo , Waterloo N2L 3G1, Ontario, Canada
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo , Waterloo N2L 3G1, Ontario, Canada
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Serebrennikova K, Samsonova J, Osipov A. Hierarchical Nanogold Labels to Improve the Sensitivity of Lateral Flow Immunoassay. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2018; 10:24. [PMID: 30393673 PMCID: PMC6199071 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-017-0180-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Accepted: 11/23/2017] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) is a widely used express method and offers advantages such as a short analysis time, simplicity of testing and result evaluation. However, an LFIA based on gold nanospheres lacks the desired sensitivity, thereby limiting its wide applications. In this study, spherical nanogold labels along with new types of nanogold labels such as gold nanopopcorns and nanostars were prepared, characterized, and applied for LFIA of model protein antigen procalcitonin. It was found that the label with a structure close to spherical provided more uniform distribution of specific antibodies on its surface, indicative of its suitability for this type of analysis. LFIA using gold nanopopcorns as a label allowed procalcitonin detection over a linear range of 0.5-10 ng mL-1 with the limit of detection of 0.1 ng mL-1, which was fivefold higher than the sensitivity of the assay with gold nanospheres. Another approach to improve the sensitivity of the assay included the silver enhancement method, which was used to compare the amplification of LFIA for procalcitonin detection. The sensitivity of procalcitonin determination by this method was 10 times better the sensitivity of the conventional LFIA with gold nanosphere as a label. The proposed approach of LFIA based on gold nanopopcorns improved the detection sensitivity without additional steps and prevented the increased consumption of specific reagents (antibodies).
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- Kseniya Serebrennikova
- Chemistry Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskiye Gory, Moscow, Russia, 119991.
- National University of Science and Technology "MISiS", Leninskiy Prospect 4, Moscow, Russia, 119049.
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- Chemistry Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskiye Gory, Moscow, Russia, 119991
- National University of Science and Technology "MISiS", Leninskiy Prospect 4, Moscow, Russia, 119049
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- Chemistry Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskiye Gory, Moscow, Russia, 119991
- National University of Science and Technology "MISiS", Leninskiy Prospect 4, Moscow, Russia, 119049
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Li S, Gu Y, Lyu Y, Jiang Y, Liu P. Integrated Graphene Oxide Purification-Lateral Flow Test Strips (iGOP-LFTS) for Direct Detection of PCR Products with Enhanced Sensitivity and Specificity. Anal Chem 2017; 89:12137-12144. [PMID: 29072445 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b02769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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An integrated graphene oxide purification-lateral flow test strip (iGOP-LFTS) was developed for on-strip purifying and visually detecting polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products with an improved sensitivity as well as a more stringent specificity. PCR products amplified with a pair of biotin- and digoxin-labeled primers were directly pipetted onto GO pads, on which graphene oxide selectively adsorbed residual primers and primer-dimers with the aid of a running buffer containing MgCl2 and Tween 20. By stacking up three GO pads to increase the surface area for adsorption, 83.4% of double-stranded DNA with a length of 30 bp and 98.6% of 20-nt primers could be removed from a 10-μL DNA mixture. Since no primers interfered with detection, the increase of the sample loading volume from 5 to 20 μL could improve the signal-to-noise ratio of the test line 1.6 fold using the iGOP-LFTS while no changes were observed using the conventional LFTS. The limit of detection of the iGOP-LFTS was determined to be 30 copies of bacteriophage λ-DNA with naked eyes and this limit could be further decreased to 3 copies by loading 20 μL of the sample, which corresponded to a 1000-fold improvement compared to that of the LFTS detected by naked eyes. When the ImageJ analysis was employed, a 100-fold decrease of the detection limit can be obtained. In addition, due to the removal of the primer-dimers, the dim test line observed in the negative control of the LFTS was eliminated using the iGOP-LFTS. A mock clinical specimen spiked with defective HIV-1 (human immunodeficiency virus) viruses was successfully analyzed using a two-step reverse transcription-PCR with 30 amplification cycles followed by the iGOP-LFTS detection. These significant improvements were achieved without introducing any additional hands-on operations and instrumentations.
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- Shanglin Li
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Tsinghua University , Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Tsinghua University , Beijing, 100084, China
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- National HIV/HCV Reference Laboratory, National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention , Beijing, 102206, China
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- National HIV/HCV Reference Laboratory, National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention , Beijing, 102206, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Tsinghua University , Beijing, 100084, China
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Gong Y, Hu J, Choi JR, You M, Zheng Y, Xu B, Wen T, Xu F. Improved LFIAs for highly sensitive detection of BNP at point-of-care. Int J Nanomedicine 2017; 12:4455-4466. [PMID: 28670119 PMCID: PMC5479264 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s135735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Heart failure (HF) has become a major cause of morbidity and mortality with a significant global economic burden. Although well-established clinical tests could provide early diagnosis, access to these tests is limited in developing countries, where a relatively higher incidence of HF is present. This has prompted an urgent need for developing a cost-effective, rapid and robust diagnostic tool for point-of-care (POC) detection of HF. Lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) has found widespread applications in POC diagnostics. However, the low sensitivity of LFIA limits its ability to detect important HF biomarkers (e.g., brain natriuretic peptide [BNP]) that are normally present in low concentration in blood. To address this issue, we developed an improved LFIA by optimizing the gold nanoparticle (GNP)–antibody conjugate conditions (e.g., the conjugate pH and the amount of added antibody), the diameter of GNP and the concentration of antibody embedded on the test line and modifying the structure of test strip. Through these improvements, the proposed test strip enabled the detection of BNP down to 0.1 ng/mL within 10–15 min, presenting ~15-fold sensitivity enhancement over conventional lateral flow assay. We also successfully applied our LFIA in the analysis of BNP in human serum samples, highlighting its potential use for clinical assessment of HF. The developed LFIA for BNP could rapidly rule out HF with the naked eye, offering tremendous potential for POC test and personalized medicine.
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- Yan Gong
- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University.,Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University.,Xi'an Diandi Biotech Company
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University.,Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University
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- Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University.,Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University.,Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University
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- School of Finance and Economics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University.,Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University
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Development of Lateral Flow Assay Based on Size-Controlled Gold Nanoparticles for Detection of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen. SENSORS 2016; 16:s16122154. [PMID: 27999291 PMCID: PMC5191134 DOI: 10.3390/s16122154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2016] [Revised: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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In this study, we developed lateral flow assay (LFA) biosensors for the detection of hepatitis B surface antigens using well-controlled gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). To enhance colorimetric signals, a seeded growth method was used for the preparation of size-controlled AuNPs with a narrow size distribution. Different sizes of AuNPs in the range of 342–137.8 nm were conjugated with antibodies and then optimized for the efficient detection of LFA biosensors. The conjugation stability was investigated by UV-vis spectroscopy of AuNP dispersion at various pH values and concentrations of antibody. Based on optimized conjugation conditions, the use of 42.7 ± 0.8 nm AuNPs exhibited superior performance for the detection of LFAs relative to other sizes of AuNPs.
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Ultrasensitive, rapid and inexpensive detection of DNA using paper based lateral flow assay. Sci Rep 2016; 6:37732. [PMID: 27886248 PMCID: PMC5123575 DOI: 10.1038/srep37732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Sensitive, specific, rapid, inexpensive and easy-to-use nucleic acid tests for use at the point-of-need are critical for the emerging field of personalised medicine for which companion diagnostics are essential, as well as for application in low resource settings. Here we report on the development of a point-of-care nucleic acid lateral flow test for the direct detection of isothermally amplified DNA. The recombinase polymerase amplification method is modified slightly to use tailed primers, resulting in an amplicon with a duplex flanked by two single stranded DNA tails. This tailed amplicon facilitates detection via hybridisation to a surface immobilised oligonucleotide capture probe and a gold nanoparticle labelled reporter probe. A detection limit of 1 × 10-11 M (190 amol), equivalent to 8.67 × 105 copies of DNA was achieved, with the entire assay, both amplification and detection, being completed in less than 15 minutes at a constant temperature of 37 °C. The use of the tailed primers obviates the need for hapten labelling and consequent use of capture and reporter antibodies, whilst also avoiding the need for any post-amplification processing for the generation of single stranded DNA, thus presenting an assay that can facilely find application at the point of need.
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Aliofkhazraei M, Pedrosa P, Carlos FF, Veigas B, Baptista PV. Gold Nanoparticles for DNA/RNA-Based Diagnostics. HANDBOOK OF NANOPARTICLES 2015. [PMCID: PMC7123017 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-15338-4_31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The remarkable physicochemical properties of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have prompted development in exploring biomolecular interactions with AuNPs-containing systems, pursuing biomedical applications in diagnostics. Among these applications, AuNPs have been remarkably useful for the development of DNA/RNA detection and characterization systems for diagnostics, including systems suitable for point of need. Here, emphasis will be on available molecular detection schemes of relevant pathogens and their molecular characterization, genomic sequences associated with medical conditions (including cancer), mutation and polymorphism identification, and the quantification of gene expression.
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Clinical tests based on primer-initiated amplification of specific nucleic acid sequences achieve high levels of sensitivity and specificity. Despite these desirable characteristics, these tests have not reached their full potential because their complexity and expense limit their usefulness to centralized laboratories. This paper describes a device that integrates sample preparation and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) with end point detection using a hand-held UV source and camera phone. The prototype device integrates paper microfluidics (to enable fluid handling) and a multilayer structure, or a "paper machine", that allows a central patterned paper strip to slide in and out of fluidic path and thus allows introduction of sample, wash buffers, amplification master mix, and detection reagents with minimal pipetting, in a hand-held, disposable device intended for point-of-care use in resource-limited environments. This device creates a dynamic seal that prevents evaporation during incubation at 65 °C for 1 h. This interval is sufficient to allow a LAMP reaction for the Escherichia coli malB gene to proceed with an analytical sensitivity of 1 double-stranded DNA target copy. Starting with human plasma spiked with whole, live E. coli cells, this paper demonstrates full integration of sample preparation with LAMP amplification and end point detection with a limit of detection of 5 cells. Further, it shows that the method used to prepare sample enables concentration of DNA from sample volumes commonly available from fingerstick blood draw.
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- John T Connelly
- †Diagnostics For All, 840 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- †Diagnostics For All, 840 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- ‡Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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Rivas L, Medina-Sánchez M, de la Escosura-Muñiz A, Merkoçi A. Improving sensitivity of gold nanoparticle-based lateral flow assays by using wax-printed pillars as delay barriers of microfluidics. LAB ON A CHIP 2014; 14:4406-14. [PMID: 25241662 DOI: 10.1039/c4lc00972j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Although lateral flow assays (LFAs) are currently being used in some point-of-care applications (POC), they cannot still be extended to a broader range of analytes for which higher sensitivities and lower detection limits are required. To overcome such drawbacks, we propose here a simple and facile alternative based on the use of delay hydrophobic barriers fabricated by wax printing so as to improve LFA sensitivity. Several wax pillar patterns were printed onto the nitrocellulose membrane in order to produce delays as well as pseudoturbulence in the microcapillary flow. The effect of the proposed wax pillar-modified devices was also mathematically simulated, corroborating the experimental results obtained for the different patterns tested afterwards for detection of HIgG as model protein in a gold nanoparticle-based LFA. The effect of the introduction of such wax-printed pillars was a sensitivity improvement of almost 3-fold compared to the sensitivity of a conventional free-barrier LFA.
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- Lourdes Rivas
- ICN2 - Nanobioelectronics & Biosensors Group, Institut Catala de Nanociencia i Nanotecnologia, Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
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Shen J, Li Y, Gu H, Xia F, Zuo X. Recent development of sandwich assay based on the nanobiotechnologies for proteins, nucleic acids, small molecules, and ions. Chem Rev 2014; 114:7631-77. [PMID: 25115973 DOI: 10.1021/cr300248x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Juwen Shen
- Key Laboratory for Large-Format Battery Materials and System, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) , Wuhan 430074, China
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Wu JC, Chen CH, Fu JW, Yang HC. Electrophoresis-enhanced detection of deoxyribonucleic acids on a membrane-based lateral flow strip using avian influenza H5 genetic sequence as the model. SENSORS 2014; 14:4399-415. [PMID: 24603637 PMCID: PMC4003949 DOI: 10.3390/s140304399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2013] [Revised: 02/14/2014] [Accepted: 02/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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This study reports a simple strategy to detect a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) on a membrane-based lateral flow (MBLF) strip without tedious gel preparation, gel electrophoresis, and EtBr-staining processes. The method also enhances the detection signal of the genetic sample. A direct electric field was applied over two ends of the MBLF strips to induce an electrophoresis of DNAs through the strips. The signal enhancement was demonstrated by the detection of the H5 subtype of avian influenza virus (H5 AIV). This approach showed an excellent selectivity of H5 AIV from other two control species, Arabidopsis thaliana and human PSMA5. It also showed an effective signal repeatability and sensitivity over a series of analyte concentrations. Its detection limit could be enhanced, from 40 ng to 0.1 ng by applying 12 V. The nano-gold particles for the color development were labeled on the capture antibody, and UV-VIS and TEM were used to check if the labeling was successful. This detection strategy could be further developed to apply on the detection of drug-allergic genes at clinics or detection of infectious substances at incident sites by a simple manipulation with an aid of a mini-PCR machine and auxiliary kits.
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- Jui-Chuang Wu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung Li, Tao Yuan 32023, Taiwan.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung Li, Tao Yuan 32023, Taiwan.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung Li, Tao Yuan 32023, Taiwan.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung Li, Tao Yuan 32023, Taiwan.
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Pöhlmann C, Dieser I, Sprinzl M. A lateral flow assay for identification of Escherichia coli by ribosomal RNA hybridisation. Analyst 2014; 139:1063-71. [PMID: 24443718 DOI: 10.1039/c3an02059b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Existing technologies for analysis of microbiological contaminants in food or clinical samples are often expensive and require laboratory settings and trained personnel. Here we present a lateral flow assay employing gold nanoparticle-oligodeoxynucleotide conjugates and four-component sandwich hybridisation for direct detection of specific sequences in bacterial 16S ribosomal RNA. Combined with rapid "one step" lysis the developed procedure allows detection of 5 × 10(4) colony forming units per mL Escherichia coli within less than 25 minutes. Several Escherichia coli strains were detected successfully, whereas non-related as well as closely related bacterial species produced no signal. The developed nucleic acid lateral flow assay is inexpensive, rapid to perform and requires no nucleic acid amplification step.
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- Christopher Pöhlmann
- University of Bayreuth, Department of Biochemistry, Universitätsstr. 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany.
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Wu J, Kodzius R, Cao W, Wen W. Extraction, amplification and detection of DNA in microfluidic chip-based assays. Mikrochim Acta 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-013-1140-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Hartman MR, Ruiz RCH, Hamada S, Xu C, Yancey KG, Yu Y, Han W, Luo D. Point-of-care nucleic acid detection using nanotechnology. NANOSCALE 2013; 5:10141-54. [PMID: 24057263 DOI: 10.1039/c3nr04015a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Recent developments in nanotechnology have led to significant advancements in point-of-care (POC) nucleic acid detection. The ability to sense DNA and RNA in a portable format leads to important applications for a range of settings, from on-site detection in the field to bedside diagnostics, in both developing and developed countries. We review recent innovations in three key process components for nucleic acid detection: sample preparation, target amplification, and read-out modalities. We discuss how the advancements realized by nanotechnology are making POC nucleic acid detection increasingly applicable for decentralized and accessible testing, in particular for the developing world.
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- Mark R Hartman
- Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
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One-step signal amplified lateral flow strip biosensor for ultrasensitive and on-site detection of bisphenol A (BPA) in aqueous samples. Biosens Bioelectron 2013; 49:457-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2013.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2013] [Revised: 05/14/2013] [Accepted: 06/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Deng H, Zhang X, Kumar A, Zou G, Zhang X, Liang XJ. Long genomic DNA amplicons adsorption onto unmodified gold nanoparticles for colorimetric detection of Bacillus anthracis. Chem Commun (Camb) 2013; 49:51-3. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cc37037a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Impact of immobilization support on colorimetric microarrays performances. Biosens Bioelectron 2012; 35:94-100. [PMID: 22425224 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2012.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2011] [Revised: 02/01/2012] [Accepted: 02/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We report here a comparison of support materials for colorimetric hybridization assays on microarrays. Four surfaces with various chemistries and architectures (roughness and porosity) were evaluated: (i) bare and (ii) activated polystyrene surfaces classically used for ELISA; (iii) a double-sided adhesive support; and (iv) a porous nitrocellulose/cellulose acetate membrane. Each substrate was functionalized with a microarray of probes and subjected to an enzymatic colorimetric DNA hybridization test. Tests were carried out in a 96-well assembly suitable for automated high-throughput analysis. Colorimetry results, microscopy observations and a chemiluminescence study showed that the test efficiency not only depends on the surface probe density but that the capacity of the material to retain the colored enzymatic product is also a critical parameter. All parameters being considered, the adhesive coated surface proposes the best surface properties for efficient colorimetric microarrays.
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Nagatani N, Yamanaka K, Ushijima H, Koketsu R, Sasaki T, Ikuta K, Saito M, Miyahara T, Tamiya E. Detection of influenza virus using a lateral flow immunoassay for amplified DNA by a microfluidic RT-PCR chip. Analyst 2012; 137:3422-6. [PMID: 22354200 DOI: 10.1039/c2an16294f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Influenza virus RNA was amplified by a continuous-flow polydimethylsiloxane microfluidic RT-PCR chip within 15-20 min. The amplified influenza virus RNA was observed with the naked eye, as the red color at the test line, using a lateral flow immunoassay within 1 min.
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- Naoki Nagatani
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Okayama University of Science, Okayama-shi 700-0005, Japan.
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This article has a special focus on the broad range of innovative nanoprobes for signal amplification and new generations of bioassays. Advances in functionalizing gold nanoparticles with oligonucleotides speed up the development of a series of new nucleic acid assays. A biobarcode assay allows signal amplification by utilizing antibody-coated magnetic beads to concentrate the analytes and antibody-coated gold nanoparticle probes to carry a large number of oligonucleotides. Novel signal-amplification technologies, based on either new classes of nanoprobes consisting of releasable fluorophores or with aggregation-induced emission features, can also improve the sensitivity of bioassays. Advances in synthesis and biofunctionalization of quantum dots with unique properties have generated increasingly widespread applications in DNA sorting, multiplexing bioassays and fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based sensing. Ingenious nanoprobes in bioassays can offer PCR-like sensitivity, high selectivity, capacity for massive multiplexing, time efficiency and, most importantly, the ability to be performed at the point- of-care.
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Le Goff GC, Blum LJ, Marquette CA. Enhanced Colorimetric Detection on Porous Microarrays Using in Situ Substrate Production. Anal Chem 2011; 83:3610-5. [DOI: 10.1021/ac200306d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Gaelle C. Le Goff
- Equipe Génie Enzymatique, Membranes Biomimétiques et Assemblages Supramoléculaires, Institut de Chimie et Biochimie Moléculaires et Supramoléculaires, Université Lyon 1, CNRS 5246 ICBMS, Bâtiment CPE-43, bd du 11 novembre 1918-69622 Villeurbanne, Cedex, France
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- Equipe Génie Enzymatique, Membranes Biomimétiques et Assemblages Supramoléculaires, Institut de Chimie et Biochimie Moléculaires et Supramoléculaires, Université Lyon 1, CNRS 5246 ICBMS, Bâtiment CPE-43, bd du 11 novembre 1918-69622 Villeurbanne, Cedex, France
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- Equipe Génie Enzymatique, Membranes Biomimétiques et Assemblages Supramoléculaires, Institut de Chimie et Biochimie Moléculaires et Supramoléculaires, Université Lyon 1, CNRS 5246 ICBMS, Bâtiment CPE-43, bd du 11 novembre 1918-69622 Villeurbanne, Cedex, France
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Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) exhibit a unique phenomenon, known as surface plasmon resonance, which is responsible for their large absorption and scattering cross-sections, which are four to five orders of magnitude larger than those of conventional dyes. In addition, their optical properties can be controlled by varying their sizes, shapes and compositions. AuNPs can be easily synthesized and functionalized with different biomolecules including oligonucleotides. Numerous methods have been utilized for detecting AuNPs such as colorimetric, scanometric, fluorescence, surface-enhanced Raman scattering and electrochemical techniques. These unique aspects have permitted the development of novel AuNP-based assays for molecular diagnostics which promise increased sensitivity and specificity, multiplexing capability, and short turnaround times. AuNP-based colorimetric assays in particular show great potential in point-of-care testing assays. This review discusses properties of AuNPs and their utilization for the development of novel molecular assays.
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- Sarah H Radwan
- Yousef Jameel Science and Technology Research Center, The American University in Cairo, 113 Kasr El-Aini Street, Cairo 11511, Egypt.
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Mao X, Xu H, Zeng Q, Zeng L, Liu G. Molecular beacon-functionalized gold nanoparticles as probes in dry-reagent strip biosensor for DNA analysis. Chem Commun (Camb) 2009:3065-7. [PMID: 19462088 DOI: 10.1039/b822582f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The highly specific molecule recognition properties of molecular beacons (MB) are combined with the unique optical properties of gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs) for the development of a dry-reagent strip-type nucleic acid biosensor (DSNAB) that enables sensitive and low-cost detection of nucleic acid samples within 15 min.
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- Xun Mao
- Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics, Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510663, China
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Lateral flow (immuno)assay: its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. A literature survey. Anal Bioanal Chem 2008; 393:569-82. [PMID: 18696055 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-008-2287-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 947] [Impact Index Per Article: 59.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2008] [Revised: 07/01/2008] [Accepted: 07/03/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Lateral flow (immuno)assays are currently used for qualitative, semiquantitative and to some extent quantitative monitoring in resource-poor or non-laboratory environments. Applications include tests on pathogens, drugs, hormones and metabolites in biomedical, phytosanitary, veterinary, feed/food and environmental settings. We describe principles of current formats, applications, limitations and perspectives for quantitative monitoring. We illustrate the potentials and limitations of analysis with lateral flow (immuno)assays using a literature survey and a SWOT analysis (acronym for "strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats"). Articles referred to in this survey were searched for on MEDLINE, Scopus and in references of reviewed papers. Search terms included "immunochromatography", "sol particle immunoassay", "lateral flow immunoassay" and "dipstick assay".
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The widespread use of gold nanoparticles (GNPs) as labels in diagnostics and detection is due to a unique combination of chemical and physical properties that allow biological molecules to be detected at low concentrations. In this critical review detection methods based on GNPs are divided up and discussed based on the way in which signals are generated in response to specific target molecules. Particular attention is devoted to methods that allow target molecules to be detected with the unaided eye because these, more than any other, harness the full range of properties that make GNPs unique. Methods that are discussed include those in which specific target molecules induce a visible colour change, chromatographic methods that allow non-specialized users to perform sophisticated tests without additional equipment and methods in which trace amounts of GNPs are rendered visible to the unaided eye by catalytic deposition of a metal such as silver. The use of metal deposition as a means of enhancing the signal for optical and electrical detection is also reviewed. The other detection methods included in this review are based on interactions between GNPs and molecules located in close proximity to their surface. These include methods in which light emission from such molecules is enhanced (surface enhanced Raman scattering) or quenched (fluorescence), and methods in which the accumulation of specific target molecules induce subtle changes in the extinction spectra of GNPs that can be followed in real time with inexpensive equipment (166 references).
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- Robert Wilson
- Department of Chemistry, Liverpool University, Liverpool, UK L69 7ZD
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