A pregnancy test strip for detection of pathogenic bacteria by using concanavalin A-human chorionic gonadotropin-Cu3(PO4)2 hybrid nanoflowers, magnetic separation, and smartphone readout.
Mikrochim Acta
; 185(10): 464, 2018 09 17.
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| ID: mdl-30225733
Pregnancy test strips are widely used in daily life. A commercial pregnancy test strip was modified to obtain a point-of-care device for the detection of pathogenic bacteria. Hybrid nanoflowers were prepared from concanavalin A, human chorionic gonadotropin, and Cu3(PO4)2 via a one-pot method. They were used as signaling probes in an off-the-shelf pregnancy test strip. This modified lateral flow immunoassay can detect Escherichia coli O157:H7 with a detection limit of 4 CFU·mL-1, and Salmonella typhimurium with a detection limit of 3 CFU·mL-1. Conceivably, the method has high potential as a portable and cost-effective tool for rapid determination of a wide range of analytes, especially in resource-constrained settings. Graphical abstract Hybrid nanoflower loaded human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and concanavalin A (hCG - nanoflowers) were synthesized via a one-pot method and used as signal labels with commercial commercial-off-the-shelf pregnancy test strips to detect pathogenic bacteria targets, thus yielding an easily smartphone readout signal.
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Assunto principal:
Fosfatos
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Salmonella typhimurium
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Técnicas Biossensoriais
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Concanavalina A
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Escherichia coli O157
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Cobre
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Nanoestruturas
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Smartphone
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Gonadotropina Coriônica
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mikrochim Acta
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China