Highly sensitive fluorescence-based lateral flow platform for point-of-care detection of biomarkers in plasma

Meilin Zhu, Uwadiae Obahiagbon, Karen Anderson, Jennifer Blain Christen

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7 Scopus citations

Abstract

Point-of-Care (PoC) diagnostic devices, such as lateral flow tests, are often used in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) for low-cost disease detection. Most commercial lateral flow tests use colorimetric detection on a nitrocellulose substrate. In this paper, we present a multistep, fluorescence-based assay detection system, which can detect antibodies in plasma to recombinant protein. Fluorescence-based detection allows us to achieve higher sensitivity, while a nitrocellulose substrate enables fluid handling, high protein immobilization, rapid detection time, and affordability. As a proof-of-concept for detection of disease-specific biomarkers in plasma, we demonstrate the detection of antibodies in plasma to Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen-1 (EBNA-1) recombinant protein and to human papillomavirus (HPV) 16 E7 recombinant protein. We show that our detection system is able to detect EBNA-1-specific antibodies at a 1:10,000 plasma dilution and HPV 16 E7-specific antibodies at a 1:5,000 plasma dilution, indicating high sensitivity. This platform is a low-cost device that can detect fluorescence from labeled biomarkers on a lateral flow assay. Ultimately, we aim to adapt this system to detect HPV 16 and 18 biomarkers for cervical cancer screening in LMICs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2017 IEEE Healthcare Innovations and Point of Care Technologies, HI-POCT 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages249-252
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781538613924
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 19 2017
Event2017 IEEE Healthcare Innovations and Point of Care Technologies, HI-POCT 2017 - Bethesda, United States
Duration: Nov 6 2017Nov 8 2017

Publication series

Name2017 IEEE Healthcare Innovations and Point of Care Technologies, HI-POCT 2017
Volume2017-December

Other

Other2017 IEEE Healthcare Innovations and Point of Care Technologies, HI-POCT 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBethesda
Period11/6/1711/8/17

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Health Informatics
  • Instrumentation
  • Health(social science)
  • Biomedical Engineering

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