Paper-based multiplexed vertical flow assay for point-of-care testing

Lab Chip. 2019 Mar 13;19(6):1027-1034. doi: 10.1039/c9lc00011a.

Abstract

We developed a multiplexed point-of-care immunodiagnostic assay for antibody detection in human sera made through the vertical stacking of functional paper layers. In this multiplexed vertical flow immunodiagnostic assay (xVFA), a colorimetric signal is generated by gold nanoparticles captured on a spatially-multiplexed sensing membrane containing specific antigens. The assay is completed in 20 minutes, following which the sensing membrane is imaged by a cost-effective mobile-phone reader. The images are sent to a server, where the results are rapidly analyzed and relayed back to the user. The performance of the assay was evaluated by measuring Lyme-specific antibodies in human sera as model target antibodies. The presented platform is rapid, simple, inexpensive, and allows for simultaneous and quantitative measurement of multiple antibodies and/or antigens making it a suitable point-of-care platform for disease diagnostics.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / immunology
  • Antigens / chemistry
  • Antigens / immunology
  • Borrelia burgdorferi / immunology
  • Borrelia burgdorferi / metabolism
  • Cell Phone
  • Electronic Data Processing
  • Gold / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Immunoassay / instrumentation
  • Immunoassay / methods*
  • Lyme Disease / diagnosis
  • Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry
  • Paper*
  • Point-of-Care Testing*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Antigens
  • Gold