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Quantitation of Femtomolar-Level Protein Biomarkers Using a Simple Microbubbling Digital Assay and Bright-Field Smartphone Imaging
- Source :
- Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Quantitating ultra-low concentrations of protein biomarkers is critical for early disease diagnosis and treatment. However, most current point-of-care (POC) assays are limited in sensitivity to meet this clinical need. Herein, we introduce an ultra-sensitive and facile microbubbling digital assay readout method toward POC quantitation of protein biomarkers requiring only bright-field smartphone imaging. Picolitre-sized microwells together with platinum nanoparticle labels enable the discrete “visualization” of protein molecules via immobilized-microbubbling with smartphone. We also use computer vision and machine learning to develop an automated image analysis smartphone application to facilitate accurate and robust counting. Using this method, post-prostatectomy surveillance of prostate specific antigen (PSA) can be achieved with a detection limit of 2.1 fM (0.060 pg/mL), and early pregnancy detection using βhCG with a detection limit of 0.034 mIU/mL (2.84 pg/mL). The results are further validated using clinical serum samples against clinical and research assays. This work provides the proof-of-principle of the microbubbling digital readout as an ultra-sensitive technology with minimal requirement for power and accessories, facilitating future POC applications.
- Subjects :
- Smart phone
Protein biomarkers
Computer science
Point-of-Care Systems
Early pregnancy factor
Biosensing Techniques
Smartphone application
010402 general chemistry
01 natural sciences
Catalysis
Protein detection
Article
Humans
Detection limit
biology
010405 organic chemistry
Early disease
Proteins
General Medicine
General Chemistry
0104 chemical sciences
biology.protein
Biological Assay
Smartphone
Biomarkers
Biomedical engineering
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15213773
- Volume :
- 58
- Issue :
- 39
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0f0a951e0fd35b1b0178a0a75e7fe136