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An assay system for point-of-care diagnosis of tuberculosis using commercially manufactured PCB technology

An assay system for point-of-care diagnosis of tuberculosis using commercially manufactured PCB technology
An assay system for point-of-care diagnosis of tuberculosis using commercially manufactured PCB technology
Rapid advances in clinical technologies, detection sensitivity and analytical throughput have delivered a significant expansion in our knowledge of prognostic and diagnostic biomarkers in many common infectious diseases, such as Tuberculosis (TB). During the last decade, a significant number of approaches to TB diagnosis have been attempted at Point-of-Care (PoC), exploiting a large variation of techniques and materials. In this work, we describe an electronics-based Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (eELISA), using a Lab-on-a-Printed Circuit Board (LoPCB) approach, for TB diagnosis based on cytokine detection. The test relies upon an electrochemical (amperometric) assay, comprising a high-precision bioinstrumentation board and amperometric sensors, produced exclusively using standard PCB manufacturing processes. Electrochemical detection uses standard Au and Ag electrodes together with a bespoke, low-power, multichannel, portable data-acquisition system. We demonstrate high-performance assay chemistry performed at microfluidic volumes on Au pads directly at the PCB surface with improved limit of detection (~10 pg/mL) over standard colorimetric ELISA methods. The assay has also been implemented in plasma, showing the utility of the system for medical applications. This work is a significant step towards the development of a low-cost, portable, high-precision diagnostic and monitoring technology, which once combined with appropriate PCB-based microfluidic networks will provide complete LoPCB platforms.
2045-2322
Evans, Daniel J.
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Papadimitriou, Konstantinos
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Greathead, Louise
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Morgan, Hywel
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Prodromakis, Themistoklis
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Evans, Daniel J.
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Papadimitriou, Konstantinos
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Greathead, Louise
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Morgan, Hywel
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Prodromakis, Themistoklis
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Evans, Daniel J., Papadimitriou, Konstantinos, Greathead, Louise, Vasilakis, Nikolaos-Sotirios, Morgan, Hywel and Prodromakis, Themistoklis (2017) An assay system for point-of-care diagnosis of tuberculosis using commercially manufactured PCB technology. Scientific Reports, 7, [685 (2017)]. (doi:10.1038/s41598-017-00783-8).

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Abstract

Rapid advances in clinical technologies, detection sensitivity and analytical throughput have delivered a significant expansion in our knowledge of prognostic and diagnostic biomarkers in many common infectious diseases, such as Tuberculosis (TB). During the last decade, a significant number of approaches to TB diagnosis have been attempted at Point-of-Care (PoC), exploiting a large variation of techniques and materials. In this work, we describe an electronics-based Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (eELISA), using a Lab-on-a-Printed Circuit Board (LoPCB) approach, for TB diagnosis based on cytokine detection. The test relies upon an electrochemical (amperometric) assay, comprising a high-precision bioinstrumentation board and amperometric sensors, produced exclusively using standard PCB manufacturing processes. Electrochemical detection uses standard Au and Ag electrodes together with a bespoke, low-power, multichannel, portable data-acquisition system. We demonstrate high-performance assay chemistry performed at microfluidic volumes on Au pads directly at the PCB surface with improved limit of detection (~10 pg/mL) over standard colorimetric ELISA methods. The assay has also been implemented in plasma, showing the utility of the system for medical applications. This work is a significant step towards the development of a low-cost, portable, high-precision diagnostic and monitoring technology, which once combined with appropriate PCB-based microfluidic networks will provide complete LoPCB platforms.

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Accepted/In Press date: 13 March 2017
e-pub ahead of print date: 6 April 2017
Published date: 6 April 2017
Organisations: Electronics & Computer Science, Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology

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Local EPrints ID: 407217
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/407217
ISSN: 2045-2322
PURE UUID: b722b268-62ce-4597-a445-5b3d2fcc10a3
ORCID for Hywel Morgan: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4850-5676
ORCID for Themistoklis Prodromakis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6267-6909

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Date deposited: 01 Apr 2017 01:07
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 05:11

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Author: Daniel J. Evans
Author: Konstantinos Papadimitriou
Author: Louise Greathead
Author: Nikolaos-Sotirios Vasilakis
Author: Hywel Morgan ORCID iD
Author: Themistoklis Prodromakis ORCID iD

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