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ArticleScientific reports2015

Microsphere integrated microfluidic disk: synergy of two techniques for rapid and ultrasensitive dengue detection.

Samira Hosseini, Mohammad M Aeinehvand, Shah M Uddin, Abderazak Benzina, Hussin A Rothan, Rohana Yusof, Leo H Koole, Marc J Madou, Ivan Djordjevic, Fatimah Ibrahim

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Article in Scientific reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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Samira HosseiniDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia.
Mohammad M AeinehvandDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia.
Shah M UddinDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia.
Abderazak BenzinaFaculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, the Netherlands.
Hussin A RothanDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Rohana YusofDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Leo H KooleDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia.
Marc J MadouDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia.
Ivan DjordjevicDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia.
Fatimah IbrahimDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The application of microfluidic devices in diagnostic systems is well-established in contemporary research. Large specific surface area of microspheres, on the other hand, has secured an important position for their use in bioanalytical assays. Herein, we report a combination of microspheres and microfluidic disk in a unique hybrid platform for highly sensitive and selective detection of dengue virus. Surface engineered polymethacrylate microspheres with carefully designed functional groups facilitate biorecognition in a multitude manner. In order to maximize the utility of the microspheres' specific surface area in biomolecular interaction, the microfluidic disk was equipped with a micromixing system. The mixing mechanism (microballoon mixing) enhances the number of molecular encounters between spheres and target analyte by accessing the entire sample volume more effectively, which subsequently results in signal amplification. Significant reduction of incubation time along with considerable lower detection limits were the prime motivations for the integration of microspheres inside the microfluidic disk. Lengthy incubations of routine analytical assays were reduced from 2 hours to 5 minutes while developed system successfully detected a few units of dengue virus. Obtained results make this hybrid microsphere-microfluidic approach to dengue detection a promising avenue for early detection of this fatal illness.

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Dengue VirusMicrospheresDengueEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayHumansMethacrylatesMicrofluidic Analytical TechniquesMicrofluidicsParticle SizePolymethacrylic AcidsReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityTime FactorsMethacrylatesPolymethacrylic Acids

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PMID26548806
PMCPMC4637926

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