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ArticleToxics2024

Portable SpectroChip-Based Immunoassay Platform for Rapid and Accurate Melamine Quantification in Urine Samples.

Cheng-Hao Ko, Wei-Yi Kong, Abel Chernet Kabiso, Wei-Huai Chiu, Ashenafi Belihu Tadesse, Chitsung Hong, Chia-Fang Wu, Hung-Hsun Lin

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Article in Toxics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Cheng-Hao KoGraduate Institute of Automation and Control, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-8768-7700
Wei-Yi KongGraduate Institute of Automation and Control, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-7576-0029
Abel Chernet KabisoGraduate Institute of Automation and Control, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
Wei-Huai ChiuGraduate Institute of Automation and Control, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-5183-7239
Ashenafi Belihu TadesseGraduate Institute of Automation and Control, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-0467-5553
Chitsung HongSpectroChip Inc., Hsinchu 310, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-4983-1046
Chia-Fang WuResearch Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica (AS), Taipei 115, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-6803-2389
Hung-Hsun LinResearch Center for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.

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Abstract

Growing concerns about the health risks of melamine adulteration in food products highlight the urgent need for reliable detection methods. However, the long-term effects of chronic low-level melamine exposure remain inadequately explored. This study introduces THE ONE InstantCare platform, a portable immunoassay analyzer integrating a SpectroChip-based spectral processing unit (SPU) with lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) for sensitive and accurate quantification of melamine in human urine. This platform provides a cost-effective, rapid, and user-friendly point-of-care (POC) solution for melamine detection. Analytical evaluations across eight melamine concentrations (0-100 parts per billion, ppb) achieved a limit of detection (LOD) of 1.91 ppb. Validation with 24 human urine samples demonstrated strong concordance with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), yielding an intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of 0.9220, a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.9389, and 95% agreement in Bland-Altman analysis. High reproducibility was observed, with an intraday coefficient of variation (CV) of 6.53% and acceptable interday CV values, while interference studies confirmed reliability in the presence of common biological substances. By delivering results in approximately 10 min, THE ONE InstantCare platform significantly reduces analysis time compared to LC-MS, which typically requires several hours. This novel platform enhances food safety surveillance and advances human health risk assessments, particularly for evaluating melamine-linked kidney damage. Its versatility and robust performance make it a promising tool for environmental monitoring and clinical diagnostics, enabling the detection of diverse biomarkers with high sensitivity and reproducibility.

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lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA)liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-MS)melamine detectionpoint-of-care (POC)spectral processing unit (SPU)SpectroChip

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PMID39771085
PMCPMC11679044

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