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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

A Bead-Based Quantum Dot Immunoassay Integrated with Multi-Module Microfluidics Enables Real-Time Multiplexed Detection of Blood Insulin and Glucagon.

Hesam Abouali, Sanjana Srikant, Md Fahim Al Fattah, Nicole G Barra, Darryl Chan, Dayan Ban, Jonathan D Schertzer, Mahla Poudineh

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Hesam AboualiDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada.
Sanjana SrikantDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada.
Md Fahim Al FattahDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada.
Nicole G BarraDepartment of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada.
Darryl ChanDepartment of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada.
Dayan BanDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada.
Jonathan D SchertzerDepartment of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada.
Mahla PoudinehDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8684-3102

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CIHRNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Analyzing diabetes-related hormones such as insulin and glucagon using conventional enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) has been the gold standard. However, ELISAs have a long sample processing time, including blood serum/plasma preparation which restricts the number of measurement time points, making it difficult to accurately track hormone dynamics in relation to each other and to blood glucose levels. Here, a multi-module microfluidic platform, named quantum dot integrated real-time (QIRT)-ELISA system, that uses a bead-based quantum dot-mediated immunoassay (BQI) to continuously monitor insulin and glucagon in whole blood samples and in a multiplexed setting is demonstrated. The use of BQI simplifies the technical aspect of the system, removes the need for bulky and expensive equipment, and most importantly enhances the sensitivity, specificity, and temporal resolution. Validation experiments measuring levels of insulin and glucagon in rats during glucose tolerance tests demonstrate the accuracy of QIRT-ELISA for simultaneously measuring endogenous hormones within the physiological range during an oral glucose load.

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GlucagonInsulinMicrofluidicsQuantum DotsAnimalsBlood GlucoseEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayImmunoassayMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyBlood GlucoseGlucagonInsulindiabetes hormone monitoringglucagoninsulinmultiplexed detectionquantum dot

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