Detection of cardiac troponin with a surface acustive wave immunosensor
Youn-Suk Choi and Soo Suk Lee from the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Republic of Korea, have developed a point of care diagnostic test for cardiac troponin I (cTnI).
The researchers fabricated a bubble-free microfluidics device based on a gold-nanoparticle immunoassay and a surface acoustic wave immunosensor. The authors highlight a limit of detection of 6.7 pg mL-1 as a clinically relevant result and a first for centrifugally-based microfluidic devices. In this work, the researchers developed the device for the detection of cTnI, a biomarker for acute myocardial infarction for which rapid analysis would be beneficial for patient prognosis. The group is now extending studies to alternative systems.
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A centrifugally actuated point-of-care testing system for the surface acoustic wave immunosensing of cardiac troponin I
Woochang Lee , Jaeyeon Jung , Young Ki Hahn , Sang Kyu Kim , Yeolho Lee , Joonhyung Lee , Tae-Han Lee , Jin-Young Park , Hyejung Seo , Jung Nam Lee , Jin Ho Oh , Youn-Suk Choi and Soo Suk Lee
Analyst, 2013,138, 2558-2566
DOI: 10.1039/C3AN00182B
