Journal
LAB ON A CHIP
Volume 22, Issue 5, Pages 928-935Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d1lc01106e
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- Community of Madrid [S2018/NMT-4349, CM/JIN/2019-007, PEJ-2020-AI/IND-17560]
- University of Alcala
- Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness [RYC-2015-17558]
- EU [CTQ2017-86441-C2-1-R]
- Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation [PID2020-118154GB-I00, MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033]
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The portable device described in the study integrates micromotors for real-time fluorescence sensing of various biomarkers. The device was compared to a high-performance optical microscope and showed similar analytical features. Its versatility allows for future use with a variety of biomarkers and even multiplexed detection schemes.
Herein, we describe the design of a portable device integrated with micromotors for real-time fluorescence sensing of (bio)markers. The system comprises a universal 3D printed platform to hold a commercial smartphone, which is equipped with an external magnification optical lens (20-400x) and tailor-made emission filters directly attached to the camera, an adjustable sample holder to accommodate a glass slide and laser excitation sources. On a first approach, we illustrate the suitability of the platform using magnetic Janus micromotors modified with fluorescent ZnS@CdxSe1-x quantum dots for real-time ON-OFF mercury detection. On a second approach, graphdiyne tubular catalytic micromotors modified with a rhodamine labelled affinity peptide are used for the OFF-ON detection of cholera toxin B. The micromotor-based smartphone for fluorescence sensing approach was compared to a high-performance optical microscope, and similar analytical features were obtained. This versatility allows for easy integration of micromotor fluorescence sensing strategies based on different propulsion mechanisms, allowing for its future use with a myriad of biomarkers and even multiplexed schemes.
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