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ANALYST
Volume 139, Issue 7, Pages 1637-1643Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c3an01926h
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An inkjet-printed microfluidic paper-based analytical device (mu PAD) for the detection of lactoferrin has been developed. The analyte concentration dependent fluorescence emission, caused by the sensitization of pre-deposited terbium (Tb3+) upon complexation with lactoferrin on the paper device, is captured using a digital camera. The dynamic response range (0.5-3 mg mL(-1)) and the limit of detection (0.30 mg mL(-1)) of the mu PAD are suitable for the analysis of normal human tears and the detection of eye disorders. Finally, lactoferrin concentrations in human tear samples were analyzed by the mu PADs and the assay results corresponded within 6% error to those obtained by an immunoassay (ELISA). The mu PADs provide a simple, rapid and accurate method for lactoferrin detection in tear fluid. Results are obtained within 15 min of a single application of 2.5 mu L of sample. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a device for lactoferrin quantification relying neither on an immunoassay nor on high cost analytical instrumentation.
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