Journal
BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
Volume 24, Issue 6, Pages 1811-1815Publisher
ELSEVIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2008.08.056
Keywords
DNA biosensor; Dipstick; Polystyrene microspheres; Oligonucleotide-decorated microspheres; Genotyping; PCR
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In recent years, there is a continuously growing interest in the development of biosensors for rapid, simple and inexpensive DNA tests suitable for the small laboratory or for on-site testing. Detection is accomplished through electrochemical, optical or gravimetric transduction. We report on the development of disposable dipstick-type DNA biosensors that employ oligonucleotide-decorated colored polystyrene microspheres as reporters and enable visual detection of DNA sequences without the use of instrumentation. The biosensors have been designed to detect DNA molecules that contain both, a biotin moiety and a segment that is complementary to the oligonucleotide attached on the surface of blue or red microspheres. Capture of the hybrids by immobilized streptavidin at the test zone results in the formation of a colored line. The biosensors were applied to: (a) detection of single-stranded DNA, (b) detection of PCR-amplified double-stranded DNA and (c) genotyping of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP). The results were compared with sensors based on gold nanopartide reporters. It is also demonstrated that the microspheres offer the potential for multicolor detection of specific DNA sequences. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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