Carbon nanodots combined with loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for detection of African swine fever virus (ASFV)

The spread of African swine fever virus (ASFV) caused huge economic costs, so early detection is particularly important. Here, we established a fluorescence biosensor based on carbon nanodots (CNDs) and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) to ultra-sensitively detect ASFV. LAMP with high efficiency produced a large amount of pyro phosphoric acid and caused pH change in a short time. CNDs with strong light stability had a large fluorescence response at the emission wavelength of 585.5 nm to small pH change by the excitation wavelength of 550 nm. The biosensor realized turn-off-on mode for ASFV detection with the detection limit as low as 15.21 copies mu L-1. In addition, the biosensor had high accuracy in the actual sample assay. Therefore, the biosensor achieved rapid, sensitive, low-cost, and simple detection for ASFV. Moreover, the biosensor broadened the detection pathway of LAMP as a tool with great development prospect.

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In this study, a fluorescence biosensor based on carbon nanodots and loop-mediated isothermal amplification was established for highly sensitive detection of African swine fever virus (ASFV). The biosensor showed rapid, sensitive, low-cost, and simple detection of ASFV, with high accuracy in actual sample assays.