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ACS OMEGA
卷 4, 期 1, 页码 637-642出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b03136
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- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [AC 279/2-1, TI 329/9-1]
- BMBF [13N14336, 03VP03891]
- European Union [737089]
- Chancellor's Faculty Excellence Program
- Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science (KIETS) at NC State
- NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC)
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
Smartphone-based fluorescence microscopy has been rapidly developing over the last few years, enabling point-of-need detection of cells, bacteria, viruses, and biomarkers. These mobile microscopy devices are cost-effective, field-portable, and easy to use, and benefit from economies of scale. Recent developments in smartphone camera technology have improved their performance, getting closer to that of lab microscopes. Here, we report the use of DNA origami nanobeads with predefined numbers of fluorophores to quantify the sensitivity of a smartphone-based fluorescence microscope in terms of the minimum number of detectable molecules per diffraction-limited spot. With the brightness of a single dye molecule as a reference, we compare the performance of color and monochrome sensors embedded in state-of-the-art smartphones. Our results show that the monochrome sensor of a smartphone can achieve better sensitivity, with a detection limit of similar to 10 fluorophores per spot. The use of DNA origami nanobeads to quantify the minimum number of detectable molecules of a sensor is broadly applicable to evaluate the sensitivity of various optical instruments.
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