High-Throughput Optical Sensing Immunoassays on Smartphone

Anal Chem. 2016 Aug 16;88(16):8302-8. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b02211. Epub 2016 Jul 28.

Abstract

We present an optical sensing platform on a smartphone for high-throughput screening immunoassays. For the first time, a designed microprism array is utilized to achieve a one-time screening of 64 samples. To demonstrate the capability and the reliability of this optical sensing platform on smartphone, human interleukin 6 (IL-6) protein and six types of plant viruses are immunoassayed. The ability of quantification is shown by a sigmoidal dose-response curve fitting to analyze IL-6 protein. The accuracy in measuring the concentrations of IL-6 protein achieves 99.1%. On the other hand, to validate on-field immunoassays by our device, a total of 1030 samples are assayed using three immunoassay methods to detect six types of plant viruses. The accuracy is up to 96.2-99.9%; in addition, there is a high degree of agreement with lab instruments. The total cost for this high-throughput optical screening platform is ∼$50 USD. The reading time is only 2 s for 64 samples. The size is just as big as a portable hard drive. Our optical sensing platform on the smartphone offers a route toward in situ high-throughput screening immunoassays for viruses, pathogens, biomarkers, and toxins by decentralizing laboratory tests. With this mobile point-of-care optical platform, the spread of disease can be timely stopped within a very short turnaround time.

MeSH terms

  • Closteroviridae / immunology
  • Closteroviridae / isolation & purification
  • Colorimetry
  • Humans
  • Immunoassay / economics
  • Immunoassay / instrumentation
  • Immunoassay / methods*
  • Interleukin-6 / analysis*
  • Microarray Analysis
  • Nepovirus / immunology
  • Nepovirus / isolation & purification
  • Plant Viruses / immunology
  • Plant Viruses / isolation & purification
  • Point-of-Care Systems
  • Smartphone

Substances

  • Interleukin-6

Supplementary concepts

  • Cherry leaf roll virus
  • Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3