Highly Sensitive Immunoresistive Sensor for Point-Of-Care Screening for COVID-19.
Biosensors (Basel)
; 12(3)2022 Feb 28.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1715108
ABSTRACT
Current point-of-care (POC) screening of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) requires further improvements to achieve highly sensitive, rapid, and inexpensive detection. Here we describe an immunoresistive sensor on a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film for simple, inexpensive, and highly sensitive COVID-19 screening. The sensor is composed of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) functionalized with monoclonal antibodies that bind to the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2. Silver electrodes are silkscreen-printed on SWCNTs to reduce contact resistance. We determine the SARS-CoV-2 status via the resistance ratio of control- and SARS-CoV-2 sensor electrodes. A combined measurement of two adjacent sensors enhances the sensitivity and specificity of the detection protocol. The lower limit of detection (LLD) of the SWCNT assay is 350 genome equivalents/mL. The developed SWCNT sensor shows 100% sensitivity and 90% specificity in clinical sample testing. Further, our device adds benefits of a small form factor, simple operation, low power requirement, and low assay cost. This highly sensitive film sensor will facilitate rapid COVID-19 screening and expedite the development of POC screening platforms.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Biosensing Techniques
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Nanotubes, Carbon
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bios12030149
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