Rapid DNA multi-analyte immunoassay on a magneto-resistance biosensor

Biosens Bioelectron. 2009 Mar 15;24(7):1893-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2008.09.023. Epub 2008 Oct 8.

Abstract

We present the rapid and sensitive detection of amplified DNA on a giant magneto-resistance sensor using superparamagnetic particles as a detection label. The one-step assay is performed on an integrated and miniaturized detection platform suitable for application into point-of-care devices. A double-tagged PCR amplification product of the LamB gene of the Escherichia coli bacterium was used to investigate binding kinetics of the assay. We applied magnetic actuation to concentrate the target-particle complexes at the sensor surface and to remove unbound particles from the sensor surface. We achieved biological dose-response curves detecting 4-250pM amplicon concentrations in a one-step format in total assay times of less than 3min. Using various tag-antibody combinations specific for one of the individual genes, multi-analyte detection is shown of several antibiotic resistance genes of the food pathogen Salmonella.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation*
  • DNA / analysis*
  • DNA / genetics*
  • Electric Impedance
  • Electrochemistry / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Immunoassay / instrumentation*
  • Magnetics / instrumentation*
  • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis / instrumentation*
  • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis / methods
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • DNA