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Development of a thermochromic lateral flow assay to improve sensitivity for dengue virus serotype 2 NS1 detection

Trakoolwilaiwan, Thithawat; Takeuchi, Yasuhiro; Leung, Terence S; Sebek, Matej; Storozhuk, Liudmyla; Nguyen, Linh; Tung, Le Duc; (2023) Development of a thermochromic lateral flow assay to improve sensitivity for dengue virus serotype 2 NS1 detection. Nanoscale 10.1039/d3nr01858j. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

Dengue disease is a viral infection that has been widespread in tropical regions, such as Southeast Asia, South Asia and South America. A worldwide effort has been made over a few decades to halt the spread of the disease and reduce fatalities. Lateral flow assay (LFA), a paper-based technology, is used for dengue virus detection and identification because of its simplicity, low cost and fast response. However, the sensitivity of LFA is relatively low and is usually insufficient to meet the minimum requirement for early detection. In this study, we developed a colorimetric thermal sensing LFA format for the detection of dengue virus NS1 using recombinant dengue virus serotype 2 NS1 protein (DENV2-NS1) as a model antigen. Plasmonic gold nanoparticles, including gold nanospheres (AuNSPs) and gold nanorods (AuNRs), and magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs), namely iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) and zinc ferrite nanoparticles (ZFNPs), were studied for their thermal properties for sensing assays. AuNSPs with 12 nm diameter were chosen due to their great photothermal effect against light-emitting diodes (LEDs). In the thermal sensing assay, a thermochromic sheet is used as a temperature sensor transforming heat into a visible colour. In the typical LFA, the test line is visible at 6.25 ng mL-1 while our thermal sensing LFA offers a visual signal that can be observed at as low as 1.56 ng mL-1. The colorimetric thermal sensing LFA is capable of reducing the limit of detection (LOD) of DENV2-NS1 by 4 times compared to the typical visual readout. The colorimetric thermal sensing LFA can enhance the sensitivity of detection and deliver visuality to the user to translate without the need for an infrared (IR) camera. It has the potential to expand the utilities of LFA and satisfy early diagnostic applications.

Type: Article
Title: Development of a thermochromic lateral flow assay to improve sensitivity for dengue virus serotype 2 NS1 detection
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1039/d3nr01858j
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NR01858J
Language: English
Additional information: This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > London Centre for Nanotechnology
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10173257
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