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Abstract
A new nanoparticles-based sensing platform was designed for high-through electrochemical immunoassay of ferritin (FET) biomarker on a magneto-controlled microfluidic device by using anti-FET capture antibody-conjugated magnetic sensing probes. Thionine-doped calcium carbonate (CaCO3) nanoparticles labeled with anti-FET detection antibodies were utilized as the recognition elements. Introduction of target FET caused the sandwich-type immunoreaction between two antibodies. The formed immunocomplexes were attached onto magnetic microfluidic sensing interface through an external magnet. Subsequently, the carried CaCO3 nanoparticles were dissolved under acidic conditions to release the doped thionine molecules with redox activity. The thionine-based voltammetric signals increased with the increment of target FET levels within the linear range 0.01–100 ng mL−1. The limit of detection was 7.9 pg mL−1 FET. Good analytical properties such as selectivity, reproducibility, and accuracy were achieved with the nanoparticles-based magnetic electrochemical immunoassay. More significantly, the magnetic microfluidic electrochemical immunoassay provides new opportunities for rapid, simple, and cost-effective serum sample analysis.
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As a peer-reviewed journal for analytical sciences and technologies on the micro- and nanoscale, Microchimica Acta has established itself as a premier forum for truly novel approaches in chemical and biochemical analysis. Coverage includes methods and devices that provide expedient solutions to the most contemporary demands in this area. Examples are point-of-care technologies, wearable (bio)sensors, in-vivo-monitoring, micro/nanomotors and materials based on synthetic biology as well as biomedical imaging and targeting.