Performance improvement of the one-dot lateral flow immunoassay for aflatoxin B1 by using a smartphone-based reading system

Sensors (Basel). 2013 Apr 18;13(4):5109-16. doi: 10.3390/s130405109.

Abstract

This study was conducted to develop a simple, rapid, and accurate lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) detection method for point-of-care diagnosis. The one-dot LFIA for aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) was based on the modified competitive binding format using competition between AFB1 and colloidal gold-AFB1-BSA conjugate for antibody binding sites in the test zone. A Smartphone-based reading system consisting of a Samsung Galaxy S2 Smartphone, a LFIA reader, and a Smartphone application for the image acquisition and data analysis. The detection limit of one-dot LFIA for AFB1 is 5 μg/kg. This method provided semi-quantitative analysis of AFB1 samples in the range of 5 to 1,000 μg/kg. Using combination of the one-dot LFIA and the Smartphone-based reading system, it is possible to conduct a more fast and accurate point-of-care diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aflatoxin B1 / analysis*
  • Cell Phone / instrumentation*
  • Cross Reactions
  • Immunoassay / instrumentation*
  • Immunoassay / methods*
  • Limit of Detection
  • Rheology / instrumentation*

Substances

  • Aflatoxin B1