All-plastic miniature fluorescence microscope for point-of-care readout of bead-based bioassays

J Biomed Opt. 2015 Oct;20(10):105010. doi: 10.1117/1.JBO.20.10.105010.

Abstract

A number of new platforms have been developed for multiplexed bioassays that rely on imaging targeted fluorescent beads labeled with different fluorescent dyes. We developed a compact, low-cost three-dimensional printed fluorescence microscope that can be used as a detector for mutiplexed, bead-based assays to support point-of-care applications. Images obtained with the microscope were analyzed to differentiate multiple analytes in a single sample with a comparable limit of detection to commercially available macroscopic assay platforms.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Biological Assay / instrumentation*
  • Colorimetry / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Image Enhancement / instrumentation*
  • Immunomagnetic Separation / instrumentation*
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence / instrumentation*
  • Miniaturization
  • Point-of-Care Testing*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity