Nanozyme-Mediated Catalytic Signal Amplification for Microfluidic Biosensing of Foodborne Bacteria

Anal Chem. 2023 Sep 5;95(35):13391-13399. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c03232. Epub 2023 Aug 23.

Abstract

Early detection of foodborne bacteria is urgently needed to ensure food quality and to avoid the outbreak of foodborne bacterial diseases. Here, a kind of metal-organic framework (Zr-MOF) modified with Pt nanoparticles (Pt-PCN-224) was designed as a peroxidase-like signal amplifier for microfluidic biosensing of foodborne bacteria. Taking Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 as a model, a linear range from 2.93 × 102 to 2.93 × 108 CFU/mL and a limit of detection of 2 CFU/mL were obtained. The whole detection procedure was integrated into a single microfluidic chip. Water, milk, and cabbage samples were successfully detected, showing consistency with the results of the standard culture method. Recoveries were in the range from 90 to 110% in spiked testing. The proposed microfluidic biosensor realized the specific and sensitive detection of E. coli O157:H7 within 1 h, implying broad prospects of MOF with biomimetic enzyme activities for biosensing.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amplifiers, Electronic
  • Bacteria
  • Biomimetics
  • Escherichia coli O157*
  • Foodborne Diseases*
  • Humans
  • Microfluidics