Dual Functional Ultrasensitive Point-of-Care Clinical Diagnosis Using Metal-Organic Frameworks-Based Immunobeads

Fengli Chai, Dou Wang, Fei Shi, Wenfu Zheng, Xiaohui Zhao, Yao Chen, Cuiping Mao, Jiangjiang Zhang*, Xingyu Jiang*

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Abstract

Sepsis is an acute systemic infectious syndrome with high fatality. Fast and accurate diagnosis, monitoring, and medication of sepsis are essential. We exploited the fluorescent metal-AIEgen frameworks (MAFs) and demonstrated the dual functions of protein detection and bacteria identification: (i) ultrasensitive point-of-care (POC) detection of sepsis biomarkers (100 times enhanced sensitivity); (ii) rapid POC identification of Gram-negative/positive bacteria (selective aggregation within 20 min). Fluorescent lateral flow immunoassays (LFAs) are convenient and inexpensive for POC tests. MAFs possess a large surface area, excellent photostability, high quantum yield (∼80%), and multiple active sites serving as protein binding domains for ultrasensitive detection of sepsis biomarkers (IL-6/PCT) on LFAs. The limit of detection (LOD) for IL-6/PCT is 0.252/0.333 pg/mL. Rapid appraisal of infectious bacteria is vital to guide the use of medicines. The dual-functional fluorescent MAFs have great potential in POC tests for the clinical diagnosis of bacterial infections.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9056-9064
Number of pages9
JournalNano Letters
Volume23
Issue number19
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Oct 2023

Keywords

  • Bacterial recognition
  • Inflammation factor detections
  • Lateral flow immunoassays
  • Metal−organic frameworks
  • Sepsis diagnosis

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Chai, F., Wang, D., Shi, F., Zheng, W., Zhao, X., Chen, Y., Mao, C., Zhang, J., & Jiang, X. (2023). Dual Functional Ultrasensitive Point-of-Care Clinical Diagnosis Using Metal-Organic Frameworks-Based Immunobeads. Nano Letters, 23(19), 9056-9064. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c02828