Microsphere-Enabled Micropillar Array for Whispering Gallery Mode Virus Detection

Rapid detection of pathogens and analytes at the point of care offers an opportunity for prompt patient management and public health control. This paper reports an open microfluidic platform coupled with active whispering gallery mode (WGM) microsphere resonators for the rapid detection of influenza...

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Published in:ACS applied materials & interfaces 2024-03, Vol.16 (9), p.12042-12051
Main Authors: Guan, Bin, Kok, Tuck-Weng, Riesen, Nicolas, Lancaster, David, Suu, Koukou, Priest, Craig
Format: Article
Language:English
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Surfaces, Interfaces, and Applications
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Summary:Rapid detection of pathogens and analytes at the point of care offers an opportunity for prompt patient management and public health control. This paper reports an open microfluidic platform coupled with active whispering gallery mode (WGM) microsphere resonators for the rapid detection of influenza viruses. The WGM microsphere resonators, precoated with influenza A polyclonal antibodies, are mechanically trapped in the open micropillar array, where the evaporation-driven flow continuously transports a small volume (∼μL) of sample to the resonators without auxiliaries. Selective chemical modification of the pillar array changes surface wettability and flow pattern, which enhances the detection sensitivity of the WGM resonator-based virus sensor. The optofluidic sensing platform is able to specifically detect influenza A viruses within 15 min using a few microliters of sample and displays a linear response to different virus concentrations.
ISSN:1944-8244
1944-8252
DOI:10.1021/acsami.3c17751