| Literature DB >> 30338150 |
Alexandra Stambaugh1, Joshua W Parks1, Matthew A Stott2, Gopikrishnan G Meena1, Aaron R Hawkins2, Holger Schmidt1.
Abstract
The recent massive Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak illustrates the need for rapid and specific diagnostic techniques. Detecting ZIKV in biological samples poses unique problems: antibody detection of ZIKV is insufficient due to cross-reactivity of Zika antibodies with other flaviviruses, and nucleic acid and protein biomarkers for ZIKV are detectable at different stages of infection. Here, we describe a new optofluidic approach for the parallel detection of different molecular biomarkers using multimode interference (MMI) waveguides. We report differentiated, multiplex detection of both ZIKV biomarker types using multi-spot excitation at two visible wavelengths with over 98% fidelity by combining several analysis techniques.Entities:
Keywords: (130.3120) Integrated optics devices; (170.0170) Medical optics and biotechnology; (170.1610) Clinical applications; (230.7390) Waveguides, planar
Year: 2018 PMID: 30338150 PMCID: PMC6191625 DOI: 10.1364/BOE.9.003725
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biomed Opt Express ISSN: 2156-7085 Impact factor: 3.732