A smartphone-based colorimetric reader for human C-reactive protein immunoassay

  • A. G. Venkatesh
  • , Thomas van Oordt
  • , E. Marion Schneider
  • , Roland Zengerle
  • , Felix von Stetten
  • , John H.T. Luong
  • , Sandeep Kumar Vashist

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Abstract

A smartphone-based colorimetric reader (SBCR), comprising a Samsung Galaxy SIII mini, a gadget (iPAD mini, iPAD4, or iPhone 5s) and a custom-made dark hood and base holder assembly, is used for human Creactive protein (CRP) immunoassay. A 96-well microtiter plate (MTP) is positioned on the gadget’s screensaver to provide white light-based bottom illumination only in the specific regions corresponding to the well’s bottom. The images captured by the smartphone’s back camera are analyzed by a novel image processing algorithm. Based on one-step kinetics-based human C-reactive protein immunoassay (IA), SBCR is evaluated and compared with a commercial MTP reader (MTPR). For analysis of CRP spiked in diluted human whole blood and plasma as well as CRP in clinical plasma samples, SBCR exhibits the same precision, dynamic range, detection limit, and sensitivity as MTPR for the developed IA (DIA). Considering its compactness, low cost, advanced features and a remarkable computing power, SBCR is an ideal point-of care (POC) colorimetric detection device for the next-generation of cost-effective POC testing (POCT).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMethods in Molecular Biology
PublisherHumana Press Inc.
Pages343-356
Number of pages14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume1571
ISSN (Print)1064-3745

Keywords

  • Graphene
  • Human C-reactive protein
  • Monitoring inflammation
  • One-step kinetics
  • Sandwich immunoassay
  • Smartphone-based colorimetric reader

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