Simultaneous detection of multiple influenza virus subtypes based on microbead-encoded microfluidic chip.

Influenza virus, existing many subtypes, causes a huge risk of people health and life. Different subtypes bring a huge challenge for detection and treatment, thus simultaneous detection of multiple influenza virus subtypes plays a key role in fight against this disease. In this work, three kinds of influenza virus subtypes are one-step detection based on microbead-encoded microfluidic chip. HIN1, H3N2 and H7N3 were simultaneously captured only by microbeads of different magnetism and sizes, and they were further treated by magnetic separation and enriched through the magnetism and size-dependent microfluidic structure. Different subtypes of influenza virus could be linearly encoded in different detection zones of microfluidic chip according to microbeads of magnetism and size differences. With the high-brightness quantum dots (QDs) as label, the enriched fluorescence detection signals were further read online from linearly encoded strips, obtaining high sensitivity with detection limit of HIN1, H3N2, H7N3 about 2.2 ng/mL, 3.4 ng/mL and 2.9 ng/mL. Moreover, a visual operation interface, microcontroller unit and two-way syringe pump were consisted of a miniaturized detection device, improving the detection process automation. And this assay showed strong specificity. This method improves a new way of multiple pathogens detection using microbead-encoded technologies in the microfluidic chip.

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