Journal article
A Printed Multicomponent Paper Sensor for Bacterial Detection
Abstract
We present a simple all-in-one paper-based sensor for E. coli detection using a composite ink made of a fluorogenic DNAzyme probe for bacterial recognition and signal generation, lysozyme that lyses whole bacterial cells, and pullulan/trehalose sugars that stabilize printed bioactive molecules. The paper sensor is capable of producing a fluorescence signal as a readout within 5 minutes upon contacting E. coli, can achieve a limit of detection …
Authors
Ali MM; Brown CL; Jahanshahi-Anbuhi S; Kannan B; Li Y; Filipe CDM; Brennan JD
Journal
Scientific Reports, Vol. 7, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
DOI
10.1038/s41598-017-12549-3
ISSN
2045-2322