Park Seung Kyun, Trinh Kieu The Loan, Lee Nae Yoon
Department of BioNano Technology, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnam-daero, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si 13120, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
BioNano Applications Research Center, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnam-daero, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si 13120, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Biosensors (Basel). 2025 Apr 25;15(5):271. doi: 10.3390/bios15050271.
This study introduces a one-pot colorimetric nucleic acid test (NAT) platform that integrates silver nanoparticle (AgNP)-based DNA isolation and colorimetric detection of bacterial genes. The NAT platform is comprised with purification and reaction units that enable cell lysis, DNA purification, loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), and colorimetric detection. In the purification unit, polyethyleneimine (PEI)-capped AgNPs were used as cell lysis agents because of their cell-disrupting and antimicrobial properties and were immobilized on a glass fiber membrane for DNA capture and isolation. The reaction unit enabled colorimetric detection of DNA amplicons, achieved by the synthesis of AgNPs on chromatography paper formed via the reduction of silver ions present on the paper, mediated by the use of sodium ascorbate, a reducing agent, present in the LAMP reagent, after the reaction. AgNPs were formed only in the presence of the target amplicons in the positive samples after reaction at 65 °C for 5 min. Bacterial DNA was efficiently extracted using this method, and was detected with a detection limit of 10 CFU/mL. This platform is a promising alternative for rapid and cost-effective nucleic acid testing in resource-limited settings.
本研究介绍了一种一锅式比色核酸检测(NAT)平台,该平台整合了基于银纳米颗粒(AgNP)的DNA分离和细菌基因的比色检测。NAT平台由纯化和反应单元组成,可实现细胞裂解、DNA纯化、环介导等温扩增(LAMP)和比色检测。在纯化单元中,聚乙烯亚胺(PEI)包覆的AgNP因其细胞破坏和抗菌特性被用作细胞裂解剂,并固定在玻璃纤维膜上用于DNA捕获和分离。反应单元可实现对DNA扩增子的比色检测,这是通过在反应后,利用LAMP试剂中存在的还原剂抗坏血酸钠介导,在层析纸上还原存在的银离子形成AgNP来实现的。在65℃反应5分钟后,仅在阳性样品中的目标扩增子存在时形成AgNP。使用该方法可有效提取细菌DNA,检测限为10 CFU/mL。该平台是在资源有限的环境中进行快速且经济高效的核酸检测的有前景的替代方案。