The somatic cell count (SCC) and total plate count (TPC) are essential quality indicators for raw milk. Traditional detection methods require separate measurements and rely on complex, large-scale instruments or cultivation techniques, which are both time-consuming and laborious. To address these challenges, this study developed a novel method for the simultaneous detection of SCC and TPC in the same raw milk sample using the ATP bioluminescence assay.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdulteration of meat is a global issue, necessitating rapid, inexpensive, and simple on-site testing methods. Therefore, the present study aimed to develop a one-minute toothpick-based DNA extraction method, a handheld microfluidic chip, and a smartphone-controlled portable analyzer for detecting multiple meat adulterations. A toothpick was inserted into the meat to promote DNA release and adsorption.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn dairy industry, expensive yak's milk, camel's milk, and other specialty dairy products are often adulterated with low-cost cow's milk, goat's milk and so on. Currently, the detection of specialty dairy products typically requires laboratory settings and relies on skilled operators. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop a multi-detection technology and on-site rapid detection technique to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of the detection of specialty dairy products.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Mastitis, a pervasive and detrimental disease in dairy farming, poses a significant challenge to the global dairy industry. Monitoring the milk somatic cell count (SCC) is vital for assessing the incidence of mastitis and the quality of raw cow's milk. However, existing SCC detection methods typically require large-scale instruments and specialized operators, limiting their application in resource-constrained settings such as dairy farms and small-scale labs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn ultra-sensitive fluorescent biosensor based on CDs/QDs@ZIF-8 and microfluidic fluidized bed was developed for rapid and ultra-sensitive detection of multiple target bacteria. The zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIF-8) act as the carrier to encapsulate three kinds of fluorescence signal molecules from the CDs/QDs@ZIF-8 signal amplification system. Besides, three kinds of target pathogenic bacteria were automatically, continuously, and circularly captured by the magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) in the microfluidic fluidized bed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWith the globalization and complexity of the food supply chain, the market is becoming increasingly competitive and food fraudulent activities are intensifying. The current state of food detection faced two primary challenges. Firstly, existing testing methods were predominantly laboratory-based, requiring complex procedures and precision instruments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMonitoring and evaluating food quality, especially meat quality, has received a growing interest to ensure human health and decrease waste of raw materials. Standard analytical approaches used for meat spoilage assessment suffer from time consumption, being labor-intensive, operation complexity, and destructiveness. To overcome shortfalls of these traditional methods and monitor spoilage microorganisms or related metabolites of meat products across the supply chain, emerging analysis devices/systems with higher sensitivity, better portability, on-line/in-line, non-destructive and cost-effective property are urgently needed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpecies identification has become a significant concern due to the growing use of food alternatives that may cause allergies and reduce nutritional value. To address the issue of fraudulent adulteration of goat milk products with cow milk, we have developed an affordable, portable, and user-friendly platform called microfluidic-integrated nucleic acid lateral flow strips (LFS). This platform enables simultaneous detection of components derived from both goats and cows in goat milk.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Environ Res Public Health
February 2023
Given the ubiquitous nature of mobile devices and information and communication technologies (ICT), after-hours work-related interruptions (AHWI) occur anywhere and anytime in China. In the current study, an alternative person-environment (P-E) fit model of ICT-enabled AHWI, hereafter referred to as IAWI, that treats polychronic variables as moderated solutions are presented. A cross-sectional survey among 277 Chinese employees (average age: 32.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMost microfluidic-based "sample-in-result-out" systems suffer sophisticated microfluidic production processes, high-cost chips, and expensive instruments. They cannot be used in the meat market as well as farmer's markets in rural areas. Here, we developed a hand-held microfluidic chip system for on-site meat species qualitative authentication detection which integrated a simple microneedle DNA extraction and a visual loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFoodborne disease caused by foodborne pathogens is a very important issue in food safety. Therefore, the rapid screening and sensitive detection of foodborne pathogens is of great significance for ensuring food safety. At present, many research works have reported the application of biosensors and signal amplification technologies to achieve the rapid and sensitive detection of pathogenic bacteria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFACS Appl Mater Interfaces
June 2021
Technologies for rapid screening of multiple foodborne pathogens have been urgently needed because of the complex food matrix and high outbreaks of foodborne diseases. In this study, multicolor coding up-conversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) were synthesized and applied for rapid and simultaneous detection of five kinds of foodborne pathogens. The multicolor coding UCNPs were obtained through doping different concentrations of a sensitizer (Yb) on the shell of the synthesized NaYF:Yb, Tm (20%/2%)@NaYF:Yb, and Er ( %/2%) core/shell nanocrystals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRapid screening of pathogenic bacteria contaminated foods is crucial to prevent food poisoning. However, available methods for bacterial detection are still not ready for in-field screening because culture is time-consuming; PCR requires complex DNA extraction and ELISA lacks sensitivity. In this study, a microfluidic biosensor was developed for rapid, sensitive and automatic detection of Salmonella using metal-organic framework (MOF) NH-MIL-101(Fe) with mimic peroxidase activity to amplify biological signal and Raspberry Pi with self-developed App to analyze color image.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn impedance biosensor using rotary magnetic separation and cascade reaction was developed for rapid and ultrasensitive detection of Salmonella typhimurium. First, magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) modified with anti-Salmonella monoclonal antibodies were injected into a capillary at the presence of a rotary high gradient magnetic field, which was rotated by a stepper motor. Then, a bacterial sample was injected into the capillary and the target bacteria were continuous-flow captured onto the MNPs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFScreening of pathogenic bacteria in foods is an effective way to prevent foodborne diseases. In this study, an impedance biosensor was developed for rapid and sensitive detection of Salmonella typhimurium using multiple magnetic nanobead (MNB) nets in a ring channel for continuous-flow separation of target bacteria from 10 mL of sample, manganese dioxide nanoflowers (MnO NFs) for efficient amplification of biological signal, and an interdigitated microelectrode for sensitive measurement of impedance change. First, the MNBs modified with capture antibodies were vortically injected from outer periphery of this ring channel to form multiple ring MNB nets at specific locations with high gradient magnetic fields.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, a sensitive immunoassay using immunomagnetic nanobeads (MNBs), manganese dioxide nanoflowers (MnO NFs) and quantum dots (QDs) was developed for simultaneous detection of E. coli O157: H7 and Salmonella typhimurium. MnO NFs were synthesized, functionalized and incubated with QDs to obtain QDs@MnO nanocomposites, followed by modification with antibodies (pAbs) to obtain pAb-QDs@MnO nanocomposites (QM NCs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFScreening of foodborne pathogens is an effective way to prevent microbial food poisoning. A microfluidic biosensor was developed for rapid and sensitive detection of Typhimurium using quantum dots (QDs) as fluorescent probes for sensor readout and manganese dioxide nanoflowers (MnO NFs) and as QDs nanocarriers for signal amplification. Prior to testing, amino-modified MnO nanoflowers (MnO-NH NFs) were conjugated with carboxyl-modified QDs through EDC/NHSS method to form MnO-QD NFs, and MnO-QD NFs were functionalized with polyclonal antibodies (pAbs) to form MnO-QD-pAb NFs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA colorimetric immunosensor was developed for the determination of Salmonella Typhimurium using rotating magnetic separation, gold nanorod (GNR) indication, and click chemistry amplification. The target bacteria were first separated from large-volume sample using a rotating magnetic field and a small amount (50 μg) of immunomagnetic nanoparticles (MNPs), resulting in the forming of magnetic bacteria. Then, the magnetic bacteria were conjugated with catalase (CAT)-labeled antibodies, which were synthesized using trans-cyclooctene/1,2,4,5-tetrazine click chemistry reaction, resulting in the forming of enzymatic bacteria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiochem Biophys Res Commun
May 2019
Vibrio fluvialis is considered as a human pathogen in developing countries. This bacterium is widely distributed in seawater and harbors that contains traces of salt. V.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: In this study, an enzyme-free biosensor was developed for sensitive and specific detection of Salmonella typhimurium (S. typhimurium) using curcumin (CUR) as signal reporter and 1,2,4,5-tetrazine (Tz)-trans-cyclooctene (TCO) click chemistry for signal amplification.
Methods: Nanoparticles composed of CUR and bovine serum albumin (BSA) were formulated and reacted with Tz and TCO to form Tz-TCO-CUR conjugates through Tz-TCO click chemistry.
Early screening of foodborne pathogenic bacteria is a key to prevent and control foodborne diseases. This study intended to develop a capillary biosensor for rapid and sensitive detection of Salmonella using the multi-column capillary for easy operation, the Fe-nanoclusters (FNCs) for signal amplification and the smart phone APP for image analysis. The multi-column capillary was successively preloaded the magnetic nanoparticle (MNP) column, the FNC column, two phosphate buffer solution with 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, a rapid and sensitive method for detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 using the coaxial channel-based DNA extraction and the microfluidic PCR was proposed and verified. The magnetic silica beads were first pumped into the coaxial channel, which was captured in the coaxial channel more uniformly by applying the multiring high-gradient magnetic field. After the E.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe continuous outbreaks of foodborne diseases have drawn public attentions to food safety. Early screening of foodborne pathogens is crucial to prevent and control of foodborne diseases. In this study, a novel electrochemical aptasensor was developed for rapid and sensitive detection of O157:H7 using the coaxial capillary with immune magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) for specific separation of the target bacteria, the urease with urea for amplification of the impedance signals, and the PCB gold electrode for measurement of the impedance change.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCombining double-layer capillary based high gradient immunomagnetic separation, invertase-nanocluster based signal amplification and glucose meter based signal detection, a novel biosensor was developed for sensitive and rapid detection of E. coli O157:H7 in this study. The streptavidin modified magnetic nanobeads (MNBs) were conjugated with the biotinylated polyclonal antibodies against E.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIEEE Trans Pattern Anal Mach Intell
August 2012
This paper challenges the issue of automatic matching between two image sets with similar intrinsic structures and different appearances, especially when there is no prior correspondence. An unsupervised manifold alignment framework is proposed to establish correspondence between data sets by a mapping function in the mutual embedding space. We introduce a local similarity metric based on parameterized distance curves to represent the connection of one point with the rest of the manifold.
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