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Haicong Shen's paper has been accepted by Anal. Chem.

2022-05-20 19:45:00

The global spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus has severely affected human health, life and work. Vaccine immunization is considered to be an effective means to protect the body from infection. Therefore, timely analysis of the antibody level is helpful to identify people with low immune response or attenuated antibodies, so as to carry out targeted and precise vaccine booster immunization. Herein, we develop a magnetofluid-integrated multicolor immunochip, as a sample-to-answer system in a fully enclosed space, for visual analysis of neutralizing antibodies of SARS-CoV-2. Generally, this chip adopts an innovative three-dimensional two-phase system that utilizes mineral oil to block the connection between reagent wells in the vertical direction, and provides a wide interface for rapid and non-destructive shuttle of magnetic beads during the immunoassay. In order to obtain visualized signal output, gold nanorods with size-dependent color effect are used as colorful chromogenic substrates for evaluation of antibody level. Using this chip, the neutralizing antibodies were successfully detected in vaccine-immunized volunteers with 83.3% sensitivity and 100% specificity. Furthermore, changes in antibody levels of the same individual over time were also reflected by the multicolor assay. Overall, benefitting from simple operation, airtight safety, and no need for external equipment, this platform can provide a new point-of-care testing strategy for alleviating the shortage of medical resources and promoting epidemic control in underdeveloped areas.