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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Nanotechnology
  • Optical Diagnostics

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  • Point-of-care pathogen detection is crucial but faces challenges balancing instrument complexity with sensitivity.
  • Existing methods often require complex instrumentation or suffer from limited analytical sensitivity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel, sensitive, and simple diagnostic platform for pathogen detection.
  • To utilize optically detectable retroreflector cubes as reporter labels in immunoassays.

Main Methods:

  • A diagnostic platform using lithographically fabricated micron-scale cubic retroreflectors as reporter labels.
  • An assay format involving sample mixing, gravity-driven removal of unbound labels, and detection with low-numerical aperture optics.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated applicability in a simple assay format for model bacterial and viral pathogens.
  • Achieved a sensitivity of 10(4) bacterial cells/mL and 10(4) virus particles/mL in 10% human serum.

Conclusions:

  • The retroreflector cube-based platform offers a promising approach for sensitive point-of-care pathogen detection.
  • The assay's simplicity and sensitivity are consistent with clinical utility, overcoming trade-offs in current technologies.