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Alexander J Summers¹, Jasmine P Devadhasan¹, Jian Gu^1,2

¹Center for Applied NanoBioscience and Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona 85004, United States.

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Optimizing piezoelectric inkjet printing for antibody microarrays significantly enhances diagnostic capabilities. Ideal conditions yield 130 membrane disks per print, improving infectious disease detection.

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Area of Science:

Biomedical Engineering
Materials Science
Analytical Chemistry

Background:

Antibody microarrays are crucial for immunoassay-based diagnostics, particularly for infectious diseases.
Noncontact piezoelectric inkjet printing offers advantages for fabricating microarrays on nitrocellulose substrates.
Real-world printing challenges necessitate optimization for reliable point-of-care applications.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the impact of capture antibody (cAb) concentration and nozzle hydrostatic pressure on antibody microarray printing.
To optimize printing parameters for improved dispensing performance, microarray quality, and yield.
To enhance the efficiency of antibody microarray fabrication for infectious disease diagnostics.

Main Methods:

Utilized noncontact piezoelectric inkjet printing on nitrocellulose membranes.
Varied capture antibody concentrations (e.g., 5 mg/mL) and nozzle hydrostatic pressures.
Evaluated printing outcomes based on the number of printed membrane disks, dispensing performance, and overall microarray quality.

Main Results:

Identified optimal printing conditions at 5 mg/mL cAb concentration and near-zero nozzle hydrostatic pressure.
Achieved a significant increase in printed membrane disks from 10 to 130 per print after optimization.
Demonstrated improved dispensing performance and microarray quality under optimized settings.

Conclusions:

Optimized piezoelectric inkjet printing parameters are essential for efficient antibody microarray fabrication.
The optimized method substantially increases the yield of printed membrane disks for diagnostic applications.
This advancement supports the development of rapid, high-capacity immunoassay-based detection of infectious diseases.