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  • Materials Science

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  • Flow cytometry immunoassays offer high throughput but are limited by long assay times and complex workflows for applications like food safety.
  • There is a need for rapid, simplified bead-based cytometric immunoassays for point-of-need applications, especially with portable cytometers.
  • Conventional polymer beads present challenges in assay speed and workflow complexity.

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  • To introduce superparamagnetic hybrid polystyrene-silica core-shell microparticles as advanced alternatives to conventional polymer beads.
  • To evaluate the performance of these novel beads in competitive cytometric immunoassays.
  • To optimize bead-based immunoassays for rapid detection in complex matrices.

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  • Development and characterization of superparamagnetic hybrid polystyrene-silica core-shell microparticles.
  • Evaluation of bead performance using three different antibodies and binding methods in competitive cytometric immunoassays.
  • Optimization of antibody attachment and assay protocol, including magnetic separation for enhanced handling.
  • Determination of detection limits and total assay time.

Main Results:

  • The hybrid beads demonstrated high specificity, sensitivity, and excellent handling via magnetic separation.
  • Secondary antibody binding approach yielded optimal performance with strong, consistent signals and minimal uncertainty.
  • Achieved a detection limit of 0.025 nM within a 15-minute total assay time.
  • Successfully detected ochratoxin A (OTA) in raw flour samples.

Conclusions:

  • Superparamagnetic hybrid polystyrene-silica core-shell microparticles are versatile tools for rapid flow cytometry immunoassays.
  • The optimized protocol significantly reduces assay time and complexity, making flow cytometry viable for point-of-need applications.
  • These beads have broad implications for food safety, animal health, environmental monitoring, and clinical diagnostics.