Mobile healthcare system based on the combination of a lateral flow pad and smartphone for rapid detection of uric acid in whole blood

Nan Si Li, Ying Tzu Chen, Ying Pei Hsu, Hao Han Pang, Chiung Yin Huang, Yow Ling Shiue, Kuo Chen Wei, Hung Wei Yang

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Abstract

Excessive production of uric acid (UA) in blood may lead to gout, hyperuricaemia and kidney disorder; thus, a fast, simple and reliable biosensor is needed to routinely determine the UA concentration in blood without pretreatment. The purpose of this study was to develop a mobile healthcare (mHealth) system using a drop of blood, which comprised a lateral flow pad (LFP), mesoporous Prussian blue nanoparticles (MPBs) as artificial nanozymes and auto-calculation software for on-site determination of UA in blood and data management. A standard curve was found to be linear in the range of 1.5–8.5 mg/dL UA, and convenience, cloud computing and personal information management were simultaneously achieved for the proposed mHealth system. Our mHealth system appropriately met the requirements of application in patients’ homes, with the potential of real-time monitoring by their primary care physicians (PCPs).

Original languageEnglish
Article number112309
JournalBiosensors and Bioelectronics
Volume164
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020 Sept 15

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biotechnology
  • Biophysics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrochemistry

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