Molecularly Imprinted Polymers as Biomimetic Test Zones in Paper-Based Nucleic Acid Assays-Comparing Vertical and Lateral Flow Formats

The development of rapid and sensitive point-of-care nucleic acid tests benefits from robust synthetic recognition elements. Here, a biotin-specific molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) was synthesized using an optimized protocol and integrated as a biomimetic test zone into two paper-based formats:...

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Autores: Marfà, Jennifer|||0000-0001-5321-3841, Valle, Anaixis del|||0000-0001-5587-9081, Taboada Sotomayor, Maria Del Pilar|||0000-0002-6173-7888, Pividori, María Isabel|||0000-0002-5266-7873
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:uabarcelona_::8dfa3e0f5e734a70f0101acd6699d2ac
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/327623
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/bios16030175
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Biomimetics
Biosensing Techniques
Escherichia coli/genetics
Molecular Imprinting
Molecularly Imprinted Polymers/chemistry
Nucleic Acids
Paper
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymers/chemistry
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Sumario:The development of rapid and sensitive point-of-care nucleic acid tests benefits from robust synthetic recognition elements. Here, a biotin-specific molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) was synthesized using an optimized protocol and integrated as a biomimetic test zone into two paper-based formats: nucleic acid vertical flow (NAVF) and nucleic acid lateral flow (NALF). Both platforms were evaluated for the detection of double-tagged PCR amplicons from Escherichia coli. NAVF enabled a 3 min visual readout with an LOD of 1.00 × 10-2 ng mL-1. NALF provided a total assay time of <15 min and achieved a visual LOD of 3.17 × 10-2 ng mL-1. Overall, the results demonstrate the versatility of biotin-MIPs as stable synthetic receptors for rapid, low-cost paper-based nucleic acid assays, with NAVF prioritizing speed and design flexibility and NALF prioritizing higher analytical sensitivity.