Electromicrofluidic Device for Interference-Free Rapid Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing of Escherichia coli from Real Samples
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Method
2.1. Materials
2.2. Development of Three-Electrode System and Microfluidic Device
2.3. Fabrication of LIG Heater
2.4. Effect of Antibiotic on E. coli
2.5. Evaluation of Real Samples
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Off-Chip Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) Measurement
3.2. Electrochemical Detection of Antibiotic Effect over the Bacterial Growth
3.3. Interference Study
3.4. Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing Using Synthetic Urine
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Components | Quantity (mg/L) |
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Potassium Chloride (KCl) | 2000 |
Sodium Sulfate (Na2SO4) | 2000 |
Ammonium Phosphate ((NH4)3PO4) | 850 |
Ammonium Diphosphate ((NH4)3PO4) | 850 |
Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) | 250 |
Magnesium Chloride (MgCl2) | 500 |
Urea (CH4N2O) | 600 |
Creatinine (C4H7N3O) | 50 |
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Fande, S.; Amreen, K.; Sriram, D.; Mateev, V.; Goel, S. Electromicrofluidic Device for Interference-Free Rapid Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing of Escherichia coli from Real Samples. Sensors 2023, 23, 9314. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23239314
Fande S, Amreen K, Sriram D, Mateev V, Goel S. Electromicrofluidic Device for Interference-Free Rapid Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing of Escherichia coli from Real Samples. Sensors. 2023; 23(23):9314. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23239314
Chicago/Turabian StyleFande, Sonal, Khairunnisa Amreen, D. Sriram, Valentin Mateev, and Sanket Goel. 2023. "Electromicrofluidic Device for Interference-Free Rapid Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing of Escherichia coli from Real Samples" Sensors 23, no. 23: 9314. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23239314