Electrospun Polycaprolactone Nanofibers as a Reaction Membrane for Lateral Flow Assay
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Fabrication of Electrospun Polycaprolactone (PCL) Nanofibers
2.2. Alkaline Hydrolysis of Electrospun PCL Nanofibers
2.3. Morphology Characterization
2.4. Porosity Estimation
2.5. Water Contact Angle
2.6. Preparation of Gold Nanoparticles (AuNPs) and AuNP-Detecting Probe Conjugates (AuNP–DPs)
2.7. Fabrication of Lateral Flow Assay (LFA) Strip
2.8. Wicking Time Measurement
2.9. Colorimetric Analysis of LFA
2.10. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Hydrolysis of Electrospun PCL Nanofibers as Reaction Membrane
3.2. Surface Morphology
3.3. Wettability and Wickability Analysis of PCL and Hydrolyzed Electrospun PCL Nanofibrous Membrane
3.4. Detection of Nucleic Acid in LFA
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Yew, C.H.T.; Azari, P.; Choi, J.R.; Muhamad, F.; Pingguan-Murphy, B. Electrospun Polycaprolactone Nanofibers as a Reaction Membrane for Lateral Flow Assay. Polymers 2018, 10, 1387. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10121387
Yew CHT, Azari P, Choi JR, Muhamad F, Pingguan-Murphy B. Electrospun Polycaprolactone Nanofibers as a Reaction Membrane for Lateral Flow Assay. Polymers. 2018; 10(12):1387. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10121387
Chicago/Turabian StyleYew, Chee Hong Takahiro, Pedram Azari, Jane Ru Choi, Farina Muhamad, and Belinda Pingguan-Murphy. 2018. "Electrospun Polycaprolactone Nanofibers as a Reaction Membrane for Lateral Flow Assay" Polymers 10, no. 12: 1387. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10121387
APA StyleYew, C. H. T., Azari, P., Choi, J. R., Muhamad, F., & Pingguan-Murphy, B. (2018). Electrospun Polycaprolactone Nanofibers as a Reaction Membrane for Lateral Flow Assay. Polymers, 10(12), 1387. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10121387