System design |
Detection strategy |
LOD |
Target |
Ref. |
Microfluidic single chip consists of seven PDMS microchambers with on-chip RNA purification, RT-LAMP and optical detection |
RT-LAMP and optical detection of turbidity change |
35 pg |
RNA extracted from CymMV-infected Phalaenopsis orchids |
[59] |
LAMP combined with lateral-flow dipstick |
Lateral flow dipstick |
< 5 pg |
IS6110 gene of M. tuberculosis 178 bp fragment |
[60] |
PDMS based microfluidic channels and membrane for three microchambers with on-chip RNA extraction and RT-LAMP |
Real-time fluorescence |
10-100 fg |
cDNA of NNV RNA1 |
[53] |
“µ-LAMP”; PDMS-glass hybrid microfluidic chip with eight 5 µl microchannels and on-chip real-time absorbance detection device by integrated optical fibers |
Naked eye and real-time optical detection of turbidity change |
10 fg |
PRV genomic DNA ~ 108 bp fragment (Hinc II restriction enzyme digestion assay) |
[50] |
Magnetic bead-based microfluidic chip; five PDMS microchambers with on-chip cell lysis and DNA hybridization |
Spectrophotometric analysis (OD260) |
10 fg |
DNA of MRSA |
[54] |
Ten microchambermμLAMP system in a PDMS-glass format |
Direct naked-eye determination and SYBR green I fluorescence |
< 10 copies |
Conserved DNA fragments of three human influenza A substrains and eight important swine viruses |
[50] |
CCD-based fluorescence imaging system in disposable COP-microchips; for ds-DNA standard dilution series: 16 circular wells with 1 mm diameter and 2 μL volume per well; for real-time LAMP: Seven V-shaped reaction wells with a volume of 2 μL per well; fabricated with 100 μm thick ZeonorFilm® |
Real-time detection; fluorescence imagining |
Single copy |
Genomic DNA from 12 virulence genes of major waterborne pathogens |
[61] |
Novel SPR-LAMP microfluidic cartridge integrated with a polycarbonate-based prism coated with a 50 nm Au film |
Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) |
2 fg |
HBV fragment |
[58] |
Oxidized silicon well array (4 arrays of 6x6 wells) with dehydrated primers were covered with mineral oil; droplets (30 nL) are arrayed with an automated microinjection system |
Real-time fluorescence of EvaGreen® |
Not specified |
stx2 for E. coliO157, hlyA for Listeria monocytogenes, and invA for Salmonella |
[62] |
6x8 semisolid polyacrylamide gel post array; each post: 670 nL volume; Peltier element for heating, a diode laser as an excitation source, and a CCD camera for detecting fluorescence in real-time |
Real-time fluorescence of the dye LCGreen Plus+, polymerized into the gel |
63 fg |
Six M. tuberculosis DNA samples with variable concentrations and target numbers of IS6110 |
[63] |
46 mm x 36 mm x 3.4 mm cassette consists of three solvent-bonded layers of PC; valve was formed with a composite of PDMS and highly expandable microspheres; on-chip real-time monitoring |
Real-time fluorescence with a portable, compact detector |
10 copies |
E. coli DNA/RNA-fragments |
[64] |
PMMA cartridge; exothermic reaction between Mg–Fe alloy and water as the heat source; reaction rate is controlled by using a filter paper; the amplification chambers’ temperatures are regulated with a phase change material |
Visual fluorescent detection with SYTO® 9 Green by naked eye and/or recorded with a portable digital camera |
10 copies |
Fragment of E. coli |
[52] |
FTA (Flinders Technology Associates (Whatman FTA®) membrane) disc was installed in the amplification reactor and operated in a flow-through (filtration) mode; DNA (captured on the FTA disc) were directly used as templates for LAMP without a need for elution and transfer of nucleic acids |
Blue LED excitation light for end-point detection with a cell phone camera |
Not specified |
Genomic DNA from mosquito tissue (Anopheles gambiae and An. grabiensis) |
[65] |
Single reaction chamber with an integrated, flow-through FTO membrane for isolation, concentration and purification of DNA/RNA; thermal control by an external film heater |
Portable optical detection system |
< 10 HIV particles |
HIV particles suspended in raw saliva |
[66] |