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Calero M, Fernández R, García M, Juan-Borrás M, Escriche I, Arnau A, Montoya Á, Jiménez Y. High Fundamental Frequency (HFF) Monolithic Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation Array for the Simultaneous Detection of Pesticides and Antibiotics in Complex Food. Biosensors 2022; 12:bios12060433. [PMID: 35735580 PMCID: PMC9221314 DOI: 10.3390/bios12060433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
As in the case of the food industry in general, there is a global concern about safety and quality in complex food matrices, such as honey, which is driving the demand for fast, sensitive and affordable analytical techniques across the honey-packaging industry. Although excellent techniques such as liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) are available, these are located in centralized laboratories and are still lacking in speed, simplicity and cost-effectiveness. Here, a new approach is presented where a competitive immunoassay is combined with a novel High Fundamental Frequency Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation (HFF-QCMD) array biosensor for the simultaneous detection of antibiotics and pesticides in honey. Concretely, thiabendazole and sulfathiazole residues were monitored in spiked honey samples. Results revealed that HFF-QCMD arrays provide a complementary and reliable tool to LC-MS/MS for the analysis of contaminants in these kinds of complex matrices, while avoiding elaborate sample pre-treatment. The good sensitivity achieved (I50 values in the 70–720 µg/kg range) and the short analysis time (60 min for 24 individual assays), together with the ability for multiple analyte detection (24 sensor array) and its cost-effectiveness, pave the way for the implementation of a fast on-line, in situ routine control of potentially hazardous chemical residues in honey.
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Affiliation(s)
- María Calero
- Centro de Investigación e Innovación en Bioingeniería (Ci2B), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain; (R.F.); (A.A.); (Á.M.); (Y.J.)
- Correspondence:
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- Centro de Investigación e Innovación en Bioingeniería (Ci2B), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain; (R.F.); (A.A.); (Á.M.); (Y.J.)
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- Advanced Wave Sensors S.L., Calle Algepser 24, 46988 Paterna, Valencia, Spain;
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- Instituto de Ingeniería de Alimentos para el Desarrollo (IIAD), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain; (M.J.-B.); (I.E.)
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- Instituto de Ingeniería de Alimentos para el Desarrollo (IIAD), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain; (M.J.-B.); (I.E.)
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- Centro de Investigación e Innovación en Bioingeniería (Ci2B), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain; (R.F.); (A.A.); (Á.M.); (Y.J.)
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- Centro de Investigación e Innovación en Bioingeniería (Ci2B), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain; (R.F.); (A.A.); (Á.M.); (Y.J.)
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- Centro de Investigación e Innovación en Bioingeniería (Ci2B), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain; (R.F.); (A.A.); (Á.M.); (Y.J.)
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Ramirez-Priego P, Estévez MC, Díaz-Luisravelo HJ, Manclús JJ, Montoya Á, Lechuga LM. Real-time monitoring of fenitrothion in water samples using a silicon nanophotonic biosensor. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1152:338276. [PMID: 33648644 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Due to the large quantities of pesticides extensively used and their impact on the environment and human health, a prompt and reliable sensing technique could constitute an excellent tool for in-situ monitoring. With this aim, we have applied a highly sensitive photonic biosensor based on a bimodal waveguide interferometer (BiMW) for the rapid, label-free, and specific quantification of fenitrothion (FN) directly in tap water samples. After an optimization protocol, the biosensor achieved a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.29 ng mL-1 (1.05 nM) and a half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 1.71 ng mL-1 (6.09 nM) using a competitive immunoassay and employing diluted tap water. Moreover, the biosensor was successfully employed to determine FN concentration in blind tap water samples obtaining excellent recovery percentages with a time-to-result of only 20 min without any sample pre-treatment. The features of the biosensor suggest its potential application for real time, fast and sensitive screening of FN in water samples as an analytical tool for the monitoring of the water quality.
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Affiliation(s)
- Patricia Ramirez-Priego
- Nanobiosensors and Bioanalytical Applications Group, Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC, BIST and CIBER-BBN, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Barcelona, Spain
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- Nanobiosensors and Bioanalytical Applications Group, Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC, BIST and CIBER-BBN, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Nanobiosensors and Bioanalytical Applications Group, Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC, BIST and CIBER-BBN, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación e Innovación en Bioingeniería (Ci2B), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera S/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación e Innovación en Bioingeniería (Ci2B), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera S/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain
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- Nanobiosensors and Bioanalytical Applications Group, Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC, BIST and CIBER-BBN, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Barcelona, Spain
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Cervera-Chiner L, March C, Arnau A, Jiménez Y, Montoya Á. Detection of DDT and carbaryl pesticides in honey by means of immunosensors based on high fundamental frequency quartz crystal microbalance (HFF-QCM). J Sci Food Agric 2020; 100:2468-2472. [PMID: 31965575 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.10267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND In recent years there has been a concern about the presence of pesticides in honey because residues of DDT and carbaryl were found in honey samples. Traditional techniques, such as chromatography, reach the required limits of detection (LOD) but are not suitable for in situ implementation in the honey-packaging industry due to their high cost and the need for highly qualified staff for routine operation. Biosensors offer simplicity, low cost, and easy handling for analytical purposes in food applications. RESULTS Piezoelectric immunosensors based on high fundamental frequency quartz crystal microbalance (HFF-QCM) have been developed for the detection of carbaryl and DDT in honey. Biorecognition was based on competitive immunoassays in the conjugate-coated format, using monoclonal antibodies as specific immunoreagents. The assay LODs attained by the HFF-QCM immunosensors were 0.05 μg L-1 for carbaryl and 0.24 μg L-1 for DDT, reaching a similar level of detectability to that of the usual reference techniques. The practical LODs in honey samples were 8 μg kg-1 for carbaryl and 24 μg kg-1 for DDT. The immunosensors' analytical performance allow the detection of these pesticides in honey at EU regulatory levels with good accuracy (recovery percentages ranging from 94% to 130% within the working range of each pesticide standard curve) and precision (coefficients of variation in the 9-36% range). CONCLUSION The proposed immunosensor is a promising analytical tool that could be implemented for quality control in the honey packaging industry, to simplify and to reduce the cost of the routine pesticide analysis in this appreciated natural food. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Lourdes Cervera-Chiner
- Instituto de Ingeniería de Alimentos para el Desarrollo, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación e Innovación en Bioingeniería, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación e Innovación en Bioingeniería, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
- Advanced Wave Sensors SL, R&D Department. Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación e Innovación en Bioingeniería, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
- Advanced Wave Sensors SL, R&D Department. Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación e Innovación en Bioingeniería, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
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Vacas S, Primo J, Manclús JJ, Montoya Á, Navarro-Llopis V. Survey on Drosophila suzukii Natural Short-Term Dispersal Capacities Using the Mark-Release-Recapture Technique. Insects 2019; 10:insects10090268. [PMID: 31450567 PMCID: PMC6780891 DOI: 10.3390/insects10090268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 08/19/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae), has become a key pest for soft fruits and cherries in Europe in less than a decade since the first outbreak in 2007. Although this pest’s passive dispersal ability has been observed over more than 1400 km in 1 year, active spread has not yet been extensively studied. A mark−release−recapture (MRR) method based on protein-marked flies was employed to determine the flight capacity of D. suzukii. Sterile marked flies were released and recaptured in a trap grid at increasing distances from 10 to 250 m from the releasing point to study flight distance during periods ranging from 3 h to 1 week. MRR experiments were replicated in the presence and absence of host fruits to study how they could affect dispersal behavior. The dispersal capacity of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann (Diptera: Tephritidae) was also studied under the same conditions. The results showed a low dispersal ability for D. suzukii, with a daily flight distance below 100 m with no predominant wind. The implications on natural dispersion and control methods based on attractants are discussed.
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- Sandra Vacas
- Centro de Ecología Química Agrícola-Instituto Agroforestal del Mediterráneo, Universitat Politècnica de València-Edificio 6C-Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Centro de Ecología Química Agrícola-Instituto Agroforestal del Mediterráneo, Universitat Politècnica de València-Edificio 6C-Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación e Innovación en Bioingeniería, Universitat Politècnica de València, Edificio 8E-Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación e Innovación en Bioingeniería, Universitat Politècnica de València, Edificio 8E-Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Centro de Ecología Química Agrícola-Instituto Agroforestal del Mediterráneo, Universitat Politècnica de València-Edificio 6C-Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
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March C, García JV, Sánchez Á, Arnau A, Jiménez Y, García P, Manclús JJ, Montoya Á. High-frequency phase shift measurement greatly enhances the sensitivity of QCM immunosensors. Biosens Bioelectron 2014; 65:1-8. [PMID: 25461131 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2014.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2014] [Revised: 09/10/2014] [Accepted: 10/01/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
In spite of being widely used for in liquid biosensing applications, sensitivity improvement of conventional (5-20MHz) quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) sensors remains an unsolved challenging task. With the help of a new electronic characterization approach based on phase change measurements at a constant fixed frequency, a highly sensitive and versatile high fundamental frequency (HFF) QCM immunosensor has successfully been developed and tested for its use in pesticide (carbaryl and thiabendazole) analysis. The analytical performance of several immunosensors was compared in competitive immunoassays taking carbaryl insecticide as the model analyte. The highest sensitivity was exhibited by the 100MHz HFF-QCM carbaryl immunosensor. When results were compared with those reported for 9MHz QCM, analytical parameters clearly showed an improvement of one order of magnitude for sensitivity (estimated as the I50 value) and two orders of magnitude for the limit of detection (LOD): 30μgl(-1) vs 0.66μgL(-1)I50 value and 11μgL(-1) vs 0.14μgL(-1) LOD, for 9 and 100MHz, respectively. For the fungicide thiabendazole, I50 value was roughly the same as that previously reported for SPR under the same biochemical conditions, whereas LOD improved by a factor of 2. The analytical performance achieved by high frequency QCM immunosensors surpassed those of conventional QCM and SPR, closely approaching the most sensitive ELISAs. The developed 100MHz QCM immunosensor strongly improves sensitivity in biosensing, and therefore can be considered as a very promising new analytical tool for in liquid applications where highly sensitive detection is required.
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- Carmen March
- Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación en Bioingeniería y Tecnología Orientada al Ser Humano (I3BH), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, Edificio 8B-N, 46022 Valencia, Spain; Advanced Wave Sensors S.L. Valencia, Spain.
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- Advanced Wave Sensors S.L. Valencia, Spain; Grupo de Fenómenos Ondulatorios (GFO), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, Edificio 7F, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación en Bioingeniería y Tecnología Orientada al Ser Humano (I3BH), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, Edificio 8B-N, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Advanced Wave Sensors S.L. Valencia, Spain; Grupo de Fenómenos Ondulatorios (GFO), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, Edificio 7F, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Advanced Wave Sensors S.L. Valencia, Spain; Grupo de Fenómenos Ondulatorios (GFO), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, Edificio 7F, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación en Bioingeniería y Tecnología Orientada al Ser Humano (I3BH), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, Edificio 8B-N, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación en Bioingeniería y Tecnología Orientada al Ser Humano (I3BH), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, Edificio 8B-N, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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