An Emerging Fluorescent Carbon Nanobead Label Probe for Lateral Flow Assays and Highly Sensitive Screening of Foodborne Toxins and Pathogenic Bacteria

Abstract

By virtue of the fascinating merits of low cost, rapid screening, and on-site detection, fluorescence lateral flow assays (FLFAs) have attracted considerable attention. Their detection limits are closely associated with the label probes used. The development of high-performance and robust phosphors remains a great challenge. Herein, we presented a new label probe, i.e., fluorescent carbon nanobeads (FCNBs), for FLFAs. Monodispersive, water-soluble, and highly emissive FCNBs were facilely prepared via a hydrothermal carbonization manner. Their abundant amino groups were beneficial for versatile surface functionalization. After being modified by biomolecules, the fabricated FCNB reporter probes were adopted for the construction of lateral flow test strips toward representative foodborne toxins, i.e., aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), and pathogenic bacteria, i.e., Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), respectively. The detection limits (0.01 ng/mL for AFB1 and 102 cfu/mL for S. aureus) were about 1 or 2 orders of magnitude lower than most reported methods. Furthermore, the proposed test strips were successfully applied for the quantitative, accurate, and rapid screening of AFB1 and S. aureus in food samples. This work provided a promising label probe for FLFAs and would open the opportunity to exploit a sensing platform by modifying different ligands onto the FCNBs.

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