A competitive luminol chemiluminescence immunosensor based on a microfluidic chip for the determination of ractopamine

Electrophoresis. 2017 Jan;38(2):368-371. doi: 10.1002/elps.201600179. Epub 2016 Jun 7.

Abstract

Herein, a competitive luminol chemiluminescence immunosensor based on a microfluidic chip was developed to detect ractopamine (RCT) both in phosphate buffer and swine urine samples. The immunosensor can provide a liner range of 0.5-40 ng/mL and a high sensitivity with a limit of detection of 0.97 ng/mL for RCT detection in swine urine. Good rates of recovery in negative swine urine samples were achieved over the RCT concentration ranging from 0.5 to 40 ng/mL. The proposed method offered a promising analytical scheme for the on-site determination of RCT.

Keywords: Immunosensor; Luminol chemiluminescence; Microfluidic chip; Ractopamine.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Immunoassay / methods*
  • Luminescent Measurements / methods*
  • Luminol / analysis
  • Luminol / chemistry*
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / methods*
  • Phenethylamines / urine*
  • Swine

Substances

  • Phenethylamines
  • ractopamine
  • Luminol