Monday, March 9, 2026

🌍 Global Infectious Diseases & One Health Conference

👩‍🔬 Presenter: Jianghong Wu

🏫 Affiliation: Shenzhen Technology University, China

🎤 Presentation Type: Speaker Presentation

Title: A Smartphone-Assisted Electrochemical Biosensor Platform for Rapid Nucleic Acid Detection ofInfluenza A


🦠 Advancing Rapid Detection of Influenza A

Influenza A viruses circulate globally each year and pose a significant threat to public health due to their high transmissibility. Rapid and accurate detection is essential for early intervention and outbreak control.

Traditional diagnostic methods such as Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) provide excellent analytical performance. However, their dependence on complex instruments and trained professionals limits their use in rapid, on-site testing.

To overcome these challenges, researchers have developed a smartphone-assisted electrochemical biosensor platform designed for sensitive, portable, and rapid detection of Influenza A.


📱 Smartphone-Based Biosensor Technology

This innovative sensing platform integrates:

🔬 Screen-printed electrodes (SPEs)
🧲 Magnetic beads with immobilized DNA probes
📱 Smartphone-based signal processing and results display

The system captures and isolates viral nucleic acids while enabling real-time electrochemical detection using portable devices.


Signal Amplification Strategies

To enhance detection sensitivity, methylene blue (MB) is used to intercalate into double-stranded nucleic acid structures and generate measurable electrochemical signals.

Additional amplification strategies include:

🔹 Adding [Fe(CN)₆]³⁻/⁴⁻ electrolyte, increasing signal strength 3 times
🔹 Using Prussian Blue Analogues (PBA) mediator layers, increasing signal strength up to 50 times

The electrochemical responses are recorded through a smartphone-based potentiostat, creating a compact and accessible diagnostic system.


📊 High Sensitivity and Rapid Testing

The developed platform demonstrates:

📈 Linear detection range: 0.5 aM – 100 nM
🔍 Detection limit: 2.01 aM
Test time: Less than 1 hour

This sensitivity is comparable to RT-PCR, yet the method eliminates nucleic acid amplification, simplifying the entire diagnostic process.


🚀 Future of Point-of-Care Diagnostics

By combining magnetic bead-assisted nucleic acid capture with portable electrochemical detection, this platform offers a promising solution for next-generation point-of-care testing for infectious diseases.


👩‍🔬 Biography

Jianghong Wu is an Associate Professor at Shenzhen Technology University, China, specializing in rapid detection technologies for infectious diseases.

She obtained her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Donghua University (2013) and later worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics at Hunan University.

Her research focuses on electrochemical biosensors for rapid detection, early diagnosis, and health monitoring, contributing to innovative diagnostic technologies for infectious disease control.





🌍 Conference Details

📅 Dates: September 21–23
📍 Venue: London, United Kingdom & Online

🔗 Event Website: https://infection.miconferences.com/
📝 Registration: https://infection.miconferences.com/register

📧 Email: infection@mathewsconference.com
📞 Phone: +1 (312) 462-4448
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