Abstract
A new method for detection of viruses has been developed. The entire assay can be performed within 2h, and consists of a polyelectrolyte-multilayer-modified cellulosic filter paper combined with immunodetection. The M13 bacteriophage was used as a model virus. A visual colour-based detection system, anti-M13 horseradish peroxidase (HRP) conjugate and 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB), was selected to allow semi-quantitative assessment by human eye, or quantitative assessment using a digital scanner. By filtering a volume of 0.50ml, it was possible to visually detect a concentration of 106pfu/ml. The detection limit was improved to 5×104pfu/ml by increasing the volume of the sample to 100ml. For comparison, it was only possible to detect a concentration of 107pfu/ml using conventional sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with the same detection system.
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