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September 10, 2025BiosensorsOpen Access

Beyond Spheres: Evaluating Gold Nano-Flowers and Gold Nano-Stars for Enhanced Aflatoxin B1 Detection in Lateral Flow Immunoassays

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VSVinayak SharmaTechnological University Dublin BJBilal JavedTechnological University Dublin HBHugh J. ByrneTechnological University Dublin

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This research evaluates the effectiveness of gold nano-stars and gold nano-flowers in improving the sensitivity of aflatoxin B1 detection, highlighting advancements in lateral flow immunoassays.

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Gold nano-stars showed a sensitivity limit of 0.01 ng/mL for detecting aflatoxin B1, surpassing other nanoparticles.
Using star-shaped particles improved antibody binding efficiency by 86% due to their larger surface area compared to spherical nanoparticles.
The study demonstrates a five-fold increase in sensitivity with gold nano-stars in lateral flow immunoassays for aflatoxin B1 detection.
Implementing gold nano-stars may significantly enhance food safety monitoring and diagnostics in point-of-care settings.

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Sharma et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1b61454b1d3bfb60eb86b https://doi.org/10.3390/bios15080495

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This research evaluates the effectiveness of gold nano-stars and gold nano-flowers in improving the sensitivity of aflatoxin B1 detection, highlighting advancements in lateral flow immunoassays.

Beyond Spheres: Evaluating Gold Nano-Flowers and Gold Nano-Stars for Enhanced Aflatoxin B1 Detection in Lateral Flow Immunoassays

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Beyond Spheres: Evaluating Gold Nano-Flowers and Gold Nano-Stars for Enhanced Aflatoxin B1 Detection in Lateral Flow Immunoassays

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