Tunable Morphology of Au Nanostars Enhances Dual-Modal Lateral Flow Immunoassay for Sensitive SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Detection

Yunbing Jiao; Jie Zhang; JingWen Li; Jingbin Zeng

doi:10.1039/d6nj00453a

January 1, 2026New Journal of Chemistry

Tunable Morphology of Au Nanostars Enhances Dual-Modal Lateral Flow Immunoassay for Sensitive SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Detection

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The aim is to enhance the sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 antibody detection using tunable gold nanostars.
Developed gold nanostars with adjustable morphology.
Applied dual-modal colorimetric and photothermal detection methods.
Tested the functionality of the nanostars in immunoassays.
Tunable morphology of gold nanostars significantly improved detection sensitivity.
Demonstrated successful detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies with high reliability.

Implication

Research finds enhanced dual-modal antibody detection in SARS-CoV-2 using tunable gold nanostars, indicating improved sensitivity.

Abstract

While various labels have been developed for dual-modal colorimetric and photothermal detection, gold-based nanostructures remain highly attractive due to their ease of surface functionalization and biocompatibility. Here, we present a...

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Jiao et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c37acab34aaaeb1a67ca42 https://doi.org/10.1039/d6nj00453a

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Tunable Morphology of Au Nanostars Enhances Dual-Modal Lateral Flow Immunoassay for Sensitive SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Detection

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Tunable Morphology of Au Nanostars Enhances Dual-Modal Lateral Flow Immunoassay for Sensitive SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Detection

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