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On-spot quantitative analysis of dicamba in field waters using a lateral flow immunochromatographic strip with smartphone imaging

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Dicamba herbicide is increasingly used in the world, in particular‚ with the widespread cultivation of genetically modified dicamba-resistant crops. However, the drift problem in the field has caused phytotoxicity against naive, sensitive crops, raising legal concerns. Thus, it is particularly timely to develop a method that can be used for on-the-spot rapid detection of dicamba in the field. In this paper, a lateral flow immunochromatographic strip (LFIC) was developed. The quantitative detection can be conducted by an app on a smartphone, named “Color Snap.” The tool reported here provides results in 10 min and can detect dicamba in water with a LOD (detection limit) value of 0.1 mg/L. The developed LFIC shows excellent stability and sensitivity appropriate for field analysis. Our sensor is portable and excellent tool for on-site detection with smartphone imaging for better accuracy and precision of the results.

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This work was financially supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Science Superfund Research Program (P42ES004699), the National Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 31871981), Graduate Research and Innovation Program of Hebei (CXZZBS2019099), the National Nature Science Foundation of Hebei (No. C2020204116) and the National Academy of Sciences (NAS, Subaward no. 2000009144). The article is derived from the subject data funded in part by NAS and USAID and opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this article are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or NAS.

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    Meng Qi, Jingqian Huo, Cong He & Jinlin Zhang

  2. Department of Entomology and Nematology and UCD Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA

    Meng Qi, Zhenfeng Li, Dongyang Li, Yuxin Wang, Natalia Vasylieva & Bruce D. Hammock

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Qi, M., Huo, J., Li, Z. et al. On-spot quantitative analysis of dicamba in field waters using a lateral flow immunochromatographic strip with smartphone imaging. Anal Bioanal Chem 412, 6995–7006 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-020-02833-z

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