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Lateral Flow Microimmunoassay (LFµIA) for the Reliable Quantification of Allergen Traces in Food Consumables.

Publicated to:Biosensors. 12 (11): 980-980 - 2022-11-01 12(11), DOI: 10.3390/bios12110980

Authors: Sena-Torralba A; Gabaldón-Atienza J; Cubells-Gómez A; Casino P; Maquieira Á; Morais S

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Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universitat de València, Dr Moliner 50, 46100 Burjassot, Spain.; Instituto Universitario de Biotecnología i Biomedicina (BIOTECMED), Universitat de València, Dr Moliner 50, 46100 Burjassot, Spain.; Group 73 - Author
Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación de Reconocimiento Molecular y Desarrollo Tecnológico (IDM), Universitat Politècnica de València, Universitat de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain. - Author
Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación de Reconocimiento Molecular y Desarrollo Tecnológico (IDM), Universitat Politècnica de València, Universitat de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.; Departamento de Química, Universitat Politè - Author

Abstract

Quality assurance and food safety are of great concern within the food industry because of unknown quantities of allergens often present in food. Therefore, there is an ongoing need to develop rapid, sensitive, and easy to use methods that serve as an alternative to mass spectrometry and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for monitoring food safety. Lateral flow immunoassay is one of the most used point-of-need devices for clinical, environmental, and food safety applications. Compared to traditional methods, it appears to be a simple and fast alternative for detecting food allergens. However, its reliability is frequently questioned due to the lack of quantitative information. In this study, a lateral flow microimmunoassay (LFµIA) is presented that integrates up to 36 spots in microarray format in a single strip, providing semi-quantitative information about the level of allergens, positive and negative controls, internal calibration, and hook effect. The LFµIA has been evaluated for the on-site simultaneous and reliable quantification of almond and peanut allergens as a proof of concept, demonstrating high sensitivity (185 and 229 µg/kg, respectively), selectivity (77%), and accuracy (RSD 5-25%) when analyzing commercial allergen-suspicious food consumables.

Keywords

AllergensEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayFoodFood hypersensitivityFood-borne allergensHumansImmunoassayInternal calibrationLateral flow immunoassayMicroarrayMultiplexingNanoparticlesReproducibility of resultsSmartphone

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Biosensors due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2022, it was in position 14/86, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Chemistry, Analytical.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 2.89, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-09, the following number of citations:

  • Europe PMC: 5

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-09:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 19.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 22 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 114.8.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 7 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions in news outlets: 13 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Sena Torralba, Amadeo) .