TY - JOUR
T1 - Monitoring of drinking water quality using automated ATP quantification
AU - Hansen, C. B.
AU - Kerrouche, A.
AU - Tatari, K.
AU - Rasmussen, A.
AU - Ryan, T.
AU - Summersgill, P.
AU - Desmulliez, M. P.Y.
AU - Bridle, H.
AU - Albrechtsen, Hans-Jørgen
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - A microfluidic based system was developed for automated online method for the rapid detection and monitoring of drinking water contamination utilising microbial Adrenosine-5′-Triphosphate (ATP) as a bacterial indicator. The system comprises a polymethyl methacrylate based microfluidic cartridge inserted into an enclosure incorporating the functions of fluid storage and delivery, lysis steps and real-time detection. Design, integration and operation of the resulting automated system are reported, including the lysis method, the design of the mixing circuit, the choices of flow rate, temperature and reagent amount. Calibration curves of both total and free ATP were demonstrated to be highly linear over a range from 2.5–5000 pg/mL with the limit of detection being lower than 2.5 pg/mL of total ATP. The system was trialled in a lab study with different types of water, with lysis efficiency being found to be strongly dependent upon water type. Further development is required before online implementation.
AB - A microfluidic based system was developed for automated online method for the rapid detection and monitoring of drinking water contamination utilising microbial Adrenosine-5′-Triphosphate (ATP) as a bacterial indicator. The system comprises a polymethyl methacrylate based microfluidic cartridge inserted into an enclosure incorporating the functions of fluid storage and delivery, lysis steps and real-time detection. Design, integration and operation of the resulting automated system are reported, including the lysis method, the design of the mixing circuit, the choices of flow rate, temperature and reagent amount. Calibration curves of both total and free ATP were demonstrated to be highly linear over a range from 2.5–5000 pg/mL with the limit of detection being lower than 2.5 pg/mL of total ATP. The system was trialled in a lab study with different types of water, with lysis efficiency being found to be strongly dependent upon water type. Further development is required before online implementation.
KW - ATP
KW - Drinking water
KW - Microbial contamination
KW - Microfluidics
KW - Monitoring
U2 - 10.1016/j.mimet.2019.105713
DO - 10.1016/j.mimet.2019.105713
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 31476354
AN - SCOPUS:85071869707
SN - 0167-7012
VL - 165
JO - Journal of Microbiological Methods
JF - Journal of Microbiological Methods
M1 - 105713
ER -