Lateral Flow Assay Development Guide

Instructions and protocols to help maximize sensitivity and performance

Lateral flow assays (LFAs) are rapid and inexpensive diagnostic devices that can be used to test for a target substance (analyte) in a sample. Some of the advantages to the LFA format are that these assays have a long shelf life, do not require refrigerated storage, and a result can be obtained in a short time without additional processing, external equipment, or extensive training. The simplicity of this diagnostic is especially important for point-of-care or field-based diagnostics.

nanoComposix has developed a variety of high-quality plasmonic nanoparticles with various optical signatures including 40 nm gold and other unique nanoparticles that give rise to increased sensitivity in lateral flow assays. This combination of better probes and disposable readers has the potential to revolutionize the point of care diagnostic industry.