Multimatrix Quant <sup>AI</sup> -LFIA: An On-Device Deep-Learning Biosensing Platform with Charge-Transfer-Active Labels for Intelligent Quantitative Analysis

Commercial gold nanoparticle-based lateral flow immunoassays (LFIAs) are widely used for point-of-care (POCT) diagnostics; however, inefficient signal transduction and the absence of intelligent interpretation result in low sensitivity and poor quantification. Here, we present an on-device platform (Multimatrix Quant AI -LFIA) that integrates deep learning for the intelligent quantitative detection of staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) across multiple biological matrices. By employing Fe-polydopamine (Fe-PDA) as a charge-transfer-active label for signal transduction, this system displayed superior colorimetric performance owing to efficient ligand–metal charge transfer (LMCT) transitions of Fe(III), achieving an initial visual limit of detection (LOD) of 5 ng/mL within 15 min. Further, the deep learning model enabled robust quantitative analysis under varying illumination conditions, extending the dynamic range to 0.1–800 ng/mL and reducing the LOD to 0.1 ng/mL, which was 50-fold lower than the visual readout. Through transfer learning, the model demonstrated reliable adaptation to serum and urine samples, yielding strong correlations between predicted and actual SEB concentrations (R 2 > 0.90). In blind tests, the Multimatrix Quant AI -LFIA achieved an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.924 via a self-developed smartphone application, substantially outperforming naked-eye interpretation (0.700). This on-device platform provides rapid, accurate, and matrix-adaptive quantification, offering a practical pathway toward next-generation POCTs.

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Analytical Chemistry
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2026-06-30
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.6c00994
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Biosensors and Analytical Detection
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Commercial gold nanoparticle-based lateral flow immunoassays (LFIAs) are widely used for point-of-care (POCT) diagnostics; however, inefficient signal transduction and the absence of intelligent interpretation result in low sensitivity and poor quantification. Here, we present an on-device platform (Multimatrix Quant AI -LFIA) that integrates deep learning for the intelligent quantitative detection of staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) across multiple biological matrices. By employing Fe-polydopamine (Fe-PDA) as a charge-transfer-active label for signal transduction, this system displayed superior colorimetric performance owing to efficient ligand–metal charge transfer (LMCT) transitions of Fe(III), achieving an initial visual limit of detection (LOD) of 5 ng/mL within 15 min. Further, the deep learning model enabled robust quantitative analysis under varying illumination conditions, extending the dynamic range to 0.1–800 ng/mL and reducing the LOD to 0.1 ng/mL, which was 50-fold lower than the visual readout. Through transfer learning, the model demonstrated reliable adaptation to serum and urine samples, yielding strong correlations between predicted and actual SEB concentrations (R 2 > 0.90). In blind tests, the Multimatrix Quant AI -LFIA achieved an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.924 via a self-developed smartphone application, substantially outperforming naked-eye interpretation (0.700). This on-device platform provides rapid, accurate, and matrix-adaptive quantification, offering a practical pathway toward next-generation POCTs.

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Nanjing Agricultural University (CN), China Pharmaceutical University (CN), American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (US), Département Santé Animale (FR), Beijing University of Agriculture (CN), Department of Public Health (MM), China Agricultural University (CN)
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