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Fiber-integrated cantilever-based nanomechanical biosensors as a tool for rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing

Biomedical Optics Express [2023]
Jie Zhou, Jie Zhou, Jiabin Huang, Jiabin Huang, Haoqiang Huang, Haoqiang Huang, Cong Zhao, Mengqiang Zou, Mengqiang Zou, Dejun Liu, Dejun Liu, Xiaoyu Weng, Liwei Liu, Junle Qu, Li Liu, Changrui Liao, Changrui Liao, Yiping Wang, Yiping Wang
ABSTRACT

There is an urgent need for developing rapid and affordable antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) technologies to inhibit the overuse of antibiotics. In this study, a novel microcantilever nanomechanical biosensor based on Fabry–Pérot interference demodulation was developed for AST. To construct the biosensor, a cantilever was integrated with the single mode fiber in order to form the Fabry–Pérot interferometer (FPI). After the attachment of bacteria on the cantilever, the fluctuations of cantilever caused by the bacterial movements were detected by monitoring the changes of resonance wavelength in the interference spectrum. We applied this methodology to Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, showing the amplitude of cantilever’s fluctuations was positively related on the quantity of bacteria immobilized on the cantilever and associated with the bacterial metabolism. The response of bacteria to antibiotics was dependent on the types of bacteria, the types and concentrations of antibiotics. Moreover, the minimum inhibitory and bactericidal concentrations for Escherichia coli were obtained within 30 minutes, demonstrating the capacity of this method for rapid AST. Benefiting from the simplicity and portability of the optical fiber FPI-based nanomotion detection device, the developed nanomechanical biosensor in this study provides a promising technique for AST and a more rapid alternative for clinical laboratories.

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