LAuRA - Powered by PAT

Harnessing the inherent properties of plasmonics to enable remarkable detection capabilities

What is LAuRA plasmonic sensing?

A high-sensitivity rapid detection platform powered by PAT

The LAuRA (LamdaGen Au (gold) Rapid Assay) Plasmonic Sensing Platform is an advanced high-sensitivity rapid detection platform developed by LamdaGen. It harnesses the power of Plasmonic Amplification Technology (PAT) to deliver exceptional detection capabilities.

The platform combines the speed and simplicity of current rapid lateral flow assays with the sensitivity and quantitation traditionally associated with microtiter plate assays. It offers laboratory-quality results that are equivalent to gold standard enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), but in a fraction of the time.

Characterized by its simplicity, compactness and user-friendly nature, the platform is designed to be amenable for operators with minimal training. Furthermore, LAuRA offers opportunities for enhanced sensor design, connectivity, miniaturization, multiplexing and seamless integration with other detection platforms, including smartphones. This flexibility and adaptability ensures that the LAuRA platform can meet the specific needs of various testing environments and be quite suitable for global adoption.

LAuRA platform powered by PAT

The LAuRA Plasmonic Sensing Platform,
powered by PAT

High Sensitivity

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Rapid Results

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Easy to Integrate

Multiplexed

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Easy to Use

The LAuRA Rapid Test System
Simple - Fast - Sensitive

The LAuRA Rapid Test System combines the convenience and speed of lateral flow tests with the precision and sensitivity of lab-based ELISA tests

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Collect sample

The LAuRA Rapid Test System is compatible with blood, serum, plasma, urine, saliva, nasal fluid, milk, food extracts, enrichment broths, and other types of complex media.

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Add to cartridge

Disposable sensor cartridge relies on simple capillarity to move the sample liquid to the sensor chamber.

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Insert in reader

Simple digital reader takes images at the start and end of the test. No moving parts, pumps or temperature controls are required.

Reader performs analysis

Proprietary algorithms analyze the sensor images and callibrate the data.

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Results in 15 minutes or less

Results are displayed on the reader and can be transmitted as needed.

PAT - Plasmonic Amplification Technology

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Plasmonic Amplification Technology™ (PAT™) is a “double amplification system” that leverages the inherent properties of nano-based plasmonics enabling quantitative limits of detection  and quantitation far lower than those achievable with current lateral flow based systems.

LamdaGen’s nano-structured thin-film sensors have a plasmonically active surface with an extremely short sensing range. When targets bind to the sensor surface, the surface changes color, greatly amplifying the signal. 

In an immunoassay, a proprietary moiety-conjugate interacts with the sensor surface creating a powerful SECOND amplification

This “double amplification” is called PAT – Plasmonic Amplification Technology. PAT enables high sensitivity detection and is applicable to sandwich, competitive and other assay configurations. In addition, the sensor’s short plasmonic sensing range eliminates the need for a wash step, greatly simplifying assay workflow.

The LAuRA Plasmonic Sensing Platform,
powered by PAT

Learn more about how LAuRA powered by PAT enables high sensitivity detection with the speed and precision to transform and improve rapid testing.

About LamdaGen’s Sensors

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Easily manufactured and scalable

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Highly reproducible and stable

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Grown at ambient temperature

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Compatible with a wide range of surfaces

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Adaptable to many form factors

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Easily multiplexed for multiple targets

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Low cost

LamdaGen’s Plasmonic Biosensors

Continuous metallic thin-film plasmonic sensors

LamdaGen’s patented nano-structured thin-film sensors are made using pure gold. The sensors are grown at the angstrom level allowing exquisite control over their architecture and reproducibility. This nano-process produces plasmonic sensors that are burgundy in color.

The sensor acts as a smart signal transducer, possessing significant amplification properties. A robust surface color change occurs when a target biomolecule binds to the sensor surface. 

The sensor surface has an extremely short sensing range (~30nm) which makes it blind to molecules outside of the range. This remarkably short sensing range makes the system highly amenable to a variety of complex media including biological fluids.

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