Biosensor Based on Hydrogel Optical Waveguide Spectroscopy for the Detection of 17β-Estradiol

Qingwen Zhang, Yi Wang, Anca Mateescu, Khulan Sergelen, Asmorom Kibrom, Ulrich Jonas, Tianxin Wei, Jakub Dostalek

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    Abstract

    Rapid detectionofhormonesatsub-ng/mlconcentrationsisoftremendousimportancefordiagnostic purposes,qualitycontrol,andenvironmentalmonitoring.Inthisrespect,wereportanovellabel-free biosensorbasedonhydrogelopticalwaveguidespectroscopy(HOWS)forthesensitivedetectionof 17b-estradiol(E2).Thisapproachwasimplementedbyusingathinhydrogellayerofacarboxylated poly(N-isoproprylacrylamide)(PNIPAAm)terpolymerthatwasattachedtoametallicsensorsurfacein order tosimultaneouslyserveasabindingmatrixandanopticalwaveguide.Refractiveindexchanges that areaccompaniedwiththespecificcaptureofbiomoleculesfromanaqueoussampleonthesensor surface wereprobedbyresonantlyexcitedhydrogelopticalwaveguidemodes.Toopticallyexciteand interrogatethesewaves,anopticalsetupbasedonKretschmannconfigurationofattenuatedtotal reflection(ATR)methodthatiscompatiblewithsurfaceplasmonresonance(SPR)wasused.We demonstratethatHOWSoffersahigherbindingcapacity,goodanti-foulingproperties,improvedfigure of merit,andE2detectionlimitof50pg/mlwhichisseventimesbetterthanthatobtainedbyaregular surface plasmonresonance(SPR)biosensor.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)149-154
    Number of pages6
    JournalTalanta
    Volume104
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012

    Research Field

    • Outside the AIT Research Fields

    Keywords

    • Surface plasmonresonance (SPR)
    • Hydrogel opticalwaveguide (HOW)
    • Hydrogel binding matrix
    • 17b-estradiol (E2)
    • Biosensors

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