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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Label-free amplified bioaffinity detection using terahertz wave technology |
Author: | Menikh, A. Mickan, S. Liu, H. MacColl, R. Zhang, X. |
Citation: | Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2004; 20(3):658-662 |
Publisher: | Elsevier Advanced Technology |
Issue Date: | 2004 |
ISSN: | 0956-5663 1873-4235 |
Abstract: | A new affinity biosensor based on pulsed terahertz (THz) wave technology has been used to monitor binding between biotin and avidin molecules. Amplified detection of avidin-biotin binding is obtained on supported membranes composed of biotin layers on quartz surface, which is modified with octadecanol. Agarose particles are conjugated with avidin and then applied to biotin, which is already bound to the octadecanol quartz surface, the biotin binds to the conjugate rapidly and causes an enhancement of the THz difference signal between biotin and biotin-avidin complexes by a factor greater than eight fold when compared to the same sample without agarose beads. The technique was able to detect less than 10.3 ng/cm2 avidin, thus, giving the THz system a detection capability of sub-thin solid films better than ellipsometry and reflectometry techniques. Further improvement is underway using highly refractive beads together with appropriate surface chemistry. This newly developed method is being saliently optimized for future application, including the detection of DNA hybridization and ligand-analyte affinity binding. |
Keywords: | Biotin Avidin Coated Materials, Biocompatible Affinity Labels Equipment Design Equipment Failure Analysis Biosensing Techniques Protein Interaction Mapping Microwaves |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.bios.2004.03.006 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2004.03.006 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 2 Electrical and Electronic Engineering publications |
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