Bian Chao

A micro amperometric immunosensor for detection of human immunoglobulin

A novel amperometric immunosensor based on the micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) technology, using protein A and self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) for the orientation-controlled immobilization of antibodies, has been developed. Using MEMS technology, an “Au, Pt, Pt” three-microelectrode system enclosed in a SU-8 micro pool was fabricated. Employing SAMs, a monolayer of protein A was immobilized on the cysteamine modified Au electrode to achieve the orientation-controlled immobilization of the human immunoglobulin (HIgG) antibody. The immunosensor aimed at low unit cost, small dimension, high level of integration and the prospect of a biosensor system-on-a-chip. Cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry were conducted to characterize the immunosensor. Compared with the traditional immunosensor using bulky gold electrode or screen-printed electrode and the procedure directly binding protein A to electrode for immobilization of antibodies, it had attractive advantages, such as miniaturization, compatibility with CMOS technology, fast response (30 s), broad linear range (50–400 µg/L) and low detection limit (10 μg/L) for HIgG. In addition, this immunosensor was easy to be designed into micro array and to realize the simultaneously multi-parameter detection.

A micro amperometric immunosensor immobilized with electropolymerized staphylococcal protein a for the detection of salmonella typhimurium

In this paper, a micro amperometric immunosensor based on Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems technology for the detection of Salmonella typhimurium (S. typhimurium) was constructed by immobilizing a polyclonal antibody (the bio-molecular recognition element) onto the surface of polypyrrole(PPy) /staphylococcal protein A(SPA) modified Pt electrode. Pyrrole doped with SPA was co-electropolymerized onto the working electrode surface by cyclic voltammetry in 10 minutes for orientation-controlled immobilization of salmonella capture antibodies. S. typhimurium with the concentration of 102cfu/ml could be detected by this immunosensor with a controllable and convenient manipulation to effectively modify the sensing surface more rapidly with less consumption of reagent (10µL), which showed the good property of the sensor. It is potential to develop a micro biosensor that can be used for convenient, accurate, cost-effective and real-time sensing of pathogens in food products.