Suri, C Raman and Mishra, G C (1996) Activating piezoelectric crystal surface by silanization for microgravimetric immunobiosensor application. Biosensors & bioelectronics, 11 (12). pp. 1199-205. ISSN 0956-5663
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Abstract
The development of a microgravimetric immunobiosensor using a piezoelectric quartz crystal as a detector requires a stable and reproducible immobilization method for ligand binding. The method of silanization using 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) has been widely used for activating the carrier surface. In the present study, APTES deposition on a piezoelectric crystal surface was studied under various solvent conditions. A fluorescence method, using fluorescence isothiocyanate as a dye, was demonstrated for the quantification of amino groups on the silanized piezoelectric crystal surface. The optimum binding conditions of APTES deposition on a piezoelectric crystal surface were incorporated for the covalent immobilization of protein on the crystal surface in developing a stable and sensitive microgravimetric immunobiosensor. Determination of immunoglobulin G (IgG) concentration was performed using APTES modified piezoelectric crystals coated with protein G. The resonant frequency shift, resulting from the formation of protein G-IgG complex on the crystal surface, correlated with the concentration of IgG in the range 10 ng/ml to 0.1 mg/ml. The APTES modified, protein G coated crystal were found to be quite stable and did not show a significant loss of sensitivity even after 12 weeks of storage at 4 degrees C in a desiccator.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Science |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane; fluorescence isothiocyanate; immunobiosensor; protein G; immunoglobulin |
Subjects: | Q Science > QR Microbiology |
Depositing User: | Dr. K.P.S.Sengar |
Date Deposited: | 13 Dec 2011 16:47 |
Last Modified: | 07 Jan 2015 04:41 |
URI: | http://crdd.osdd.net/open/id/eprint/385 |
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