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4 June 2001 Surface plasmon resonance imaging applied to immunosensing
Rosa A. Fireman Dutra, Jose Otavio Maciel Neto, Eduardo Fontana
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Abstract
The Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) technique is considered by many researchers as a very attractive approach for immunosensor development. By proper chemical modification of the gold surface, this technique avoids the use of a tracer material, such as a radioisotope, fluorophore, or enzyme, to identify the specific analyte, thus allowing kinetic analysis of biointeracting systems. However, the technique has found limited applications for the direct assay of complex biological samples due to the variable degree of non-specific binding that may occur along with the primary antigen-antibody reaction. This work describes a possible approach for the development of a new class of SPR based assays where non-specific binding effects could be minimized. The principle relies on selective UV inactivation of a gold surface coated with either antibody or antigen molecules. It is shown that under proper conditions it is possible to synthesize a surface with a pre-defined 2D variation of immunoactivity. Following exposure to a positive sample, image contrast under SPR illumination of the immunoactivated surface would be indicative of a positive reaction. The degree of SPR image contrast can be quantified and is a measure of the analyte concentration in solution. The approach minimizes non-specific binding effects, and the principle can be extended for the development of immunoassays for large scale testing of complex biological samples.
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Rosa A. Fireman Dutra, Jose Otavio Maciel Neto, and Eduardo Fontana "Surface plasmon resonance imaging applied to immunosensing", Proc. SPIE 4254, Biomedical Diagnostic, Guidance, and Surgical-Assist Systems III, (4 June 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.427945
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KEYWORDS
Ultraviolet radiation

Metals

Gold

Surface plasmons

Chemical analysis

Microscopes

Molecules

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