Integrated microfluidic systems with an immunosensor modified with carbon nanotubes for detection of prostate specific antigen (PSA) in human serum samples

Biosens Bioelectron. 2008 Feb 28;23(7):1145-51. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2007.11.003. Epub 2007 Nov 13.

Abstract

This paper describes the development of an immunosensor coupled to glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified with multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) (CNT-GCE) integrated with microfluidic systems for rapid and sensitive quantification of prostate specific antigen (PSA) in human serum samples. Mouse monoclonal (5G6) to PSA antibodies were immobilized on a rotating disk. PSA in the serum sample are allowed to react immunologically with the immobilized anti-tPSA and horseradish peroxidase (HRP) enzyme-labeled second antibodies specific to PSA. HRP, in the presence of hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) catalyzes the oxidation of 4-tert-butylcatechol (4-TBC), whose back electrochemical reduction was detected on CNT-GCE at -0.15 V. The electrochemical detection can be done within 1 min and total assay time was 30 min. The calculated detection limits for electrochemical detection and the ELISA procedure are 0.08 and 0.5 microg L(-1), respectively and the intra- and inter-assay coefficients of variation were below 4.5%. The electrochemical immunosensor showed higher sensitivity and lower time consumed than the standard spectrophotometric detection ELISA method, which shows potential for detecting PSA in clinical diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Biosensing Techniques / methods
  • Blood Chemical Analysis / instrumentation*
  • Blood Chemical Analysis / methods
  • Electrochemistry / instrumentation*
  • Electrochemistry / methods
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Humans
  • Immunoassay / instrumentation*
  • Immunoassay / methods
  • Microelectrodes
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / methods
  • Nanotubes, Carbon / chemistry*
  • Nanotubes, Carbon / ultrastructure
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen / blood*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Systems Integration

Substances

  • Nanotubes, Carbon
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen