On-chip detection of myoglobin based on fluorescence

Biosens Bioelectron. 2009 Feb 15;24(6):1744-50. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2008.09.004. Epub 2008 Sep 13.

Abstract

A disposable immunosensor cartridge was developed that allows antibodies to be immobilized on the surface for the detection of myoglobin, a marker for the early assessment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) using fluorescence techniques. The anti-myoglobin antibody was immobilized on a polystyrene substrate based on covalent bonding via silanization. The immunosensor chip layers were fabricated from sheets by CO(2)-laser ablation. The functionalized polystyrene surfaces were characterized by contact angle measurement, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). After the antigen-antibody reaction as a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with a horseradish peroxidase-conjugated secondary antibody (HRP-anti-myoglobin), addition of fluorogenic substrate produced a fluorescent dye which was quantified on-chip using fluorescent technique. The immunosensor response was linear for myoglobin concentrations between 20 and 230 ng/ml (r=0.991, n=3). The detection limit was found to be 16 ng/ml, which is lower than the clinical cut-off value for myoglobin in healthy patients. This protocol could be extended to the detection of other important cardiac markers simultaneously in microchannels.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Disposable Equipment*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Immunoassay / instrumentation*
  • Luminescent Measurements / instrumentation*
  • Microarray Analysis / instrumentation*
  • Myoglobin / analysis*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence / instrumentation*

Substances

  • Myoglobin