Biofunctionalized tilted Fiber Bragg Gratings for label-free immunosensing

Opt Express. 2008 Nov 10;16(23):19049-62. doi: 10.1364/oe.16.019049.

Abstract

We present a study aimed at developing a label-free optical fiber biosensor for detection and quantification of biomolecules in real-time. The biosensor based on a Tilted Fiber Bragg Grating (TFBG) transduces a binding event between the probe and target molecules into a change in the refractive index of the medium surrounding the fiber. This work describes the experimental results obtained with three methods for immobilizing biomolecular probes on a TFBG silica cladding surface. Bovine serum albumin (BSA) and anti-BSA are used to assess the performances of the TFBG based biosensor in each configuration.

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible / chemistry
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Immunoassay / instrumentation*
  • Refractometry / instrumentation*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / analysis*
  • Staining and Labeling

Substances

  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine