Selective serial multi-antibody biosensing with TOPAS microstructured polymer optical fibers

Sensors (Basel). 2013 Mar 8;13(3):3242-51. doi: 10.3390/s130303242.

Abstract

We have developed a fluorescence-based fiber-optical biosensor, which can selectively detect different antibodies in serial at preselected positions inside a single piece of fiber. The fiber is a microstructured polymer optical fiber fabricated from TOPAS cyclic olefin copolymer, which allows for UV activation of localized sensor layers inside the holes of the fiber. Serial fluorescence-based selective sensing of Cy3-labelled α-streptavidin and Cy5-labelled α-CRP antibodies is demonstrated.

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies / isolation & purification*
  • Biosensing Techniques / methods*
  • Carbocyanines / chemistry
  • Fluorescence
  • Humans
  • Optical Fibers*
  • Polymers / chemistry
  • Streptavidin / chemistry

Substances

  • Antibodies
  • Carbocyanines
  • Polymers
  • cyanine dye 3
  • cyanine dye 5
  • Streptavidin