Detection of GDF11 by using a Ti3C2-MXene-based fiber SPR biosensor

Opt Express. 2021 Oct 25;29(22):36598-36607. doi: 10.1364/OE.440585.

Abstract

In the research of resistant aging, the concentration of Growth differentiation factor-11(GDF11) is an indispensable parameter. So the accurate detection of GDF11 is very important in life science and medical cosmetology. Hereby, we proposed and demonstrated a simple method to detect low concentration GDF11 by using fiber surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor decorated with two-dimension (2D) material Ti3C2-MXene and gold nanosphere. The sensitivity of the fiber SPR sensor was increased to be 4804.64nm/RIU. After functionalized with GDF11 antibody, the fiber SPR sensor could specifically recognize GDF11, and the limit of detection (LOD) can reach 0.577pg/L which is 100 times lower than that of single-molecule ELISA method.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Immobilized / chemistry*
  • Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / immunology*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Gold / chemistry
  • Growth Differentiation Factors / immunology*
  • Immunoassay / instrumentation*
  • Limit of Detection
  • Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance / methods*
  • Titanium / chemistry*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Immobilized
  • Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
  • GDF11 protein, human
  • Growth Differentiation Factors
  • titanium carbide
  • Gold
  • Titanium