Surface plasmon enhanced diffraction for label-free biosensing

Anal Chem. 2004 Jul 1;76(13):3530-5. doi: 10.1021/ac049964p.

Abstract

Surface plasmon enhanced evanescent field at a (noble) metal/dielectric interface can be employed to enhance the diffraction efficiency of surface grating structure composed of biomolecules. Based on a Kretschmann configuration, we realized a diffraction biosensor to monitor the dynamic interaction of biological molecules in a label-free way. It was demonstrated by the binding of an anti-biotin antibody to the biotin-functionalized region of a periodically patterned surface, which generated significant optical contrast to diffract the surface plasmon field. With the aid of the synchronic surface plasmon resonance signal, a quadratic dependence of diffraction signal on the amount of bound antibody was found, which coincides with the theoretical expectation. Time-dependent measurements were conducted to estimate the density of biotin thiols on the functional region.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / chemistry
  • Biosensing Techniques* / instrumentation
  • Biosensing Techniques* / methods
  • Biotin / chemistry
  • Kinetics
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance* / instrumentation
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance* / methods
  • Surface Properties
  • Time Factors
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Biotin