A polypyrrole protein microarray for antibody-antigen interaction studies using a label-free detection process

Anal Biochem. 2005 Dec 15;347(2):193-200. doi: 10.1016/j.ab.2005.09.033. Epub 2005 Oct 14.

Abstract

Protein microarray is a promising technology that should combine rapidity and easy use with high throughput and versatility. This article describes a method in which an electrocopolymerization process is employed to graft biological molecules on to a chip so that surface plasmon resonance imaging may be used to detect molecular interactions. Copolymerization of pyrrole-modified protein and pyrrole is an efficient grafting process which immobilizes molecules at defined positions on a gold surface. Surface plasmon resonance imaging is an optical technique that allows real-time simultaneous detection of molecular interactions on a large number of spots without labeling. This method was successfully used to analyze antibody-antigen interactions. This illustrates its high specificity and good sensitivity and demonstrates its suitability for biological studies.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antigen-Antibody Reactions*
  • Chemistry Techniques, Analytical
  • Chorionic Gonadotropin / immunology
  • Humans
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Muramidase / immunology
  • Polymers
  • Protein Array Analysis / instrumentation
  • Protein Array Analysis / methods*
  • Pyrroles
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Chorionic Gonadotropin
  • Polymers
  • Pyrroles
  • polypyrrole
  • Muramidase