Enhanced sensitive love wave surface acoustic wave sensor designed for immunoassay formats

Sensors (Basel). 2015 May 5;15(5):10511-25. doi: 10.3390/s150510511.

Abstract

We report a Love wave surface acoustic wave (LW-SAW) immunosensor designed for the detection of high molecular weight targets in liquid samples, amenable also for low molecular targets in surface competition assays. We implemented a label-free interaction protocol similar to other surface plasmon resonance bioassays having the advantage of requiring reduced time analysis. The fabricated LW-SAW sensor supports the detection of the target in the nanomolar range, and can be ultimately incorporated in portable devices, suitable for point-of-care testing (POCT) applications.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Immunoassay / methods*
  • Sound*