Electro-plasmonic-assisted biosensing of proteins and cells at the surface of optical fiber

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An electro-plasmonic biosensor is used to attract proteins and cells on the surface of a fiber optic probe by controlled biomolecular migration. Concentrating targets on a high performance plasmon-assisted fiber grating sensor leads to a drastic enhancement of the limit of detection. This architecture relies on a biofunctionalized gold coated tilted fiber Bragg grating (TFBG) that operates as a working electrode to enable electrophoresis in the probed medium. The applied electric field triggers the attraction of proteins over a distance of almost 250 μm from the sensor surface, which is more than two orders of magnitude larger than the intrinsic penetration depth of the plasmon wave. Quantitative determination of target analytes was performed by cyclic voltammetry measurements using the gold coated fiber as an electrode, simultaneously with optical transmission measurements of the underlying fiber grating. In our work, these electro-plasmonic optrodes were used against a clinically-relevant biomarker in breast cancer diagnosis, namely HER2 (Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-2). In vitro assays confirm that their limit of detection lies in the subpicomolar range for proteins, which is beyond reach of similar sensors without voltammetry. The improved detection limit is further facilitated by an improvement of the signal-to-noise ratio of the read-out process. Whole cell capture is finally demonstrated by the same micro-system.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:220

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Biosensors & bioelectronics - 220(2023) vom: 15. Jan., Seite 114867

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lobry, Maxime [VerfasserIn]
Loyez, Médéric [VerfasserIn]
Debliquy, Marc [VerfasserIn]
Chah, Karima [VerfasserIn]
Goormaghtigh, Erik [VerfasserIn]
Caucheteur, Christophe [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

7440-57-5
Biosensing
Cancer biomarker
Cancer cells
Electro-plasmonic
Fiber bragg grating
Gold
Journal Article
Optical fiber
Proteins
Surface plasmon resonance

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Date Completed 05.12.2022

Date Revised 05.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.bios.2022.114867

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM348887299