Spatially Addressable Multiplex Biodetection by Calibrated Micro/Nanostructured Surfaces

A challenge of any biosensing technology is the detection of very low concentrations of analytes. The fluorescence interference contrast (FLIC) technique improves the fluorescence-based sensitivity by selectively amplifying, or suppressing, the emission of a fluorophore-labeled biomolecule immobilized on a transparent layer placed on top of a mirror basal surface. The standing wave of the reflected emission light means that the height of the transparent layer operates as a surface-embedded optical filter for the fluorescence signal. FLIC extreme sensitivity to wavelength is also its main problem: small, e.g., 10 nm range, variations of the vertical position of the fluorophore can translate in unwanted suppression of the detection signal. Herein, we introduce the concept of quasi-circular lenticular microstructured domes operating as continuous-mode optical filters, generating fluorescent concentric rings, with diameters determined by the wavelengths of the fluorescence light, in turn modulated by FLIC. The critical component of the lenticular structures was the shallow sloping side wall, which allowed the simultaneous separation of fluorescent patterns for virtually any fluorophore wavelength. Purposefully designed microstructures with either stepwise or continuous-slope dome geometries were fabricated to modulate the intensity and the lateral position of a fluorescence signal. The simulation of FLIC effects induced by the lenticular microstructures was confirmed by the measurement of the fluorescence profile for three fluorescent dyes, as well as high-resolution fluorescence scanning using stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy. The high sensitivity of the spatially addressable FLIC technology was further validated on a diagnostically important target, i.e., the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the SARS-Cov2 via the detection of RBD:anti-S1-antibody.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

ACS sensors - 8(2023), 5 vom: 26. Mai, Seite 1882-1890

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dobroiu, Serban [VerfasserIn]
van Delft, Falco C M J M [VerfasserIn]
Sudalaiyadum Perumal, Ayyappasamy [VerfasserIn]
Dash, Shantoshini [VerfasserIn]
Aveyard, Jenny [VerfasserIn]
van Zijl, Jeroen [VerfasserIn]
Snijder, Jaap [VerfasserIn]
van den Heuvel, Eric [VerfasserIn]
van Berkum, Jurgen [VerfasserIn]
Blanchard, Marie Pierre [VerfasserIn]
Favard, Cyril [VerfasserIn]
Nicolau, Dan V [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Diagnostic devices
Fluorescence interference contrast
Fluorescent Dyes
Journal Article
Microarrays
Microstructures
Nanostructures
RNA, Viral
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 29.05.2023

Date Revised 31.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acssensors.2c01939

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM356026566