A Novel Method of Immobilizing Antigens on Gold Electrode for Immunosensing

Nguyen Hoang Phuong Uyen, Gajovic-Eichelmann Nenad, Frank. F. Bier, Ngo Vo Ke Thanh
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  • Nguyen Hoang Phuong Uyen Integrated Circuit Design Research & Education Center (ICDREC), Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City ( VNUHCM ), Community 6, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Research and Development Center – Saigon Hi-Tech Park, Lot I3, N2 Street, Saigon Hi-Tech
  • Gajovic-Eichelmann Nenad Fraunhofer IZI-BB, Am Mühlenberg 13, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
  • Frank. F. Bier Fraunhofer IZI-BB, Am Mühlenberg 13, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
  • Ngo Vo Ke Thanh Integrated Circuit Design Research & Education Center (ICDREC), Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City ( VNUHCM ), Community 6, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Faculty of Physics, VNUHCM-University of Science, 227 Nguyen Van Cu Street, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15625/0868-3166/25/2/6239

Keywords:

antigen immobilization, electrochemical immunosensor, lipoic acid monolayer

Abstract

An antigen modified gold electrode based on a self-assembled lipoic acid monolayer has been developed. The contact angle measurement and cyclic voltammetry confirm the formation of a dense self-assembled monolayer on gold from 100 mM lipoic acid in ethanol. The electrochemical behavior shows a stable activity in a range of potential from -0.2 V to 0.65 V vs. Ag/AgCl. By applying a potential of 1 V vs. Ag/AgCl the monolayer is completely removed by oxidative desorption and a clean gold surface re-established. This allows for an easy renewal of the gold surface and recycling of modified immunosensor chips. This lipoic acid monolayer was covalently functionalized with a small molecule antigen synthesized from progesterone-3-(O-carboxymethyl)oxime and 4,7,10-trioxa-1,13 tridecanediamine to form a well ordered, low unspecific binding, antigen layer for an antibody-antigen interaction study.The effectiveness of antigen - antibody binding reaction was demonstrated by fluorescence imaging using a fluorescence-labeled anti-progesterone antibody as the binding partner.
The new approach represents a way of improving the surface chemistry of electrochemical, surface-plasmon resonance and QCM-based immunosensors for which reusability, simplicity and sensitivity in flow-injection mode are required.

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Published

31-08-2015

How to Cite

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N. H. P. Uyen, G.-E. Nenad, F. F. Bier, and N. V. K. Thanh, “A Novel Method of Immobilizing Antigens on Gold Electrode for Immunosensing”, Comm. Phys., vol. 25, no. 2, p. 173, Aug. 2015.

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Received 25-05-2015
Accepted 14-07-2015
Published 31-08-2015

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