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27 December 2007 Porous silicon biosensor for the detection of autoimmune diseases
Andrew O. Jane, Endre J. Szili, Joanne H. Reed, Tom P. Gordon, Nicolas H. Voelcker
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Proceedings Volume 6799, BioMEMS and Nanotechnology III; 679908 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.759260
Event: SPIE Microelectronics, MEMS, and Nanotechnology, 2007, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract
Advances in porous silicon (pSi) technology have led to the development of new sensitive biosensors. The unique optical properties of pSi renders the material a perfect candidate for optical transducers exploiting photoluminescence or white light interference effects. The ability of biosensors exploiting these transduction mechanisms to quickly and accurately detect biological target molecules affords an alternative to current bioassays such as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs). Here, we present a pSi biosensor that was developed to detect antibodies against the autoimmune protein La. This protein is associated with autoimmune diseases including rheumatic disorders, systematic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Sjogren's syndrome (SS). A fast and sensitive detection platform such as the one described here can be applied to the rapid diagnosis of these debilitating autoimmune diseases. The immobilisation of the La protein onto pSi films gave a protein receptor-decorated sensor matrix. A cascade of immunological reactions was then initiated to detect anti-La antibody on the functionalised pSi surface. In the presence of o-phenylenediamine (OPD), horseradish peroxidase (HRP)/H2O2 catalysed the formation of an oxidised radical species that accelerated pSi corrosion. pSi corrosion was detected as a blue-shift in the generated interference pattern, corresponding to a decrease in the effective optical thickness (EOT) of the pSi film. Compared to an ELISA, the pSi biosensor could detect the anti-La antibody at a similar concentration (500 - 125 ng/ml). Furthermore, we found that the experimental process can be significantly shortened resulting in detection of the anti-La antibody in 80 minutes compared to a minimum of 5 hours required for ELISA.
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Andrew O. Jane, Endre J. Szili, Joanne H. Reed, Tom P. Gordon, and Nicolas H. Voelcker "Porous silicon biosensor for the detection of autoimmune diseases", Proc. SPIE 6799, BioMEMS and Nanotechnology III, 679908 (27 December 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.759260
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KEYWORDS
Proteins

Biosensors

Lanthanum

Corrosion

Silicon

Oxidation

Sensors

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