MULTI-ELECTRODE MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORM FOR PROTEIN DETECTION USING ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY

Authors

  • Jaroslav Lazar
  • Magdalena Bialon
  • Christiane Püttmann
  • Christoph Stein
  • Wilfred Germeraad
  • Uwe Schnakenberg

Keywords:

impedance sensor, protein adhesion, antigen – antibody interaction

Abstract

An impedimetric sensor was developed based on parallel detection at two identical microfluidic channels with 3 pairs of interdigitated electrodes in each. Preparation and cleaning of the gold electrodes were examined and optimized. A self-assembling monolayer of 11-mercaptopropionic acid was deposited to form a base for later covalent binding of antibody proteins via EDC/NHS chemistry. Two immunoassays containing immune reaction of a 214D4 antibody and a corresponding MUC1ex antigen and a prostate antigen antibody immunoassay with positive and negative controls were performed in two parallel microfluidic channels. Presented platform enables a simultaneous analysis of the protein reactions on multiple electrodes leading to an improvement in on-time diagnostics and point-of-care.

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Published

2015-12-31

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 4 (2015)

Section

Original Research

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Copyright (c) 2017 Jaroslav Lazar, Magdalena Bialon, Christiane Püttmann, Christoph Stein, Wilfred Germeraad, Uwe Schnakenberg

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