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标题：Differential Refractometric Biosensor for Reliable Human IgG Detection: Proof of Concept
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作者：João P. Mendes ; Luís C. C. Coelho ; Pedro A. S. Jorge 等
期刊名称：Biosensors
电子版ISSN：2079-6374
出版年度：2022
卷号：12
期号：7
DOI：10.3390/bios12070515
语种：English
出版社：MDPI Publishing
摘要：A new sensing platform based on long-period fiber gratings (LPFGs) for direct, fast, and selective detection of human immunoglobulin G (IgG; Mw = 150 KDa) was developed and characterized. The transducer’s high selectivity is based on the specific interaction of a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIPs) design for IgG detection. The sensing scheme is based on differential refractometric measurements, including a correction system based on a non-imprinted polymer (NIP)-coated LPFG, allowing reliable and more sensitive measurements, improving the rejection of false positives in around 30%. The molecular imprinted binding sites were performed on the surface of a LPFG with a sensitivity of about 130 nm/RIU and a FOM of 16 RIU −1. The low-cost and easy to build device was tested in a working range from 1 to 100 nmol/L, revealing a limit of detection (LOD) and a sensitivity of 0.25 nmol/L (0.037 µg/mL) and 0.057 nm.L/nmol, respectively. The sensor also successfully differentiates the target analyte from the other abundant elements that are present in the human blood plasma.
关键词：refractometric platform;optical sensing;long period fiber gratings;molecular imprinting;IgG antibodies