Label-free tapered optical fiber plasmonic biosensor. 2021

Thakshila Liyanage, and Meimei Lai, and Gymama Slaughter
Old Dominion University, Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics, Bioelectronics Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Norfolk, VA, 23508, USA.

We designed and fabricated a novel label-free ultrasensitive tapered optical fiber (TOF) plasmonic biosensor that successfully detected a five panel of microRNAs with good selectivity. The biosensing platform integrates three different metallic nanoparticles: gold spherical nanoparticles (AuNPs), gold nanorods (AuNRs), and gold triangular nanoprisms (AuTNPs) laminated TOF to enhance the evanescent mode. The dip in the intensity profile of the transmission spectrum corresponded to the specific wavelength of the nanoparticle. The AuTNPs laminated TOF was found to exhibit the highest refractive index sensitivity and was therefore used to assay the panel of microRNAs. Single stranded DNA probes were self-assembled on the AuTNPs TOF plasmonic biosensors to achieve the highest sensitivity from the formation of hydrogen bonds between the ssDNAs and the target microRNAs. Experimentally, we observed that by measuring the spectral shifts, a limit of detection (LOD) between 103 aM and 261 aM for the panel of microRNAs can be achieved. Additionally, the ssDNA layer immobilized on the TOF plasmonic biosensor resulted in an extended dynamic range of 1 fM - 100 nM. In human serum solution, clinically relevant concentration of the panel of microRNAs were successfully detected with a LOD between 1.097 fM to 1.220 fM. This is the first report to demonstrate the applicability of our TOF plasmonic biosensor approach to detect a panel of microRNAs. This simple yet highly sensitive approach can provide a high-throughput and scalable sensor for detecting and quantifying large arrays of microRNAs, thereby expanding the applications of biosensors.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006046 Gold A yellow metallic element with the atomic symbol Au, atomic number 79, and atomic weight 197. It is used in jewelry, goldplating of other metals, as currency, and in dental restoration. Many of its clinical applications, such as ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS, are in the form of its salts.
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015374 Biosensing Techniques Any of a variety of procedures which use biomolecular probes to measure the presence or concentration of biological molecules, biological structures, microorganisms, etc., by translating a biochemical interaction at the probe surface into a quantifiable physical signal. Bioprobes,Biosensors,Electrodes, Enzyme,Biosensing Technics,Bioprobe,Biosensing Technic,Biosensing Technique,Biosensor,Electrode, Enzyme,Enzyme Electrode,Enzyme Electrodes,Technic, Biosensing,Technics, Biosensing,Technique, Biosensing,Techniques, Biosensing
D043942 Nanotubes Nanometer-sized tubes composed of various substances including carbon (CARBON NANOTUBES), boron nitride, or nickel vanadate. Nanorods,Nanorod,Nanotube
D053768 Metal Nanoparticles Nanoparticles produced from metals whose uses include biosensors, optics, and catalysts. In biomedical applications the particles frequently involve the noble metals, especially gold and silver. Metal Nanocrystals,Metallic Nanocrystals,Metallic Nanoparticles,Metal Nanocrystal,Metal Nanoparticle,Metallic Nanocrystal,Metallic Nanoparticle,Nanocrystal, Metal,Nanocrystal, Metallic,Nanocrystals, Metal,Nanocrystals, Metallic,Nanoparticle, Metal,Nanoparticle, Metallic,Nanoparticles, Metal,Nanoparticles, Metallic
D055100 Optical Fibers Thin strands of transparent material, usually glass, that are used for transmitting light waves over long distances. Fiber Optic Cables,Cable, Fiber Optic,Cables, Fiber Optic,Fiber Optic Cable,Fiber, Optical,Fibers, Optical,Optic Cable, Fiber,Optic Cables, Fiber,Optical Fiber
D020349 Surface Plasmon Resonance A biosensing technique in which biomolecules capable of binding to specific analytes or ligands are first immobilized on one side of a metallic film. Light is then focused on the opposite side of the film to excite the surface plasmons, that is, the oscillations of free electrons propagating along the film's surface. The refractive index of light reflecting off this surface is measured. When the immobilized biomolecules are bound by their ligands, an alteration in surface plasmons on the opposite side of the film is created which is directly proportional to the change in bound, or adsorbed, mass. Binding is measured by changes in the refractive index. The technique is used to study biomolecular interactions, such as antigen-antibody binding. Plasmon Resonance, Surface,Plasmon Resonances, Surface,Resonance, Surface Plasmon,Resonances, Surface Plasmon,Surface Plasmon Resonances

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