Subpicogram per milliliter detection of interleukins using silicon photonic microring resonators and an enzymatic signal enhancement strategy

Anal Chem. 2013 Nov 19;85(22):10653-7. doi: 10.1021/ac402972d. Epub 2013 Nov 4.

Abstract

The detection of biomolecules at ultralow (low to subpicogram per milliliter) concentrations and within complex, clinically relevant matrices is a formidable challenge that is complicated by limitations imposed by the Langmuir binding isotherm and mass transport, for surface-based affinity biosensors. Here we report the integration of an enzymatic signal enhancement scheme onto a multiplexable silicon photonic microring resonator detection platform. To demonstrate the analytical value of this combination, we simultaneously quantitated levels of the interleukins IL-2, IL-6, and IL-8 in undiluted cerebrospinal fluid in an assay format that is multiplexable, relatively rapid (90 min), and features a 3 order of magnitude dynamic range and a limit of detection ≤1 pg/mL. The modular nature of this assay and technology should lend itself broadly amenable to different analyte classes, making it a versatile tool for biomarker analysis in clinically relevant settings.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques / methods*
  • Interleukin-2 / cerebrospinal fluid*
  • Interleukin-6 / cerebrospinal fluid*
  • Interleukin-8 / cerebrospinal fluid*
  • Photons*
  • Silicon / chemistry*

Substances

  • Interleukin-2
  • Interleukin-6
  • Interleukin-8
  • Silicon