Au-NPs signal amplification ultra-sensitivity optical microfiber interferometric biosensor

Opt Express. 2021 Apr 26;29(9):13937-13948. doi: 10.1364/OE.424878.

Abstract

An optical microfiber interferometric biosensor for the low concentration detection of sequence-specific deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) based on signal amplification technology via oligonucleotides linked to gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs) is proposed and experimentally analyzed. The sensor uses a "sandwich" detection strategy, in which capture probe DNA (DNA-c) is immobilized on the surface of the optical microfiber interferometer, the reporter probe DNA (DNA-r) is immobilized on the surface of Au-NPs, and the DNA-c and DNA-r are hybridized to the target probe DNA (DNA-t) in a sandwich arrangement. The dynamic detection of the DNA-t was found to range from 1.0×10-15 M to 1.0×10-8 M, and the limit of detection (LOD) concentration was 1.32 fM. This sensor exhibited not only a low LOD but also excellent selectivity against mismatched DNA-t, and it can be further developed for application in various sensing platforms.

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation*
  • DNA / analysis*
  • Equipment Design
  • Gold / chemistry*
  • Interferometry / instrumentation*
  • Limit of Detection
  • Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Optical Devices*

Substances

  • Gold
  • DNA