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Electrochemical Preparation of Poly(3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene) Layers on Gold Microelectrodes for Uric Acid-Sensing Applications
Published on: July 28, 2021
Electrochemically oriented immobilization of antibody on poly-(2-cyano-ethylpyrrole)-coated gold electrode using a
Hyun-Ju Um1, Mina Kim, Sang-Hee Lee
1Department of Microbiology, Chungbuk National University, 410 Sungbong-Ro, Heungduk-Gu, Cheongju 361-763, South Korea.
Abstract:
Using quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) as an immunosensor, this work investigates the contribution of a cyclic voltammetry (CV) on the proper immobilization of antibodies with the aim of enhancing its target recognition and binding ability. Primarily, CV in the range of -0.1 to 0.9 V was applied to form a layer of poly-(2-cyano-ethylpyrrole) (PCEPy) on gold quartz crystal electrode. Then the efficiencies of antibodies (anti-IgG, AIgG) immobilized electrochemically with CV applied in 0-0.65 V were compared to those immobilized via physical adsorption, by observing relative affinity towards AIgG-Fab and AIgG-Fc fragments. The results showed antibody-AIgG-Fab interaction could be enhanced about 4 times when CV is applied (11.2 ± 1.3 vs 41.6 ± 3.4 relative fluorescence unit). On the contrary, physisorbed antibodies showed a higher degree of affinity towards AIgG-Fc indicating inappropriate orientations of physisorbed antibodies. AIgG immobilized PCEPy-gold QC electrode was characterized further for its sensitivity towards a new target bovine albumin with both a QCM and fluorescence measurement. Such electrode exhibited a good sensitivity as well as a large linear dynamic range, from 0.4 μg/ml to 1.0 μg/ml and from 0.5 μg/ml to 10.0 μg/ml, at QCM and fluorescence measurement, respectively.
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