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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biosensing Technology
  • Nanotechnology

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  • Fiber sensors for bio-chemical processes face sensitivity limitations due to structural design constraints.
  • Existing methods struggle to achieve the ultrahigh sensitivity required for early disease detection.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel method for significantly improving fiber sensor sensitivity.
  • To demonstrate the efficacy of functionalized modified magnetic microspheres (MMSs) as signal amplifiers.
  • To establish a new benchmark for detection limits in bio-chemical sensing.

Main Methods:

  • Functionalized modified magnetic microspheres (MMSs) were developed to amplify analyte signals.
  • Antibodies for human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) (β and α types) were immobilized on the fiber sensor and MMSs.
  • The immunomagnetic assay principle was employed, where MMSs capture hCG and are subsequently captured by the fiber sensor.

Main Results:

  • The proposed method successfully amplified the effect of hCG analytes on the fiber sensor.
  • An unprecedented immunomagnetic detection limit of 0.0001 mIU/mL for hCG was achieved.
  • This represents the highest reported sensitivity to date for this type of detection.

Conclusions:

  • Functionalized MMSs offer a promising strategy to overcome sensitivity limitations in fiber sensors.
  • This novel methodology opens new avenues for developing ultrahigh sensitivity detection systems.
  • The approach holds significant potential for applications in early medical diagnostics and other sensitive assays.