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ANALYST
Volume 142, Issue 16, Pages 2995-3001Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c7an00970d
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- Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology [GZ BMVIT-612.166/0001-III/I1/2010]
- Tan Chin Tuan foundation, College of Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
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Surface plasmon field-enhanced fluorescence is reported for the readout of a heterogeneous assay that utilizes low affinity split aptamer ligands. Weak affinity ligands that reversibly interact with target analytes hold potential for facile implementation in continuous monitoring biosensor systems. This functionality is not possible without the regeneration of more commonly used assays relying on high affinity ligands and end-point measurement. In fluorescence-based sensors, the use of low affinity ligands allows avoiding this step but it imposes a challenge associated with the weak optical response to the specific capture of the target analyte which is also often masked by a strong background. The coupling of fluorophore labels with a confined field of surface plasmons is reported for strong amplification of the fluorescence signal emitted from the sensor surface and its efficient discrimination from the background. This optical scheme is demonstrated for time-resolved analysis of chosen model analytes - adenoside and adenosine triphosphate - with a split aptamer that exhibits an equilibrium affinity binding constant between 0.73 and 1.35 mM. The developed biosensor enables rapid and specific discrimination of target analyte concentration changes from low mu M to mM in buffer as well as in 10% serum.
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