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ELECTROANALYSIS
Volume 20, Issue 13, Pages 1414-1420Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/elan.200804194
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bioanalytical methods; bioassays; biosensors; immunoassays; ELISA
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Prostate specific antigen (PSA) is a prominent marker for the prostate carcinoma. It is found in human blood in free (f-PSA) and complex forms. These two forms together are called total PSA (t-PSA). Estimation of both forms is essential to predict malignancy. In this study we report a unique and effective technique of electrochemical detection of f-PSA using magnetic beads on a three-electrode screen-printed sensor. A magnetic bead enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was performed in a cuvette. Following the immunoassay, magnetic beads were recovered by a magnetic concentrator and transferred on the working electrode of the 3-electrode assembly. The amperometric response, a measure of the amount of residual enzyme activity on the beads and hence the concentration of analyte in solution, was determined by addition of enzyme substrate. The device has a detection limit of <0.1 ng mL(-1) f-PSA and a linear range of 0 to 1 ng mL(-1) f-PSA.
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