A simple and sensitive electrochemical immunosensor based on thiol aromatic aldehyde as a substrate for the antibody immobilization

In this work, a novel sulfur-containing compound with aldehyde groups was synthesized, which was used to immobilize antibodies through the covalent bonding of the aldehyde groups with amino groups, in which no additional chemical cross-linker is required. Human IgG was used as a model analyte to fabricate the electrochemical immunosensor. Using the proposed immunosensor, IgG was detected within the range from 0.01 to 25 ng mL(-1) with a detection limit of 0.003 ng mL(-1) obtained by 3 S/N. The simple electrochemical immunosensor had a good specificity, stability and reproducibility. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.