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Label-free detection of low protein concentration in solution using a novel colorimetric assay.

Biosensors & bioelectronics (2013-06-04)
Molla R Islam, Michael J Serpe
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Dual pH and temperature sensitive microgel-based etalons were fabricated by sandwiching a "monolithic" microgel layer between two semitransparent, Au layers. The devices exhibit visual color and multipeak reflectance spectra, both of which primarily depend on the distance between the Au surfaces mediated by the microgel diameter. We found that a polycationic polyelectrolyte can penetrate through the Au overlayer to interact with negatively charged microgel confined between Au overlayers. In this submission we report that biotinylated polycationic polymer can penetrate through the Au overlayer of a poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)-co-acrylic acid (pNIPAm-co-AAc) microgel-based etalon and cause the microgel layer to collapse. The collapse results in a shift in the spectral peaks of the reflectance spectra. We found that the extent of peak shift depends on the amount of biotinylated polycation added to the etalon, which can subsequently be used to determine the concentration of streptavidin in solution at pM concentrations.

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Poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide), NHS ester end functionalized, average Mn 5,000
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