A piezoelectric affinity sensor has been developed to detect distinctive antigens of the human cytomegalovirus. Either the specific antibodies or the antigen were immobilized on the gold electrode. To develop a rapid immunoassay, various assay formats were tested in relation with the different antigen composition. First, a direct assay was carried out immobilizing the specific antibody on the crystal surface by passive adsorption. Next, Protein A, thiol/polyL-lysine mixed self-assembled monolayers were tested as methods of gold modification. A competitive format was exploited by immobilization of the antigen onto the crystal activated by SAM and polyL-lysine. This procedure yielded a preliminary calibration curve. A linear range between 2.5 and 5 μg/ml of gB epitope in solution and a detection limit of 1 μg/ml were measured

Human cytomegalovirus detection by a quartz crystal microbalance immunosensor

SUSMEL, Sabina;
2000-01-01

Abstract

A piezoelectric affinity sensor has been developed to detect distinctive antigens of the human cytomegalovirus. Either the specific antibodies or the antigen were immobilized on the gold electrode. To develop a rapid immunoassay, various assay formats were tested in relation with the different antigen composition. First, a direct assay was carried out immobilizing the specific antibody on the crystal surface by passive adsorption. Next, Protein A, thiol/polyL-lysine mixed self-assembled monolayers were tested as methods of gold modification. A competitive format was exploited by immobilization of the antigen onto the crystal activated by SAM and polyL-lysine. This procedure yielded a preliminary calibration curve. A linear range between 2.5 and 5 μg/ml of gB epitope in solution and a detection limit of 1 μg/ml were measured
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