Imaging label-free biosensor with microfluidic system

S. Jahns; P. Glorius; M. Hansen; Y. Nazirizadeh; M. Gerken

doi:10.1117/12.2179366

1 June 2015 Imaging label-free biosensor with microfluidic system

S. Jahns, P. Glorius, M. Hansen, Y. Nazirizadeh, M. Gerken

Proceedings Volume 9518, Bio-MEMS and Medical Microdevices II; 95180K (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2179366
Event: SPIE Microtechnologies, 2015, Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

We present a microfluidic system suitable for parallel label-free detection of several biomarkers utilizing a compact imaging measurement system. The microfluidic system contains a filter unit to separate the plasma from human blood and a functionalized, photonic crystal slab sensor chip. The nanostructure of the photonic crystal slab sensor chip is fabricated by nanoimprint lithography of a period grating surface into a photoresist and subsequent deposition of a TiO₂ layer. Photonic crystal slabs are slab waveguides supporting quasi-guided modes coupling to far-field radiation, which are sensitive to refractive index changes due to biomarker binding on the functionalized surface. In our imaging read-out system the resulting resonance shift of the quasi-guided mode in the transmission spectrum is converted into an intensity change detectable with a simple camera. By continuously taking photographs of the sensor surface local intensity changes are observed revealing the binding kinetics of the biomarker to its specific target. Data from two distinct measurement fields are used for evaluation. For testing the sensor chip, 1 μM biotin as well as 1 μM recombinant human CD40 ligand were immobilized in spotsvia amin coupling to the sensor surface. Each binding experiment was performed with 250 nM streptavidin and 90 nM CD40 ligand antibody dissolved in phosphate buffered saline. In the next test series, a functionalized sensor chip was bonded onto a 15 mm x 15 mm opening of the 75 mm x 25 mm x 2 mm microfluidic system. We demonstrate the functionality of the microfluidic system for filtering human blood such that only blood plasma was transported to the sensor chip. The results of first binding experiments in buffer with this test chip will be presented.

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S. Jahns, P. Glorius, M. Hansen, Y. Nazirizadeh, and M. Gerken "Imaging label-free biosensor with microfluidic system", Proc. SPIE 9518, Bio-MEMS and Medical Microdevices II, 95180K (1 June 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2179366

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