Localized surface plasmon coupled fluorescence fiber-optic biosensor for alpha-fetoprotein detection in human serum |
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Authors: | Chang Ying-Feng Chen Ran-Chou Lee Yi-Jang Chao Shu-Chen Su Li-Chen Li Ying-Chang Chou Chien |
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Affiliation: | Institute of Biophotonics, National Yang Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan. |
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Abstract: | In this study, we demonstrated that the fiber-optic biosensor based on localized surface plasmon coupled fluorescence (LSPCF) is capable of detecting alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in human serum. The sensitivity of LSPCF fiber-optic biosensor is not only enhanced but also the specific selectivity is improved since the fluorophores are excited by the localized surface plasmon with high efficiency. Experimentally, this fiber-optic biosensor is able to detect AFP concentration in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) solution from 0.1ng/mL to 100ng/mL whereas the linear relationship between the AFP concentrations and the fluorescence signals is shown. Furthermore, a linear response between the fluorescence signals and the concentrations of AFP in human serum from 2.33ng/mL to 143.74ng/mL is also obtained. As a result, the detection limit of the LSPCF fiber-optic biosensor on AFP detection is comparable with the conventional enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Additionally, the LSPCF fiber-optic biosensor benefits on inexpensive, disposable and simpler optical geometry that can become a high efficient immunoassay comparable with the conventional ELISA and radioimmunoassay (RIA) clinically. |
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