title: Fiber-optic immunosensor for measurement of myoglobin.
abstract: A self-contained fiber-optic immunosensor was developed to measure the 16,500-Da protein myoglobin. The sensing element was constructed by entrapment of Cascade Blue-labeled antibody within polyacrylamide gel at the distal face of an optical fiber 300 microns in core diameter. The polyacrylamide gel composition was optimized to allow diffusion of myoglobin but to exclude hemoglobin and higher-molecular-mass proteins from the sensing area. The analytical signal was derived from fluorescence energy transfer between Cascade Blue and the heme group of myoglobin. Fluorescence quenching occurred when myoglobin bound to labeled antibody. The total amount of fluorescence quench was dependent on the antibody labeling conditions and the amount of antibody incorporated in the sensor gel matrix. Myoglobin concentrations > 5 nmol/L (83 micrograms/L) were measurable with response times of 15 to 130 min limited by diffusion into the sensing element. This report demonstrates the technical feasibility for a self-contained immunosensor to measure a protein analyte.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298-0597, USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Hanbury
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D005470:Fluorometry; D005782:Gels; D009211:Myoglobin / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D055100:Optical Fibers; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D005782:Gels; D009211:Myoglobin; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; C016680:polyacrylamide gels; C066850:Cascade Blue