title: Optical flow-cell multichannel immunosensor for the detection of biological warfare agents.
abstract: An automated optical flow cell multichannel immunosensor for the detection and identification of toxins, viruses and bacterial particles is presented. A solid phase ELISA, based on a peroxidase label for signal generation and on fused silica capillaries as a support for immobilized antibodies, has been employed for analyte detection and identification. The sensing and signal transducing component of the sensor consists of a light-emitting diode and a photodetector. The device is fitted with three channels allowing the simultaneous detection of three agents. An integrated flow injection analysis system ensures automation of the assay cycles. Data on the detection of the bacterial toxin staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB), the bacteriophage M13 as a viral agent, and Escherichia coli as a bacterial agent are presented.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Integrated Circuits, Technical University Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Danapel
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Feller
mesh_terms: D017104:Bacteriophage M13 / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001694:Biological Warfare; D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000032:analysis; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007118:Immunoassay; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D004768:Enterotoxins