title: Registration of T-2 mycotoxin with total internal reflection ellipsometry and QCM impedance methods.
abstract: A sensitive optical method of total internal reflection ellipsometry (TIRE) in conjunction with immune assay approach was exploited for the registration of T-2 mycotoxin in a wide range of concentrations from 100 microg/ml down to 0.15 ng/ml. Association constants of 1.4x10(6) and 1.9x10(7)mol(-1)s for poly- and monoclonal T-2 antibodies, respectively, were evaluated from TIRE kinetic measurements. According to TIRE data fitting, binding of T-2 molecules to antibodies (at saturation) has resulted in the increase in adsorbed layer thickness of 4-5 nm. The QCM impedance measurements data showed anomalously large mass increase and film softening, most likely, due to the binding of large T-2 aggregates to antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Sheffield Hallam University, Materials and Engineering Research Institute, City Campus, Pond Street, Sheffield S1 1WB, UK. a.nabok@shu.ac.uk
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Nabok
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsargorodskaya
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Holloway
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Starodub
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gojster
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017097:Electric Impedance; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008832:Microchemistry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013605:T-2 Toxin / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D013605:T-2 Toxin