title: Localized surface plasmon coupled fluorescence fiber-optic biosensor for alpha-fetoprotein detection in human serum.
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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biophotonics, National Yang Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ying-Feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Ran-Chou
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yi-Jang
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Shu-Chen
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: Li-Chen
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Ying-Chang
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chien
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chou
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000295:instrumentation*; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins