title: A new procalcitonin optical immunosensor for POCT applications.
abstract: A new immunosensor for the determination of procalcitonin was developed. A sandwich assay format was implemented on a polymethylmetacrylate optical biochip, opportunely shaped in order to obtain several flow channels and potentially suitable for point of care testing applications. The sandwich format makes use of two new rat monoclonal antibodies. The capture antibody was covalently immobilised on the surface of the plastic chip, and the detection antibody was labelled with DY647 dye. Different combinations of capture and detection antibodies were investigated, and particular attention was devoted in order to avoid the non-specific adsorption. A limit of detection of 0.088 mg L(-1) was achieved within the working range of 0.28-50 mg L(-1) in buffer samples. The assay was also implemented in human serum, and 0.2 and 0.7-25 mg L(-1) were the attained limit of detection and working range, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Applied Physics, CNR, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy. f.baldini@ifac.cnr.it
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baldini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bolzoni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giannetti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kess
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Krämer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kremmer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Porro
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Senesi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trono
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000032:analysis*; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D005454:Fluorescence Polarization; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000032:analysis*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: C000606589:CALCA protein, human; C000606591:Calca protein, rat; D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide