Methods gold standard in clinic millifluidics multiplexed extended gate field-effect transistor biosensor with gold nanoantennae as signal amplifiers

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Contributors

  • Željko Janićijević - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Trang Anh Nguyen-Le - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Ahmed Alsadig - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Isli Cela - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Rugilė Žilėnaite - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Vilnius University (Author)
  • Taufhik Hossain Tonmoy - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Manja Kubeil - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Michael Bachmann - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Larysa Baraban - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)

Abstract

We present a portable multiplexed biosensor platform based on the extended gate field-effect transistor and demonstrate its amplified response thanks to gold nanoparticle-based bioconjugates introduced as a part of the immunoassay. The platform comprises a disposable chip hosting an array of 32 extended gate electrodes, a readout module based on a single transistor operating in constant charge mode, and a multiplexer to scan sensing electrodes one-by-one. Although employing only off-the-shelf electronic components, our platform achieves sensitivities comparable to fully customized nanofabricated potentiometric sensors. In particular, it reaches a detection limit of 0.2 fM for the pure molecular assay when sensing horseradish peroxidase-linked secondary antibody (∼0.4 nM reached by standard microplate methods). Furthermore, with the gold nanoparticle bioconjugation format, we demonstrate ca. 5-fold amplification of the potentiometric response compared to a pure molecular assay, at the detection limit of 13.3 fM. Finally, we elaborate on the mechanism of this amplification and propose that nanoparticle-mediated disruption of the diffusion barrier layer is the main contributor to the potentiometric signal enhancement. These results show the great potential of our portable, sensitive, and cost-efficient biosensor for multidimensional diagnostics in the clinical and laboratory settings, including e.g., serological tests or pathogen screening.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number115701
Number of pages13
JournalBiosensors and Bioelectronics
Volume241
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2023
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

PubMed 37757510

Keywords

Keywords

  • Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, Extended gate field-effect transistor, Gold nanoparticle bioconjugates, Immunosensor, Multiplexing, Potentiometric response

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