The exemplary embodiment(s) of the present invention relates to a field of a bio-sensing apparatus and a system. More specifically, the exemplary embodiment(s) of the present invention relates to a bio-sensing apparatus and a system using localized plasmon resonance coupled with diffraction.
Since surface plasmon resonance (SPR) spectroscopy is in widespread use for probing interfacial phenomena according to measurement of minute changes in charge density wave of free electrons within a metal film, the experimental configuration for SPR sensing can be applied to a thin noble metal film and the flat surface of a prism in which polarized light of a single wavelength is introduced at an angle, so that internal reflectance is achieved. It plays an important role of probing interaction between molecules and also provides label-free bio-sensing for probing the affinity between biological molecules. However, a standard SPR biosensor is designed according to the measurement and recording of the reflected light, and a shift in the angle of the incident beam corresponding to optimal surface plasmon coupled with the metal film is generated. Consequently, the foregoing optical setup is expensive, inconvenience and difficult to be miniaturized.
A bio-sensing apparatus and a system using localized plasmon resonance coupled with diffraction is disclosed. A primary object of the present invention is to provide a bio-sensing apparatus comprises a substrate, a sample, at least one grating, a plurality of nanoparticles, a molecular recognition unit functionalized on said nanoparticle surface, and a cover plate. The sample comprises at least one analyte. A plurality of nanoparticles is bound on the same side of the grating or the other side of the grating. The cover plate covers the nanoparticles. Wherein at least one output light beam changes in accordance with the refractive index of the sample or in accordance with interaction of an analyte with the molecular recognition unit bound on the nanoparticle surface.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a bio-sensing system comprises a light source, a bio-sensing apparatus, a detecting platform, and a processing unit. The bio-sensing apparatus comprises a substrate, a sample, at least one grating, a plurality of nanoparticles, a molecular recognition unit functionalized on said nanoparticle surface, and a cover plate. The substrate comprises at least one grating. The sample comprises at least one analyte. A plurality of nanoparticles is bound on the same side of the grating or the other side of the grating. A cover plate covers the nanoparticles. Wherein at least one output light beam changes in accordance with the refractive index of the sample or in accordance with interaction of an analyte with the molecular recognition unit bound on the nanoparticle surface. The detecting platform detects the diffraction angle or diffraction intensity of at least one light beam and transmits the information to the processing unit.
With these and other objects, advantages, and features of the invention that may become hereinafter apparent, the nature of the invention may be more clearly understood by reference to the detailed description of the invention, the embodiments and to the several drawings herein.
The exemplary embodiment(s) of the present invention will be understood more fully from the detailed description given below and from the accompanying drawings of various embodiments of the invention, which, however, should not be taken to limit the invention to the specific embodiments, but are for explanation and understanding only.
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are described herein in the context of a bio-sensing apparatus and a system using localized plasmon resonance coupled with diffraction.
Those of ordinary skilled in the art will realize that the following detailed description of the exemplary embodiment(s) is illustrative only and is not intended to be in any way limiting. Other embodiments will readily suggest themselves to such skilled persons having the benefit of this disclosure. Reference will now be made in detail to implementations of the exemplary embodiment(s) as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The same reference indicators will be used throughout the drawings and the following detailed description to refer to the same or like parts.
An intrinsic resonance phenomenon of free electron waves in metal nanoparticles known as localized plasmon resonance (LPR) is considered as a technique. LPR defines the collective charge density oscillations of nanoparticles, and can be set without utilizing the attenuated total reflection (ATR) optical setup. Similar to conventional SPR based on ATR, the resonance condition can detect an immediate change in the interfacial refractive index (RI) of the surrounding medium as well as the bio-molecular interactions at the nanoparticle-solution interface. Therefore, very small sensors can be possibly made by using the LPR technique with a simple optical set up.
The LPR technique is applied to provide a highly sensitive label-free optical biosensor without any bulky optics. In the biosensor, gold nanoparticles are immobilized on a surface of a glass slide and in contact with a sample when a diffraction grating based on UV-assisted embossing, holography, or injection molding is disposed on a reverse surface of the slide. Using diffraction in reflection mode, signals such as the angle or intensity of the reflected/diffracted light beam can be monitored by a position-sensitive detector (PSD) or a light intensity detector, respectively. Such signals are highly sensitive to change in refractive index of the environment near the gold nanoparticles and biomolecular interactions at the surface of the gold nanoparticles. It should be noted that the nature of the nanoparticles is not limited to gold, and can be extended to other noble metal nanoparticles. The sensor can be easily fabricated and constructed by simple optical designs. Further, the sensor has the potential capability for on-site sensing and is disposable.
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To prepare the structure of the sensor apparatus, a substrate is submerged into a vial of solution of 3-(mercapropyl)-trimethoxysilane (MPTMS) in toluene. The modified substrate is then immersed in a solution having gold nanoparticles to form a self-assembled gold nanoparticle monolayer on the surface of the substrate. A cover plate 17 made of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) with a microfludic channel 19 is bound on the gold nanoparticle-modified side of the substrate. The grating fabricated by UV-assisted embossing is also disposed on the reverse side of the substrate to have a good performance with sensing apparatus.
Accordingly, the high sensitivity of the bio-sensing apparatus with respect to analyte concentration represents an approach to bio-interaction analysis that utilizes a very simple and cost-effective optical setup with disposable chips. The sensing system comprises a light source, a sensing apparatus, a detecting platform, and a processing unit (With refer to
While particular embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that, based upon the teachings herein, changes and modifications may be made without departing from this invention and its broader aspects. Therefore, the appended claims are intended to encompass within their scope of all such changes and modifications as are within the true spirit and scope of the exemplary embodiment(s) of the present invention.
This application claims priority to expired Provisional Patent Application No. 61/011,527, filed on Jan. 18, 2008, the entire contents of all of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
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