The present invention relates to a system combining permselective films and surface enhanced Raman scattering (“SERS”)-active metal nanoparticles to make optically addressable, small-molecule chemical sensors.
The development of methods and apparatus to detect small molecules using field-portable instrumentation is the ultimate goal of substantial research in the field of chemical analysis. In a research laboratory, small molecules are typically detected by gas chromatography (GC), liquid chromatography (LC), mass spectrometry (MS), or both (GC-MS, LC-MS). Despite intense effort, including efforts by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (“DARPA”), over the past decade, miniaturization of this type of laboratory instrumentation while maintaining acceptable mass resolution and absolute sensitivity has proven impossible.
Field portable apparatus and methods for the detection of large molecules or proteins, cells, and DNA is possible. With respect to these large species, naturally-occurring detection molecules exist (such as antibodies or complementary sequences), to which detection tags (mostly optical) can be attached. Thus, 99% of all bioassays for these relatively large species involve a “sandwich” format, in which the analyte is immobilized by non-covalent interaction with a capture molecule, and quantified by non-covalent interaction with a labeled detection molecule.
Harnessing a New Detection Modality
Until recently, the only available optical detection tags were based on fluorescence. In U.S. Pat. No. 6,514,767, which patent is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, Applicants described an optical detection tag based on surface enhanced Raman scattering (“SERS”). A tag consistent with the U.S. Pat. No. 6,514,767 patent is depicted in FIG. 1.1 With SERS, molecules in very close proximity to nanoscale roughness features on noble metal surfaces (typically gold, silver or copper) or suitably-sized metal nanoparticles give rise to million- to trillion-fold increases [known as enhancement factor (EF)] in scattering efficiency.2 With these tags, the SERS signal comes from submonolayers of reporter molecules sandwiched between the noble metal and a glass shell. In typical assays, the glass surface is coated with a biofuctional species that attaches to a bioanalyte of interest (e.g. an antibody for protein detection). These particles offer several significant advantages as optical detection tags: (i) they are excited in the near-infrared, eliminating the background visible fluorescence signal invariably associated with real-world measurements; (ii) different reporter molecules give rise to unique, narrow spectral features, allowing multiple signatures to be simultaneously detected; (iii) portable, robust and inexpensive instrumentation amenable to point-of-use implementation already exists; and (iv) exceptional sensitivity is possible.
Unfortunately, the SERS nanotags of
The present invention is directed toward overcoming one or more of the problems discussed above.
The present invention provides a system to selectively deliver relatively small analyte molecules of interest to a SERS-active nanoparticle surface while excluding dozens to hundreds of other species in the environment. In particular, the present invention provides a permselective film that renders the particles of interest as viable small molecule optically addressable sensors.
The difficulty experienced in prior attempts to develop portable systems for the detection of smaller molecules may be addressed with specially prepared SERS-active nanoparticles. In particular, particles may be coated with thin films that exhibit molecular recognition capabilities that permit passage of species of interest to the nanoparticle surface while rejecting unwanted entities. One such system is depicted in
Nanoparticles suitable for use as SERS nanofilters preferably have a maximum length of at most 300 nm and may be rod shaped, spherical, prisms, cubes arrowheads or other shapes. The nanoparticle will preferably have a diameter of less than 200 nm and most preferably between 40 nm and 100 nm. The nanoparticles have a spectroscopy active outer region. Typically, the outer region contains or is made of a metal such as Au, Ag, Cu, Na, K, Cr, Al, or Li.
The present invention also includes methods of manufacture of the SERS nanofilters and applications for their use. The present invention includes a method of detecting an analyte of interest by associating a SERS nanofilter as described herein with an analyte of interest in the presence of one or more interfering analytes. The detection method is predicated upon the permselective film allowing the analyte of interest to associate with the particle and preventing the interferent from associating with the particle. The method also includes obtaining a spectrum of the particle and associated analyte of interest.
The use of permselective films to selectively filter molecules, allowing certain ones to reach a surface while excluding others, is a well-established technique of analytical chemistry. Super-acoustic wave (“SAW”) devices, Quartz Crystal microbalance (“QCM”) sensors and especially electrochemical sensors are dependent on selective binding/rejection phenomena. Indeed, electrochemical detection of glucose in commercial products relies extensively on permselectivity of glucose, and rejection of electroactive interferants (e.g. ascorbate).
Appropriate surface coatings to create SERS nanofilters as described above and shown in
(1)The films must selectively allow specific analyte molecules (or classes of molecules) of interest to rapidly diffuse to the particle surface, where they can be detected by their unique SERS spectral signature. The ratio of partition coefficients for a specific analyte of interest and molecules with similar structures would ideally be at least 10:1, although other ratios may prove workable.
(2) The film must not use up all binding sites on the SERS-active nanoparticle. In other words, there must be surface adsorption sites available for analyte molecules that diffuse through the film.
(3) The film must be robust enough to survive during use in harsh, interferantladen environments.
(4) The Raman spectra of the films themselves must be simple and weak, because all spectral features of the film will comprise background noise above or through which the analyte spectrum must be detected.
(5) Attachment of the permselective film layers to the particles must be achievable without irreversible nanoparticle aggregation, which would lead to precipitation (and thus poor reproducibility).
Permselective Films
Suitable permselective coatings may consist of globular polymers (hyperbranched polymers) that are single-point attached to the particle surface as shown in
Several other types of films could potentially also be used to impart permselectivity. For example, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) has been shown to reject all ions from macroscopic SERS-active surfaces, while allowing candidate drug molecules to diffuse and adsorb (Mulvaney and Natan, unpublished results). Likewise, it may be possible to build porous glass films that exhibit permselectivity.
Films such as those described in Hydrophobic Interaction of Analytes with Permselective Poly(N-vinyl amide) Films on Electrodes2A or the Encyclopedia of Separation Science2B may be suitable for use with chemical sensors based upon SERS nanofilters. The present invention is not limited to films such as those described in these references.
Single Molecule, Single-Particle SERS Has Been Demonstrated
Submonolayers of adsorbates on single particles have been shown to give rise to SERS spectra. The detection of single molecules by surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) was first reported by two independent research groups in 1997.3,4 Nie and coworkers detected rhodamine 6G (R6G) on immobilized silver nanoparticles that were either single particles or small aggregates. They took advantage of the additional resonance enhancement gained by exciting the sample within the electronic absorption band of R6G and used a screening method to rapidly locate particles that were SERS-active. Conversely, Kneipp's group intentionally aggregated colloidal silver in the presence of crystal violet (CV) and detected the aggregates as they diffused through the focal volume of a microscope objective. Coupled with Poisson statistics, they surmised that many of the SERS events they recorded were from single CV molecules. It was also noteworthy that they excited the sol with 830 nm light, well outside of CV's absorption band. Furthermore, they employed similar methods to detect single adenine molecules,5 proving that single-molecule SERS detection was possible without taking advantage of additional resonance enhancement. Since that time, single-molecule SERS has been demonstrated on Au nanoparticles,6 for hemoglobin7 and for tyrosine.8 Applicant has already been quite successful with the preparation of spherical SERS nanotags of
Large-Scale Manufacture
Applicant currently manufactures colloidal Au nanoparticles in 1-2 liter batches, which provides approximately 1014 particles. A typical application of SERS tags (for example, for the detection of proteins or DNA) may involve 106-107 particles, meaning that a single batch is capable of generating enough material for one million tests. Applicant is in the process of scaling up to 10-liter preparations. Moreover, very large scale manufacture of the core particles has been demonstrated commercially. For example, British Biocell International (BBI), a UK concern that supplies colloidal Au to diagnostic companies for use in lateral flow immunoassays, manufactures particles in 250-liter batches.
Because the polymeric coating on the particles contemplated and described above will be thin (i.e. 10 nm), small amounts of raw material will be needed. For example, to cover 1017 particles of 60-nm diameter with a 10-nm thick coating of a polymer of density 1 gm/cm3 (an overestimate) would require only 1.6 grams of material.
Remote Detection of Raman Scattering
Recently, several groups10-13 demonstrated remote Raman detection as a viable detection technique. This advancement follows from the recent availability of highly-sensitive light detectors and relatively low-cost pulsed laser systems, along with knowledge built from sophisticated lock-in amplifier-based Light Detection and Ranging (“LIDAR”) systems, allowing for ultra-sensitive detection in ambient light conditions. For instance, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has explored passive detection of high-explosives using an 8″ Schmidt-cassegrain telescope coupled to an f/1.8 spectrograph.11 They were able to detect the Raman signal from TNT, RDX, PETN, and other nitrate/chlorate simulants embedded in a dry silica matrix at 50 meters with reasonable signal-to-noise ratios. Further development by this group12 generated a remote imaging Raman system which achieved detection of calcite, TiO2, and gypsum at approximately 1 cm-1 resolution at a 15 m distance using an AOTF (acousto-optical tunable filter)-based pulsed laser system.
Standoff Detection Has Already Been Demonstrated with SERS Nanotags
Due to large enhancement factors, SERS nanotags exhibit extremely strong signals compared to normal Raman spectra of solids or liquids. Accordingly, standoff detection of particles such as those produced by Applicant is becoming routine. See, for example, the graph of detection intensity as a function of wavelength included in
Other Applications
While the initial application contemplated for the nanoparticulate chemical sensors of the present application may be the detection of chemical warfare agents, optically-detected, ultrasensitive detection of low molecular weight species is also of tremendous importance in bioanalysis. For example, the entire field of “metabolomics” is concerned with identification and quantition of the many hundreds of small molecules present in serum, many of these metabolites change in response to disease progression and/or therapeutic intervention. At present, the only way to analyze serum for these biomarkers is by LC-MS, which is slow, expensive, and not portable. The ability to design sensor particles for specific analytes that, by virtue of near-IR excitation, could be used in whole blood, would be of clinical significance.
Particles as described herein could also make up part of a system for air sampling at airport or other security checkpoints, where detection of explosives, narcotics or other agents, including substances on a passenger's skin, might be facilitated. In addition, in vivo imaging where the particles might be used to track the distribution of drug in living systems may be another possible application of the particles described herein.
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The following examples are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
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The pvp coated particles were transferred to dichloromethane as follows: the aqueous colloid was centrifuged at 3600 rpm for 2 hr. The supernatant was discarded and 60 ml of ethanol was then added. The particles were resuspended in ethanol by ultrasound. The centrifugation and solvent change was carried out for a second time. The resulting ethanolic dispersion was centrifuged, and after discarding the ethanol, 60 ml of dichloromethane was added and the particles redispersed by ultrasound. Centrifugation and addition of fresh dichloromethane was done one more time. Two aliquots of 10 ml each were taken from the final dichloromethane dispersion. To one of the aliquots it was added 500 ul of a 1M solution of pyridine in dichloromethane. To the second aliquot it was added 500 ul of a 1M solution of 4,4′-dipyridyl in dichloromethane. After 48 hr SERS was taken of both samples (
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