Love Wave Immunosensor for the Detection of Carbaryl Pesticide

A Love Wave (LW) immunosensor was developed for the detection of carbaryl pesticide. The experimental setup consisted on: a compact electronic characterization circuit based on phase and amplitude detection at constant frequency; an automated flow injection system; a thermal control unit; a custom-m...

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Autores: Rocha-Gaso, María-Isabel, García, Pablo, March Iborra, Mª Del Carmen, Francis, Laurent-Alain, Montoya Baides, Ángel, García Narbón, José Vicente|||0000-0001-6303-8258, Jiménez Jiménez, Yolanda|||0000-0003-4835-9007, Arnau Vives, Antonio|||0000-0002-5709-1690
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/52737
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/52737
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Biosensor
Carbaryl pesticide detection
Immunosensor
Love Wave sensor
Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW)
TECNOLOGIA ELECTRONICA
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Sumario:A Love Wave (LW) immunosensor was developed for the detection of carbaryl pesticide. The experimental setup consisted on: a compact electronic characterization circuit based on phase and amplitude detection at constant frequency; an automated flow injection system; a thermal control unit; a custom-made flow-through cell; and Quartz /SiO2 LW sensors with a 40 μm wavelength and 120 MHz center frequency. The carbaryl detection was based on a competitive immunoassay format using LIB-CNH45 monoclonal antibody (MAb). Bovine Serum Albumin-CNH (BSA-CNH) carbaryl hapten-conjugate was covalently immobilized, via mercaptohexadecanoic acid self-assembled monolayer (SAM), onto the gold sensing area of the LW sensors. This immobilization allowed the reusability of the sensor for at least 70 assays without significant signal losses. The LW immunosensor showed a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.09 μg/L, a sensitivity of 0.31 μg/L and a linear working range of 0.14–1.63 μg/L. In comparison to other carbaryl immunosensors, the LW immunosensor achieved a high sensitivity and a low LOD. These features turn the LW immunosensor into a promising tool for applications that demand a high resolution, such as for the detection of pesticides in drinking water at European regulatory levels.