An integrated superhydrophobic-plasmonic biosensor for mid-infrared protein detection at the femtomole level

作者:De Ninno Adele; Ciasca Gabriele*; Gerardino Annamaria; Calandrini Eugenio; Papi Massimiliano; De Spirito Marco; Nucara Alessandro; Ortolani Michele; Businaro Luca; Baldassarre Leonetta
来源:Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2015, 17(33): 21337-21342.
DOI:10.1039/c4cp05023a

摘要

In this work we present an integrated biosensor that enables FTIR (Fourier Transform-Infrared) detection of analytes contained in diluted solutions. The fabricated nanosensor allows for the detection of proteins through the identification of the fine structure of their amide I and II bands, up to the nanomolar concentration range. We exploited two distinct effects to enhance the sensitivity: (i) the concentration effect due to the presence of the superhydrophobic surface that conveys molecules dispersed in solution directly inside the focus of a FTIR spectromicroscope; (ii) the plasmonic resonance of the nanoantenna array that provides electromagnetic field enhancement in the amide I and II spectral region (1500-1700 cm(-1)). We demonstrate the detection of ferritin in the nanomolar concentration range, a blood protein that is usually available in small amounts in typical blood samples.

  • 出版日期2015