Conductimetric immunosensor for atrazine detection based on antibodies labelled with gold nanoparticles |
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Authors: | Enrique Javier F-J M-P ngel |
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Affiliation: | aMicro and Nano Technologies Group (MNTg), Departament d’Enginyeria Electrònica, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, C/. Jordi Girona 1-3 Campus Nord, Mòdul C4, Barcelona 08034, Spain;bApplied Molecular Receptors Group (AMRg), IIQAB-CSIC, CIBER of Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain |
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Abstract: | A novel conductimetric immunosensor for atrazine detection has been designed and developed. This immunosensor is mainly based on antibodies labelled with gold nanoparticles. Additionally, the immunosensor consists of an array of two coplanar non-passivated interdigitated metallic μ-electrodes (IDμE) and immunoreagents specifically developed to detect this pesticide. The chemical recognition layer was covalent immobilized on the interdigital space. Immunochemical detection of the concentration of atrazine is achieved by a competitive reaction that occurs before the inclusion of the labelled antibodies. It is shown that the gold nanoparticles provide an amplification of the conductive signal and hence makes possible to detect atrazine by means of simple DC measurements.The conductimetric immunosensor and its biofunctionalization steps have been characterized by chemical affinity methods and impedance spectroscopy.This work describes the immunosensor structure, fabrication, physico-chemical and analytical characterization, and the immunosensor response using conductivity measurements. The immunosensor developed detects atrazine with limits of detection in the order of 0.1–1 μg L−1, far below the maximum residue level (MRL) (100 μg L−1) established by European Union (EU) for residues of this herbicide in the wine.Although in this paper the competitive reaction occurs in buffer, an initial study of the wine matrix effect is also described. |
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Keywords: | Immunosensor Gold nanoparticles Antibodies Interdigitated μ -electrodes Conductive measurements Impedance spectroscopy Atrazine Wine matrix effect Food safety |
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