IngentaConnect A microchip sensor for calcium determination

Authors: Caglar, P.¹; Tuncel, S.; Malcik, N.; Landers, J.; Ferrance, J.

Source: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Volume 386, Number 5, November 2006 , pp. 1303-1312(10)

Publisher: Springer

Abstract:

A newly designed glass-PDMS microchip-based sensor for use in the determination of Ca²⁺ ions has been developed, utilizing reflectance measurements from arsenazo III (1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene-3,6-disulfonic acid-2,7-bis[(azo-2)-phenyl arsenic acid]) immobilized on the surface of polymer beads. The beads, produced from cross-linked poly(p-chloromethylstyrene) (PCMS), were covalently modified with polyethylenimine (PEI) to which the Arsenazo III could be adsorbed. The maximum amount of Arsenazo III which could be immobilized onto the PEI-attached PCMS beads was found to be 373.71 mg g⁻¹ polymer at pH 1. Once fabricated, the beads were utilized at the detection point of the microfluidic sensor device with a fiber optic assembly for reflectance measurements. Samples were mobilized past the detection point in the sensor where they interact with the immobilized dye. The sensor could be regenerated and re-used by rinsing with HCl solution. The pH, voltage, linear range, and the effect of interfering ions were evaluated for Ca²⁺ determination using this microchip sensor. At the optimum potential, 0.8 kV, and pH 9.0, the linear range of the microchip sensor was 3.57 × 10⁻⁵ - 5.71 × 10⁻⁴ M Ca²⁺, with a limit of detection (LOD) of 2.68 × 10⁻⁵ M. The microchip biosensor was then applied for clinical analysis of calcium ions in serum with good results.

Keywords: Microchip sensor; Reflectance detection; Fiber optic technology; Calcium determination; Arsenazo III

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1007/s00216-006-0776-8

Affiliations: 1: Email: percag@hacettepe.edu.tr

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