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Concanavalin A and polyvinyl butyral use as a potential dengue electrochemical biosensor.

Abstract
Immobilization of concanavalin A on gold electrode by means of gold nanoparticles and polyvinyl butyral was carried out and investigated by cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The system was tested with sera from patients infected by dengue fever (DF) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (in the frequency range from 100mHz to 100KHz), and cyclic voltammetry (from -0.2 to 0.7V vs. Ag/AgCl), was performed in phosphate buffer solution containing 10mM K(3)[Fe(CN)(6)]/K(4)[Fe(CN)(6)] (1:1) mixture as a redox probe. As biomolecules accumulated on the electrode surface the voltammetric response changed from a clear diffusional to an irreversible behavior. Impedance spectroscopy showed a clear increase of the electron-transfer resistance when the sensor is exposed to contaminated sera (DF or DHF) as compared to exposure to uncontaminated serum (NDF). The results were analyzed through an equivalent circuit and values of charge transfer resistance and capacitance were obtained. Variations in charge transfer resistance were used to distinguish the sensor response for the different sera investigated (DF, DHF and NDF). Alternatively, a three-dimensional graph gave the best response for differentiation of all three blood sera. The distinctive patterns of impedimetric responses observed were ascribed to different glycoprotein patterns in the sera investigated. Therefore, the lectin immobilization on electrode surface with gold nanoparticles and polyvinyl butyral, combined with the three-dimensional impedance analysis introduced herein are valuable tools in the development of a biosensor for immunological response to diseases.
AuthorsMaria D L Oliveira, Maria T S Correia, Flamarion B Diniz
JournalBiosensors & bioelectronics (Biosens Bioelectron) Vol. 25 Issue 4 Pg. 728-32 (Dec 15 2009) ISSN: 1873-4235 [Electronic] England
PMID19747814 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Glycoproteins
  • Polyvinyls
  • Concanavalin A
  • polyvinylbutyral
Topics
  • Biosensing Techniques (instrumentation)
  • Blood Chemical Analysis (methods)
  • Concanavalin A (chemistry)
  • Dengue Virus (isolation & purification, metabolism)
  • Electrochemistry (instrumentation)
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Glycoproteins (blood)
  • Polyvinyls (chemistry)

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