A real time detection of the ovarian tumor associated antigen 1 (OVTA 1) in human serum by quartz crystal microbalance immobilized with anti-OVTA 1 polyclonal chicken IgY antibodies

S. Sadhasivam, Jung Chih Chen, S. Savitha, Feng Huei Lin, Yi Yuan Yang, Chi Hsin Lee

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Abstract

In this study, we developed a sensitive quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) sensor which employs the anti-ovarian tumor associated antigen 1 (OVTA 1) IgY polyclonal chicken antibodies on the crystal surface for the detection of OVTA 1 in human serum. The anti-OVTA 1 IgY antibodies were anchored on the thiol-activated sensor surface using 1-ethyl-3[3-dimethylaminopropyl] carbodiimide hydrochloride/N-hydroxysuccinimide (EDC-NHS) coupling. The responses for different concentrations of anti-OVTA 1 antibody were also studied and 40 μg/mL was favorable for homogenous antibody coverage. The QCM sensor was used to monitor both immobilization and the target binding affinity. The anti-OVTA 1 antibody based QCM has allowed the competent detection of OVTA 1 in a high linear range of 0.5-10 μg/mL. The total time needed to complete the detection was as short as 5-6 h. The regeneration studies demonstrated that the proposed sensor was reusable up to 9 cycles with a slight loss in binding affinity. The detection of OVTA 1 in human serum allows a potential exploitation of the anti-OVTA 1 polyclonal antibody based QCM immunoassay for the screening of OVTA 1 antigen.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2073-2078
Number of pages6
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering C
Volume32
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 1 2012

Keywords

  • Human serum
  • Immunosensors
  • OVTA 1 antigen
  • Ovarian cancer
  • Polyclonal chicken IgY antibodies
  • QCM

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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