Immobilization of bioreceptors

Entrapment methods of immobilization of bioreceptors utilized the lattice structure of particular base material. They include such methods as entrapment behind the membrane, covering the active surface of biosensors, entrapment within a self-assembled monolayers on the biosensor surface, as well as on freestanding or supported bilayer lipid membranes, and also entrapment within a polymeric matrix membranes, or within bulk material of sensor. All these mentioned methods are widely employed in design of biosensors. The essential condition of success of these methods of immobilization is preservation of sufficient mobility of substrate or products of biochemical reaction, involved in sensing mechanism, as matrix may act as a barrier to mass transfer with significant implications for... 

The potential use of SERS in biodiagnostic tests has been demonstrated through the use of immobilized monolayers of bioreceptors, including oligonucleotides and antibodies. The use of surface-enhanced Raman gene... 

One of the most important steps in case of constructing electrochemical biosensors is the optimal immobilization of the biocomptuient at the surface of the electrode. This optimum irrunobilization should assure a maximum quantity of bioreceptor immobilized or, more appropriately, a maximum number of functional reactive active sites immobilized in a unity of immobilization substrate as well as its stability and its efficacy. 

The procedure to fix the aptamer to a solid surface is of paramount importance to obtain an ordered and oriented layer able to assure, as much as possible, the flexibility of the bioreceptor without altering the affinity for the target molecule (45). For this reason, both the influence of a spacer in the aptamer binding behavior and of the immobilization protocol have to be studied. The spacer can consist in a polyT(20) added to the binding sequence of the aptamer. When examining the performances obtained with this aptamer on the... 

Pump immediately after the EDC-NHS solution, a previously prepared lx Fsolution of the bioreceptor in the immobilization buffer see Note 13) at 0.15 pL/s. Concentration must be optimized for each application however, it typically ranges from 10 to 50pg/mL. For DDT detection, lx Fof6pg/mL in PBS pH 7 should be used. The bioreceptor immobilization produce a new deflection, very similar to the one showed in Fig. 5A. 

A second injection of the bioreceptor is recommended to ensure a maximum yield of immobilization. 

When the immobilized sensing reagent also contains a bioreceptor, such as an enzyme or an antibody, the device is regarded as a biosensor (23). Such sensors hold great promise as they exploit the inherent ability of the bio molecule to selectively and sensitively recognize a particular chemical spedesln a complex matrix. Enzyme-based sensors produce a signal due to a selective enzyme-catalyzed chemical reaction of an analyte and form a product that is detected by a transduction element in the sensor. The... 

Biosensors using atomic force microscopes (AFMs) are devices which employ an atomic force microscope for biological recognition events. The principle of biosensors using atomic force microscopy is mainly based on the mass-sensitive detection of binding events that change the deflection of a cantilever whose surface is modified with immobilized bioreceptors. 

In the field of chemical analysis, biosensors have undergone rapid development over the last few years. This is due to the combination of new bioreceptors with the ever-growing number of transducers [1]. The characteristics of these biosensors have been improved, and their increased reliability has yielded new applications. Recently, a new technique of enzyme immobilization has been developed to obtain biosensors for the determination of enzyme substrates [2]. It is based on the enzyme adsorption followed by a crosslinking procedure. Therefore, a penicillin biosensor can be obtained and associated with a flow injection analysis (FIA) system for the on-line monitoring of penicillin during its production by fermentation [3-4]. This real-time monitoring of bioprocess would lead to optimization of the procedure, the yield of which could then be increased and the material cost decreased. 

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