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    Parallel acoustic detection of biological warfare agents surrogates by means of piezoelectric immunochips

    Year: 2009

    Journal: Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 138 (2), 6 May 2009, Pages 532-538, 20100827

    Authors: Alava T. 1, Berthet-Duroure N. 1, Ayela C. 1, Trévisiol E. 1, Pugnière M. 2, Morel Y. 3, Rameil P. 3, Nicu L. 1

    Last authors: Liviu Nicua

    Organizations: 1 LAAS-CNRS, 7 avenue du Colonel Roche, 31077 Toulouse, France 2 CPBS-CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, 15 avenue Charles Flahault, 34093 Montpellier, France 3 Centre d’Etudes du Bouchet, DGA/DET/CEB, 5 rue Lavoisier, 91710 Vert le Petit, France

    Country: France

    This paper focuses on flow functionalization of piezoelectric immunochips with antibodies against four different biological warfare agents (BWA) surrogates. To perform parallel detection of all BWA surrogates at once, the E4 Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation monitoring system (QCM-D) is used. Assessment of antibodies immobilization, parallel detection of related BWA surrogates diluted in buffer solutions and regeneration of the complex antibodies/BWA surrogates are first discussed. Minimal detection thresholds for Escherichia coli MRE 162, Bacillus atrophaeus, Cydia pomonella granulosis virus (CpGV) and ovalbumin are respectively equal to 2.4 × 107 CFU/mL, 1.4 × 106 spores/mL, 1.1 × 108 granules/mL and 1 μg/mL. Detection experiments for three of the four BWA surrogates (E. coli MRE 162, B. atrophaeus and ovalbumin) immersed in real liquid matrices from air sampler are successfully performed.