Abstract
A rapid sandwich immunoassay (IA) with enhanced signal response for human fetuin A (HFA) was developed by modifying the surface of a KOH-treated polystyrene microtiter plate (MTP) with agarose and 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES). The agarose-APTES complex binds covalently to the hydroxyl moiety of the MTP plate to serve as a binding platform for bioconjugation of EDC-activated anti-HFA antibody (Ab) via carbodiimide coupling. The one-step kinetics-based sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) enabled the detection of HFA in 30min with a limit of detection (LOD) and a linear range of 0.02 ng mL-1 and 1-243 ng mL-1, respectively. It detected HFA spiked in diluted human whole blood and serum, and HFA in ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)-plasma of patients with high precision similar to that of conventional ELISA. The anti-HFA Ab-bound agarose-functionalized MTPs retained their functional activity after 6 weeks of storage in 0.1M PBS, pH 7.4 at 4°C.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 74-80 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Analytica Chimica Acta |
| Volume | 883 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 9 Jul 2015 |
Keywords
- Agarose
- Human fetuin A
- One-step kinetics
- Rapid sandwich immunoassay
- Signal enhancement