Microsystem Technologies

, Volume 16, Issue 7, pp 1207–1214 | Cite as

Novel U-shape gold nanoparticles-modified optical fiber for localized plasmon resonance chemical sensing

  • Chien-Hsing Chen
  • Tzu-Chien Tsao
  • Wan-Yun Li
  • Wei-Chih Shen
  • Chung-Wei Cheng
  • Jaw-Luen Tang
  • Chun-Ping Jen
  • Lai-Kwan Chau
  • Wei-Te Wu
Technical Paper
First Online:
Received:
Accepted:

Abstract

A novel fiber-optic localized plasma resonance (FO-LPR) sensor composed of a U-shape optical fiber was proposed and demonstrated in this study. The U-shape optical fiber was fabricated by a femtosecond laser micromachining system. The dimensions of the U-shape zone were 100 μm in depth measured from the surface of the polymer jacket layer, 80 μm in width in the jacket layer, 60 μm in width in the cladding layer. The total length is 5 mm. After laser annealing treatment, the average surface roughness was 205.8 nm as determined by Atom Force Microscope (AFM). The exposed surface of the U-shape fiber was modified with self-assembled gold nanoparticles to produce the FO-LPR sensor. The response of the sensor shows that the signal increases linearly with increasing refractive index. The sensor resolution of the sensor was determined to be 1.06 × 10−3 RIU.

Keywords

Gold Nanoparticles Optical Fiber Femtosecond Laser Average Surface Roughness Focus Spot Size 
These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in to check access.

Notes

Acknowledgments

Support of this research by ITRI South (Taiwan, ROC) through Grant No. B200-97G270001884 and the National Science Council (Taiwan, ROC) through Grant No. NSC 95-3114-P-194-001-MY3 is acknowledged.

References

  1. Ashkenasi D et al (1998) Application of self-focusing of ps laser pulses for three-dimensional microstructuring of transparent materials. Appl Phys Lett 72:1442–1444CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  2. Auge J et al (1995) New design for QCM sensors in liquids. Sens Actuators B Chem 24:43–48CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  3. Ben-Yakar A, Byer RL (2004) Femtosecond laser ablation properties of borosilicate glass. J Appl Phys 96:5316–5323CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  4. Bernard B, Lengeler B (1978) Electronic structure of noble metals and polariton-mediated light scattering. Springer, BerlinGoogle Scholar
  5. Bier FF et al (1997) Real-time measurement of nucleic-acid hybridization using evanescent-wave sensors: steps towards the genosensor. Sens Actuators B Chem 38:78–82CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  6. Bravo J et al (2007) Transparent superhydrophobic films based on silica nanoparticles. Langmuir 23:7293–7298CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  7. Chau L-K et al (2006) Fiber-optic chemical and biochemical probes based on localized surface plasmon resonance. Sens Actuators B Chem 113:100–105CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  8. Cheng S-F, Chau L-K (2003) Colloidal gold-modified optical fiber for chemical and biochemical sensing. Anal Chem 75:16–21CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  9. Clas SD et al (1999) Differential scanning calorimetry: applications in drug development. Pharm Sci Technol Today 2:311–320CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  10. Elliott JL et al (2000) A quantitative study of the interactions of Bacillus anthracis edema factor and lethal factor with activated protective antigen. Biochemistry 39:6706–6713CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  11. Freire E (1995) Differential scanning calorimetry. Methods Mol Biol 40:191–218Google Scholar
  12. Gattass R, Mazur E (2008) Femtosecond laser micromachining in transparent materials. Nat Photonics 2:219–225CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  13. Guermazi S et al (2000) Further evidence for the presence of anti-protein S autoantibodies in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 11:491–498CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  14. Hart DJ et al (1999) The salt dependence of DNA recognition by NF-kappaB p50: a detailed kinetic analysis of the effects on affinity and specificity. Nucleic Acids Res 27:1063–1069CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  15. Hwang TC (1994) Experiments in physical chemistry. Gaulih Book Co., TaipeiGoogle Scholar
  16. Jensen KK et al (1997) Kinetics for hybridization of peptide nucleic acids (PNA) with DNA and RNA studied with the BIAcore technique. Biochemistry 36:5072–5077CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  17. Jensen TR et al (1999) Nanosphere lithography: effect of the external dielectric medium on the surface plasmon resonance spectrum of a periodic array of silver nanoparticles. J Phys Chem B 103:9846–9853CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  18. Jokiranta TS et al (2000) Each of the three binding sites on complement factor H interacts with a distinct site on C3b. J Biol Chem 275:27657–27662Google Scholar
  19. Kautek W et al (1996) Laser ablation of dielectrics with pulse durations between 20 fs and 3 ps. Appl Phys Lett 69:3146–3148CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  20. Ladbury JE, Chowdhry BZ (1996) Sensing the heat: the application of isothermal titration calorimetry to thermodynamic studies of biomolecular interactions. Chem Biol 3:791–801CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  21. Macdonald JR (1987) Impedance spectroscopy: emphasizing solid materials and systems. Wiley, New YorkGoogle Scholar
  22. Nath N, Chilkoti A (2002) A Colorimetric Gold Nanoparticle Sensor To Interrogate Biomolecular Interactions in Real Time on a Surface. Anal Chem 74:504–509CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  23. Nath N, Chilkoti A (2004) Label-free biosensing by surface plasmon resonance of nanoparticles on glass: optimization of nanoparticle size. Anal Chem 76:5370–5378CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  24. Nomura T, Okuhara M (1982) Frequency shifts of piezoelectric quartz crystals immersed in organic liquids. Anal Chim Acta 142:281–284CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  25. Okamoto T et al (2000) Local plasmon sensor with gold colloid monolayers deposited upon glass substrates. Opt Lett 25:372–374CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  26. Sanchez-Ruiz JM, Mateo PL (1987) Differential scanning calorimetry of membrane proteins. Revis Biol Celular 11:15–45Google Scholar
  27. Sauerbrey G (1959) The use of oscillators for weighing thin layers and for micro-weighing. Z Phys 155:206–212CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  28. Schmitt J et al (1999) Preparation and optical properties of colloidal gold monolayers. Langmuir 15:3256–3266CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  29. Scire A et al (2000) Specific interaction of cytosolic and mitochondrial glyoxalase II with acidic phospholipids in form of liposomes results in the inhibition of the cytosolic enzyme only. Proteins 41:33–39CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  30. Steinrucke P et al (2000) Design of helical proteins for real-time endoprotease assays. Anal Biochem 286:26–34CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  31. Stuart BC et al (1996) Optical ablation by high-power short-pulse lasers. J Opt Soc Am B 13:459–468CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  32. Templeton AC et al (2000) Solvent refractive index and core charge influences on the surface plasmon absorbance of alkanethiolate monolayer-protected gold clusters. J Phys Chem B 104:564–570CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  33. Uegaki K et al (2000) Structure of the CAD domain of caspase-activated DNase and interaction with the CAD domain of its inhibitor. J Mol Biol 297:1121–1128CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  34. Underwood S, Mulvaney P (1994) Effect of the solution refractive index on the color of gold colloids. Langmuir 10:3427–3430CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  35. Wee KW et al (2005) Novel electrical detection of label-free disease marker proteins using piezoresistive self-sensing micro-cantilevers. Biosens Bioelectron 20:1932–1938CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  36. Wilson WD (2002) Analyzing biomolecular interactions. Science 295:2103–2105CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  37. Xing L et al (2000) Distinct cellular receptor interactions in poliovirus and rhinoviruses. EMBO J 19:1207–1216CrossRefGoogle Scholar

Copyright information

© Springer-Verlag 2009

Authors and Affiliations

  • Chien-Hsing Chen
    • 1
  • Tzu-Chien Tsao
    • 2
  • Wan-Yun Li
    • 3
  • Wei-Chih Shen
    • 4
  • Chung-Wei Cheng
    • 4
  • Jaw-Luen Tang
    • 1
  • Chun-Ping Jen
    • 2
  • Lai-Kwan Chau
    • 3
  • Wei-Te Wu
    • 5
  1. 1.Department of PhysicsNational Chung Cheng UniversityChia-YiTaiwan, ROC
  2. 2.Department of Mechanical EngineeringNational Chung Cheng UniversityChia-YiTaiwan, ROC
  3. 3.Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryNational Chung Cheng UniversityChia-YiTaiwan, ROC
  4. 4.ITRI SouthIndustrial Technology Research InstituteTainanTaiwan, ROC
  5. 5.Department of Biomechatronics EngineeringNational Pingtung University of Science and TechnologyPingtungTaiwan, ROC

Personalised recommendations