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This article presents the results of an investigation into the enhancement of sensitivity and thermal stability of polyclonal antibody immobilized magnetoelastic biosensors. The Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) monolayer technique was employed for antibody (specific to Salmonella sp.) immobilization on rectangular shaped strip magnetoelastic sensors. Biosensor performance was investigated by exposing to graded concentrations (5 × 101–5 × 108 cfu mL−1) of Salmonella typhimurium solutions in a flow through mode. Bacterial binding to the antibody on the sensor surfaces changed the resonance parameters, and these changes were quantified by the sensor’s resonance frequency shift. An increase in the sensitivity from 159 Hz decade−1 for a 2 mm sensor to 246 Hz decade−1 for a 1 mm sensor was observed during the dose–response measurements. The stability of the biosensor was also investigated by storing the biosensor at 25, 45 and 65 °C. The binding activity of the stored biosensor was estimated by measuring the changes in resonance frequency after exposure to the bacterial solutions (109 cfu mL−1). Binding activity was also confirmed by counting bound S. typhimurium cells on the sensor surface using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) micrographs. The results show that at each temperature, the binding activity of the biosensor gradually decreased over the testing period. Degradation of biosensor accelerated at higher storage temperatures. The activation energy of biosensor system degradation was determined to be 7.7 kcal mol−1.
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The support by USDA Grant 2005-3439415674A is gratefully acknowledged. Authors would like to thank Dr. J. M. Barbaree and Dr. J. Hu for their help and thoughtful suggestions during this study.
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Guntupalli, R., Lakshmanan, R.S., Wan, J. et al. Analytical performance and characterization of antibody immobilized magnetoelastic biosensors . Sens. & Instrumen. Food Qual. 2, 27–33 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11694-007-9025-x
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