Journal Article

Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor for C-Reactive Protein Detection

Tsai, Chia-Lung, Huang, Shiang-Fu, Jeng, Ming-Jer, Yu, Chia-Yu, Chang, Liann-Be, Sharma, Mukta, Li, Ying-Chang, Lu, Yi-Chen, Lai, Chao-Sung

2020

Overview

A surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensor was investigated for its application in C-reactive protein (CRP) detection. Piezoelectric lithium niobate (LiNbO3) substrates were used to study their frequency response characteristics in a SAW sensor with a CRP sensing area. After the fabrication of the SAW sensor, the immobilization process was performed for CRP/anti-CRP interaction. The CRP/anti-CRP interaction can be detected as mass variations in the sensing area. These mass variations may produce changes in the amplitude of sensor response. It was clearly observed that a CRP concentration of 0.1 μg/mL can be detected in the proposed SAW sensor. A good fitting linear relationship between the detected insertion loss (amplitude) and the concentrations of CRP from 0.1 μg/mL to 1 mg/mL was obtained. The detected shifts in the amplitude of insertion loss in SAW sensors for different CRP concentrations may be useful in the diagnosis of risk of cardiovascular diseases.

• Publisher: MDPI AG,MDPI
• Subject: Antibodies / Biomarkers / Biosensors / C-reactive protein / C-Reactive Protein - analysis / Cardiac arrhythmia / Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis / Design / Electrodes / Enzymes / Ethanol / Letter / Medical research / Peptides / piezoelectric lithium niobate / Proteins / Satellite communications / Sensors / Sound / surface acoustic wave / Surface acoustic waves