Cost‐Effective and Robust Multispectral Light‐Emitting Diode Device for the Readout of Plasmonic Microarray Sensors

Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) is a phenomenon known for more than 100 years, which arises from the interaction of light with metallic nanoparticles. In recent years, the field of LSPR sensing has become increasingly important in bioanalytics. Herein, a simple and robust device setup to...

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Main Authors: Stephan Kastner, Matthias Urban, Anne-Kathrin Dietel, Andrea Csáki, Wolfgang Fritzsche
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Language:English
Published: Wiley-VCH 2023-02-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202200252
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author Stephan Kastner
Matthias Urban
Anne-Kathrin Dietel
Andrea Csáki
Wolfgang Fritzsche
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Wolfgang Fritzsche
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description Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) is a phenomenon known for more than 100 years, which arises from the interaction of light with metallic nanoparticles. In recent years, the field of LSPR sensing has become increasingly important in bioanalytics. Herein, a simple and robust device setup to perform time‐resolved LSPR measurements with inexpensive array sensor chips is presented. For this purpose, gold nanoparticles are spotted onto glass substrates under different conditions (droplet size/number, temperature, and humidity) to achieve an optimal signal‐to‐noise ratio. To verify the setup and the spotted sensor chips, bulk sensitivity measurements with solutions of varying refractive index and surface sensitivity measurements with layer‐by‐layer (LbL) deposition are performed. It is shown that slower drying minimizes the edge effects of ring‐like deposits (coffee ring effect) and that the spots with higher particle densities are more suitable for sensor applications. In general, the use of six light‐emitting diode (LEDs) enables a simple centroid calculation as well as an evaluation via individual LED intensities. The presented cost‐effective system allows parallel reading of more than 100 spots in a label‐free platform, and together with the optimized low‐cost sensors, it provides an interesting alternative for the development of future on‐site diagnostics.
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spelling doaj.art-29e48b5eb5e94053828566b5710e64bd2023-02-16T05:49:06ZengWiley-VCHAdvanced Photonics Research2699-92932023-02-0142n/an/a10.1002/adpr.202200252Cost‐Effective and Robust Multispectral Light‐Emitting Diode Device for the Readout of Plasmonic Microarray SensorsStephan Kastner0Matthias Urban1Anne-Kathrin Dietel2Andrea Csáki3Wolfgang Fritzsche4Department Nanobiophotonics Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz-IPHT) Albert-Einstein-Strasse 9 07745 Jena GermanyDepartment Nanobiophotonics Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz-IPHT) Albert-Einstein-Strasse 9 07745 Jena GermanyDepartment Nanobiophotonics Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz-IPHT) Albert-Einstein-Strasse 9 07745 Jena GermanyDepartment Nanobiophotonics Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz-IPHT) Albert-Einstein-Strasse 9 07745 Jena GermanyDepartment Nanobiophotonics Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz-IPHT) Albert-Einstein-Strasse 9 07745 Jena GermanyLocalized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) is a phenomenon known for more than 100 years, which arises from the interaction of light with metallic nanoparticles. In recent years, the field of LSPR sensing has become increasingly important in bioanalytics. Herein, a simple and robust device setup to perform time‐resolved LSPR measurements with inexpensive array sensor chips is presented. For this purpose, gold nanoparticles are spotted onto glass substrates under different conditions (droplet size/number, temperature, and humidity) to achieve an optimal signal‐to‐noise ratio. To verify the setup and the spotted sensor chips, bulk sensitivity measurements with solutions of varying refractive index and surface sensitivity measurements with layer‐by‐layer (LbL) deposition are performed. It is shown that slower drying minimizes the edge effects of ring‐like deposits (coffee ring effect) and that the spots with higher particle densities are more suitable for sensor applications. In general, the use of six light‐emitting diode (LEDs) enables a simple centroid calculation as well as an evaluation via individual LED intensities. The presented cost‐effective system allows parallel reading of more than 100 spots in a label‐free platform, and together with the optimized low‐cost sensors, it provides an interesting alternative for the development of future on‐site diagnostics.https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202200252localized surface plasmon resonance sensorsmicrofluidic systemsmultispectral light-emitting diode readoutnanoparticle spottingplasmonic microarrays
spellingShingle Stephan Kastner
Matthias Urban
Anne-Kathrin Dietel
Andrea Csáki
Wolfgang Fritzsche
Cost‐Effective and Robust Multispectral Light‐Emitting Diode Device for the Readout of Plasmonic Microarray Sensors
Advanced Photonics Research
localized surface plasmon resonance sensors
microfluidic systems
multispectral light-emitting diode readout
nanoparticle spotting
plasmonic microarrays
title Cost‐Effective and Robust Multispectral Light‐Emitting Diode Device for the Readout of Plasmonic Microarray Sensors
title_full Cost‐Effective and Robust Multispectral Light‐Emitting Diode Device for the Readout of Plasmonic Microarray Sensors
title_fullStr Cost‐Effective and Robust Multispectral Light‐Emitting Diode Device for the Readout of Plasmonic Microarray Sensors
title_full_unstemmed Cost‐Effective and Robust Multispectral Light‐Emitting Diode Device for the Readout of Plasmonic Microarray Sensors
title_short Cost‐Effective and Robust Multispectral Light‐Emitting Diode Device for the Readout of Plasmonic Microarray Sensors
title_sort cost effective and robust multispectral light emitting diode device for the readout of plasmonic microarray sensors
topic localized surface plasmon resonance sensors
microfluidic systems
multispectral light-emitting diode readout
nanoparticle spotting
plasmonic microarrays
url https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202200252
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