An optical immunosensor based on surface plasmon resonance for determination of bFGF

An optical immunosensor based on surface plasmon resonance (SPR) has been developed for immunosensing. The sensor is designed on the basis of fixing incident angle of light and measuring the reflected intensities in the wavelength range of 400-800 nm simultaneously. The SPR spectrum was shown in terms of reflected light intensities versus wavelengths of incident light. The intensity of the reflected light reaches the minimum at the resonant wavelength, Molecular self-assembling in solution is used to form the sensing membrane on gold substrate. The kinetic processes of sensing monolayer formation were studied. The basic fibroblast growth factor, a kind of basic polypeptide, was determined in the concentration range of 0.24-9.6 mug/ml. Under optimum experimental conditions, the sensor has a good repeatability, reversibility and selectivity. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.