Metal-enhanced fluoroimmunoassay on a silver film by vapor deposition
Metal-enhanced fluoroimmunoassay on a silver film by vapor deposition
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DOI:
10.1021/jp0456842
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发表时间:
2005-04-28
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Lakowicz, JR
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作者:
Zhang, J;Matveeva, E;Lakowicz, JR
We studied a fluoroimmunoassay using metal-enhanced fluorescence (MEF) detection on silver film generated by vapor deposition method. The morphology of the silver film was controlled through the thickness of the film. A silica layer was coated on the silver film to protect the film and separate the fluorophore from the metal surface. Rabbit immunoglobulin G (IgG) was adsorbed on the silica by physiosorption and then dye-labeled anti-rabbit IgG was bound to the immobilized rabbit IgG. It was observed that the fluorophore was quenched on a thin silver film (2 nm), enhanced on a thick film (> 5 nm), and reached saturation (ca. 10 times enhancement) at 20 nm. The MEF was also dependent on the thickness of the silica with a maximum at 10 nm. The lowest lifetime was observed on the 20 nm silver film, which was consistent with the saturation of MEF. These results showed the properties of a silver film needed for a maximum increase of fluorescence intensity in a fluoroimmunoassay. Dependence of the MEF on the emission wavelength was also studied using different dye-labeled anti-rabbit IgGs.