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Jha R, Gorai P, Shrivastav A, Pathak A. Label-Free Biochemical Sensing Using Processed Optical Fiber Interferometry: A Review. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:3037-3069. [PMID: 38284054 PMCID: PMC10809379 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c03970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
Abstract
Over the last 20 years, optical fiber-based devices have been exploited extensively in the field of biochemical sensing, with applications in many specific areas such as the food processing industry, environmental monitoring, health diagnosis, bioengineering, disease diagnosis, and the drug industry due to their compact, label-free, and highly sensitive detection. The selective and accurate detection of biochemicals is an essential part of biosensing devices, which is to be done through effective functionalization of highly specific recognition agents, such as enzymes, DNA, receptors, etc., over the transducing surface. Among many optical fiber-based sensing technologies, optical fiber interferometry-based biosensors are one of the broadly used methods with the advantages of biocompatibility, compact size, high sensitivity, high-resolution sensing, lower detection limits, operating wavelength tunability, etc. This Review provides a comprehensive review of the fundamentals as well as the current advances in developing optical fiber interferometry-based biochemical sensors. In the beginning, a generic biosensor and its several components are introduced, followed by the fundamentals and state-of-art technology behind developing a variety of interferometry-based fiber optic sensors. These include the Mach-Zehnder interferometer, the Michelson interferometer, the Fabry-Perot interferometer, the Sagnac interferometer, and biolayer interferometry (BLI). Further, several technical reports are comprehensively reviewed and compared in a tabulated form for better comparison along with their advantages and disadvantages. Further, the limitations and possible solutions for these sensors are discussed to transform these in-lab devices into commercial industry applications. At the end, in conclusion, comments on the prospects of field development toward the commercialization of sensor technology are also provided. The Review targets a broad range of audiences including beginners and also motivates the experts helping to solve the real issues for developing an industry-oriented sensing device.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rajan Jha
- Nanophotonics
and Plasmonics Laboratory, School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 752050, India
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- Nanophotonics
and Plasmonics Laboratory, School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 752050, India
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- Department
of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRM Institute
of Science and Technology, Kattankulthar, Tamil Nadu 603203, India
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- School
of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana 500046, India
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Juste-Dolz A, Fernández E, Micó G, Bru LA, Muñoz P, Avella-Oliver M, Pastor D, Maquieira Á. Surface Bragg gratings of proteins patterned on integrated waveguides for (bio)chemical analysis. Mikrochim Acta 2023; 191:63. [PMID: 38157073 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-023-06124-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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The incorporation of biomacromolecules onto silicon waveguiding microstructures constitutes a growing trend that pushes towards compact and miniaturized biosensing systems. This paper presents the integration of one-dimensional periodic nanostructures of proteins on the surface of micrometric silicon waveguides for transducing binding events between biomacromolecules. The study demonstrates this new bioanalytical principle by experimental results and theoretical calculations, and proves that rib waveguides (1--1.6-µm width) together with protein gratings (495--515-nm period) display suitable spectral responses for this optical biosensing system. Protein assemblies of bovine serum albumin are fabricated on the surface of silicon nitride waveguides, characterized by electron microscopy, and their response is measured by optical frequency domain reflectometry along the fabrication process and the subsequent stages of the biorecognition assays. Detection and quantification limits of 0.3 and 3.7 µg·mL-1, respectively, of specific antibodies are inferred from experimental dose-response curves. Among other interesting features, the results of this study point towards new miniaturized and integrated sensors for label-free bioanalysis.
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- Augusto Juste-Dolz
- Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación de Reconocimiento Molecular y Desarrollo Tecnológico (IDM), Universitat Politècnica de València, Universitat de València, 46022, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación de Reconocimiento Molecular y Desarrollo Tecnológico (IDM), Universitat Politècnica de València, Universitat de València, 46022, Valencia, Spain
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- Photonics Research Labs, ITEAM, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022, Valencia, Spain
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- Photonics Research Labs, ITEAM, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022, Valencia, Spain
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- Photonics Research Labs, ITEAM, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación de Reconocimiento Molecular y Desarrollo Tecnológico (IDM), Universitat Politècnica de València, Universitat de València, 46022, Valencia, Spain.
- Departamento de Química, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022, Valencia, Spain.
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- Photonics Research Labs, ITEAM, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022, Valencia, Spain.
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- Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación de Reconocimiento Molecular y Desarrollo Tecnológico (IDM), Universitat Politècnica de València, Universitat de València, 46022, Valencia, Spain.
- Departamento de Química, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022, Valencia, Spain.
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Chen X, Xiao L, Li X, Yi D, Zhang J, Yuan H, Ning Z, Hong X, Chen Y. Tapered Fiber Bioprobe Based on U-Shaped Fiber Transmission for Immunoassay. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:940. [PMID: 37887133 PMCID: PMC10605819 DOI: 10.3390/bios13100940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
Abstract
In this paper, a tapered fiber bioprobe based on Mach-Zehnder interference (MZI) is proposed. To retain the highly sensitive straight-tapered fiber MZI sensing structure, we designed a U-shaped transmission fiber structure for the collection of optical sensing signals to achieve a miniature-insert-probe design. The spectrum responses from the conventional straight-tapered fiber MZI sensor and our proposed sensor were compared and analyzed, and experimental results showed that our proposed sensor not only has the same sensing capability as the straight-tapered fiber sensor, but also has the advantages of being flexible, convenient, and less liquid-consuming, which are attributed to the inserted probe design. The tapered fiber bioprobe obtained a sensitivity of 1611.27 nm/RIU in the refractive index detection range of 1.3326-1.3414. Finally, immunoassays for different concentrations of human immunoglobulin G were achieved with the tapered fiber bioprobe through surface functionalization, and the detection limit was 45 ng/mL. Our tapered fiber bioprobe has the insert-probe advantages of simpleness, convenience, and fast operation. Simultaneously, it is low-cost, highly sensitive, and has a low detection limit, which means it has potential applications in immunoassays and early medical diagnosis.
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- Xinghong Chen
- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; (X.C.); (L.X.); (X.L.); (D.Y.); (J.Z.); (H.Y.); (Z.N.); (X.H.)
- Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory for Optical Fiber Sensors and Networks, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sensor Technology, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; (X.C.); (L.X.); (X.L.); (D.Y.); (J.Z.); (H.Y.); (Z.N.); (X.H.)
- Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory for Optical Fiber Sensors and Networks, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Shenzhen Tian’an Zhiyuan Sensor Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen 518060, China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; (X.C.); (L.X.); (X.L.); (D.Y.); (J.Z.); (H.Y.); (Z.N.); (X.H.)
- Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory for Optical Fiber Sensors and Networks, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sensor Technology, Shenzhen 518060, China
- School of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518172, China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; (X.C.); (L.X.); (X.L.); (D.Y.); (J.Z.); (H.Y.); (Z.N.); (X.H.)
- Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory for Optical Fiber Sensors and Networks, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sensor Technology, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; (X.C.); (L.X.); (X.L.); (D.Y.); (J.Z.); (H.Y.); (Z.N.); (X.H.)
- Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory for Optical Fiber Sensors and Networks, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sensor Technology, Shenzhen 518060, China
- School of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518172, China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; (X.C.); (L.X.); (X.L.); (D.Y.); (J.Z.); (H.Y.); (Z.N.); (X.H.)
- Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory for Optical Fiber Sensors and Networks, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sensor Technology, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; (X.C.); (L.X.); (X.L.); (D.Y.); (J.Z.); (H.Y.); (Z.N.); (X.H.)
- Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory for Optical Fiber Sensors and Networks, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sensor Technology, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; (X.C.); (L.X.); (X.L.); (D.Y.); (J.Z.); (H.Y.); (Z.N.); (X.H.)
- Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory for Optical Fiber Sensors and Networks, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sensor Technology, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; (X.C.); (L.X.); (X.L.); (D.Y.); (J.Z.); (H.Y.); (Z.N.); (X.H.)
- Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory for Optical Fiber Sensors and Networks, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sensor Technology, Shenzhen 518060, China
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