Low-Level Detection of a Bacillus Anthracis Simulant using Love-Wave Biosensors on 36 Degree YX LiTaO3

doi:https://doi.org/10.2172/820881

Title: Low-Level Detection of a Bacillus Anthracis Simulant using Love-Wave Biosensors on 36 Degree YX LiTaO3

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Crucial to low-level detection of biowarfare agents in aqueous environments is the mass sensitivity optimization of Love-wave acoustic sensors. The present work is an experimental study of 36{sup o} YX cut LiTaO{sub 3} based Love-wave devices for detection of pathogenic spores in aqueous conditions. Given that the detection limit (DL) of Love-wave based sensors is a strong function of the overlying waveguide, two waveguide materials have been investigated, which are polyimide and polystyrene. To determine the mass sensitivity of Love-wave sensor, bovine serum albumin (BSA) protein was injected into the Love-wave test cell while recording magnitude and phase shift across each sensor. Polyimide had the lowest mass detection limit with an estimated value of 1-2 ng/cm{sup 2}, as compared to polystyrene where DL = 2.0 ng/cm{sup 2}. Suitable chemistries were used to orient antibodies on the Love-wave sensor using adsorbed protein G. The thickness of each biofilm was measured using ellipsometry from which the surface concentrations were calculated. The monoclonal antibody BD8 with a high degree of selectivity for anthrax spores was used to capture the non-pathogenic simulant B. thuringiensis B8 spores. Bacillus Subtilis spores were used as a negative control to determine whether significant non-specific binding would occur. Sporemore »« less

Authors:: BRANCH, DARREN W; BROZIK, SUSAN M

Publication Date:: 2003-03-01

Research Org.:: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (US); Sandia National Labs., Livermore, CA (US)

Sponsoring Org.:: US Department of Energy (US)

OSTI Identifier:: 820881

Report Number(s):: SAND2003-0695
TRN: US200407%%53

DOE Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Resource Relation:: Other Information: PBD: 1 Mar 2003

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; 60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; ACOUSTICS; ALBUMINS; ANTIBODIES; BACILLUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CATTLE; DETECTION; ELLIPSOMETRY; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE SHIFT; POLYSTYRENE; PROTEINS; SAMPLE PREPARATION; WAVEGUIDES

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                    BRANCH, DARREN W, and BROZIK, SUSAN M. Low-Level Detection of a Bacillus Anthracis Simulant using Love-Wave Biosensors on 36 Degree YX LiTaO3.  United States: N. p., 2003. 
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                    BRANCH, DARREN W, & BROZIK, SUSAN M. Low-Level Detection of a Bacillus Anthracis Simulant using Love-Wave Biosensors on 36 Degree YX LiTaO3.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/820881

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                    BRANCH, DARREN W, and BROZIK, SUSAN M. Sat .  
        "Low-Level Detection of a Bacillus Anthracis Simulant using Love-Wave Biosensors on 36 Degree YX LiTaO3".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/820881.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/820881.

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@article{osti_820881,

  title        = {Low-Level Detection of a Bacillus Anthracis Simulant using Love-Wave Biosensors on 36 Degree YX LiTaO3},

  author       = {BRANCH, DARREN W and BROZIK, SUSAN M},

  abstractNote = {Crucial to low-level detection of biowarfare agents in aqueous environments is the mass sensitivity optimization of Love-wave acoustic sensors. The present work is an experimental study of 36{sup o} YX cut LiTaO{sub 3} based Love-wave devices for detection of pathogenic spores in aqueous conditions. Given that the detection limit (DL) of Love-wave based sensors is a strong function of the overlying waveguide, two waveguide materials have been investigated, which are polyimide and polystyrene. To determine the mass sensitivity of Love-wave sensor, bovine serum albumin (BSA) protein was injected into the Love-wave test cell while recording magnitude and phase shift across each sensor. Polyimide had the lowest mass detection limit with an estimated value of 1-2 ng/cm{sup 2}, as compared to polystyrene where DL = 2.0 ng/cm{sup 2}. Suitable chemistries were used to orient antibodies on the Love-wave sensor using adsorbed protein G. The thickness of each biofilm was measured using ellipsometry from which the surface concentrations were calculated. The monoclonal antibody BD8 with a high degree of selectivity for anthrax spores was used to capture the non-pathogenic simulant B. thuringiensis B8 spores. Bacillus Subtilis spores were used as a negative control to determine whether significant non-specific binding would occur. Spore aliquots were prepared using an optical counting method, which permitted removal of background particles for consistent sample preparation. This work demonstrates that Love-wave devices can be used to detect B. anthracis simulant below reported infectious levels.},

  doi          = {10.2172/820881},

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  year         = {2003},

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