On‐Off PVC Membrane Based Potentiometric Immunosensor for Label‐Free Detection of Alpha‐Fetoprotein

A poly(vinylchloride) (PVC) membrane based potentiometric immunosensor for the direct detection of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) has been developed. First, Au colloid particle was chemisorbed upon amino groups of o-phenylenediamine, which were dissolved in plasticized PVC membrane. Then alpha-fetoprotein antibody (anti-AFP) was immobilized upon the surface of the Au colloid particle to prepare a potentiometric AFP immunosensor. The Au colloid particle modified PVC membrane was characterized by digital photo and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The immunosensor exhibited fast potentiometric response (≤4 min) and showed specific response to AFP in the range of 4.9 to 158.5 ng/mL with a correlation coefficient of 0.9971 and a detection limit of 1.6 ng/mL. The factors influencing the performance of the immunosensor were also studied in detail. Moreover, the proposed method is economical and efficient as well as potentially attractive for clinical immunoassays.

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