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Milk Allergen Detection: Sensitive Label-Free Voltammetric Immunosensor Based on Electropolymerization

Kilic, Tugba  
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Philipp, Paul Jean  
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Giavedoni, Paola
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April 15, 2020
Bionanoscience

We present in this work, first time in literature, a voltammetric label-free biosensor for detection of alpha lactalbumin (alpha-LB) in meal samples. Food allergy concern necessitates strict regulations in food labelling and innovative monitoring strategies for prevention of sepsis-related death. As major food allergens, dietary samples often contain whey proteins, including alpha-LB as one of the key allergenic. Available detection methods for alpha-LB are based on successive labelling steps and hence have long assay times with limited sensitivity. The new detection method presented here is based on capturing of alpha-LB via entrapped alpha-LB antibody (alpha-LB-Ab) through electropolymerization of polypyrrole (PPy) and then measuring the conductivity decrease by differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). This new label-free voltammetric biosensor for alpha-LB exhibits the best limit of detection (0.19 fg/mL) published so far in literature, with high selectivity and capability to quantify alpha-LB in real milk samples too.

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research article
DOI
10.1007/s12668-020-00730-4
Web of Science ID

WOS:000526238900001

Author(s)
Kilic, Tugba  
Philipp, Paul Jean  
Giavedoni, Paola
Carrara, Sandro  
Date Issued

2020-04-15

Published in
Bionanoscience
Volume

10

Start page

512

End page

522

Subjects

Materials Science, Biomaterials

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Materials Science

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alpha lactalbumin

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milk allergens

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food allergy

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pyrrole

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electropolymerization

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immunosensor

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alpha-lactalbumin

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biosensor

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antibody

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