Ultrasensitive electrochemical immunoassay for avian influenza subtype H5 using nanocomposite

PLoS One. 2014 Apr 14;9(4):e94685. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094685. eCollection 2014.

Abstract

We report a novel electrochemical immunosensor that can sensitively detect avian influenza virus H5 subtype (AIV H5) captured by graphene oxide-H5-polychonal antibodies-bovine serum albumin (GO-PAb-BSA) nanocomposite. The graphene oxide (GO) carried H5-polychonal antibody (PAb) were used as signal amplification materials. Upon signal amplification, the immunosensor showed a 256-fold increase in detection sensitivity compared to the immunosensor without GO-PAb-BSA. We designed a PAb labeling GO strategy and signal amplification procedure that allow ultrasensitive and selective detection of AIV H5. The established method responded to 2(-15) HA unit/50 µL H5, with a linear calibration range from 2(-15) to 2(-8) HA unit/50 µL. In summary, we demonstrated that the immunosenser has a high specificity and sensitivity for AIV H5, and the established assay could be potentially applied in the rapid detection of other pathogenic microorganisms.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antigens / chemistry
  • Biosensing Techniques
  • Birds
  • Calibration
  • Cattle
  • Chick Embryo / virology
  • Electrochemistry / methods*
  • Electrodes
  • Graphite / chemistry
  • Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus / isolation & purification
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Immunoassay / methods
  • Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / isolation & purification*
  • Influenza in Birds / virology*
  • Nanocomposites
  • Oxides / chemistry
  • Serum Albumin / chemistry

Substances

  • Antigens
  • Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus
  • Oxides
  • Serum Albumin
  • Graphite

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the Guangxi Science and Technology Bureau (1222003-2-4 and 13-051-27-A-1) and by the Guangxi Government Senior Scientist Foundation (2011B020) (Guangxi, China). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.