A biosensor based on magnetic resonance relaxation

M. Sullivan; B. C. Prorok

doi:10.1117/12.2178409

3 June 2015 A biosensor based on magnetic resonance relaxation

M. Sullivan, B. C. Prorok

Proceedings Volume 9488, Sensing for Agriculture and Food Quality and Safety VII; 94880B (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2178409
Event: SPIE Sensing Technology + Applications, 2015, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

This work describes a biosensor based on magnetic resonance relaxation switching. The method leverages a large body of work involving nanoscale contrast agents employed in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) imaging. The aim was to develop a detection approach that mimics the human immune response to an invading pathogen, the release of 10⁹ to 10¹² specific antigens to guarantee quick contact with the pathogen. The technique employs magnetic nanoparticle contrast agents conjugated with specific capture agents to achieve a similar contact goal. Detection of the species involves monitoring the average relaxation time (T2) of water protons in the solution, which is highly sensitive to the concentration and distribution of the magnetic nanoparticles present. With multiple nanoparticles attaching to each individual target species their distribution will be altered, and correspondingly, the average proton relaxation time will change

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M. Sullivan and B. C. Prorok "A biosensor based on magnetic resonance relaxation", Proc. SPIE 9488, Sensing for Agriculture and Food Quality and Safety VII, 94880B (3 June 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2178409

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