Authors: | N. Turk, A. Raza, P.C. Wuytens, H. Demol, M. van Daele, C. Detavernier, A. Skirtach, K. Gevaert, R. Baets | Title: | Waveguide-based surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy detection of protease activity using non-natural aromatic amino acids | Format: | International Journal | Publication date: | 8/2020 | Journal/Conference/Book: | Biomedical Optics Express
| Volume(Issue): | 11(8) p.4800-4816 | DOI: | 10.1364/BOE.398038 | Citations: | 11 (Dimensions.ai - last update: 29/9/2024) 7 (OpenCitations - last update: 27/6/2024) Look up on Google Scholar
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Abstract
Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a selective and sensitive technique, which allows for the detection of protease activity by monitoring the cleavage of peptide substrates. Commonly used free-space based SERS substrates, however, require the use of bulky and expensive instrumentation, limiting their use to laboratory environments. An integrated photonics approach aims to implement various free-space optical components to a reliable, mass-reproducible and cheap photonic chip. We here demonstrate integrated SERS detection of trypsin activity using a nanoplasmonic slot waveguide as a waveguide-based SERS substrate. Despite the continuously improving SERS performance of the waveguide-based SERS substrates, they currently still do not reach the SERS enhancements of free-space substrates. To mitigate this, we developed an improved peptide substrate in which we incorporated the non-natural aromatic amino acid 4-cyano-phenylalanine, which provides a high intrinsic SERS signal. The use of non-natural aromatics is expected to extend the possibilities for multiplexing measurements, where the activity of several proteases can be detected simultaneously. |
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