Terahertz Combined with Metamaterial Microfluidic Chip for Troponin Antigen Detection

Abstract

In this paper, we use terahertz combined with metamaterial technology as a powerful tool to identify analytes at different concentrations. Combined with the microfluidic chip, the experimental measurement can be performed with a small amount of analyte. In detecting the troponin antigen, surface modification is carried out by biochemical binding. Through the observation of fluorescent antibodies, the average number of fluorescent dots per unit of cruciform metamaterial is 25.60, and then, by adjusting the binding temperature and soaking time, the average number of fluorescent dots per unit of cruciform metamaterial can be increased to 181.02. Through the observation of fluorescent antibodies, it is confirmed that the antibodies can be successfully stabilized on the metamaterial and then bound to the target antigen. The minimum detectable concentration is between 0.05~0.1 μg/100 μL, and the concentration and ΔY show a positive correlation of R2 = 0.9909.

Keywords

• terahertz
• metamaterials
• microfluidics
• troponin
• antigen