Development of a Graphene-Based Surface Plasmon Resonance Optical Sensor Chip for Potential Biomedical Application

• Main Authors: Nur Alia Sheh Omar, Yap Wing Fen, Silvan Saleviter, Wan Mohd Ebtisyam Mustaqim Mohd Daniyal, Nur Ain Asyiqin Anas, Nur Syahira Md Ramdzan, Mohammad Danial Aizad Roshidi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
• Series: Materials
• Subjects: graphene-based material; quantum dots; surface plasmon resonance; biosensor
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/12/1928

The emergence of unintentional poisoning and uncontrolled vector diseases have contributed to sensor technologies development, leading to the more effective detection of diseases. In this study, we present the combination of graphene-based material with surface plasmon resonance technique. Two different graphene-based material sensor chips were prepared for rapid and quantitative detection of dengue virus (DENV) and cobalt ion (Co²⁺) as an example of typical metal ions. As the fundamental concept of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor that relies on the refractive index of the sensor chip surface, this research focused on the SPR signal when the DENV and Co²⁺ interact with the graphene-based material sensor chip. The results demonstrated that the proposed sensor-based graphene layer was able to detect DENV and Co²⁺ as low as 0.1 pM and 0.1 ppm respectively. Further details in the detection and quantification of analyte were also discussed in terms of sensitivity, affinity, and selectivity of the sensor.