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Preparation of Epoxy-Based Macroporous Monolithic Columns for the Fast and Efficient Immunofiltration of Staphylococcus Aureus

Preparation of Epoxy-Based Macroporous Monolithic Columns for the Fast and Efficient Immunofiltration of Staphylococcus Aureus

Sonja Ott, Reinhard Niessner, Michael Seidel

J Sep Sci. 2011 Aug;34(16-17):2181-92.

PMID: 21735547

Abstract:

Macroporous epoxy-based monolithic columns were used for immunofiltration of bacteria. The prepared monolithic polymer support is hydrophilic and has large pore sizes of 21 μm without mesopores. A surface chemistry usually applied for immobilization of antibodies on glass slides is successfully transferred to monolithic columns. Step-by-step, the surface of the epoxy-based monolith is hydrolyzed, silanized, coated with poly(ethylene glycol diamine) and activated with the homobifunctional crosslinker di(N-succinimidyl)carbonate for immobilization of antibodies on the monolithic columns. The functionalization steps are characterized to ensure the coating of each monolayer. The prepared antibody-immobilized monolithic column is optimized for immunofiltration to enrich Staphylococcus aureus as an important food contaminant. Different kinds of geometries of monolithic columns, flow rates and elution buffers are tested with the goal to get high recoveries in the shortest enrichment time as possible. An effective capture of S. aureus was achieved at a flow rate of 7.0 mL/min with low backpressures of 20.1±5.4 mbar enabling a volumetric enrichment of 1000 within 145 min. The bacteria were quantified by flow cytometry using a double-labeling approach. After immunofiltration the sensitivity was significantly increased and a detection limit of the total system of 42 S. aureus/mL was reached.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP24991535-A	Poly(ethylene glycol) diamine		24991-53-5	Price

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