Liquid crystal based sensors for the detection of cholic acid

    Authors

    S. H. He; W. L. Liang; C. Tanner; K. L. Cheng; J. Y. Fang;S. T. Wu

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Anal. Methods

    Keywords

    BILE-ACIDS; MASS-SPECTROMETRY; BIOLOGICAL-FLUIDS; MONOLAYERS; INTERFACE; SURFACES; SERUM; Chemistry, Analytical; Food Science & Technology; Spectroscopy

    Abstract

    The concentration level of cholic acid is a biomarker for the early diagnosis of liver and intestinal diseases. We present a biosensor platform based on the anchoring transition of 4-cyano-4'-pentylbiphenyl (5CB) liquid crystals at surfactant-laden 5CB/aqueous interfaces for the detection of cholic acid (CA) in aqueous solution. In the biosensor platform, the competitive adsorption of CA at the surfactant-laden 5CB/aqueous interfaces can trigger a homeotropic-to-planar anchoring transition of the 5CB at the interface, which can be easily observed using a polarizing optical microscope. We find that the detection limit of the 5CB based biosensors for CA depends on the pH and ionic strength of the aqueous phase and the headgroup of the surfactants.

    Journal Title

    Analytical Methods

    Volume

    5

    Issue/Number

    16

    Publication Date

    1-1-2013

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    4126

    Last Page

    4130

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000323226800051

    ISSN

    1759-9660

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