Application of a fiber Fabry–Perot interferometer for studying the sound response of cellular structures and aqueous solutions is discussed. Aqueous suspensions of baker’s yeast and commercial natural drinking water, treated by electrolysis, were applied as models in order to mimic processes in biological tissues and liquids. The distribution of frequency intensities in the acoustic spectrograms yields evaluation of a biological system response to the external exposure. In a yeast suspension, few minutes after the sound irradiation with the frequency of 3 kHz and the sound pressure of 50 to 60 dB, we observed regular fluctuations in the output acoustic signal, with the maximal period of about 100 s. Furthermore, a sound response in the frequency range of 400 to 600 Hz maintained in signals for few minutes after the exposure. The observed results demonstrate that the proposed interferometric sensor has strong potential in biology and medicine since it is quite simple, portable, and highly sensitive device for analyses the sound response of a living system.
The application of Langmuir-Blodgett films of antibodies as sensitive elements of biosensors based on the TIRF and plasmon resonance principles requires data on the regularity of the monolayers and activity of the antibodies forming these monolayers. The monolayers of the monoclonal anti-Pd coproporphyrin antibodies, carrying a europium label, were formed on water/air boundary by the Langmuir-Blodgett method. Films were then deposited onto the surface of a plate, modified with a thin layer of different siloxane polymer carriers for covalent attachment of the protein monolayer. We used a methodological approach for protein films investigation that consists in monolayer parameters evaluation by means of registration of europium-labeled antibodies fluorescence that form the film. Under surface pressure values the 30 - 35 mN/m (the area for IgG molecule in the film being 6000 - 4000 A2) film takes on tight packing peculiar for Langmuir-Blodgett films. The distribution coefficient between the water-air interface and the subphase for the antibodies at different surface pressures, temperatures, and pH values was measured. The range for the distribution coefficient is 0.02 - 0.01 for IgG molecules. The immunological activity of IgG molecules and steric hindrances for antigen binding in the LB films were estimated by measurement of the intensity of the phosphorescence of Pd-coproporphyrin conjugated with proteins of various molecular weight. The LB films of monoclonal antibodies to Pd-coproporphyrin retained 90% immunological activity for Pd-coproporphyrin (MW 760) binding, 17% binding of Pd- coproporphyrin conjugated with SIT (soybean inhibitor of trypsin, MW 25,000), and 0.44% binding of Pd-coproporphyrin conjugated with TG (thyroglobulin, MW 669,000).
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