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© 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.In this article, we increased the sensitivity of the heat-transfer method (HTM) for the detection of breast cancer cells (ZR-75-1 cells, see figure) in phosphate buffered saline (PBS). The effect of small technological changes on the limit of detection (LoD) of the methodology was examined. To this extent, polished aluminum substrates with a mirror finish were used, replacing the unpolished chips used in previous studies. These chips were coated with a polyurethane layer and imprinted for the target cell type, creating a so-called surface imprinted-polymer (SIP). Binding of target cells to the SIP resulted in an increase of the thermal resistance at the solid-liquid interface under study. Background thermal resistance measurements were performed with polished and unpolished aluminum substrates. In addition, the effect of using silver paste as thermal coupling between the aluminum chip and the copper heat provider was analyzed. The results of these experiments reveal that optimal thermal contact is achieved when directly coupling the copper heat provider to the polished side of the aluminum substrate as evidenced by a decrease in the baseline thermal resistance. In addition, noise levels on the heat-transfer resistance (Rth) signal decreased by a factor in the optimal configuration. Dose-response curves were obtained using the optimized methodology and were compared with results obtained with the original substrates. These quantitative experiments demonstrated an improvement of the LoD by approximately thirty percent. ZR-75-1 cells applied onto a home-made rubber stamp.
Author(s): Eersels K, Van Grinsven B, Vandenryt T, Jimenez-Monroy KL, Peeters M, Somers V, Puttmann C, Stein C, Barth S, Bos GMJ, Germeraad WTV, Dilien H, Cleij TJ, Thoelen R, Ceuninck WD, Wagner P
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Wiley - VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA
Year: 2015
Volume: 212
Issue: 6
Pages: 1320-1326
Print publication date: 01/06/2015
Online publication date: 02/02/2015
Acceptance date: 07/01/2015
ISSN (print): 1862-6300
ISSN (electronic): 1862-6319
Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag
URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201431709
DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201431709
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