AU2003239050A1 - Coated metal surface on solid support for displacement reactions - Google Patents

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AU2003239050A1
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WO 2004/001417 PCT/SE2003/001037 Coated metal surface on solid support for displacement reactions. The present invention relates to a coated metal surface on solid support for displacement reactions, especially for analyte detection in an aqueous solution by displacement from the metal surface coating of reversibly bound antibodies specific for the analyte. Detection of the 5 displacement, and thus the presence of the analyte in an aqueous solution is performed with a analysis device, such as a Piezoelectric Crystal Microbalance (PCM)device or a Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) biosensor. Background The SPR biosensor is a sensitive real-time technique, which can be used to 10 extract information about molecular interaction near certain metal surfaces. It offers the possibility to determine concentration, association and dissociation rate constants and affinity as well as epitope mapping and determination of interaction specificity [B. Liedberg and K. Johansen, Affinity biosensing based on surface plasmon detection in "Methods in Biotechnology, Vol. 7: Affinity Biosensors: Techniques and Protocols", K. R. Rogers and A. 15 Muchandani (Eds.), Humana Press Inc., Totowa, NJ, pp. 31-53]. One of the components participating in the studied reaction is immobilized on the metal surface either before or during the SPR experiment. The immobilized molecule is exposed to a continuous flow into which one can inject interacting species. The method is based on optical detection and the sensing signal reflects changes in dielectric function or refractive index at the surface. These 20 changes can be caused by molecular interaction at the surface. The PCM technique is based on an oscillating piezoelectric crystal in a microbalance device, wherein the crystal consists of e.g. quartz, aluminum nitride (AIN) or sodium potassium niobiates (NKN). When the crystal is a quarts crystal, the device is referred to as a QCM (quartz crystal microbalance). The PCM and QCM are gravimetrical sensors and 25 are thus sensitive to mass changes. A QCM comprises a piezoelectric quartz crystal plate upon which metal electrodes have been deposited on both sides. An alternating potential difference applied on such a crystal plate induces shear waves. At certain frequencies - such that the thickness is an odd integer of half wavelengths - the crystal will be in resonance [M. Rodahl, F. H65ak, A. Krozer, P. Brzezinski and B. Kasemo, Quartz crystal microbalance setup 30 for frequency and Q-factor measurements in gaseous and liquid environments, Review of Scientific Instruments 66 (1995) pp. 3924-3930]. The energetically most favourable number of half wavelengths is one. The resonance frequency is dependent on the thickness of the crystal, but is normally in the MHz range. A mass change on the surface of the plate will result in a shift in the resonance frequency. The fact that frequency shifts of 0.01 Hz can be WO 2004/001417 PCT/SE2003/001037 2 easily measured makes the QCM a sensitive sensor for determining mass variations. A number of patents and other publications describe the use of piezoelectric quartz crystals (QCM) as affinity-based chemical sensors/detectors in e.g. various immunoassay techniques, and detection of bacteria and virus. In most of these applications the QCM-instrument is used 5 to analyze the weight gain of the crystal after interaction between interaction pairs, e.g. antibodies and antigens. There are obvious difficulties in analyzing small molecules with conventional immunosensors due to the low response, i.e. small change in weight of the sensor crystal. For attaining the necessary detection of small molecules, the sensitivity of the system has to be 10 improved. To improve the detectability of small molecules, they should be reacted with larger molecules by specific interaction between the small molecules and the larger ones. For example, small antigen molecules are reacted with antibodies specifically binding to them to form antigen-antibody complexes that are easier to detect. If an antigen derivative with less affinity to the antibody than the analyte antigen is immobilized to a surface, antibodies 15 specific for these antigens may be reversibly bound to the immobilized antigen. Then, when the analyte antigen is present in a solution, the antibody will be displaced from the immobilized antigen and form an antigen-antibody complex with the analyte antigen. In case the antibody carries a marker, such as a fluorescent label, the formed complex can be detected with the aid of the marker. On the other hand, if the immobilized antigen is immobilized on a 20 surface of a biosensor sensitive for mass changes, then the displacement of the antibody from the surface will result in a weight loss. Such displacement reactions are used in the present invention. An organosulphur compound, such as an alkyl thiol, can be used to form a well ordered and densely packed SAM on a gold substrate. The strong chemical bond between 25 sulphur and gold couples the molecules to the surface. Once pinned to the substrate, which occurs within seconds, the molecules start to organize themselves into densely packed formations due to the van der Waal forces between the alkyl chains. The latter process is time consuming and it takes hours or even days before a well-ordered SAM is completed. The length of the molecules used has a strong influence on the properties of the obtained SAM. 30 An all trans SAM is a perfectly ordered and densely packed monolayer, whereas a SAM of poorer quality possesses defects like complete or terminal gauche (more or less spaghetti like). The molecules in a SAM will display a chain tilt of 25-400 due to the mismatch between the pinning distance and size of the van der Waal diameter of the carbon chains [B. Liedberg and J. M. Cooper, Bioanalytical applications ofself-assembled monolayers in "Immobilized WO 2004/001417 PCT/SE2003/001037 3 Biomolecules in Analysis: A Practical Approach", T. Cass and F. S. Liegler (Eds.), Biosensors, Oxford university press, Oxford, pp. 55-78]. The free end of the molecule can be linked to desired groups or even proteins. In this way it is possible to design surfaces with interesting and useful properties. Mixing different alkyl thiols further increases the versatility. 5 However, it should be noted that a certain mixture of thiols in a loading solution does not necessarily result in a SAM of the same mixture. On the contrary, this is seldom the case due to complex thermodynamic processes taking place during the self-assembly. To our knowledge, SAM coupled to a low molecular weight antigen has not been developed for displacement reactions where an antigen-specific antibody is reversibly bound to the 10 immobilized antigen and dissociates in aqueous solution and binds to an analyte antigen that has a higher affinity to the antibody than the immobilized antigen. Description of the invention The present invention provides a coated metal surface on a solid support that is useful in an analysis device for detection of an analyte antigen in an aqueous solution by 15 monitoring displacement of an antibody reversibly bound to an antigen on the coating by dissociation and reaction with the analyte antigen. In this specification and claims the word antibody is intended to comprise whole antibodies or antigen-binding parts of antibodies or synthetic antigen-binding molecules. Thus, one aspect of the invention is directed to a coated metal surface on a solid 20 support, wherein the coating consists of a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of oligo(ethylene glycol)-terminated amide group-containing alkyl (OEG) thiols. The OEG thiols contain a SH group that is firmly attached to the metal surface and a low molecular weight antigen introduced via amide-groups to the SAM-forming OEG thiol molecule, wherein the alkyl portion has 1 to 20 methylenes, the OEG portion has 1 to 15 ethylene oxy units, and wherein 25 the antigens are optionally reversibly bound to antibodies specific for the antigens. In an embodiment of the invention, the oligo(ethylene glycol) has 4-6 ethylene oxy units and the alkyl group has 15 methylene units. The low molecular weight antigens are synthetically bound to the OEG molecules prior to SAM formation by reacting functional groups on the antigens with 30 functional groups terminating the OEG thiol. These functional groups can be of the type carboxylic acid, amino and hydroxyl groups. It may be necessary to introduce a functional group on the low molecular weight antigen prior to the reaction in case the antigen lacks functional groups for the reaction.
WO 2004/001417 PCT/SE2003/001037 4 The coated metal surface on a solid support according to the invention will usually be stored separately from the antigen-specific antibodies prior to use. When used in displacement analysis, the coated metal surface on a solid support will, however, comprise the specific antibodies reversibly bound to the antigens of the coating. 5 The metal of the coated metal surface on a solid support according to the invention is preferably selected from e.g. the group consisting of gold, silver, aluminum, chromium and titanium. The presently preferred metal is gold. The antigen of the coating is the same as or a derivative of the analyte antigen except that it is immobilized through a bond to the SAM. The antigen of the coating may thus be derivatized 10 to optimize dissociation of the bound antibody in an aqueous solution. The antigens bound to the SAM of the coating according to the invention are the same or different, i.e. the antigens may bind to the same specific antibodies or there may be a mixture of two or more bound antigens binding to different specific antibodies enabling the detection of the presence of several different analyte antigens in an aqueous solution. In case 15 the antibodies carry different markers, such as fluorescent markers, it will be possible to detect displacement of the different antibodies. However, a mixture of several different antibodies will normally be used in cases where screening of samples for any of the target antigens is sufficient, such as screening of samples for any narcotics or explosives. In order to avoid interferences between the different antigens and antibodies, having different affinities to 20 each other, it may be necessary to introduce discrete patches or microarrays of spots of coatings with the different antigens on the solid support. In a preferred embodiment of the invention the antigen of the coating is selected from the group consisting of optionally derivatized explosives and narcotics. In case the selected antigen of the coating binds too strongly to the specific antibody so that the dissociation of the 25 antibody in aqueous solution is hampered, the antigen molecule may be chemically modified, e.g. by modification of functional groups such as ester or amino groups (by removal of, or replacing the original groups) or by eliminating a part of the antigen molecule, or introducing new functional groups or side chains to the antigen molecule, to reduce its affinity to the antibody. 30 The explosives are preferably selected from the group consisting of trinitrotoluene (TNT), dinitrotoluene (DNT), hexahydro-l1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX), octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazine (HMX), pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), and nitroglycerine (NG), and the narcotics are preferably selected from the group consisting of WO 2004/001417 PCT/SE2003/001037 5 ***e, heroine, amphetamine, methamphetamine, cannabinols, tetrahydrocannabinols (THC), and methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine (Ecstacy). In a presently preferred embodiment the solid support of the coated metal surface on a solid support according to the invention is a piezoelectric quarts crystal electrode 5 or a glass plate or prism, and thus the coated metal surface on the piezoelectric crystal electrode is suitable for use in a PCM device and the coated metal surface on a glass plate or prism is suitable for use in a SPR apparatus. Another aspect of the invention is directed to the use of the coated metal surface on a solid support according to the invention as part of an analysis device for detection in an 10 aqueous solution of analyte antigens with higher affinity to specific antibodies than the antigens of the coating by monitoring the displacement of the antibodies from the coating. Yet another aspect of the invention is directed to a method of detecting analyte antigens in an aqueous solution comprising activating, if necessary, the coated metal surface on a solid support according to the invention lacking bound antibodies by bringing antigen 15 specific antibodies into contact with the coated metal surface in an aqueous solution, allowing binding of the antibodies to the antigens of the coating, removing excess antibodies, bringing the aqueous solution possibly containing the analyte antigens that have higher affinity to the antibodies than the antigens of the coating into contact with the antibodies reversibly bound to the coating, allowing the antibodies to dissociate and react with the analyte antigens, and 20 detecting the loss of mass on the coated metal surface by means of an analysis device. In an embodiment of the method of the invention the analysis device is selected from the group consisting of a Piezoelectric Quarts Crystal Microbalance device and a Surface Plasmon Resonance biosensor. In a presently preferred embodiment the analysis device comprises a flow cell in which the 25 coated metal surface on a solid support according to the invention is placed. The invention will now be illustrated by some drawings and description of experiments, but it should be understood that the invention is not intended to be limited to the specifically described details. Description of the drawings 30 Fig. 1 shows the chemical formula of some narcotics, Cocaine, Heroine, Amphetamine, Ecstacy, Methamphetanine,Cannabinol and Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Fig. 2 shows the chemical formula oftrinitrotoluene (TNT) and 2,4 dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT).
WO 2004/001417 PCT/SE2003/001037 6 Fig. 3 shows schematically the displacement mechanism taking place on the metal surface of a solid support, e.g. a QCM electrode. Note that the representation is not to scale. In reality an antibody is much larger than a TNT molecule. The sensor surface displayed is based on the self-assembly (SAM) technique. The derivatized TNT molecules, 5 TNT-analogs, are covalently bound to the metal surface via the SAM, the ABTNT antibodies specific for the TNT and TNT-analog is at first reversibly, loosely, bound to the TNT analogs, and at exposure to TNT in solution, the ABTNT dissociates and forms a complex with TNT. Fig. 4 shows the chemical structures of EG 4 and EG 6 . 10 Fig. 5 shows the chemical structure of ANAl, ANA2 and ANA3. Fig. 6 shows adsorption of antibodies, after 30min incubation in ABTNT (0.02g/L), to different TNT-analogues at different mixing ratios with EG 4 . An excellent agreement is observed between the two techniques, IRAS and null ellipsometry. Fig. 7 shows the ABTNT-binding capacity observed for EG 4 and ANAl, and 15 mixtures thereof, by the real-time technique SPR (Biacore2000). The flow rate was set to 50 pL/min and a volume of 100 L of ABTNT (0.02g/L) was injected. Note the low adsorption onto the SAM of EG 4 . Fig. 8 shows ABTNT-binding capacity observed for EG 4 and ANAl, and mixtures thereof, by the real-time technique QCM (V2B). The flow rate was set to 50gpL/min 20 and a volume of 100ptL ofABTNT (0.02g/L) was injected. Note the low adsorption onto the SAM of EG 4 . Fig. 9 shows experiments on a Biacore2000 instrument showing SPR response to TNT injections of 1, 10 and 100pg/pL for SAMs of EG 4 and ANAl, and mixtures thereof. The surfaces had previously been loaded by injections of 100 ptL ABTNT. The flow rate was 25 set to 50gL/min. Fig. 10 shows QCM measurements performed on a modified V2B flow cell system. The flow was set to 50gL/min and all TNT injection volumes were 100jiL. The surfaces had previously been loaded with ABTNT (0.02g/L) by an injection of 100ptL. The SAMs were assembled from loading solutions containing 100% and 50% ANAl. The 30 concentrations of TNT in the injections were 1, 10 and 100pg/p~L and they were made in series, leaving the surface previously exposed to TNT for the second and third TNT injection. The arrows show the injections. Fig. 11 shows QCM measurements performed on a modified V2B flow cell system. The flow was set to 50pL/min and all TNT injection volumes were 100pL. The WO 2004/001417 PCT/SE2003/001037 7 surfaces had previously been loaded with ABTNT (0.02g/L) by an injection of 100PL. The SAMs were assembled from loading solutions containing 10% and 1% ANAl. The concentrations of TNT in the injections were 1, 10 and 100pg/ptL and they were made in series, leaving the surface previously exposed to TNT for the second and third TNT injection. 5 The arrows show the injections. Description of experiments A mixed monolayer was produced that contained two kinds of molecules, the first being protein repellent and the second being a TNT-analogue, thereby making it possible to obtain SAMs containing a varying amount of analogue that displays low levels of non 10 specific binding. The initial step was to evaluate the protein resistant properties of a SAM constituted of oligo(ethylene glycol) (OEG)-terminated amide group-containing alkyl thiols. The two molecules chosen for this purpose were EG 4 and EG 6 (Fig 4). Previous reports have shown repellent qualities for these molecules [P. Harder, M. Grunze, R. Dahint, G. M. 15 Whitesides and P. E. Laibinis, Molecular conformation in oligo(ethylene glycol)-terminated self-assembled monolayers on gold and silver surfaces determines their ability to resist protein adsorption, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 102 (1998) pp. 426-436]. SAMs of pure
EG
4 and EG 6 , respectively, as well as different compositions of the two were characterized by use of several techniques, namely null ellipsometry, contact angle goniometry and infrared 20 reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRAS). Furthermore, three TNT-analogue molecules (ANAl, ANA2 and ANA3) (Figure 5), all containing a 2,4-dinitrobenzene end group, were examined separately and in different mixings with a suitable candidate among the OEG compositions mentioned above. These mixed SAMs were then characterized by the same techniques used for the pure OEG 25 SAMs. In addition, SAMs made from 100% analogue - 1,2 and 3 separately - were examined with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Using null ellipsometry and IRAS, the capacity to bind ABTNT was also determined for all the TNT-analogues at the different mixing ratios. Moreover, the magnitude of displacement of ABTNT in response to exposure to TNT was examined by means of SPR 30 and QCM. Compounds The EG 4 and EG 6 molecules were obtained from the divisions of Applied Physics and Chemistry, Department of Physics and Measurement Technology, Link6ping University, Sweden and the analogues ANAl, ANA2 and ANA3 were synthesized at the WO 2004/001417 PCT/SE2003/001037 8 division of Chemistry, Department of Physics and Measurement Technology, Linkoping University, Sweden. ABTNT and TNT were from Biosensor Applications Sweden AB. Sample preparation Silicon wafers were cleaned in TL2 (MilliQ water:25% hydrogen peroxide:37% 5 hydrogen chloride 6:1:1 at 85 0 C for 10min) and rinsed thoroughly in MilliQ water and dried in nitrogen gas prior to coating of 25A of titanium and 2000A of gold by electron beam evaporation. The equipment used was a Balzers UMS 500 P system. The evaporation rate was 1A/s and 10A/s for titanium and gold, respectively. A base pressure of at least 10 -9 was kept and during evaporation the pressure was noted to be on the low 10 -7 scale at all times. This 10 type of surfaces was used for all experiments except SPR and QCM measurements. The SPR surfaces (plain gold) were obtained from Biacore AB, Uppsala, Sweden and the gold-coated QCM crystals were obtained from Biosensor Applications Sweden. It should be noted that the surfaces used for SPR experiments had a similar surface roughness compared to the ones used for the rest of the experiments, whereas the surface coating of the QCM crystals were of a 15 much rougher nature. Before exposure to thiol loading solutions the sample surfaces were cleaned in TL1 (MilliQ water:25% hydrogen peroxide:30% ammonia 5:1:1 at 85 0 C for 10min) and rinsed thoroughly in MilliQ water. The concentration of thiols in the 99.5% ethanol based loading solutions was 20tM for pure thiol solutions as well as for mixed thiol solutions. 20 Incubation of the surfaces occurred during approximately 40h at room conditions. The samples were rinsed in 99.5% ethanol twice and then ultrasonicated for 3min (since the gold coating on the QCM crystals did not withstand this step, it was omitted) and rinsed two more times in 99.5% ethanol. If not stated otherwise, the surfaces were stored in pure 99.5% ethanol for a maximum of 8h before they were dried in nitrogen gas and analysed. A number 25 of samples examined with IRAS and null ellipsometry were also subsequently incubated at room conditions for 30min in ABTNT at a concentration of 0.02g/L, prepared in PBS (pH7.4) and examined again. At all time the samples were handled with TLl-cleaned forceps. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) For SPR experiments two different types of instruments from Biacore AB, 30 equipped with temperature controlled flow cells, were employed. A series of experiments were performed on a BiacoreX apparatus with two flow channels. For these experiments the flow rate was set to 10RL/min and the sample surfaces were loaded by a 70 pL injection of ABTNT (0.02g/L). Subsequently, TNT solutions of concentrations 100pg/RL and 10ng/iL WO 2004/001417 PCT/SE2003/001037 9 were injected in separate flow channels to cause displacement and hence a dissociation of ABTNT from the surface. The second instrument used was a Biacore2000 equipped with four flow channels. The flow rate was 50tL/min and all injection volumes were 100 tL. The four flow 5 channels were run in series at all times. Like before, the injected ABTNT had the concentration 0.02g/L. The concentrations of the TNT injections were 1, 10 and 100pg/tL. In all cases the running buffer was PBS (pH7.4) and both ABTNT and TNT solutions were prepared in the same medium. The sample surfaces used for SPR experiment were glass plates coated with about 400 A gold and the flow cell temperature was kept at 10 25 0 C. Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) The QCM measurements were performed at room conditions on a slightly modified flow cell system V2B from Biosensor Applications Sweden AB.. The AT-cut QCM crystals used were a thickness shear mode type with a resonance frequency of 10MHz. The 15 thickness of the deposited titanium and gold layer were 250-300A and 400-450A, respectively. All parameters were set as in the experiments with Biacore2000, i.e. flow rate 50 RL/min, injection volume 100tL, ABTNT concentration 0.02g/L, TNT concentrations 1, 10 and 100pg/pL and running buffer PBS (pH7.4). It should be noted that the TNT injections were made one after another in the same flow channel, which means that only the lpg/tL 20 TNT injection was in fact performed on a TNT-non-exposed surface. Results OEG molecules The OEG molecules EG 4 and EG 6 were used to produce SAMs on gold. Besides 25 pure EG 4 and EG 6 SAMs, two mixed SAMs containing both molecules, were prepared and examined. The latter ones were assembled from loading solutions containing 75% and 50% of
EG
4 and the rest EG 6 . The mixed monolayers were denoted EG 4
:EG
6 3:1 and EG 4
:EG
6 1:1. The SAM characterization of different compositions of EG 4 and EG 6 with null ellipsometry and contact angle goniometry are given in Table 1. The self-assembly process displays good 30 repeatability and the obtained results agree with recent findings [R. Valiokas, M. Ostblom, S. Svedhem, S. C. T. Svensson, and B. Liedberg; Temperature-driven phase transitions in oligo(ethylene glycol)-terminated self-assembled monolayers, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 104(32) (2000) pp. 7565-7569, REF.]. The small angles obtained in contact angle goniometry measurements display the low hydrophobicity of these SAMs, which is one WO 2004/001417 PCT/SE2003/001037 10 of the many prerequisites for repellent properties. A slight increase in thickness can be discerned with increasing proportion of EG 6 . As a rule of thumb, hydrophobic surfaces attract proteins and cells. Furthermore, the low value of the hysteresis suggests very homogenous surfaces. 5 Table 1. Characteristics of SAMs of EG 4 , EG 6 and mixtures of the two, given with maximum errors. Loading Thickness of SAM (A) Contact angle goniometry (0) solution Advancing Oa Receeding Or
EG
4 35.7±2.2a (33.9e) 2913c (30e) 24 +1 0 (28e)
EG
4 :EG6 3:1 34 .4=0.
5 b 3 1 1 1 d 27l d
EG
4
:EG
6 1:1 37.0+1.5a 33±1c 30-1c
EG
6 38.4±0.7 b (38.9e) 2 8
±
3 d (28e) 2 3
:
1 l (25e) a 3x5 measurements on three surfaces, b 2x5 measurements on two surfaces, a three measurements on three surfaces d two measurements on two surfaces, 10 e REF Valiokas et al.. TNT-analogues Before the TNT- analogues were mixed with EG 4 , they were examined separately in SAMs assembled from loading solutions containing pure ANA1, 2 and 3, 15 respectively. The results from ellipsometry and contact angle measurements are summarized in Table 2. As expected, the thickness of the analogues exceeds that of the OEG molecules. The small differences between the three analogues even reflect the difference in length of the molecules, recalling their chemical structure in Figure 5. The contact angles noted here are generally larger than those seen for the OEG molecules. Also the hysteresis between 20 advancing and receeding angle is larger and reveals a rougher surface. This would be expected, considering the relatively bulky dinitrobenzene end groups facing away from the surface, which could introduce defects in the produced SAMs. 25 WO 2004/001417 PCT/SE2003/001037 11 Table 2. Characteristics of SAMs of ANAl, ANA2 and ANA3, given with maximum errors. Loading solution Thickness of SAM (A) Contact angle goniometry (0) Advancing Oa Receeding Or ANAl 47.0±0.9a 66±2b 521 b ANA2 48.4±0.7 a 532b 38± 1b ANA3 49.8±0.5 a 51±3 b 341 b Immobilization of ABTNT The ability to bind ABTNT has been evaluated for the different TNT-analogues 5 in their different mixing ratios. Several techniques have been used and the agreement between them is striking. The two diagrams, illustrated in Figure 6, are based on IRAS and ellipsometric measurements and show the amount of immobilized ABTNT for the different analogues and their mixing ratios with EG 4 . For the IRAS data, part of amide I band was used as a measure 10 of bound ABTNT, integrating between 1710-1665cm"'. The ellipsometric data shows the increase in film thickness after incubation in ABTNT. Here, EG 4 shows its protein repellent properties. The amount of ABTNT immobilized is virtually zero. Furthermore, the binding of the antibody is quite similar for the three SAMs containing high amounts of analogue. The SAMs assembled from 1% analogue solutions generally displays a lower degree of 15 immobilization. Functionality test The functionality of the three TNT-analogues in their different mixing ratios has been evaluated with two aspects in mind. First, their ABTNT-binding capacity has been considered and second, the dissociation of ABTNT in response to TNT exposure. In both 20 cases the two real-time techniques, SPR and QCM, have been employed. For the SPR measurements an increase in response units (RU) corresponds to an increased amount of bound ABTNT on the surface, while for QCM experiments a frequency drop is the equivalent. All three analogues possess a high potential, but focus has been on ANAl, since it displayed a slightly better performance than the others. For all experiments in this section the 25 running buffer was PBS (pH7.4) and both ABTNT and TNT solutions were prepared in the same medium. The ABTNT concentration was always 0.02g/L.
WO 2004/001417 PCT/SE2003/001037 12 ABTNT-binding capacity For the SPR experiments two types of instruments were used, namely a Biacore2000 and a BiacoreX system from Biacore AB. For the measurements performed on the Biacore2000 apparatus the flow rate was set to 50RL/min and the sample surfaces were 5 loaded by a 100[tL injection of ABTNT. In Figure 7 the ABTNT-binding capacity of EG 4 and ANAl, and mixtures thereof, is visualized. A very low adsorption is seen for the SAM of pure
EG
4 further supporting its protein repellent properties. The same mutual relationship between the different mixing ratios was found in experiments with the BiacoreX instrument run at 10JL/min and ABTNT injection volumes of 70p.L (data not shown). 10 The QCM measurements were performed on a slightly modified flow cell system V2B developed by Biosensor Applications Sweden AB. All parameters were set as for the Biacore2000 experiments, i.e. flow rate 50 ptL/min and ABTNT injection volume 100ptL. Curves, showing the ABTNT-binding capacity of EG 4 and ANAl and mixtures thereof, are seen in Figure 8. Once again, the low ABTNT-binding capacity of EG 4 is clearly 15 demonstrated. The binding of ABTNT to the different SAMs is similar for SPR and QCM experiments. The three surfaces containing most TNT-analogue all bind ABTNT very well to the surface and the dissociation of the antibodies is very slow. A certain release of ABTNT is expected due to the constant exposure to fresh buffer, i.e. a true equilibrium can never be 20 reached. ABTNT displacement SPR curves (Biacore2000, flow rate: 50 1 L/min) showing ABTNT desorption in response to TNT injection of 1, 10 andl00pg/tL for the different mixing ratios of EG 4 and ANAl, are seen in Figure 9. The surfaces had previously been loaded by injections of 100tpL 25 ABTNT. The appearance of the curves in Figure 9 indicates that ABTNT binds weaker to the SAMs containing less ANAl, thereby facilitating the displacement reaction. This could be a consequence of the bivalency of the antibodies and their interaction with the surface. The higher the content of ANAl is, the greater the chance for an ABTNT to find two TNT 30 analogues, one for each epitope, to bind to. In the case of EG 4 :ANA1 99:1 this event might be less likely to occur, simply because ANAl is less abundant. Since the binding strength of an antibody is strongly dependent on whether only one or both of its epitopes have bound to antigens, this aspect is highly relevant.
WO 2004/001417 PCT/SE2003/001037 13 In Figure 10 and 11 corresponding results from QCM measurements ( flow rate: 50tL/min, injection volume: 100ptL) are shown. The mass loss caused by the TNT injections is seen as an increase in resonance frequency. The derivative of the frequency df/dt, which is proportional to the concentration, is also included, usually providing a clearer detection 5 signal.

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1. A coated metal surface on a solid support, wherein the coating consists of a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of oligo(ethylene glycol)-terminated amide group 5 containing alkyl thiols firmly attached to the metal surface via the thiol-end and low molecular weight antigens bound via an amide-group to the SAM-forming OEG molecule, wherein the alkyl portion has 1 -20 methylene groups, wherein the oligo(ethylene glycol) portion has 1-15 ethylene oxy units, and wherein the antigens are optionally reversibly bound to antibodies specific for the antigens. 10
2. The coated metal surface on a solid support according to claim 1, wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, aluminum, titanium and chromium.
3. The coated metal surface on a solid support according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the antigens are the same or different and are bound to the same monolayer or are bound to different monolayers in patches on the solid support, and are selected from the group 15 consisting of optionally derivatized explosives and narcotics.
4. The coated metal surface on a solid support according to claim 3, wherein the explosives are selected from the group consisting of trinitrotoluene (TNT), dinitrotoluene (DNT), hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-l1,3,5-triazine (RDX), octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7 tetrazine (HMX), pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), and nitroglycerine (NG). 20
5. The coated metal surface on a solid support according to claim 3, wherein the narcotics are selected from the group consisting of ***e, heroine, amphetamine, methamphetamine, cannabinols, tetrahydrocannabinols (THC), and methylenedioxy-N methylamphetamine (Ecstacy).
6. The coated metal surface on a solid support according to any one of claims 25 1-5, wherein the solid support is a piezoelectric crystal electrode or a glass plate or prism.
7. The coated metal surface on a solid support according to any one of claims 1-6, wherein the oligo(ethylene glycol) has 4-6 ethylene oxy units and the alkyl group has 15 methylene units.
8. Use of the coated metal surface on a solid support according to any one of the 30 claims 1 - 7 as part of an analysis device for detection in an aqueous solution of an analyte antigen with higher affinity to an antibody than the antigen of the coating by monitoring the displacement of the antibody from the coating. WO 2004/001417 PCT/SE2003/001037 15
9. A method of detecting analyte antigens in an aqueous solution comprising activating, if necessary, the coated metal surface on a solid support according to any one of claims 1-7 lacking bound antibodies by bringing antigen-specific antibodies into contact with the coated metal surface in an aqueous solution, allowing binding of the antibodies to the 5 antigens of the coating, removing excess antibodies, bringing the aqueous solution possibly containing the analyte antigens that have higher affinity to the antibodies than the antigens of the coating into contact with the antibodies reversibly bound to the coating, allowing the antibodies to dissociate and react with the analyte antigens, and detecting the loss of mass on the coated metal surface by means of an analysis device.
10 10. A method according to claim 9, wherein the analysis device is selected from the group consisting of a Piezoelectric Quarts Crystal Microbalance device and a Surface Plasmon Resonance biosensor.
11. The method according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the analysis device comprises a flow cell in which the coated metal surface on a solid support according to any 15 one of claims 1-7 is placed.
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