An Immunosensor for Bladder Cancer Screening

Nuclear matrix protein 22 (NMP22) is a FDA approved biomarker for bladder cancer. The objective of this study is to develop a simple NMP22 immumosensor (NMP22-IMS) for accurate measurement of NMP22. The NMP22-IMS was constructed with NMP22 antibody immobilized on screen-printed carbon electrodes. The construction procedures and antibody immobilization are simple. Results showed that the NMP22-IMS has an excellent (r2³0.95) response range (20 – 100 ng/mL). In conclusion, a simple and reliable NMP22-IMS was developed, capable of precisely determining urine NMP22 level.

Authors:

• Congo Tak Shing Ching
• Hong-Sheng Chen
• Tai-Ping Sun
• Hsiu-Li Shieh

Keywords:

• Bladder Cancer
• Immunosensor
• Impedance
• NMP22

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