Magnetic particle sensing
Principle of magnetic frequency mixing

The aim is to establish magnetic label-based immunoassays which employ the highly specific interaction between antigenes and antibodies in conjunction with magnetic nanoparticle markers for the detection and quantification of specific biomolecules.

The magnetic frequency mixing method based on the generation of intermodulation products at the nonlinear magnetization curve of the superparamagnetic particles is applied for measuring magnetic beads. Using AC excitation at two different distinct frequencies, a sum frequency component is lock-in detected.

Magnetic Particle Sensing
Scheme of magnetic assay

In a typical magnetic immunoassay, suitable antibodies are immobilized in the pores of a polyethylene filter. Then, the sample solution is washed through the filter. Subsequently a solution of biotinylated secondary antibodies and the streptavidin-coated magnetic beads are added. The unbound particles are removed by washing. Only if the sample contains antigens which fit the antibodies, the whole chain of sample, secondary antibody and magnetic bead is captured in the filter. A magnetic measurement allows to quantify the sample by detecting the amount of magnetic beads.

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PUBLICATIONS:

M.P. Jessing, A. Abuawad, T. Bikulov, J.R. Abresch, A. Offenhäusser, H.-J. Krause, Isothermal Amplification using Temperature-Controlled Frequency Mixing Magnetic Detection-Based Portable Field-Testing Platform, Sensors 24, 4478 (2024).

A.M. Pourshahidi, N. Jean, C. Kaulen, S. Jacobi, H.-J. Krause, Impact of Particle Size on the Nonlinear Magnetic Response of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles during Frequency Mixing Magnetic Detection, Sensors 24, 4223 (2024).

U.M. Engelmann, B. Simsek, A. Shalaby, H.-J. Krause, Key Contributors to Signal Generation in Frequency Mixing Magnetic Detection (FMMD): An In Silico Study, Sensors 24, 1945 (2024).

T.I. Bikulov, F. Eivazi, A. Offenhäusser, H.-J. Krause, Multicontrasting MPS by dual-tone nonlinearity probing, Int. J. Magn. Part. Imaging 10, 2403014 (2024).

A. Abuawad, Y. Ashhab, A. Offenhäusser, H.-J. Krause, DNA Sensor for the Detection of Brucella spp. Based on Magnetic Nanoparticle Markers, Int. J. Mol. Sci. 24, 17272 (2023).

A.M. Pourshahidi, A. Offenhäusser, H.-J. Krause, Core size analysis of magnetic nanoparticles using frequency mixing magnetic detection with a permanent magnet as an offset source, Int. J. Magn. Part. Imaging 9, 2303018 (2023).

T.I. Bikulov, A. Offenhäusser, H.-J. Krause, Passive mixer model for multi-contrast magnetic particle spectroscopy, Int. J. Magn. Part. Imaging 9, 2303087 (2023).

A.M. Pourshahidi, S. Achtsnicht, A. Offenhäusser, H.-J. Krause, Magnetic Detection Setup Employing Permanent Ring Magnets as a Static Offset Field Source, Sensors 22, 8776 (2022).

A.M. Pourshahidi, U.M. Engelmann, A. Shalaby, H.-J. Krause, Resolving ambiguities in core size determination of magnetic nanoparticles from magnetic frequency mixing data, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 563, 169969 (2022).

U.M. Engelmann, A.M. Pourshahidi, A. Shalaby, H.-J. Krause, Probing particle size dependency of frequency mixing magnetic detection with dynamic relaxation simulation, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 563, 169965 (2022).

A. Pourshahidi, S. Achtsnicht, M. Nambipareechee, A. Offenhäusser, H.-J. Krause, Multiplex detection of magnetic beads using offset-field dependent frequency mixing magnetic detection, Sensors 21, 5859 (2021).

U.M. Engelmann, A. Shalaby, C. Shasha, K.M. Krishnan, H.-J. Krause, Comparative modeling of frequency mixing measurements of magnetic nanoparticles using micromagnetic simulations and Langevin theory, Nanomaterials 11, 1257 (2021).

S. Achtsnicht, C. Neuendorf, T. Faßbender, G. Nölke, A. Offenhäusser, H.-J. Krause, F. Schröper, Sensitive and rapid detection of Cholera Toxin subunit B using Magnetic Frequency Mixing Detection, PLOS ONE 14, e0219356 (2019).

S. Achtsnicht, A. Pourshahidi, A. Offenhäusser, H.-J. Krause, Multiplex detection of different magnetic beads using frequency scanning in magnetic frequency mixing technique, Sensors 19, 2599 (2019).

S. Achtsnicht, J. Tödter, J. Niehues, M. Telöken, A. Offenhäusser, H.-J. Krause, F. Schröper, 3D printed modular immunofiltration columns for frequency mixing-based multiplex magnetic immunodetection, Sensors 19, 148 (2019).

H.-J. Krause, N. Wolters, Y. Zhang, A. Offenhäusser, P. Miethe, M.H.F. Meyer, M. Hartmann, M. Keusgen, Magnetic particle detection by frequency mixing for immunoassay applications, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 311, 436-444 (2007).


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