Abstract
We report a new generic device suitable for the investigation of biological interactions by means of Fourier Trans- form Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The research is focused on multi reflected evanescent optical radiation through a chemically modified surface of the attenuated total reflection (ATR) element (silicon or germanium). Using a wet chemistry approach, the original method is based on grafting of a bifunctional binding molecule (N-hydroxysuccinimidyl ester forms) at the surface of the Si or the Ge crystals. The functionalized surface permits then the foundation of different types of self-assembled phospho- lipid membranes. The obtained sensors allow the detection, in infrared spectral domain, of any perceptible molecular interaction or structural changes. The key experimental result concerns the coagulation factor VIII (FVIII). The principle of the diagnostic is related to the ability of FVIII molecules to bind specifically to phosphatidylserine (PS) membrane.
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