Mental stress is closely connected with our physical and mental wellness. In particular, depression may be associated with stress. Therefore, stress measurement can contribute to assess our lifestyle and increase our quality of life. However, objective stress-measurement is not established. To establish objective stress-measurement, an individual must indicate the stress level by obtaining numerous data continuously throughout the day. Therefore, the measurement method which can be suitable for this condition is needed. In this paper, we detect the secretory Immunoglobulin A (sIgA), which is the candidate of salivary stress-markers, with original electrochemical immunoassay: Gold-Linked Electrochemical Immuno Assay (GLEIA). This biosensor is based on a sandwich-type immunosensor, and adopt the electrochemical method to detect the reduction peak from Au nanoparticles linked to the secondary antibody. GLEIA is convenient and cost-effective that only requires low sample volume (10 μL). In addition, all devices that GLEIA needs are minimal such as note PC and portable potentiostat and printed electrode. Therefore, GLEIA method shows various advantages suitable for stress measurement as compared with other sIgA detection methods. In this paper, we aim to the onsite and continuous measurement of salivary IgA in our daily life, to determine the various concentration of sIgA in standard solution and artificial saliva using GLEIA.
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