Author : Matthew R. Leyden
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (729 download)
Book Synopsis Label Free Biosensing with Carbon Nanotube Transistors by : Matthew R. Leyden
Download or read book Label Free Biosensing with Carbon Nanotube Transistors written by Matthew R. Leyden and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As electronics reach nanometer size scales, new avenues of integrating biology and electronics become available. For example, nanoscale field-effect transistors have been integrated with single neurons to detect neural activity. Researchers have also used nanoscale materials to build electronic ears and noses. Another exciting development is the use of nanoscale biosensors for the point-of-care detection of disease biomarkers. This thesis addresses many issues that are relevant for electrical sensing applications in biological environments. As an experimental platform we have used carbon nanotube field-effect transistors for the detection of biological proteins. Using this experimental platform we have probed many of properties that control sensor function, such as surface potentials, the response of field effect transistors to absorbed material, and the mass transport of proteins. Field effect transistor biosensors are a topic of active research, and were first demonstrated in 1962. Despite decades of research, the mass transport of proteins onto a sensor surface has not been quantified experimentally, and theoretical modeling has not been reconciled with some notable experiments. Protein transport is an important issue because signals from low analyte concentrations can take hours to develop. Guided by mass transport modeling we modified our sensors to demonstrate a 2.5 fold improvement in sensor response time. It is easy to imagine a 25 fold improvement in sensor response time using more advanced existing fabrication techniques. This improvement would allow for the detection of low concentrations of analyte on the order of minutes instead of hours, and will open the door point-of-care biosensors.