A high-resolution amperometric acetylcholine biosensor based on nano self-assembly of carbon nanotubes

Wei Xue, Tianhong Cui

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Abstract

We present a carbon nanotube thin film based device as a high-resolution acetylcholine sensor. Carbon nanotube and acetylcholinesterase thin films are self-assembled on a silicon substrate as conducting and sensing layers, respectively. Both films are deposited using layer-by-layer self-assembly process. The conductance of the carbon nanotube film is changed due to the generated hydrogen ions in the acetylcholine solution. The resolution of the device is measured as 100 pM. Due to its high resolution, small size, and low cost, the carbon nanotube biosensor has tremendous potential for applications to medical research and clinical diagnosis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - CIS Workshops 2007, 2007 International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Security Workshops, CISW 2007
Pages529-532
Number of pages4
StatePublished - 2007
Event20th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2007 - Kobe, Japan
Duration: Jan 21 2007Jan 25 2007

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
ISSN (Print)1084-6999

Other

Other20th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2007
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityKobe
Period1/21/071/25/07

Keywords

  • Acetylcholine (ACh)
  • Biosensor
  • Carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
  • Layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly

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