TY - GEN
T1 - A high-resolution amperometric acetylcholine biosensor based on nano self-assembly of carbon nanotubes
AU - Xue, Wei
AU - Cui, Tianhong
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Acetylcholine (ACh)
KW - Biosensor
KW - Carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
KW - Layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:52249102638
SN - 1424409519
SN - 9781424409518
T3 - Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
SP - 529
EP - 532
BT - Proceedings - CIS Workshops 2007, 2007 International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Security Workshops, CISW 2007
T2 - 20th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2007
Y2 - 21 January 2007 through 25 January 2007
ER -