Label-free, electrochemical detection of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus DNA with reduced graphene oxide-modified electrodes

Zhijuan Wang, Juan Zhang, Peng Chen, Xiaozhu Zhou, Yanli Yang, Shixin Wu, Li Niu, Yu Han, Lianhui Wang, Freddy Boey, Qichun Zhang, Bo Liedberg, Hua Zhang*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-modified glassy carbon electrode is used to detect the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) DNA by using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Our experiments confirm that ssDNA, before and after hybridization with target DNA, are successfully anchored on the rGO surface. After the probe DNA, pre-adsorbed on rGO electrode, hybridizes with target DNA, the measured impedance increases dramatically. It provides a new method to detect DNA with high sensitivity (10-13M, i.e., 100 fM) and selectivity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3881-3886
Number of pages6
JournalBiosensors and Bioelectronics
Volume26
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 15 2011
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Biophysics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrochemistry

Keywords

  • DNA
  • Graphene
  • Impedance spectroscopy
  • Label-free detection
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  • Reduced graphene oxide

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