Single-walled carbon nanotube based real-time organophosphate detector

Ningyi Liu*, Xianpeng Cai, Yu Lei, Qing Zhang, Mary B. Chan-Park, Changming Li, Wilfred Chen, Ashok Mulchandani

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Abstract

A novel single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) based biosensor for real-time detection of organophosphate has been developed. Horizontally aligned SWNTs are assembled to desirable electrodes using AC dielectrophoresis technique. Organophosphorus hydrolase (OPH) immobilized on the SWNTs by nonspecific binding triggers enzymatic hydrolysis of organophosphates (OPs), such as paraoxon, consequently causing a detectable change in the conductance of the SWNTs. The conductance change is found to be correlated to the concentration of organophosphate. Our results suggest the novel biosensor has great potential to serve as a simple and reusable platform of sensing organophosphate on a real-time basis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)616-619
Number of pages4
JournalElectroanalysis
Volume19
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2007
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Electrochemistry

Keywords

  • Bioelectronics
  • Biosensor
  • Carbon nanotubes
  • Organophosphorus hydrolase
  • Real-time

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