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Electrostatic detection of unlabelled single- and double-stranded DNA using capacitive field-effect devices functionalized with a positively charged polyelectrolyte layer

  • T. S. Bronder
  • , A. Poghossian
  • , S. Scheja
  • , C. S. Wu
  • , M. Keusgen
  • , M. J. Schöning
  • Aachen University of Applied Sciences
  • Jülich Research Centre
  • Key Lab of the Ministry of Education for Process Control and Efficiency Egineering
  • University of Marburg

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Abstract

Capacitive field-effect electrolyte-insulator-semiconductor sensors consisting of an Al-p-Si-SiO2 structure have been used for the electrical detection of unlabelled single- and double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) molecules by their intrinsic charge. A simple functionalization protocol based on the layer-by-layer (LbL) technique was used to prepare a weak polyelectrolyte/probe-DNA bilayer, followed by the hybridization with complementary target DNA molecules. Due to the flat orientation of the LbL-adsorbed DNA molecules, a high sensor signal has been achieved. In addition, direct label-free detection of in-solution hybridized dsDNA molecules has been studied.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)544-547
Number of pages4
JournalProcedia Engineering
Volume120
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event29th European Conference on Solid-State Transducers, EUROSENSORS 2015; Freiburg; Germany; 6 September 2015 through 9 September 2015. - Freiburg, Germany
Duration: 6 Sep 2015 → 9 Sep 2015

Keywords

  • DNA biosensor
  • Field-effect sensor
  • Label-free detection
  • Polyelectrolyte

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