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. 2012 May 15;35(1):284-290.
doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2012.03.001. Epub 2012 Mar 10.

A quantitative study of detection mechanism of a label-free impedance biosensor using ultrananocrystalline diamond microelectrode array

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A quantitative study of detection mechanism of a label-free impedance biosensor using ultrananocrystalline diamond microelectrode array

Shabnam Siddiqui et al. Biosens Bioelectron. .

Abstract

It is well recognized that label-free biosensors are the only class of sensors that can rapidly detect antigens in real-time and provide remote environmental monitoring and point-of-care diagnosis that is low-cost, specific, and sensitive. Electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) based label-free biosensors have been used to detect a wide variety of antigens including bacteria, viruses, DNA, and proteins due to the simplicity of their detection technique. However, their commercial development has been hindered due to difficulty in interpreting the change in impedance upon antigen binding and poor signal reproducibility as a result of surface fouling and non-specific binding. In this study, we develop a circuit model to adequately describe the physical changes at bio functionalized surface and provide an understanding of the detection mechanism based on electron exchange between electrolyte and surface through pores surrounding antibody-antigen. The model was successfully applied to extract quantitative information about the bio surface at different stages of surface functionalization. Further, we demonstrate boron-doped ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) microelectrode array (3 × 3 format, 200 μm diameter) improves signal reproducibility significantly and increases sensitivity by four orders of magnitude. This study marks the first demonstration of UNCD array based biosensor that can reliably detect a model Escherichia coli K12 bacterium using EIS, positioning this technology for rapid adoption in point-of-use applications.

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