Highly sensitive protein sensor based on thermally-reduced graphene oxide field-effect transistor

Nano Research

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 921-930

  Mao, Shun ^a   Yu, Kehan ^a   Lu, Ganhua ^a   Chen, Junhong ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosensor; field effect transistor; protein detection; thermally reduced graphene oxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053459997     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-011-0148-3     Document Type: Article

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