Label-free indicator-free nucleic acid biosensors using carbon nanotubes

Engineering in Life Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 121-130

  Balasubramanian, Kannan ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biosensors; Carbon nanotubes; DNA; Label free; RNA

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSING; CARBON NANOTUBES (CNTS); DIAGNOSTIC APPLICATIONS; DIRECT DETECTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL TRANSDUCTION; ELECTRON TRANSFER; FIELD-EFFECT; HIGH SURFACE-TO-VOLUME RATIO; INTERCALATING AGENTS; LABEL FREE; SECONDARY RECEPTORS; SENSITIVE DETECTION;

BIOMOLECULES; CARBON NANOTUBES; DNA; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; RNA;

BIOSENSORS;

CARBON NANOTUBE; NUCLEIC ACID;

BIOMARKER; DNA; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRON; IMMOBILIZATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RNA;

BIOSENSOR; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENGINEERING; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; REVIEW;

EID: 84860292592     PISSN: 16180240     EISSN: 16182863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.201100055     Document Type: Review

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