Utilization of nanoparticle labels for signal amplification in ultrasensitive electrochemical affinity biosensors: A review

Analytica Chimica Acta

Volumn 797, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-12

  Ding, Liang ^a,b   Bond, Alan M ^a   Zhai, Jianping ^b   Zhang, Jie ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DNA biosensors; Electrochemistry; Immunosensors; Nanoparticles; Signal amplification

Indexed keywords

DNA BIOSENSORS; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL AFFINITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL BIOSENSOR; FUTURE PERSPECTIVES; SIGNAL AMPLIFICATIONS; SIGNAL SIMPLIFICATION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOSENSORS; NANOPARTICLES; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CADMIUM SULFIDE NANOPARTICLE; DNA; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; LEAD SULFIDE NANOPARTICLE; NANOPARTICLE; PROTEIN; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC SULFIDE NANOPARTICLE;

BINDING AFFINITY; BIOSENSOR; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL LABELING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENSITY; DNA DETERMINATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL BIOSENSOR; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MOLECULAR PROBE; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; POTENTIOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

DNA BIOSENSORS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOSENSORS; NANOPARTICLES; SIGNAL AMPLIFICATION;

ANIMALS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84884155792     PISSN: 00032670     EISSN: 18734324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2013.07.035     Document Type: Review

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