Metal oxide nanosensors using polymeric membranes, enzymes and antibody receptors as ion and molecular recognition elements

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 8605-8632

  Willander, Magnus ^a   Khun, Kimleang ^a   Ibupoto, Zafar Hussain ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biosensors; Chemical sensors; CuO nanostructures; NiO nanostructures; Potentiometric nanosensors; ZnO nanostructures

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BIOLOGY; BIOSENSORS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; NANOELECTRONICS; NANOSTRUCTURES; ZINC OXIDE;

BIORECOGNITION ELEMENTS; CUO NANOSTRUCTURES; LOW LIMITS OF DETECTIONS; MOLECULAR CHARACTERISTICS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION ELEMENT; NIO NANOSTRUCTURES; POTENTIOMETRIC; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES;

NANOSENSORS;

EID: 84900852075     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s140508605     Document Type: Review

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