Human carbonic anhydrase 1 (CA1) has been suggested as a biomarker for identification of several diseases including cancers, pancreatitis, diabetes and Sjogren's syndrome. However, the lack of a rapid, cheap, accurate and easy‐to‐use quantification technique has prevented widespread utilization of CA1 for practical clinical applications. To this end, we present a label‐free electronic biosensor for detection of CA1 utilizing highly sensitive graphene field effect transistors (G‐FETs) as a transducer and specific RNA aptamers as a probe. The binding of CA1 with aptamers resulted in a positive shift in Dirac voltage
- Award ID(s):
- 1928334
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10181950
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Sensors
- Volume:
- 19
- Issue:
- 24
- ISSN:
- 1424-8220
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 5433
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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