A fully electronic sensor for the measurement of cDNA hybridization kinetics

Biosens Bioelectron. 2007 Apr 15;22(9-10):2108-14. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2006.09.025. Epub 2006 Nov 7.

Abstract

Ion sensitive field effect transistors (ISFET) are candidates for a new generation of fully electrical DNA sensors. To this purpose, we have modified ISFET sensors by adsorbing on their Si(3)N(4) surface poly-L-lysine and single (as well as double) stranded DNA. Once coupled to an accurate model of the oppositely charged layers adsorbed on the surface, the proposed sensor allows quantitatively evaluating the adsorbed molecules densities, as well as estimating DNA hybridization kinetics.

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation*
  • DNA, Complementary / analysis*
  • DNA, Complementary / metabolism
  • Kinetics
  • Nucleic Acid Hybridization*

Substances

  • DNA, Complementary