• 文献标题:   A Wearable and Deformable Graphene-Based Affinity Nanosensor for Monitoring of Cytokines in Biofluids
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WANG ZR, HAO Z, YU SF, HUANG C, PAN YL, ZHAO XZ
  • 作者关键词:   wearable sensor, graphene fieldeffect transistor, cytokine, ultrathin sensor
  • 出版物名称:   NANOMATERIALS
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  • 通讯作者地址:   Harbin Inst Technol
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.3390/nano10081503
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

A wearable and deformable graphene-based field-effect transistor biosensor is presented that uses aptamer-modified graphene as the conducting channel, which is capable of the sensitive, consistent and time-resolved detection of cytokines in human biofluids. Based on an ultrathin substrate, the biosensor offers a high level of mechanical durability and consistent sensing responses, while conforming to non-planar surfaces such as the human body and withstanding large deformations (e.g., bending and stretching). Moreover, a nonionic surfactant is employed to minimize the nonspecific adsorption of the biosensor, hence enabling cytokine detection (TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma, significant inflammatory cytokines, are used as representatives) in artificial tears (used as a biofluid representative). The experimental results demonstrate that the biosensor very consistently and sensitively detects TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma, with limits of detection down to 2.75 and 2.89 pM, respectively. The biosensor, which undergoes large deformations, can thus potentially provide a consistent and sensitive detection of cytokines in the human body.