• 文献标题:   Capacitive Sensing of Glucose in Electrolytes Using Graphene Quantum Capacitance Varactors
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHANG Y, MA R, ZHEN XV, KUDVA YC, BUHLMANN P, KOESTER SJ
  • 作者关键词:   labelfree biosensing, graphene, varactor, glucose, pyrene1boronic acid
  • 出版物名称:   ACS APPLIED MATERIALS INTERFACES
  • ISSN:   1944-8244
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Minnesota
  • 被引频次:   13
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsami.7b14864
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

A novel graphene-based variable capacitor (varactor) that senses glucose based on the quantum capacitance effect was successfully developed. The sensor utilizes a metal-oxide-graphene varactor device structure that is inherently compatible with passive wireless sensing, a key advantage for in vivo glucose sensing. The graphene varactors were functionalized with pyrene-1-boronic acid (PBA) by self-assembly driven by pi-pi interactions. Successful surface functionalization was confirmed by both Raman spectroscopy and capacitance-voltage characterization of the devices. Through glucose binding to the PBA, the glucose concentration in the buffer solutions modulates the level of electrostatic doping of the graphene surface to different degrees, which leads to capacitance changes and Dirac voltage shifts. These responses to the glucose concentration were shown to be reproducible and reversible over multiple measurement cycles, suggesting promise for eventual use in wireless glucose monitoring.