A Graphene Platform for Sensing Biomolecules

摘要

Sensitive, selective, rapid, and cost-effective analysis of biomolecules is important in clinical diagnostics and treatment. Carbon nanostructures, such as carbon nanotubes,carbon nanodots, and carbon nanofibershave been used for this purpose. Most recently, carbon nanotubes and single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) assembly have been used by Tan and co-workers for homogeneous detection of biomolecules. Graphene is a single-atom-thick and two-dimensional carbon material that has attracted great attention because of its remarkable electronic, mechanical, and thermal properties.