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Carbon Nanotubes as Platforms for Biosensors with Electrochemical and Electronic Transduction

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Authors:
  1. Mercè Pacios Pujadó

    1. , Department of Chemistry, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

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  • Nominated as an excellent Doctoral thesis by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
  • Exploits the electrochemical properties of carbon nanotubes for the design of novel nanosensors
  • Develops new sensing devices through a combination of the chemical, electrochemical and (bio)functionalization properties of carbon nanotubes
  • Describes and illustrates possible applications of the new nanosensor devices
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction

    • Mercè Pacios Pujadó
    Pages 1-78

  3. Objectives

    • Mercè Pacios Pujadó
    Pages 79-81

  4. Experimental

    • Mercè Pacios Pujadó
    Pages 83-117

  5. Results and Discussion: Impact of Nanotechnology in Sensors

    • Mercè Pacios Pujadó
    Pages 119-121

  6. Results and Discussion: Response of Different Carbon Platforms as Electrochemical Transducers

    • Mercè Pacios Pujadó
    Pages 123-131

  7. Results and Discussion: Biorecognition Processes on Different CNT Platforms

    • Mercè Pacios Pujadó
    Pages 133-177

  8. Results and Discussion: Electronic Response of Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Transistors to Biorecognition Processes

    • Mercè Pacios Pujadó
    Pages 179-192

  9. Conclusions

    • Mercè Pacios Pujadó
    Pages 193-198

  10. Perspectives

    • Mercè Pacios Pujadó
    Pages 199-202

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 203-205
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The thesis by Mercè Pacios exploits properties of carbon nanotubes to design novel nanodevices. The prominent electrochemical properties of carbon nanotubes are used to design diverse electrode configurations. In combination with the chemical properties and (bio)functionalization versatility, these materials prove to be very appropriate for the development of electrochemical biosensors. Furthermore, this work also evaluates the semiconductor character of carbon nanotubes (CNT) for sensor technology by using a field effect transistor configuration (FET). The CNT-FET device has been optimized for operating in liquid environments. These electrochemical and electronic CNT devices are highly promising for biomolecule sensing and for the monitoring of biological processes, which can in the future lead to applications for rapid and simple diagnostics in fields such as biotechnology, clinical and environmental research.

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  • , Department of Chemistry, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Mercè Pacios Pujadó

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