Abstract

Because of unique electrical and structural properties, graphene has attracted widespread attention in biosensing applications. In this paper, a single layer of graphene was grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Using graphene as the electric channel, a graphene field effect transistor (G-FET) biosensor was fabricated and used to detect adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and adenosine. Compared with traditional methods, the G-FET biosensor has the advantages of higher sensitivity and better stability. The sensor showed high performance and achieved a detection limit down to 0.5 pM for both ATP and adenosine. Moreover, the G-FET biosensor showed an excellent linear electrical response to ATP concentrations in a broad range from 0.5 pM to 50 μM. The developed graphene biosensor has high sensitivity, simple operation, and fast analysis speed, which may provide a new feasible direction to detect ATP and adenosine. Healthy sexually mature male laboratory Wistar rats, weighing 180-200 gr (“FSUE “Nursery of laboratory animals “Rappolovo”) and having been placed under quarantine not less than for 14 days, were selected for the experiment.

Highlights

  • In the past few decades, a great deal of research in new sensing technologies/sensors has focused on surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) [1], electrochemistry [2, 3], capacitor sensor, and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) [4, 5]

  • We developed a field effect transistor (GFET) biosensor using graphene as an electron channel for adenosine and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) detection

  • The large graphene film was cut into lots of pieces with a size of 9 mm × 9 mm × 50 μm for graphene field effect transistor (G-FET) fabrication

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Summary

Introduction

In the past few decades, a great deal of research in new sensing technologies/sensors has focused on surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) [1], electrochemistry [2, 3], capacitor sensor, and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) [4, 5]. These sensors have been widely used for chemical and biomolecule detection, but they are difficult to operate at low cost and be miniaturized for measurement [6]. Compared with traditional adenosine and ATP detection methods, the G-FET sensor has high sensitivity, fast analysis speed, simple operation, and low cost. This biosensor may provide a new approach for the detection of adenosine and ATP

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