Spearhead Nanometric Field-Effect Transistor Sensors for Single-Cell Analysis.
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Nanometric field-effect-transistor (FET) sensors are made on the tip of spear-shaped dual carbon nanoelectrodes derived from carbon deposition inside double-barrel nanopipettes. The easy fabrication route allows deposition of semiconductors or conducting polymers to comprise the transistor channel. A channel from electrodeposited poly pyrrole (PPy) exhibits high sensitivity toward pH changes. This property is exploited by immobilizing hexokinase on PPy nano-FETs to give rise to a selective ATP biosensor. Extracellular pH and ATP gradients are key biochemical constituents in the microenvironment of living cells; we monitor their real-time changes in relation to cancer cells and cardiomyocytes. The highly localized detection is possible because of the high aspect ratio and the spear-like design of the nano-FET probes. The accurately positioned nano-FET sensors can detect concentration gradients in three-dimensional space, identify biochemical properties of a single living cell, and after cell membrane penetration perform intracellular measurements.
Date Issued
2016-01-27
Date Acceptance
2016-01-27
Citation
ACS Nano, 2016, 10 (3), pp.3214-3221
ISSN
1936-086X
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Start Page
3214
End Page
3221
Journal / Book Title
ACS Nano
Volume
10
Issue
3
Copyright Statement
This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in ACS Nano, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsnano.5b05211
Sponsor
British Heart Foundation
Grant Number
RG/12/18/30088
Subjects
ATP
FET
biosensor
nanoelectrode
nanopipette
nanosensor
scanning probe microscopy
Publication Status
Published