ZnO thin film transistor immunosensor with high sensitivity and selectivity

Abstract

A zinc oxide thin film transistor-based immunosensor (ZnO-bioTFT) is presented. The back-gate TFT has an on-off ratio of 108 and a threshold voltage of 4.25 V. The ZnO channel surface is biofunctionalized with primary monoclonal antibodies that selectively bind with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Detection of the antibody-antigen reaction is achieved through channel carrier modulation via pseudo double-gating field effect caused by the biochemical reaction. The sensitivity of 10 fM detection of pure EGFR proteins is achieved. The ZnO-bioTFT immunosensor also enables selectively detecting 10 fM of EGFR in a 5 mg/ml goat serum solution containing various other proteins.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Apr 25, 2011
Source ID
10.1063/1.3582555

Entities

People

  • Aniruddh Solanki
  • Chieh-jen Ku
  • Ki-bum Lee
  • Pavel Ivanoff Reyes
  • Yicheng Lu
  • Ziqing Duan

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • National Science Foundation
  • Rutgers University

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  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Semiconductor Device Technology