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A Microfluidic-based Electrochemical Biochip for Label-free DNA Hybridization Analysis
Published on: September 10, 2014
Nanometric layers for direct, signal-on, selective, and sensitive electrochemical detection of oligonucleotides
Grégory March1, Vincent Noël, Benoît Piro
1Interfaces, Traitement, Organisation et Dynamiques des Systèmes, Université Paris 7-Denis Diderot, UMR 7086, 15 rue Jean de Baif, 75205 Paris cedex 13, France.
Abstract:
We report a signal-on, reagentless electrochemical DNA biosensor, based on an electroactive self-assembled naphthoquinone derivative (JUG(thio)) monolayer. This system achieves highly sensitive (approximately 300 pM) and selective signal-on detection. Before hybridization, the single strand can interact with JUG(thio) and slow down the redox reaction. When the complementary target is added, the formation of the double helix eliminates the single strand/JUG(thio) interactions and the JUG(thio) redox rate, and hence the current increase.
