一个特定的基于gFET的适应传感器用于对微生物质量进行定量监测

Hu Xing1, Yiting Zhang1, Runliu Li1

  • 1Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany. ann-kathrin.kissmann@uni-ulm.de.

Nanoscale horizons
|October 18, 2024
PubMed
概括

研究人员开发了阿普坦和石墨烯场效应晶体管 (gFET) 来监测肠道细菌,如Blautia producta. 这项技术可以在现实世界样本中精确追踪益生菌疗法和微生物组工程.

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