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SUBMITTER: Huang X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3214668 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Huang Xin X Li Mingfu M Xu Xiaohe X Chen Hongjun H Ji Hai-Feng HF Zhu Shuifang S
Biosensors & bioelectronics 20110916 1
We report a biosensor based on a microcantilever that is modified by a specific peptide for highly selective detection of trimethylamine (TMA). The assay is based on binding-induced bending of the peptide functionalized microcantilevers. The sensor is selectively responsive to TMA. The amplitude of microcantilever bending at equilibrium is a function of the concentration of TMA with a dynamic range from 8 ppm to 800 ppm. The detection limit is approximately 8 ppm. There is a good intra-sensor an ...[more]