Zirconia based nucleic acid sensor for Mycobacterium tuberculosis detection
Author(s) -
Maumita Das,
Gajjala Sumana,
R. Nagarajan,
Bansi D. Malhotra
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
applied physics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.182
H-Index - 442
eISSN - 1077-3118
pISSN - 0003-6951
DOI - 10.1063/1.3293447
Subject(s) - detection limit , biosensor , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , materials science , cyclic voltammetry , scanning electron microscope , nuclear chemistry , zirconium , mycobacterium tuberculosis , cubic zirconia , analytical chemistry (journal) , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , electrochemistry , chromatography , tuberculosis , medicine , ceramic , electrode , composite material , pathology , engineering
Nanostructured zirconium oxide (ZrO2) film (particle size ∼ 35 nm), electrochemically deposited onto gold(Au) surface, has been used to immobilize 21-mer oligonucleotide probe (ssDNA) specific to Mycobacterium tuberculosis by utilizing affinity between oxygen atom of phosphoric group and zirconium to fabricate DNA biosensor. This DNA-ZrO2/Au bioelectrode, characterized using x-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and scanning electron microscopy techniques, can be used for early and rapid diagnosis of M. tuberculosis with detection limit of 0.065 ng/μL within 60s
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