We describe a potentiometric sensor based on Electrolyte-Gated Organic Field-Effect Transistor (EGOFET) for "in vitro'' detection of dopamine. The sensing element of this device resides at the Au gate-aqueous solution interface by means of a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) composed by cysteamine and 4-formylphenyl boronic acid. The covalent and selective adsorption of dopamine induces a surface dipole potential which shifts the electrode work function and modulates the double layer capacitance. As a result, our device is capable to detect dopamine up to pico-molar concentration showing higher sensitivity with respect to other approaches. For this reason the interface engineering of our EGOFET gate is a promising route for diagnostic applications. (c) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Stefano Casalini, Francesca Leonardi, Tobias Cramer, Fabio Biscarini (2013). Organic field-effect transistor for label-free dopamine sensing. ORGANIC ELECTRONICS, 14, 156-163 [10.1016/j.orgel.2012.10.027].
Organic field-effect transistor for label-free dopamine sensing
LEONARDI, FRANCESCA;CRAMER, TOBIAS;
2013
Abstract
We describe a potentiometric sensor based on Electrolyte-Gated Organic Field-Effect Transistor (EGOFET) for "in vitro'' detection of dopamine. The sensing element of this device resides at the Au gate-aqueous solution interface by means of a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) composed by cysteamine and 4-formylphenyl boronic acid. The covalent and selective adsorption of dopamine induces a surface dipole potential which shifts the electrode work function and modulates the double layer capacitance. As a result, our device is capable to detect dopamine up to pico-molar concentration showing higher sensitivity with respect to other approaches. For this reason the interface engineering of our EGOFET gate is a promising route for diagnostic applications. (c) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
