Carbon nanotubes form ultrasensitive biosensor to detect proteins
Monday, June 28, 2010 - 09:07
in Physics & Chemistry
A cluster of carbon nanotubes coated with a thin layer of protein-recognising polymer form a biosensor capable of using electrochemical signals to detect minute amounts of proteins, which could provide a crucial new diagnostic tool for the detection of a range of illnesses, a team of Boston College researchers report in the journal Nature Nanotechnology...
