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Graphene coated nanoporous silicon immunosensor for food toxin detection

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In this paper, we report a graphene based nanoporous silicon immunosensor for detection of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1).The binding density of antibodies on graphene coated nanoporous silicon is estimated by standard optical density method and compared with the conventionally silanized nanoporous silicon substrate. It is observed that the binding capability of antibody on graphene based substrate is nearly 1.5 times higher than that on the conventional substrates. With the application of different concentration of AFB1 in the range of 1 fg/ml–1 pg/ml the impedance response of this biosensor is experimentally verified. It is observed that the impedance decreases with frequency as reported for only nanoporous silicon substrate. However the sensitivity exhibits the presence of both minima and maxima with frequency unlike the previous report. Further the maximum value of sensitivity for AFB1 detection is 1.3 times more than that compared to the ordinary silicon substrate. Thus graphene coated nanoporous silicon substrate is capable of detecting toxin even in sub-femtomolar concentration with distinct frequency characteristics.

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The authors would like to acknowledge Professor H. Saha and Mr. Anupam Nandi of Center of Excellence of Green Energy and Sensor Systems, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, for his help in oxidation and graphene synthesis. Also the authors would like to thank to the TEQIP II for the financial support.

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  1. Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal, 711103, India

    N. Das, J. Basu & C. RoyChaudhuri

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Das, N., Basu, J. & RoyChaudhuri, C. Graphene coated nanoporous silicon immunosensor for food toxin detection. Int J Adv Eng Sci Appl Math 7, 204–209 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12572-015-0144-z

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