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Bionanoelectronics

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This chapter is dedicated to the label-free detection of various biomolecules using nanodevices such as field-effect transistors having channels with nanometric dimensions made from various nanomaterials like nanowires, nanotubes, or graphene; cantilevers, optical waveguides, nanopores, and other nanosized devices will be described for sensing of biomolecules.

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  1. Physics Dept., Univ. Bucharest, MG-11, 077125, Bucharest-Magurele, Romania

    Professor Daniela Dragoman

  2. National Research and Development Institute in Microtechnology, Str. Erou Iancu Nicolae 126 A, 077190, Bucharest-Voluntari, Romania

    Professor Mircea Dragoman

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Dragoman, D., Dragoman, M. (2012). Sensing of Biomolecules. In: Bionanoelectronics. NanoScience and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25572-4_2

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