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Nanowire-Based Biosensors: From Growth to Applications Ambhorkar, Pranav; Wang, Zongjie; Ko, Hyuongho; Lee, Sangmin; Koo, Kyo-in; Kim, Keekyoung; Cho, Dong-il (Dan)

Abstract

Over the past decade, synthesized nanomaterials, such as carbon nanotube, nanoparticle, quantum dot, and nanowire, have already made breakthroughs in various fields, including biomedical sensors. Enormous surface area-to-volume ratio of the nanomaterials increases sensitivity dramatically compared with macro-sized material. Herein we present a comprehensive review about the working principle and fabrication process of nanowire sensor. Moreover, its applications for the detection of biomarker, virus, and DNA, as well as for drug discovery, are reviewed. Recent advances including self-powering, reusability, sensitivity in high ionic strength solvent, and long-term stability are surveyed and highlighted as well. Nanowire is expected to lead significant improvement of biomedical sensor in the near future.

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Title
Nanowire-Based Biosensors: From Growth to Applications
Creator
Ambhorkar, Pranav; Wang, Zongjie; Ko, Hyuongho; Lee, Sangmin; Koo, Kyo-in; Kim, Keekyoung; Cho, Dong-il (Dan)
Publisher
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Date Issued
2018-12-19
Description
Over the past decade, synthesized nanomaterials, such as carbon nanotube, nanoparticle, quantum dot, and nanowire, have already made breakthroughs in various fields, including biomedical sensors. Enormous surface area-to-volume ratio of the nanomaterials increases sensitivity dramatically compared with macro-sized material. Herein we present a comprehensive review about the working principle and fabrication process of nanowire sensor. Moreover, its applications for the detection of biomarker, virus, and DNA, as well as for drug discovery, are reviewed. Recent advances including self-powering, reusability, sensitivity in high ionic strength solvent, and long-term stability are surveyed and highlighted as well. Nanowire is expected to lead significant improvement of biomedical sensor in the near future.
Subject
Nanowire; Sensor; Biological applications; Medical applications; Nanomaterial
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2019-06-06
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
CC BY 4.0
DOI
10.14288/1.0379333
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/70550
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Non UBC; Engineering, School of (Okanagan)
Citation
Micromachines 9 (12): 679 (2018)
Publisher DOI
10.3390/mi9120679
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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