Vibrating carbon nanotube based bio-sensors

被引:156
作者
Chowdhury, R. [1 ]
Adhikari, S. [1 ]
Mitchell, J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Swansea Univ, Sch Engn, Swansea SA2 8PP, W Glam, Wales
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
Nanotube; Mass sensor; Finite element simulation; Frequency-shift; FUNCTIONALIZATION; BIOAPPLICATIONS; IMMOBILIZATION; BIOSENSORS; PROTEINS; DELIVERY;
D O I
10.1016/j.physe.2009.09.007
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
The potential of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) as a mass sensor is examined using continuum mechanics based approach. The carbon nanotube resonators are assumed to be either in cantilevered or in bridged configurations, Simple analytical formulas are developed for CNT-based nanoresonators with attached mass. A closed-form expression has been derived to detect the mass of biological objects from the frequency-shift. A simple linear approximation of the nonlinear sensor equation has been investigated. The validity and the accuracy of these formulas are examined for a wide range of cases. The results indicate that the new sensor equations can be used for CNT-based biosensors with reasonable accuracy. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:104 / 109
页数:6
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