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Biosensors based on carbon nanotubes

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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) exhibit a unique combination of excellent mechanical, electrical and electrochemical properties, which has stimulated increasing interest in the application of CNTs as components in (bio)sensors. This review highlights various design methodologies for CNT-based biosensors and their employment for the detection of a number of biomolecules. In addition, recent developments in the fields of CNT-based chemiresistors and chemically sensitive field-effect transistors are presented. After a critical discussion of the factors that currently limit the practical use of CNT-based biosensors, the review concludes with an outline of potential future applications for CNTs in biology and medicine.

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Balasubramanian, K., Burghard, M. Biosensors based on carbon nanotubes. Anal Bioanal Chem 385, 452–468 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-006-0314-8

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