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Enzymatic Detection Based on Carbon Nanotubes

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We describe in this chapter the preparation of simple and cheap carbon nanotube-based biosensor for sensing of glucose. Such biosensor is based on coupling carbon nanotubes and glucose oxidase.

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  1. Biomaterial Systems Group, Biomaterials Center and International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

    Martin Pumera

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  1. MPI für Festkörperforschung, Heisenbergstr. 1, Stuttgart, 70569, Germany

    Kannan Balasubramanian

  2. MPI für Festkörperforschung, Heisenbergstr. 1, Stuttgart, 70569, Germany

    Marko Burghard

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Pumera, M. (2010). Enzymatic Detection Based on Carbon Nanotubes. In: Balasubramanian, K., Burghard, M. (eds) Carbon Nanotubes. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 625. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-579-8_16

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