Journal Article

FZJ-2020-04971

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Liang, Y.FZJ* ; Guo, T.FZJ* ; Zhou, L.FZJ* ; Offenhäusser, A.FZJ* ; Mayer, D. (Corresponding author)FZJ*

2020
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Abstract: The detection of chemical messenger molecules, such as neurotransmitters in nervous systems, demands high sensitivity to measure small variations, selectivity to eliminate interferences from analogues, and compliant devices to be minimally invasive to soft tissue. Here, an organic electrochemical transistor (OECT) embedded in a flexible polyimide substrate is utilized as transducer to realize a highly sensitive dopamine aptasensor. A split aptamer is tethered to a gold gate electrode and the analyte binding can be detected optionally either via an amperometric or a potentiometric transducer principle. The amperometric sensor can detect dopamine with a limit of detection of 1 μM, while the novel flexible OECT-based biosensor exhibits an ultralow detection limit down to the concentration of 0.5 fM, which is lower than all previously reported electrochemical sensors for dopamine detection. The low detection limit can be attributed to the intrinsic amplification properties of OECTs. Furthermore, a significant response to dopamine inputs among interfering analogues hallmarks the selective detection capabilities of this sensor. The high sensitivity and selectivity, as well as the flexible properties of the OECT-based aptasensor, are promising features for their integration in neuronal probes for the in vitro or in vivo detection of neurochemical signals.

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Bioelektronik (IBI-3)

Research Program(s):

1. 523 - Controlling Configuration-Based Phenomena (POF3-523) (POF3-523)

Appears in the scientific report 2020

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