Carbon nanotubes for electrochemical biosensing

Talanta. 2007 Dec 15;74(3):291-307. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2007.10.013. Epub 2007 Oct 16.

Abstract

The aim of this review is to summarize the most relevant contributions in the development of electrochemical (bio)sensors based on carbon nanotubes in the last years. Since the first application of carbon nanotubes in the preparation of an electrochemical sensor, an increasing number of publications involving carbon nanotubes-based sensors have been reported, demonstrating that the particular structure of carbon nanotubes and their unique properties make them a very attractive material for the design of electrochemical biosensors. The advantages of carbon nanotubes to promote different electron transfer reactions, in special those related to biomolecules; the different strategies for constructing carbon nanotubes-based electrochemical sensors, their analytical performance and future prospects are discussed in this article.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation*
  • DNA / analysis
  • DNA / chemistry
  • Electrochemistry
  • Electrodes
  • Humans
  • Nanotubes, Carbon / chemistry*

Substances

  • Nanotubes, Carbon
  • DNA