BioFET-SIM web interface: implementation and two applications

PLoS One. 2012;7(10):e45379. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045379. Epub 2012 Oct 8.

Abstract

We present a web interface which allows us to conveniently set up calculations based on the BioFET-SIM model. With the interface, the signal of a BioFET sensor can be calculated depending on its parameters, as well as the signal dependence on pH. As an illustration, two case studies are presented. In the first case, a generic peptide with opposite charges on both ends is inverted in orientation on a semiconducting nanowire surface leading to a corresponding change in sign of the computed sensitivity of the device. In the second case, the binding of an antibody/antigen complex on the nanowire surface is studied in terms of orientation and analyte/nanowire surface distance. We demonstrate how the BioFET-SIM web interface can aid in the understanding of experimental data and postulate alternative ways of antibody/antigen orientation on the nanowire surface.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Antibodies / chemistry
  • Antibodies / metabolism
  • Antigen-Antibody Complex / chemistry
  • Antigen-Antibody Complex / metabolism
  • Antigens / chemistry
  • Antigens / metabolism
  • Biosensing Techniques / methods
  • Biosensing Techniques / standards*
  • Internet*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Nanowires / standards*
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Conformation
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Static Electricity
  • Surface Properties
  • User-Computer Interface*

Substances

  • Antibodies
  • Antigen-Antibody Complex
  • Antigens

Grants and funding

MRH acknowledges financial support from the Universitetsforskningens Investeringskapital Synthetic Biology program. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.