Integrated biosensor platform based on graphene transistor arrays for real-time high-accuracy ion sensing

Nat Commun. 2022 Aug 27;13(1):5064. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-32749-4.

Abstract

Two-dimensional materials such as graphene have shown great promise as biosensors, but suffer from large device-to-device variation due to non-uniform material synthesis and device fabrication technologies. Here, we develop a robust bioelectronic sensing platform composed of more than 200 integrated sensing units, custom-built high-speed readout electronics, and machine learning inference that overcomes these challenges to achieve rapid, portable, and reliable measurements. The platform demonstrates reconfigurable multi-ion electrolyte sensing capability and provides highly sensitive, reversible, and real-time response for potassium, sodium, and calcium ions in complex solutions despite variations in device performance. A calibration method leveraging the sensor redundancy and device-to-device variation is also proposed, while a machine learning model trained with multi-dimensional information collected through the multiplexed sensor array is used to enhance the sensing system's functionality and accuracy in ion classification.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques*
  • Electrolytes
  • Electronics
  • Graphite*
  • Ions

Substances

  • Electrolytes
  • Ions
  • Graphite

Associated data

  • figshare/10.6084/m9.figshare.20399175