Flexible organic field-effect transistors-based biosensors: progress and perspectives

Anal Bioanal Chem. 2023 Apr;415(9):1607-1625. doi: 10.1007/s00216-023-04553-6. Epub 2023 Jan 31.

Abstract

Organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) have been proposed beyond three decades while becoming a research hotspot again in recent years because of the fast development of flexible electronics. Many novel flexible OFETs-based devices have been reported in these years. Among these devices, flexible OFETs-based sensors made great strides because of the extraordinary sensing capability of FET. Most of these flexible OFETs-based sensors were designed for biological applications due to the advantages of flexibility, reduced complexity, and lightweight. This paper reviews the materials, fabrications, and applications of flexible OFETs-based biosensors. Besides, the challenges and opportunities of the flexible OFETs-based biosensors are also discussed.

Keywords: Biological applications; Flexible sensors; Organic field-effect transistors; Printing methods.

Publication types

  • Review