Abstract
A biosensor is a measuring system that contains a biological receptor unit that is highly selective for target analytes (DNA/RNA, proteins, or simple chemicals like glucose or hydrogen peroxide). Carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) are appealing possibilities for enhancing biosensor sensitivity while maintaining low detection limits due to their ability to immobilize a high number of bioreceptor units in a small space while also acting as a transducer. Furthermore, CNMs can be functionalized and conjugated with organic compounds or metallic nanoparticles; the generation of surface functional groups leads to the formation of nanomaterials with novel capabilities (electrical, physical, chemical, optical, and mechanical). CNMs have been frequently used in biosensor applications due to their fascinating features. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and carbon fibers (CFs) are used as scaffolds for biomolecule immobilization at their surfaces, as well as transducers for signal conversion involved in biological analyte recognition. This chapter provides an in-depth examination of the synthesis and functionalization of CNMs, as well as their potential applications in electrochemical devices (based primarily on the detection of current, potential, impedance, or other electrical property).
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Abbreviations
- ACF :
-
Activated Carbon Fibers
- AuNPS :
-
Gold Nanoparticles
- CB :
-
Carbon Black
- CDs :
-
Carbon Dots
- CFRPs :
-
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites
- CFs :
-
Carbon Fibers
- CND :
-
Carbon Nanodiamonds
- CNH :
-
Carbon Nanohorns
- CNM :
-
Carbon Nanomaterials
- CNT :
-
Carbon Nanotubes
- CPEs :
-
Carbon Paste Electrodes
- CuNPs :
-
Cooper Nanoparticles
- CVD :
-
Chemical Vapor Deposition
- DA :
-
Dopamine
- DNA :
-
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
- DWCNTs :
-
Double-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
- ECoG :
-
Electrocorticography
- EIS :
-
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
- FSCV :
-
Fast-Scan Cyclic Voltammetry
- GCE :
-
Glassy Carbon Electrode
- GNR :
-
Graphene Nanoribbons
- GPCF :
-
General-Purpose Carbon Fibers
- GQDs :
-
Graphene Quantum Dots
- HBC :
-
Hydroxypropyl-B-Cyclodextrin
- HM :
-
High Modulus
- HPCF :
-
High-Performance Carbon Fibers
- HT :
-
Standard Modulus
- IM :
-
Intermediate Modulus
- LM :
-
Low Modulus
- LOD :
-
Limit Of Detection
- LUMO :
-
Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital
- MIP :
-
Molecular Imprinted Polymer
- MWCNT :
-
Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
- NCNTAs :
-
Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotube Arrays
- PAN :
-
Polyacrylonitrile
- PB :
-
Prussian Blue Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3
- POC :
-
Point-of-care
- RNA :
-
Ribonucleic Acid
- RSD :
-
Relative Standard Deviation
- SWCNT :
-
Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
- UA :
-
Uric Acid
- UHM :
-
Ultra-High Modulus
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