Biosensors Flashcards
Father of Biosensors
Prof. Leland C Clark Jnr (1918-2005)
What did Proff. Clark do?
Father of Clark electrode
Components of biosensors
- Sensitive biological element
- Transducer / detector element
- Biosensor reader device
Field Effect Transistor
Uses an electric field to control the shape and hence the conductivity of a channel of one type of charge carrier in a semi conductor material
_ and _ are some other important electrodes (potentiometric biosensors)
Ammonia-selective, CO2 selective
Type of potentiometric biosensor
Ion-selective field effect transistors (ISFET)
Low price
Can be used in miniaturization of potentiometric biosensor
Types of Electrochemical biosensors
- Amperometric
- Potentiometric
Name of scientists which used amperometric biosensors
Wang and Kawde (2001)!
What did Wang and Kawde do
Used chrono-potentiometric transduction biosensors to determine that mutations of BRC1 and BRC2 are associated with hereditary breast cancer
BRC
Breast Cancer
CA
Cancer Antigen
CEA
Carcinoembryonic antigen
ING
Inhibitors of Growth
HER/NEU
Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
ER/PR
Estrogen/Progesterone Receptors
EGF
Epidermal Growth Factor
SCC
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
NSE
Neuron Specific Enolase
NY-ESO
Tumour antigen of the cancer/testis family
HCG
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin