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  • Title: Label free novel electrical detection using micromachined PZT monolithic thin film cantilever for the detection of C-reactive protein.
    Author: Lee JH, Yoon KH, Hwang KS, Park J, Ahn S, Kim TS.
    Journal: Biosens Bioelectron; 2004 Sep 15; 20(2):269-75. PubMed ID: 15308231.
    Abstract:
    In this paper, we report the novel electrical measurement for the label-free detection of C-reactive protein (CRP) using resonant frequency shift in the monolithic thin film cantilever of micromachined Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 (PZT) which was fabricated with the composition of SiO2/Ta/Pt/PZT/Pt/SiO2 on silicon nitride (SiNx) supporting layer for the dual purpose of electrical self-excitation and sensing. The specific binding characteristics of CRP antigen to its antibody, which is immobilized with Calixcrown SAMs on Au surface deposited on microcantilever, is determined in high sensitivity to the nanogram level per milliliter by measuring the resonant frequency shift. The nanomechanical PZT cantilever turns out a robust platform for the highly specific antigen-antibody interaction and provides with the novel tool for qualification and quantification of biomolecules without any sample labeling and bulky optical apparatus.
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