PubMed ID: 19064115
Author(s): Tiwari A, Gong S. Electrochemical detection of a breast cancer susceptible gene using cDNA immobilized chitosan-co-polyaniline electrode. Talanta. 2009 Jan 15;77(3):1217-22. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2008.08.029. Epub 2008 Sep 7. PMID 19064115
Journal: Talanta, Volume 77, Issue 3, Jan 2009
An electrochemical breast cancer biosensor based on a chitosan-co-polyaniline (CHIT-co-PANI) copolymer coated onto indium-tin-oxide (ITO) was fabricated by immobilizing the complementary DNA (cDNA) probe (42 bases long) associated with the breast cancer susceptible gene BRCA1. Both the CHIT-co-PANI/ITO and the cDNA/CHIT-co-PANI/ITO electrodes were characterized with Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM), cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). For the cDNA/CHIT-co-PANI/ITO electrode, the amperometric current decreased linearly with an increasing logarithm of molar concentration of the single-stranded target DNA (ssDNA) within the range of 0.05-25fmol. The bioelectrode exhibited a sensitivity of 2.104 microA/fmol with a response time of 16s. The cDNA/CHIT-co-PANI/ITO electrode had a shelf life of about six months, even when stored at room temperature.