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Clinical Chemistry 50: 1886-1893, 2004. First published August 19, 2004; 10.1373/clinchem.2004.036285
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(Clinical Chemistry. 2004;50:1886-1893.)
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Miniaturized Multiplex Label-Free Electronic Chip for Rapid Nucleic Acid Analysis Based on Carbon Nanotube Nanoelectrode Arrays

Jessica E. Koehne, Hua Chen, Alan M. Cassell, Qi Ye, Jie Han, Meyya Meyyappan and Jun Lia

1 Center for Nanotechnology, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035.

aAuthor for correspondence. Fax 650-604-5244; e-mail jli{at}mail.arc.nasa.gov.


Abstract

Background: Reducing cost and time is the major concern in clinical diagnostics, particularly in molecular diagnostics. Miniaturization technologies have been recognized as promising solutions to provide low-cost microchips for diagnostics. With the recent advancement in nanotechnologies, it is possible to further improve detection sensitivity and simplify sample preparation by incorporating nanoscale elements in diagnostics devices. A fusion of micro- and nanotechnologies with biology has great potential for the development of low-cost disposable chips for rapid molecular analysis that can be carried out with simple handheld devices.

Approach: Vertically aligned multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) are fabricated on predeposited microelectrode pads and encapsulated in SiO2 dielectrics with only the very end exposed at the surface to form an inlaid nanoelectrode array (NEA). The NEA is used to collect the electrochemical signal associated with the target molecules binding to the probe molecules, which are covalently attached to the end of the MWNTs.

Content: A 3 x 3 microelectrode array is presented to demonstrate the miniaturization and multiplexing capability. A randomly distributed MWNT NEA is fabricated on each microelectrode pad. Selective functionalization of the MWNT end with a specific oligonucleotide probe and passivation of the SiO2 surface with ethylene glycol moieties are discussed. Ru(bpy)2+-mediator-amplified guanine oxidation is used to directly measure the electrochemical signal associated with target molecules.

Summary: The discussed MWNT NEAs have ultrahigh sensitivity in direct electrochemical detection of guanine bases in the nucleic acid target. Fewer than ~1000 target nucleic acid molecules can be measured with a single microelectrode pad of ~20 x 20 µm2, which approaches the detection limit of laser scanners in fluorescence-based DNA microarray techniques. MWNT NEAs can be easily integrated with microelectronic circuitry and microfluidics for development of a fully automated system for rapid molecular analysis with minimum cost.






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