Scaling analysis of a universal electrode for molecular biosensors

Mandy L.Y. Sin, Victor U. Constantino, Vincent Gau, David A. Haake, Pak Kin Wong

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Abstract

Nanoscale and molecular manipulation techniques, such as concentration, are crucial for the success of an automated point-of-care diagnostic system. Here, we report the development of an electrokinetic concentrator for integrated bioanalytical systems. By combining different electrokinetic forces, the concentrator is capable of concentrating nanoscale particles in less than 1 min and increasing the concentration by 2 orders of magnitude. The concentrator used a universal electrode design developed for a versatile electrochemical sensor platform. We performed a scaling analysis to generalize and optimize the design of the universal electrode. The data collapse analysis showed that the concentration process follows a universal kinetics, and the time scaling factor (7) scales with the effective electric field (E) as T ∼ e 0.48±.05 while the intensity scaling factor (I) increases with the effective electric field (E) as I ∼E0.93±0.1.2.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication3rd IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, NEMS 2008
Pages1151-1155
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Event3rd IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, NEMS 2008 - Sanya, China
Duration: Jan 6 2008Jan 9 2008

Publication series

Name3rd IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, NEMS

Other

Other3rd IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, NEMS 2008
Country/TerritoryChina
CitySanya
Period1/6/081/9/08

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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