Dpto Tecnología Electrónica, Universidad de Vigo, Campus Lagoas Marcosende, Vigo 36310, Spain.
Sensors (Basel). 2011;11(8):7656-64. doi: 10.3390/s110807656. Epub 2011 Aug 3.
This work deals with the design of a high sensitivity DNA sequence detector using a 50 MHz quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) electronic oscillator circuit. The oscillator circuitry is based on Miller topology, which is able to work in damping media. Calibration and experimental study of frequency noise are carried out, finding that the designed sensor has a resolution of 7.1 ng/cm(2) in dynamic conditions (with circulation of liquid). Then the oscillator is proved as DNA biosensor. Results show that the system is able to detect the presence of complementary target DNAs in a solution with high selectivity and sensitivity. DNA target concentrations higher of 50 ng/mL can be detected.
这项工作涉及使用 50MHz 石英晶体微天平(QCM)电子振荡器电路设计高灵敏度 DNA 序列探测器。振荡器电路基于米勒拓扑结构,能够在阻尼介质中工作。对频率噪声进行校准和实验研究,发现设计的传感器在动态条件下(液体循环时)具有 7.1ng/cm²的分辨率。然后,振荡器被证明是 DNA 生物传感器。结果表明,该系统能够以高选择性和灵敏度检测溶液中互补靶 DNA 的存在。可以检测到浓度高于 50ng/ml 的 DNA 靶标。