BMBF Junior Research Group

Summary

Our group is involved in the use of nanostructures as sensors for studying biochemical and biological processes that form the basis of modern molecular diagnostics. Specifically, electrical detection schemes are being devised based on field-effect transistors comprised of carbon nanotubes or ZnO nanowires integrated in microfluidic cells.

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Team

Dr. Kannan Balasubramanian (Group Leader),

Dr. Vivek Pachauri

Tetiana Kurkina, Nassim Rafiefard

Divya Balakrishnan, Janina Krieg

Key Publications

3. T. Kurkina, A. Vlandas, A. Ahmad, K. Kern and K. Balasubramanian
Label-free detection of few copies of DNA with carbon nanotube impedance biosensors
Angew. Chem. Intl. Ed. (2011)
Article

2. A. Vlandas, T. Kurkina, A. Ahmad, K. Kern and K. Balasubramanian
Enzyme-free sugar sensing in microfluidic channels with an affinity based single-wall carbon nanotube sensor
Anal. Chem. (2010)
Article

1. V. Pachauri, A. Vlandas, K. Kern and K. Balasubramanian
Site-Specific Self-Assembled Liquid-Gated ZnO Nanowire Transistors for Sensing Applications
Small (2010)
Article

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