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MODELING OF MICRO-ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS BASED CANTILEVER BEAM AS BIOSENSOR FOR C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
Swarrup J.S,
Published in World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt
2011
Volume: 10
   
Issue: 04n05
Pages: 797 - 801
Abstract
Micro fabricated cantilever beam smart immunosensor was modeled using "Intellisuite" software to detect nanogram level antigen. The FEM simulations were carried out with immunoglobulin antibody, IgG for the detection of C -reactive protein. The effect of geometry of the cantilever beam with different number of holes and thickness of Si piezo resistive-patch on the sensor performance and signal transduction was studied. The effect of nature of Si and CNT piezo resistive-patch on the sensor performance was also investigated. Considering the response of stress and sensitivity, CNT piezo resistive patch is more suitable for the development of smart sensor. A cantilever beam immunosensor 100 μm long, 50 μm wide and 2.4 μm thick with one hole 3 μm long and 6 μm wide in the beam and CNT piezo-patch 100 nm thick is a more promising system for the fabrication for the detection of C -reactive protein. The modeled sensor can detect CRP even at a low concentration of 11.0 ng/ml.
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JournalInternational Journal of Nanoscience
PublisherWorld Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt
ISSN0219-581X
Open Access0