Biosensors based on ion-selective field effect transistors: theory, technology, practice

Dzyadevych, S. V.

doi:10.7124/bc.000686

Biopolym. Cell. 2004; 20(1-2):7-16.

http://dx.doi.org/10.7124/bc.000686

Biosensors based on ion-selective field effect transistors: theory, technology, practice

1Dzyadevych S. V.

Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, NAS of Ukraine
150, Akademika Zabolotnoho Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03680

Abstract

Summary The key theoretic principles of the work of ion-selective field effect transistor connected with their application in bioanalytical practice, some specifics of modern microtechlogies for their creation and measurement schemes with set-ups are discussed. The achievements in the creation of enzyme biosensors based on ion-selective field effect transistor and perspectives of their application are described in detail.

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