We found a match
Your institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.
- Title
Ligand-Modified Boron-Doped Diamond Surface: DFT Insights into the Electronic Properties of Biofunctionalization.
- Authors
Dec, Bartłomiej; Sobaszek, Michał; Jaramillo-Botero, Andrés; Goddard III, William Andrew; Bogdanowicz, Robert
- Abstract
With the increasing power of computation systems, theoretical calculations provide a means for quick determination of material properties, laying out a research plan, and lowering material development costs. One of the most common is Density Functional Theory (DFT), which allows us to simulate the structure of chemical molecules or crystals and their interaction. In developing a new generation of biosensors, understanding the nature of functional linkers, antibodies, and ligands become essential. In this study, we used DFT to model a bulk boron-doped diamond slab, modified by a functional linker and a surrogate proteins ligand. DTF calculations enable the prediction of electronic transport properties in an electrochemical sensor setup, composed of a boron-doped diamond electrode functionalized by 4-amino benzoic acids and a target surrogated protein-ligand for influenza. Electron conduction pathways and other signatures associated with the detection and measurement of the target analyte are revealed.
- Subjects
DIAMOND surfaces; CHEMICAL structure; CONDUCTION electrons; DENSITY functional theory; ELECTROCHEMICAL sensors
- Publication
Materials (1996-1944), 2019, Vol 12, Issue 18, p2910
- ISSN
1996-1944
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ma12182910