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- Title
Modelling Carbon Nanotubes-Based Mediatorless Biosensor.
- Authors
Baronas, Romas; Kulys, Juozas; Petrauskas, Karolis; Razumiene, Julija
- Abstract
This paper presents a mathematical model of carbon nanotubes-based mediatorless biosensor. The developed model is based on nonlinear non-stationary reaction-diffusion equations. The model involves four layers (compartments): a layer of enzyme solution entrapped on a terylene membrane, a layer of the single walled carbon nanotubes deposited on a perforated membrane, and an outer diffusion layer. The biosensor response and sensitivity are investigated by changing the model parameters with a special emphasis on the mediatorless transfer of the electrons in the layer of the enzyme-loaded carbon nanotubes. The numerical simulation at transient and steady state conditions was carried out using the finite difference technique. The mathematical model and the numerical solution were validated by experimental data. The obtained agreement between the simulation results and the experimental data was admissible at different concentrations of the substrate.
- Subjects
CARBON nanotubes; BIOSENSORS; NONLINEAR systems; REACTION-diffusion equations; MATHEMATICAL models; COMPUTER simulation; SENSITIVITY analysis
- Publication
Sensors (14248220), 2012, Vol 12, Issue 7, p9146
- ISSN
1424-8220
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.3390/s120709146