Polymer interfaces used in electrochemical DNA-based biosensors

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Nowadays DNA-based biosensors represent powerful tools for the study of DNA sequence, DNA chemical interactions and damage. Among them, biosensors with an electrochemical signal transducer play the most important role. The performance of a biosensor strongly depends on the method of a biorecognition element being attached to the electrode. This review refers to polymer materials being used to create a DNA-electrode interface. The main terminology is given in Introduction followed by a description of polymers and polymer-based nanocomposites and their electrochemical properties. A comprehensive table reports examples of the electrochemical detection of DNA immobilized on the polymer matrix. Finally, a short survey is given.

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M. L. Pedano, Juan Rivas (2003)

The adsorption and electrooxidation of nucleic acids on glassy carbon electrodes are evaluated by using chronopotentiometric stripping analysis. The influence of electrochemical pretreatments, supporting electrolyte, halides and monovalent cations levels as well as the role of the oligonucleotide length and composition, accumulation potential and time on the adsorption and further electrooxidation of oligo(dG)(11) and oligo(dG)(21) are discussed. The adsorption behavior of single and double stranded calf thymus DNA on untreated glassy carbon electrodes is also evaluated. Trace (microg/l) levels of the oligonucleotides and polynucleotides can be readily detected following short accumulation periods with detection limits of 25, 60, 126 and 219 microg/l for oligo(dG)(21), oligo(dG)(11), ss and ds calf thymus DNA, respectively. The confined DNA layers demonstrated to be stable in air, in 0.200 M acetate buffer pH 5.00 and in 0.020 M phosphate buffer pH 7.40+0.50 M NaCl.