All-organic microelectromechanical systems integrating specific molecular recognition--a new generation of chemical sensors.

Ayela, Cédric; Dubourg, Georges; Pellet, Claude; Haupt, Karsten · Adv Mater · 2014

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Cantilever-type all-organic microelectromechanical systems based on molecularly imprinted polymers for specific analyte recognition are used as chemical sensors. They are produced by a simple spray-coating-shadow-masking process. Analyte binding to the cantilever generates a measurable change in its resonance frequency. This allows label-free detection by direct mass sensing of low-molecular-weight analytes at nanomolar concentrations.

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