Bacillus anthracis sensors

Kumar, N., Dorfman, A., and Hahm, J. (2006). Ultrasensitive DNA sequence detection of Bacillus anthracis using nanoscale ZnO sensor arrays. Nanotechnology 17 2875-2881. 

Campbell, G. A., Mutharasan, R. Detection of Bacillus anthracis spores and a model protein using PEMC sensors in a flow cell at... 

The development of compact, field-deployable sensors is highly desirable for prompt, on-site detection of active Bacillus anthracis bacteria, which would eliminate the need to send samples for diagnosis to a remote laboratory As a first step toward this goal, we describe the development of an OLED-based... 

In other instances, where analyte-sensitive dyes with a narrower Stokes shift are utilized, the contribution of the long-wavelength EL tail to the background can be large, reducing the detection sensitivity and deteriorating the LOD. An example for that behavior is that of a sensor for anthrax lethal factor (LF), which is one of the three proteins of the anthrax toxin secreted by the live Bacillus anthracis bacterium. The development of a compact, field-deployable, and low-cost sensor for prompt, on-site detection of... 

Figure 2. Resonant frequency shift of the second flexural mode ofPEMC sensor upon binding of Bacillus anthracis spores at various sample concentrations to antibody functionalized cantilever. The results showed that the binding rate strongly depends on concentration. The control was an antibody-immobilized cantilever immersed in PBS. Adapted from reference(24).

Wan JH, Shu HH, Huang SC, Fiebor B, Chen IH, Petrenko VA, Chin BA (2007) Phage-based magnetoelastic wireless biostaisors for detecting Bacillus anthracis spores. IEEE Sensors... 

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