Aptamer Attached to An Electrode Coated with Carbon Nanotubes (IMAGE)

Wiley

Aptamer Attached to An Electrode Coated with Carbon Nanotubes

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This graphic shows an aptamer attached to an electrode coated with single-walled carbon nanotubes interacts selectively with bacteria. The resulting electrochemical response is highly accurate and reproducible and starts at ultra-low bacteria concentrations, providing a simple, selective method for pathogen detection.

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(C) Wiley-VCH 2009

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