• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.731-738
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• 2011

Cholesterol is the precursor of various steroid hormones, bile acid, and vitamin D with functions related to regulation of membrane permeability and fluidity. However, the presence of excess blood cholesterol may lead to arteriosclerosis and hypertension. Moreover, dietary cholesterol may affect blood cholesterol levels. Generally, cholesterol determination is performed by spectrophotometric or chromatographic methods, but these methods are very time consuming and costly, and require complicated pretreatment. Thus, the development of a rapid and simple analysis method for measuring cholesterol concentration in food is needed. Multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) was functionalized to MWCNT-$NH_2$ via MWCNT-COOH to have high sensitivity to $H_2O_2$. The fabricated MWCNT-$NH_2$ was attached to a glassy carbon electrode (GCE), after which Prussian blue (PB) was coated onto MWCNT-$NH_2$/GCE. MWCNT-$NH_2$/PB/GCE was used as a working electrode. An Ag/AgCl electrode and Pt wire were used as a reference electrode and counter electrode, respectively. The sensitivity of the modified working electrode was determined based on the amount of current according to the concentration of $H_2O_2$. The response increased with an increase of $H_2O_2$ concentration in the range of 0.5~500 ${\mu}M$ ($r^2$=0.96) with a detection limit of 0.1 ${\mu}M$. Cholesterol oxidase was immobilized to aminopropyl glass beads, CNBr-activated sepharose, Na-alginate, and toyopearl beads. The immobilized enzyme reactors with aminopropyl glass beads and CNBr-activated sepharose showed linearity in the range of 1~100 ${\mu}M$ cholesterol. Na-alginate and toyopearl beads showed linearity in the range of 5~50 and 1~50 ${\mu}M$ cholesterol, respectively. The detection limit of all immobilized enzyme reactors was 1 ${\mu}M$. These enzyme reactors showed high sensitivity; especially, the enzyme reactors with CNBr-activated sepharose and Na-alginate indicated high coupling efficiency and sensitivity. Therefore, both of the enzyme reactors are more suitable for a cholesterol biosensor system.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.461-466
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• 2021

In this article, a portable and cost-effective voltammetric biosensor with nanoparticles was developed for the measurements of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 protein (hnRNP A1) biomarker which can potentially be used for lung cancer diagnosis. Gold nanoparticles were first electrodeposited onto screen printed carbon electrode (SPCE) followed by immobilizing a single stranded DNA aptamer specific to hnRNP A1 onto the electrode surface. Ethanolamine was also used when immobilizing DNA aptamer on the surface to prevent signals from non-specific adsorption events. Sequential injection of hnRNP A1 biomarker and anti-hnRNP A1 conjugated with alkaline phosphatase (ALP) onto the aptamer chip surface allows to form the sandwich complex of DNA aptamer/hnRNP A1/ALP-anti-hnRNP A1 on the electrode surface which further reacted with 4-aminophenyl phosphate (APP). The electrocatalytic reaction of the enzyme, ALP, and the substrate, APP, resulting in the oxidative current response changes at -0.05 and -0.17 V (vs. Ag/AgCl) against the hnRNP A1 concentration was measured using cyclic and differential pulse voltammetry, respectively. The Au nanoparticles-integrated voltammetric biosensor was applied to analyze human normal serum solutions possibly suggesting potential applicability for lung cancer diagnosis.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.08a
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• pp.98-98
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• 2010

대기압 상에서의 방전은 기존의 진공 장비를 요구하던 플라즈마 장비들에 비해 경제적이고 간편해서 물질의 표면 처리 및 바이오 응용 플라즈마 등에서 널리 사용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 평판형 방전으로 발생되는 플라즈마의 물리적 성질을 확인하기 위해 1차원 Particle-In-Cell (PIC) 시뮬레이션을 이용하였다. PIC 시뮬레이션은 계산시간이 많이 걸리는 단점이 있으나 가정이 거의 없기 때문에 정확한 계산값을 얻을 수 있는 장점이 있다. 주파수를 13.56 MHz에서 100 MHz 까지 변화 시켰고, 입력신호는 정현파와 직류 펄스로 하였다. 정현파에 비해서 펄스형 신호를 인가했을 때 전자, 이온 밀도가 시간에 따라서 급격히 변하는 것이 관찰되었다. 또한 전극 앞에 유전체가 있을 경우, 입력 신호의 변화보다 플라즈마 밀도의 변화가 다소 지연되었다. 이 외에도 여기종 분포, 전자 온도 등의 시공간적 특성을 관찰하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.417.1-417.1
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 갭 사이즈가 조절된 나노갭 소자[1]에 유기영동법을 이용하여 수용액 환경 내에 있는 금속 나노입자(금 나노입자)를 검출하였다. 수백 나노미터 사이즈로 제작된 나노갭 전극에 도금법으로 금을 성장시켜 갭 사이즈를 조절하고, 이로부터 전기장의 기울기를 극대화 할 수 있는 나노갭 소자를 제작함으로써 저농도 금 나노입자 검출의 효율성을 높였다. 제작된 나노갭 소자에 교류 신호를 이용한 유기영동법을 도입하여 수용액 환경 내 입자의 움직임을 제어하였다. 본 연구의 목표인 저농도 금 나노입자의 검출을 위해서는 100 kHz의 주파수를 이용하는 것이 가장 적절함을 실험을 통해 확인하였으며, 갭 사이즈가 조절된 나노갭 소자를 이용하여 전기장의 기울기를 극대화하고 입자의 움직임을 제어함으로써 50 aM의 저농도 금 나노입자를 검출할 수 있었다. 나노갭 소자를 이용한 금속 나노입자 검출에 관연 연구는 환경오염물질 검지용 입자센서 및 바이오센서 분야에 응용이 가능할 것으로 예상된다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2002.07c
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• pp.1552-1554
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• 2002

본 논문에서는 실리콘을 기초로 한 포토다이오드를 제작하여 현재 바이오센서에서 이용되고 있는 luminol 화학 발광을 전기적으로 검출하였다. 우선, 실리콘 웨이퍼에 이온주입을 통해 p-n 접합을 형성하고 Al 전극을 형성시켜 포토다이오드를 제작하였다. PDMS을 passivation 막으로 사용하여 horseradish peroxidase(HRP) 농도 변화에 따른 발광의 최적조건과 luminol, HRP가 섞인 용액에 서로 다른 양의 과산화수소를 넣어 발광이 최대로 발생하는 혼합비를 측정하였다. 최종적으로 2mM luminol, 25U HRP 조건 하에서 과산화수소 농도에 따른 화학 발광을 측정하였으며, $10{\mu}M$부터 $500{\mu}M$ 범위의 과산화수소 농도 변화에 따른 포토다이오드의 감도는 단위 면적당 23.429pA/ ${\mu}M$이다.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• v.30 no.4 s.111
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• pp.249-253
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• 2005

This study was carried out to develop enzyme biosensor for lactic acid bacteria. Lactic acids produced by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) was measured and good correlation $R^2=0.98$ between LAB count and lactic acids concentration was found. Hydrogen ion produced by L-lactate dehydrogenase (L-LDH) was measured by a potentiometer. Glutamic-pyruvic transminase (GPT) was used for eliminating inhibitor in the reaction. Polyacrylamide gel was used for immobilizing matrix of the sensor. The biosensor was tested and showed good feasibility with $R^2=0.99$ on validation.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.02a
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• pp.461-461
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• 2012

미생물 처리에 적용하기 위한 저주파 Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) Plasma Device를 고안하였다. 현재 생의학적으로 광범위하게 사용되는 Plasma Jet Device는 가스를 주입해 주어야 한다. 그러나 Plasma Jet Device의 노즐로부터 배출되는 가스는 Media의 흔들림과 증발 유발시키며 미생물에게 영향을 미친다. 가스 배출에 의한 영향을 없애기 위해 가스 주입이 없는 Plasma 발생 장치를 제작 하고, 미생물에 적용하여 그 효과를 관찰하였다. 본 실험에 사용된 Plasma 발생 장치는 대기 중에서 방전된다. 가스의 주입 없이 낮은 방전 전압과 균일한 플라즈마의 발생을 위해 Plasma 발생 장치의 접지 전극으로 Mesh를 사용 하였다. 본 Plasma 발생 장치로 발생된 Plasma를 곰팡이(Fusariumgraminearum)에 조사한 결과, 조사 시간이 길어짐에 따라 배양된 곰팡이의 Colony 수가 Plasma를 조사하지 않은 경우에 비해 줄어드는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 각각의 곰팡이 Colony의 크기도 줄어들었다.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.357-363
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• 2013

An ultraviolet pulsed laser ablation of polyimide film coated with platinum has been used to enhance the sensitivity for the application as an electrochemical biosensor. Densely packed cones are formed on polyimide surface after UV irradiation which results in increase of surface area. In order to apply the sensitivity improvement of laser ablated polyimide film electrodes, the glucose oxidase modified biosensor was fabricated by using an encapsulation in the gel matrix through sol-gel transition of tetraethoxysliane on the surface of laser ablated polyimide film. The optimum conditions for glucose determination have been characterized with respect to the applied potential and pH. The linear range and detection limit of glucose detection were from 2.0 mM to 18.0 mM and 0.18 mM, respectively. The sensitivity of glucose biosensors fabricated with laser ablated polyimide film is about three times higher than that of plain polyimide film due to increase in surface area by laser ablation.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2004.07b
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• pp.845-848
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• 2004

High throughput analysis using a DNA chip microarray is powerful tool in the post genome era. Less labor-intensive and lower cost-performance is required. Thus, this paper aims to develop the multi-channel type label-free DNA chip and detect SNP (Single nucleotide polymorphisms). At first, we fabricated a high integrated type DNA chip array by lithography technology. Various probe DNAs were immobilized on the microelectrode array. We succeeded to discriminate of DNA hybridization between target DNA and mismatched DNA on microarray after immobilization of a various probe DNA and hybridization of label-free target DNA on the electrodes simultaneously. This method is based on redox of an electrochemical ligand.

• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.29-38
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• 2016

Screen printed carbon electrodes (SPCEs) with immobilized osmium-based hydrogel redox polymer, uricase and PEGDGE can be used to apply uric acid electrochemical detecting. The osmium redox complexes were synthesized by the coordinating pyridine group having different functional group at 4-position with osmium compounds. The synthesized poly-osmium hydrogel complexes are described as PAA-PVI-$[Os(dCl-bpy)_2Cl]^{+/2+}$, PAA-PVI-$[Os(dme-bpy)_2Cl]^{+/2+}$, PAA-PVI-$[Os(dmo-bpy)_2Cl]^{+/2+}$. The different concentrations of uric acid were measured by cyclic voltammetry technique using enzyme-immobilized SPCEs. The prepared SPCEs using PAA-PVI-$[Os(dme-bpy)_2Cl]^{+/2+}$ showed no interference from common physiologic interferents such as ascorbic acid (AA) or glucose. The resulting electrical currents at 0.33 V vs. Ag/AgCl displayed a good linear response with uric acid concentrations from 1.0 to 5.0 mM. Therefore, this approach allowed the development of a simple, point of care in the medical field, disposable electrochemical uric acid biosensor.