Essential semiconductor films in micro-/nano-biosensors: current scenarios

Background: Engineering nanoscale matter in a controlled functional system has expanded the area of science in the state-of-art of nanotechnology. The urgency in introducing real-time health monitoring sensors and rapid diagnostic tools in medical health is indeed high and crucial to date. The effor...

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Main Authors: Gopinath, S. C. B., Ramanathan, S., Yasin, M. Y. M., Shapiai, M. I., Ismail, Z. H., Subramaniam, S.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtice.2021.07.036
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spelling my.utm.951372022-04-29T22:02:27Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95137/ Essential semiconductor films in micro-/nano-biosensors: current scenarios Gopinath, S. C. B. Ramanathan, S. Yasin, M. Y. M. Shapiai, M. I. Ismail, Z. H. Subramaniam, S. T Technology (General) Background: Engineering nanoscale matter in a controlled functional system has expanded the area of science in the state-of-art of nanotechnology. The urgency in introducing real-time health monitoring sensors and rapid diagnostic tools in medical health is indeed high and crucial to date. The efforts are accompanied by nanotechnology to improve the sensors performances. In this line, semiconductor materials (Silicon/Silica) have been in well-focus to develop micro-/nano-sensors. Methods: Further, additional layering such as metal oxide and graphene material have elevated the current scenario in biosensor developments. Among these, two-dimensional graphene nanomaterial owns its remarkable mechanical, electronic, electrochemical, and optical properties, has excited the medical field to develop graphene-based biosensors for human health diagnosis and monitoring. The oxygen rich graphene materials enhance the bio-functionalization of recognition bio-elements for excellent graphene-based biosensor development. Significance: This review encloses the excellence of semiconductor materials in conjunction with biosensors for monitoring health and diagnosis. The advances and challenges encountered with developing semiconductors for nanobiosensors from laboratory set-up to the novel hand-held device for rapid and accurate human health care are outlined. Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers 2021 Article PeerReviewed Gopinath, S. C. B. and Ramanathan, S. and Yasin, M. Y. M. and Shapiai, M. I. and Ismail, Z. H. and Subramaniam, S. (2021) Essential semiconductor films in micro-/nano-biosensors: current scenarios. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 127 . ISSN 1876-1070 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtice.2021.07.036 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2021.07.036
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Gopinath, S. C. B.
Ramanathan, S.
Yasin, M. Y. M.
Shapiai, M. I.
Ismail, Z. H.
Subramaniam, S.
Essential semiconductor films in micro-/nano-biosensors: current scenarios
description Background: Engineering nanoscale matter in a controlled functional system has expanded the area of science in the state-of-art of nanotechnology. The urgency in introducing real-time health monitoring sensors and rapid diagnostic tools in medical health is indeed high and crucial to date. The efforts are accompanied by nanotechnology to improve the sensors performances. In this line, semiconductor materials (Silicon/Silica) have been in well-focus to develop micro-/nano-sensors. Methods: Further, additional layering such as metal oxide and graphene material have elevated the current scenario in biosensor developments. Among these, two-dimensional graphene nanomaterial owns its remarkable mechanical, electronic, electrochemical, and optical properties, has excited the medical field to develop graphene-based biosensors for human health diagnosis and monitoring. The oxygen rich graphene materials enhance the bio-functionalization of recognition bio-elements for excellent graphene-based biosensor development. Significance: This review encloses the excellence of semiconductor materials in conjunction with biosensors for monitoring health and diagnosis. The advances and challenges encountered with developing semiconductors for nanobiosensors from laboratory set-up to the novel hand-held device for rapid and accurate human health care are outlined.
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author Gopinath, S. C. B.
Ramanathan, S.
Yasin, M. Y. M.
Shapiai, M. I.
Ismail, Z. H.
Subramaniam, S.
author_facet Gopinath, S. C. B.
Ramanathan, S.
Yasin, M. Y. M.
Shapiai, M. I.
Ismail, Z. H.
Subramaniam, S.
author_sort Gopinath, S. C. B.
title Essential semiconductor films in micro-/nano-biosensors: current scenarios
title_short Essential semiconductor films in micro-/nano-biosensors: current scenarios
title_full Essential semiconductor films in micro-/nano-biosensors: current scenarios
title_fullStr Essential semiconductor films in micro-/nano-biosensors: current scenarios
title_full_unstemmed Essential semiconductor films in micro-/nano-biosensors: current scenarios
title_sort essential semiconductor films in micro-/nano-biosensors: current scenarios
publisher Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
publishDate 2021
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95137/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtice.2021.07.036
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