Peptide-assembled graphene oxide as fluorescent turn-on sensor for ultrasensitive Lipopolysaccharide (Endotoxin) detection

• Main Authors: Koon Lim, Seng, Chen, Peng, Moochhala, Shabbir, Liedberg, Bo
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Medicine::Biosensors
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106657; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25013
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Introduction Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), or endotoxin, a major component in the outer cell membrane of Gram-negative bacteria is a very powerful and toxic inflammatory stimulator, resulting in sepsis or septic shock, a significant medical problem affecting about 700000 patients and causing 250000 cas...