Effect of Nanoporous Gold Thin Film Morphology on Electrochemical DNA Sensing

By Dagg
Published in Analytical Chemistry NULL 2015

Abstract

Advances in materials science and chemistry have led to the development of a wide range of nanostructured materials for building novel electrochemical biosensors. A systematic understanding of the challenges related to electrode morphology involved in designing such sensors is essential for developing effective biosensing tools. In this study, we use nanoporous gold (np-Au) thin film electrode coatings with submicrometer thicknesses, as a model system to investigate the influence of nanostructuring on DNA-methylene blue (MB) interactions and their application to DNA biosensors. The interaction of single- and double-stranded DNA immobilized onto morphologically different np-Au films with MB was electrochemically interrogated via square wave voltammetry (SWV). The electrochemical signal from these electrodes in response to MB decayed progressively with each SWV scan. The decay rate was governed by accessibility of the electrochemically active np-Au surface by the analyte. The optim

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