@article{WuBronderPoghossianetal.2015,
  author    = {Wu, Chunsheng and Bronder, Thomas and Poghossian, Arshak and Werner, Frederik and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef},
  title     = {Label-free detection of DNA using light-addressable potentiometric sensor modified with a positively charged polyelectrolyte layer},
  series = {Nanoscale},
  volume    = {14},
  journal   = {Nanoscale},
  number    = {7},
  publisher = {Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)},
  address   = {Cambridge},
  doi       = {10.1039/C4NR07225A},
  pages     = {6143 -- 6150},
  year      = {2015},
  abstract  = {A multi-spot (16 spots) light-addressable potentiometric sensor (MLAPS) consisting of an Al-p-Si-SiO2 structure modified with a weak polyelectrolyte layer of PAH (poly(allylamine hydrochloride)) was applied for the label-free electrical detection of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) immobilization and hybridization by the intrinsic molecular charge for the first time. To achieve a preferentially flat orientation of DNA strands and thus, to reduce the distance between the DNA charge and MLAPS surface, the negatively charged probe single-stranded DNAs (ssDNA) were electrostatically adsorbed onto the positively charged PAH layer using a simple layer-by-layer (LbL) technique. In this way, more DNA charge can be positioned within the Debye length, yielding a higher sensor signal. The surface potential changes in each spot induced due to the surface modification steps (PAH adsorption, probe ssDNA immobilization, hybridization with complementary target DNA (cDNA), non-specific adsorption of mismatched ssDNA) were determined from the shifts of photocurrent-voltage curves along the voltage axis. A high sensor signal of 83 mV was registered after immobilization of probe ssDNA onto the PAH layer. The hybridization signal increases from 5 mV to 32 mV with increasing the concentration of cDNA from 0.1 nM to 5 μM. In contrast, a small signal of 5 mV was recorded in the case of non-specific adsorption of fully mismatched ssDNA (5 μM). The obtained results demonstrate the potential of the MLAPS in combination with the simple and rapid LbL immobilization technique as a promising platform for the future development of multi-spot light-addressable label-free DNA chips with direct electrical readout.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{HuckPoghossianBaeckeretal.2015,
  author    = {Huck, Christina and Poghossian, Arshak and B{\"a}cker, Matthias and Reisert, Steffen and Kramer, Friederike and Begoyan, Vardges K. and Buniatyan, Vahe V. and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef},
  title     = {Multi-parameter sensing using high-k oxide of barium strontium titanate},
  series = {Physica status solidi (a)},
  volume    = {212},
  journal   = {Physica status solidi (a)},
  number    = {6},
  publisher = {Wiley},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {1862-6319},
  doi       = {10.1002/pssa.201431911},
  pages     = {1259},
  year      = {2015},
  abstract  = {High-k perovskite oxide of barium strontium titanate (BST) represents a very attractive multi-functional transducer material for the development of (bio-)chemical sensors. In this work, a Si-based sensor chip containing Pt interdigitated electrodes covered with a thin BST layer (485 nm) has been developed for multi-parameter chemical sensing. The chip has been applied for the contactless measurement of the electrolyte conductivity, the detection of adsorbed charged macromolecules (positively charged polyelectrolytes of polyethylenimine) and the concentration of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) vapor. The experimental results of functional testing of individual sensors are presented. The mechanism of the BST sensitivity to charged polyelectrolytes and H2O2 vapor has been proposed and discussed.},
  language  = {en}
}