Development of graphene based sensors for biological anylates

该项目的目标是开发适用于医疗保健应用的新型电化学(和潜在的光学)传感器。将开发新的受体，通过共价连接或pi-pi/疏水相互作用连接到石墨烯上。所采用的方法本质上是模块化的，需要将石墨烯与叠氮化物或炔进行官能化处理。适当的情况下，受体将被点击到表面进行评估。传感器将作为固有传感器或通过指示器置换方法进行电化学和光学评估。该项目与巴斯大学保持一致，战略主题是先进材料和设备以及健康生活，因为该项目将产生基于复合材料的传感器，用于检测具有生物意义的分析物(如葡萄糖和糖尿病)。

The aim of the project is to develop novel electrochemical (and potentially optical) sensors suitable for healthcare applications.Novel receptors will be developed that will be attached to graphene either by covalent attachment or pi- pi/hydrophobic interactions. The approach taken will be modular in nature and require functionalisation of graphene with "clickable" units azide or alkyne. Appropriate, receptors will then be clicked onto the surface for evaluation. The sensors will be evaluated electrochemically and optically either as an inherent sensor or via an indicator displacement approach.The project aligns with the University of Bath, strategic themes in advanced materials and devices and Healthy Living, since the project will result in composite material-based sensors for the detection of analytes of biological significance (i.e. Glucose and diabetes).