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Review Article

Transistor-Based Biomolecule Sensors: Recent Technological Advancements and Future Prospects

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Pages 1044-1065 | Published online: 17 Nov 2021
 

Abstract

Transistor-based sensors have been widely recognized to be highly sensitive and reliable for point-of-care/bed-side diagnosis. In this line, a range of cutting-edge technologies has been generated to elevate the role of transistors for biomolecule detection. Detection of a wide range of clinical biomarkers has been reported using various configurations of transistors. The inordinate sensitivity of transistors to the field-effect imparts high sensitivity toward wide range of biomolecules. This overview has gleaned the present achievements with the technological advancements using high performance transistor-based sensors. This review encloses transistors incorporated with a variety of functional nanomaterials and organic elements for their excellence in selectivity and sensitivity. In addition, the technological advancements in fabrication of these microdevices or nanodevices and functionalization of the sensing elements have also been discussed. The technological gap in the realization of sensors in transistor platforms and the resulted scope for research has been discussed. Finally, foreseen technological advancements and future research perspectives are described.

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Funding

The authors (P. T, J. M and N. K. M) would like to acknowledge the financial support, Grant No. SRG/2019/001044, provided by Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB), India. Prof. Seeram acknowledges the support by both Lloyd’s Register Foundation, UK (Grant No: R265000553597), NUS Hybrid-Integrated Flexible (Stretchable) Electronic Systems (HiFES) Program Seed Fund (Grant No. R265000628133) and iGrants Project no A1783c0012 (Grant No.R265000606305).

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