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Nature Nanotechnology 2, 596 - 597 (2007)
Published online: 23 September 2007 | doi:10.1038/nnano.2007.313

Subject Categories: Nanometrology and instrumentation | Nanosensors and other devices | Surface patterning and imaging

Biosensing: Taking charge of biomolecules

Joseph M. Kinsella1 & Albena Ivanisevic1,2

  1. Joseph M. Kinsella and Albena Ivanisevic are in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA.
  2. Albena Ivanisevic is the Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA.

Correspondence to: Albena Ivanisevic1,2 e-mail: albena@purdue.edu


The combination of two scanning probe microscopy techniques has led to a label-free method of detecting charged molecules at the nanoscale and offers a general approach to biosensing with improved resolution, sensitivity and speed.

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