Département de chimie moléculaire

The authors report that electropolymn. parameters (duration and voltage) modulate the properties and morphol. structures of photoactive polymers which influence both the efficiency of bioreceptor attachment to the polymer surface, and the resulting biosensor assay performance. The authors have compared two biosensor technologies, optical and electrochem., for the detection of anti-cholera toxin antibodies using the authors' singular conductive optic fibers, albeit at this stage in sep. expts. Both biosensor systems were more sensitive than conventional detection and pave the way for the possibility to one day make simultaneous optical and electrochem. sensing using the same biosensor. [on SciFinder(R)]