Effect Of External Electrical Stimuli on DNA-Based Biopolymers
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2009
Publication Source
NANO: Brief Reports and Reviews
Abstract
Biopolymers, such as deoxyribonucleic acid-hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium chloride (DNA-CTMA) and bovine serum albumin-polyvinyl alcohol (BSA-PVA), were studied using a novel capacitive test structure. A variety of external electrical stimuli were applied, including a low frequency alternating current signal and a rf/microwave frequency signal combined with a DC bias. The dynamic responses of the DNA-based biopolymer to the external stimuli are presented in this paper. The electrical transport measurements support the space-charge-limited conduction and the low frequency capacitance–voltage (CV) measurements showed large depletion layer capacitance at the Au–biopolymer interface, at 20 Hz, and the capacitance approaching bulk values at 1 MHz. Electric force microscopy (EFM) was utilized for visualization of charge dynamics and to examine the effect of DC bias combined with an AC signal. Ionic charges in the DNA-CTMA system seem to be responsible for the dynamic response to the various external electrical stimuli.
Inclusive pages
69-76
ISBN/ISSN
1793-2920
Copyright
Copyright © 2009, World Scientific Publishing Co.
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Company
Volume
4
Peer Reviewed
yes
Issue
2
Keywords
DNA-based biopolymers; dielectric properties; electrical transport in biopolymers; electric force microscopy Read More: http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S179329200900154X
eCommons Citation
Subramanyam, Guru; Bartsch, Carrie M.; Grote, James G.; Naik, Rajesh R.; Brott, Lawrence L.; Stone, Morley; and Campbell, Angela, "Effect Of External Electrical Stimuli on DNA-Based Biopolymers" (2009). Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications. 41.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/ece_fac_pub/41
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