Abstract
For understanding of the diffusion kinetics and their optimization in swift heavy ion track-based biosensors, recently a diffusion simulation was performed. This simulation aimed at yielding the degree of enrichment of the enzymatic reaction products in the highly confined space of the etched ion tracks. A bunch of curves was obtained for the description of such sensors that depend only on the ratio of the diffusion coefficient of the products to that of the analyte within the tracks. As hitherto none of these two diffusion coefficients is accurately known, the present work was undertaken. The results of this paper allow one to quantify the previous simulation and hence yield realistic predictions of glucose-based biosensors. At this occasion, also the influence of the etched track radius on the diffusion coefficients was measured and compared with earlier prediction.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 21-26 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms |
Volume | 398 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 May 2017 |
Keywords
- Biosensor
- Diffusion
- Enzyme
- Etched ion tracks
- Polymer
- Track radius
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Instrumentation