Capacitive Field-Effect Biosensor Studying Adsorption of Particles.

Plant virus-like particles, and in particular, (TMV) particles, are increasingly being used in nano- and biotechnology as well as for biochemical sensing purposes as nanoscaffolds for the high-density immobilization of receptor molecules. The sensitive parameters of TMV-assisted biosensors depend, among others, on the density of adsorbed TMV particles on the sensor surface, which is affected by both the adsorption conditions and surface properties of the sensor. In this work, TaO-gate field-effect capacitive sensors have been applied for the label-free electrical detection of TMV adsorption.