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Effect Of External Electrical Stimuli on DNA-Based Biopolymers
NANO: Brief Reports and Reviews
  • Guru Subramanyam, University of Dayton
  • Carrie M. Bartsch, University of Dayton
  • James G. Grote, Air Force Research Laboratory
  • Rajesh R. Naik, Air Force Research Laboratory
  • Lawrence L. Brott, Air Force Research Laboratory
  • Morley Stone, Air Force Research Laboratory
  • Angela Campbell, Air Force Research Laboratory
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2009
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
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Company
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Keywords
  • DNA-based biopolymers; dielectric properties; electrical transport in biopolymers; electric force microscopy Read More: http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S179329200900154X
Citation Information
Guru Subramanyam, Carrie M. Bartsch, James G. Grote, Rajesh R. Naik, et al.. "Effect Of External Electrical Stimuli on DNA-Based Biopolymers" NANO: Brief Reports and Reviews Vol. 4 Iss. 2 (2009)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/guru_subramanyam/32/