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ArticleScientific reports2021

Laser-scribed graphene nanofiber decorated with oil palm lignin capped silver nanoparticles: a green biosensor.

Melvin Jia Yong Tai, Veeradasan Perumal, Subash C B Gopinath, Pandian Bothi Raja, Mohamad Nasir Mohamad Ibrahim, Iffah Najihah Jantan, Nur Syahirah Husna Suhaimi, Wei-Wen Liu

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Biosensors; nanomaterial-based methods in diagnosing ofJournal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Melvin Jia Yong TaiCentre of Innovative Nanostructures & Nanodevices (COINN), Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia.
Veeradasan PerumalCentre of Innovative Nanostructures & Nanodevices (COINN), Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia. veeradasan.perumal@utp.edu.my.
Subash C B GopinathInstitute of Nano Electronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia. subash@unimap.edu.my.
Pandian Bothi RajaSchool of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia.
Mohamad Nasir Mohamad IbrahimSchool of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia.
Iffah Najihah JantanSchool of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia.
Nur Syahirah Husna SuhaimiSchool of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia.
Wei-Wen LiuInstitute of Nano Electronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia.
Universiti Sains Malaysia · MYUniversiti Malaysia Perlis · MYUniversiti Teknologi Petronas · MY

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis), requires a high level of attention and is one of the most infectious diseases in the air. Present methods of diagnosing TB remain ineffective owing to their low sensitivity and time consumption. In this study, we produced a green graphene nanofiber laser biosensor (LSG-NF) decorated with oil palm lignin-based synthetic silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). The resulting composite morphology was observed by field-emission scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy, which revealed the effective adaptation of the AgNPs to the LSG-NF surface. The successful attachment of AgNPs and LSG-NFs was also evident from X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy studies. In order to verify the sensing efficiency, a selective DNA sample captured on AgNPs was investigated for specific binding with M.tb target DNA through selective hybridisation and mismatch analysis. Electrochemical impedance studies further confirmed sensitive detection of up to 1 fM, where a detection limit of 10

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