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Bio-composite Materials for the Detection of Estrogen in Water Using Piezoresistive Microcantilever Sensors

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Embedded piezoresistive microcantilever (EPM) sensors were used to detect the presence of the compound estrogen in water samples. The sensor was fabricated with a host material hydrogel (Hypol) functionalized with estrogen antibody. This sensor was able to detect 1 ppm of estrogen in water, responding almost immediately to the estrogen addition, with a full sensor response (saturation) occurring after two minutes of exposure.

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  1. Dept. of Physics, Northern Arizona University, AZ, Flagstaff, USA

    Timothy L. Porter

  2. Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Arizona University, AZ, Flagstaff, USA

    Tim Vail

  3. Dept. Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, AZ, Flagstaff, USA

    Catherine R. Propper

  4. Dept. of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas Brownsville, TX, Brownsville, USA

    Nazmul Islam

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Porter, T.L., Vail, T., Propper, C.R. et al. Bio-composite Materials for the Detection of Estrogen in Water Using Piezoresistive Microcantilever Sensors. MRS Online Proceedings Library 1253, 1010 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-1253-K10-10

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