3-D modeling of a carbon nanotube cantilever biosensor

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2010:2010:6535-8. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627092.

Abstract

In this paper, 3-D finite element modeling and simulations are carried out to investigate the bending deformation of a single-walled carbon nanotube cantilever biosensor due to mass attached, and addition of a nano-scale particles to the beam tip resulting from the bioparticle detection. In addition, an algorithm for an electrostatic-mechanical coupled system is developed. The computed results are in excellent agreement with the well known electrostatic equations that govern the deformation.

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Biosensing Techniques / methods*
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Nanotubes, Carbon*
  • Static Electricity*

Substances

  • Nanotubes, Carbon