Issue 7, 2012

The construction and application of a molecular wire piezoelectric urease-producing bacteria sensor

Abstract

The series piezoelectric quartz crystal (SPQC) sensor is widely used for detecting microorganisms. However, because of the slight corrosion of metal electrodes in ammonia-containing media, the SPQC is unsuitable for the detection of urease-producing bacteria. In this paper, a molecular wire piezoelectric urease-producing bacteria (MWPUB) sensor was proposed for rapid identification and quantification of urease-producing bacteria. A polyimide–polypyrrole composite film was used as an electrode in place of the original metal electrode in SPQC and connected to a piezoelectric quartz crystal in series in a self-made oscillator. The composite film could react with NH3, which caused a decrease of conductance and resulted in a change in oscillating frequency of the piezoelectric quartz crystal. When the MWPUB sensor was used to quantitatively determine urease-producing bacteria, the frequency detection time (FDT) obtained from the frequency shift curve had a linear relationship with the logarithm values of the initial concentration of urease-producing bacteria in the range of 8 to 3.2 × 108 colony forming units (cfu) per millilitre (mL). Compared with SPQC, the new method was sensitive, rapid and stable in culture media.

Graphical abstract: The construction and application of a molecular wire piezoelectric urease-producing bacteria sensor

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
18 Dec 2011
Accepted
26 Apr 2012
First published
30 May 2012

Anal. Methods, 2012,4, 2145-2150

The construction and application of a molecular wire piezoelectric urease-producing bacteria sensor

F. He, S. Chen and L. Zhang, Anal. Methods, 2012, 4, 2145 DOI: 10.1039/C2AY05909F

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