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Label-free detection of double-stranded DNA molecules with polyelectrolyte-modified capacitive field-effect sensors

• Thomas S. Bronder

  Thomas S. Bronder studied Biomedical Engineering (B.Eng.) at the FH Aachen – University of Applied Sciences in Jülich (Germany) from 2008 to 2011. He switched to the Leibniz University Hannover (Germany) and received his Master of Science degree in 2013. In the same year, he started with his PhD thesis at the Institute of Nano- and Biotechnologies at FH Aachen in Jülich (Germany). His research focuses on DNA detection, electronic readout, (bio)functionalization and characterization of surfaces, field-effect and impedimetric (bio)sensors.

  FH Aachen – University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Nano- and Biotechnologies (INB), Heinrich-Mußmann-Str. 1, 52428 Jülich, Germany

  , Arshak Poghossian

  Arshak Poghossian received his PhD degree in solid-state physics from Leningrad Electrotechnic Institute in 1978 and the Dr. Sci. degree in solid-state electronics and microelectronics from the State University of Yerevan (Armenia) in 1995. After being an associate professor of State Engineering University of Armenia and director of Microsensor Ltd. (Yerevan) from 1991 to 1996, he has been a professor at the University of Management and Information (Yerevan). Since 1998, he has been with the Institute of Thin Films and Interfaces (now, Peter Grünberg Institute-8) at the Research Centre Jülich, and since 2004, he joined the Institute of Nano- and Biotechnologies (INB) at Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Germany. In 2008, he has been appointed as Honorary Professor. In 2011, he was elected as a Foreign Member of Armenian National Academy of Sciences. His research interests are solid-state chemical sensors and biosensors, sensor materials, nano-devices, microsystem technology, nano- and biotechnology.

  FH Aachen – University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Nano- and Biotechnologies (INB), Heinrich-Mußmann-Str. 1, 52428 Jülich, Germany

  , Michael Keusgen

  Michael Keusgen studied pharmacy at University of Bonn between 1984 and 1988. The full license as pharmacist was achieved in 1989. Between 1990 and 1993, he worked on his Ph.D. thesis dealing with complex analysis of marine phenoliccompounds. In 1993, a one year research stay at the Institute for Marine Biosciences at the National Research Council of Canada, Halifax, followed. In 1994, an independent research group with the focus on biosensors was established at University of Bonn. A professorship for pharmaceutical chemistry at University of Marburg was obtained in 2003. Since 2007, he is dean of the pharmaceutical faculty.

  Philipps University Marburg, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Marbacher Weg 6–10, 35032 Marburg, Germany

  and Michael J. Schöning

  Michael J. Schöning received his PhD in 1993 at Karlsruhe University of Technology in the field of semiconductor-based microsensors for the detection of ions in liquids. From 1993 until 1999, he has been with the Institute of Thin Films and Interfaces (now, Peter Grünberg Institute-8) at the Research Centre Jülich, and since 1999, he was appointed as full professor at Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Campus Jülich. Since 2006, he serves as a director of the Institute of Nano- and Biotechnologies (INB) at the Aachen University of Applied Sciences. His main research subjects concern silicon-based chemical and biological sensors, thin-film technologies, solid-state physics, microsystem and nano(bio-)technology.

  FH Aachen – University of Applied Sciences, Jülich, Institute of Nano- and Biotechnologies (INB), Heinrich-Mußmann-Str. 1, 52428 Jülich, Germany