?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.208391&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Development+of+an+electrochemical+immunosensor+for+phenylketonuria+monitoring&rft.creator=Stewart%2C+Andrew&rft.subject=Phenylketonuria&rft.subject=Monitor&rft.subject=PKU&rft.subject=Phenylalanine&rft.subject=Health&rft.subject=Immunosensor&rft.subject=Biosensor&rft.description=The+project+explored+biosensors+to+potentially+develop+a+home+health+monitor+for+people+with+phenylketonuria+(PKU).+The+thesis+included+studies+of+biochip+design+and+preparation%2C+design+of+a+reader+unit+and+concept+design+for+on-chip+reagent+handling.+The+biosensor+comprised+anti-phenylalanine+antibodies+assembled+on+a+gold+electrode%2C+when+exposed+to+human+serum+would+produce+an+electrochemical+response.+The+research+found+strong+evidence+for+the+potential+health+benefits+of+such+a+monitor+for+a+variety+of+individual+situations+and+concluded+that+enzymatic+methods+may+present+the+best+opportunity+for+successful+commercialisation.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2021&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F208391%2F1%2FAndrew_Stewart_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.rights=http%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby-nc-nd%2F4.0%2F&rft.relation=doi%3A10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.208391&rft.relation=Stewart%2C+Andrew+(2021)+Development+of+an+electrochemical+immunosensor+for+phenylketonuria+monitoring.+Master+of+Philosophy+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F208391%2F&rft.identifier=Science+%26+Engineering+Faculty%3B+School+of+Chemistry+%26+Physics