Research progress in coronavirus detection based on thin-film transistors
Thin-film transistors(TFTs)are widely used in bioelectronics for applications in detecting metabolites,nucleic acids,proteins,cellular activities,and electrophysiologi-cal signals.During the COVID-19 pandemic,TFT-based COVID-19 biosensors displayed excellent performances and high levels of potential for use in various applications.TFTs,such as oxide-based TFTs and graphene field-effect,organic field-effect,and organic elec-trochemical transistors,yielded promising results in detecting viruses,ribonucleic acid,and antigens and antibodies.This review summarizes biosensors based on TFTs for use in detecting SARS-CoV-2 and the related biomarkers and analyzes sensing strategies based on transistors with different channel materials.Finally,future directions for researches regarding the applications of TFTs in viral detection are proposed.