1IntroductionHepatitis Bv irus (HBV) infection is am ajor worldwide public health problem with acute and chronic clinical consequences.H BV is one of the causative agents of viral hepatitis,t hat may lead to chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and primaryl iver cancer. Accordingt ot he WHO,m ore than 240 million people have chronic (long-term) liver infections and moret han 780 000 people die every year due to the consequences of Hepatitis B[ 1].T he goal of antiviral therapyofchronic hepatitis Bisthe sustained suppression or loss of detectable HBV DNAi ns erum, which is detected by nucleic acid amplification and hybridization techniques [2].T hereh as been ag rowing interest for fast, reliable and ultrasensitive biosensors for detection of trace amounts of DNA [ 3].E lectrochemical detection systemsa re amendablet om iniaturization using well established microfabrication techniques.Among the availablet echniques, electrochemical based biosensors have been one of the mosts uccessful ones that are offering less expensive,f aster,s impler, portable,a ccurate,f lexible for multiplexing and label free detectiono f aw ide range of proteins,n ucleic acids,e nzymes and other biomolecules.I na ddition, they are promising candidate for advanced biosensor platform [4,5].A fter the implementation of single and multi-walled carbonn anotubes (CNTs)[ 6],c arbonn anofibers (CNFs) [7,8],g raphene [9],g old nanowires,n anostructures [10] and other inorganic wires [11] to sensort echnologyh ave tremendously improved the sensitivity and detection limits for proteins and nucleic acids etc. [12].T he constructedb iosensors can be employed with conventional electrochemical techniques;s uch as cyclic voltammetry( CV) [13],d ifferential pulse voltammetry (DPV)[ 14],a nd electrochemicali mpendence spectroscopy (EIS) [14-17].Among carbon nanomaterials,C NFs have excellent conductive and structural properties.C NFs with ah igh aspect ratio have advantages in both electricalc onductivity and providing as pecific surface area [18].C NFs are extremely attractive for development of novel sensor surfaces,a st hey provide such properties as high surface area, non-toxicity,a cceptable biocompatibility [19][20][21][22]. In addition,C NF is produced 100 timesl ower in cost than single walled carbon nanotubes [ 23].Chitosan (CHIT), ap olysaccharide,i st he N-deacetylated derivative of chitin,w hich has ah igh content of hydroxyl and amino groups alongits chains [24].I thas been widely used for the development of biosensors due to its properties;m echanical strength,p ore size,b iocompatibility,e xcellent membrane-forming ability,i on-transport and ion-exchange [25,26].Abstract:C hitosan (CHIT) and carbon nanofiber( CNF) modified pencil graphite electrodes (PGEs) were developed for the first time in the presents tudy for enhanced monitoring of DNAh ybridization.C HIT-CNF modified PGE, CHIT modified PGE and unmodified PGE were firstly characterized by scanninge lectronem icroscopy (SEM),a nd the electrochemical behaviour of each electrode was investigated b...