A molecular ruler based on plasmon coupling of single gold and silver nanoparticles

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 741-745

  Sönnichsen, Carsten ^a   Reinhard, Björn M ^b   Liphardt, Jan ^b   Alivisatos, A Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; DNA; ENERGY TRANSFER; GOLD COMPOUNDS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

INTRAMOLECULAR DISTANCES; ORGANIC FLUOROPHORES; PARTICLE AGGREGATION; PLASMON COUPLING;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

GOLD; NANOPARTICLE; SILVER; DNA; NANOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION;

DNA; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GOLD; NANOSTRUCTURES; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; SILVER; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 24944503605     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt1100     Document Type: Article

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