Enhancing the efficiency of a PCR using gold nanoparticles

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 33, Issue 21, 2005, Pages

  Li, Min ^a   Lin, Yu Cheng ^a   Wu, Chao Chin ^a   Liu, Hsiao Sheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDAL GOLD; DNA POLYMERASE; NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REACTION TIME; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

DNA; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; GOLD; HEAT; NANOSTRUCTURES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 29244488533     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gni183     Document Type: Article

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