Control of enhanced Raman scattering using a DNA-based assembly process of dye-coded nanoparticles

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 548-551

  Graham, Duncan ^a   Thompson, David G ^a   Smith, W Ewen ^a   Faulds, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; DNA; GENE ENCODING; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOMETALS; RAMAN SCATTERING; RESONANCE; SILVER NANOPARTICLES;

BIOLOGICAL MOLECULE; BIOLOGICAL RECOGNITION; ELECTROMAGNETIC ENHANCEMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC ENHANCEMENT MECHANISM; ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING; INDIVIDUAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLE ASSEMBLIES; SURFACE-ENHANCED RESONANCE RAMAN SCATTERING;

SURFACE SCATTERING;

DNA; DYE; NANOPARTICLE; SILVER;

ARTICLE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NANOSENSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE ENHANCED RESONANCE RAMAN SCATTERING;

EID: 51349119531     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2008.189     Document Type: Article

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