Nanomaterial based electrochemical DNA biosensors and bioassays

Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 419-431

  Mao, Xun ^a   Liu, Guodong ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Biosensor; DNA; Electrochemical; Nanomaterials

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; BIOSENSORS; CARBON NANOTUBES; DENDRIMERS; DNA; ELECTRIC WIRE; GENES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PLATINUM; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SILICA;

APOFERRITIN; BIOTHREAT AGENTS; DNA BIOSENSORS; ELECTROCHEMICAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTIONS; GENE MARKERS; INFECTIOUS AGENTS; LOWER DETECTION LIMITS; MAGNETIC NANO PARTICLES; MULTIPLE TARGETS; NANOCARRIERS; NANOMATERIALS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDES; SEMICONDUCTOR NANO PARTICLES; SIGNAL AMPLIFICATIONS; SIGNAL ENHANCEMENTS; SILICA NANOPARTICLES;

BIOASSAY;

APOFERRITIN; CARBON NANOTUBE; DENDRIMER; DNA; DNA HYBRID; GOLD; LIPOSOME; NANOCARRIER; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; NANOROD; NANOWIRE; PLATINUM; SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILVER;

BIOASSAY; BIOSENSOR; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA PROBE; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SEMICONDUCTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 58149280372     PISSN: 15507033     EISSN: 15507041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2008.005     Document Type: Review

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