Folding-based electrochemical biosensors: The case for responsive nucleic acid architectures

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 496-505

  Lubin, Arica A ^a   Plaxco, Kevin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTAMER; DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DNA PROBE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

APTAMERS, NUCLEOTIDE; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; DNA; DNA PROBES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 77951251659     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar900165x     Document Type: Article

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