Hybridization efficiency of molecular beacons bound to gold nanowires: Effect of surface coverage and target length

Langmuir

Volumn 26, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 18273-18280

  Cederquist, Kristin B ^a   Keating, Christine D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSING APPLICATIONS; DYE MOIETIES; FLUORESCENCE INTENSITIES; GOLD NANOWIRE; HYBRIDIZATION EFFICIENCY; LOWER BOUNDS; MOLECULAR BEACON; NANOWIRE SURFACE; OLIGOETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROBE SURFACE; SECONDARY STRUCTURES; SURFACE COVERAGES; SURFACE-BOUND PROBES; SURFACE-IMMOBILIZED HAIRPINS; TARGET MOLECULE; TARGET SEQUENCES;

GLYCOLS; NANOWIRES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; NUCLEOTIDES;

PROBES;

DNA; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLE; NANOWIRE; NUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NANOWIRES; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; NUCLEOTIDES; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 78650247157     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la1031703     Document Type: Article

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