A protein transistor made of an antibody molecule and two gold nanoparticles

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 197-203

  Chen, Yu Shiun ^a   Hong, Meng Yen ^a   Huang, G Steven ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRODES; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MOLECULES; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; TRANSISTORS;

ANTIBODY MOLECULES; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; CDSE QUANTUM DOTS; CONFORMATIONAL CHANGE; LARGE SCALE MANUFACTURE; MOLECULAR JUNCTION; SOURCE AND DRAIN ELECTRODES; TRANSPORT CHARACTERISTICS;

GOLD NANOPARTICLES;

GOLD NANOPARTICLE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; QUANTUM DOT;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; NANOFABRICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSISTOR; SEMICONDUCTOR; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84862777399     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2012.7     Document Type: Article

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