Sensitive monitoring of RNA transcription levels using a graphene oxide fluorescence switch

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 2634-2639

  Zhou, XiaoMing ^a   Liao, YuHui ^a   Xing, Da ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

fluorescence resonance energy transfer; graphene oxide; nanobiotechnology; RNA transcription level

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880610831     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-012-5584-2     Document Type: Article

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