DNA-stabilized, fluorescent, metal nanoclusters for biosensor development

TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue , 2014, Pages 99-111

  Liu, Juewen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aptamer; Biosensor; Conjugation; De quenching; DNA; Fluorescence; Metal; Nanocluster; Nucleotide template; Quenching

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMERS; DNA; DNA SEQUENCES; FLUORESCENCE; HEAVY METALS; METAL IONS; METALS; NANOCLUSTERS; NUCLEOTIDES; QUENCHING;

APTAMERS; CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS; CONJUGATION; COPPER NANOCLUSTERS; DE-QUENCHING; EMISSION WAVELENGTH; FLUORESCENCE QUANTUM YIELD; STABILIZING LIGANDS;

BIOSENSORS;

APTAMER; COPPER NANOPARTICLE; DNA; DNA STABILIZED NANOCLUSTER; FLUORESCENT NANOCLUSTER; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; METAL ION; METAL NANOCLUSTER; NANOMATERIAL; NUCLEIC ACID; POLYMER; PROTEIN; QUANTUM DOT; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOSENSOR; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA SYNTHESIS; EMISSION WAVELENGTH; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR BEACON; PHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING; PHOTOSTABILITY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM YIELD; REVIEW;

EID: 84901429936     PISSN: 01659936     EISSN: 18793142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2013.12.014     Document Type: Review

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