Biosensing using hairpin DNA probes

Reviews in Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 1-27

  Huang, Jiahao ^a   Wu, Jueqi ^a   Li, Zhigang ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

fluorophore; hairpin DNA probe; molecular beacon; nanomaterial; quencher

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942923732     PISSN: 07930135     EISSN: 21910189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/revac-2015-0010     Document Type: Review

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