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NANOSCALE
Volume 6, Issue 6, Pages 3110-3115Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c3nr05625b
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- MOE in Singapore [RG 61/12, RGT18/13, M4080865.070.706022]
- National Research Foundation, Prime Minister's Office, Singapore
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A sensitive electrochemical DNA biosensor based on the amplification of Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) has been developed. The AuNPs were modified with two types of signaling reporter DNAs, i.e. amethylene blue probe (MB-probe 2-SH) and T10 with a methylene blue signaling molecule (MB-T10-SH), forming DNA-AuNP conjugates. The MB-probe 2-SH is complementary to the target DNA, while MB-T10-SH is not. The presence of MB-T10-SH reduces the cross-reaction between target DNA and MB-probe 2-SH on the AuNPs, resulting in increased sensitivity of the biosensor. In our assay, the DNA sensor is fabricated by immobilizing a capture probe on the surface of the Au electrode, which then hybridizes with the corresponding target DNA, and further hybridizes with a DNA-Au conjugate. The signal of MB is measured by differential pulse voltammetry, while the DNA-Au conjugate enables the detection of target DNA in the linear range of 10(-13) to 10(-8) M with the detection limit as low as 50 fM.
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