Enhancement of surface plasmon resonance sensing for DNA hybridization using colloidal an attached probe DNA

In this study, we demonstrate that the Au particle modified probe DNA monolayer can enhance the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) signal for measuring hybridization of unlabeled DNA molecules. The Au particles adsorbed on single stranded (ss)- and double stranded (ds)-DNA monolayers have different optical interaction with surface of Au thin film, and this difference induces the enhancement of the SPR signal.