Optomagnetic detection of DNA triplex nanoswitches

Analyst. 2017 Feb 14;142(4):582-585. doi: 10.1039/c6an02419j. Epub 2017 Jan 11.

Authors

Gabriel Antonio S Minero¹, Jeppe Fock, John S McCaskill, Mikkel F Hansen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, DTU Nanotech, Building 345B, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark. Mikkel.hansen@nanotech.dtu.dk.

PMID: 28074208
DOI: 10.1039/c6an02419j

Abstract

We report on optomagnetic dose-dependent detection of DNA triplex-mediated and pH-switchable clusters of functionalised magnetic nanoparticles.

MeSH terms

Biosensing Techniques
DNA / analysis*
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Magnetics*
Nanoparticles*
Nucleic Acid Conformation

Substances

triplex DNA
DNA