title: Aptamer-functionalized Au nanoparticles for the amplified optical detection of thrombin.
abstract: The catalytic enlargement of aptamer-functionalized Au nanoparticles amplifies the optical detection of aptamer-thrombin complexes in solution and on surfaces.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemistry, The Farkas Center for Light-Induced Processes, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.
authors.forename: Valeri
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pavlov
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Bella
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shlyahovsky
authors.forename: Itamar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Willner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry*; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000379:methods; D013917:Thrombin / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D012709:Serum Albumin; D006046:Gold; D013917:Thrombin