Aptamer-functionalized Au nanoparticles for the amplified optical detection of thrombin.
The catalytic enlargement of aptamer-functionalized Au nanoparticles amplifies the optical detection of aptamer-thrombin complexes in solution and on surfaces.
Pavlov
Valeri
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Institute of Chemistry, The Farkas Center for Light-Induced Processes, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.
Xiao
Yi
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Shlyahovsky
Bella
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Willner
Itamar
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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*
D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D012709:Serum Albumin; D006046:Gold; D013917:Thrombin