title: Highly sensitive detection of dye-labelled DNA using nanostructured gold surfaces.
abstract: Careful control of surface chemistry results in strong surface enhanced resonance Raman scattering from dye-labelled oligonucleotides assembled on nanostructured gold surfaces, releasing their potential as reliable enhancing surfaces.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Molecular Nanometrology, Thomas Graham Building, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, UK G1 1XL.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Stokes
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Macaskill
authors.forename: Jennifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dougan
authors.forename: Philip G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Hargreaves
authors.forename: Helen M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Stanford
authors.forename: W Ewen
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Faulds
authors.forename: Duncan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Graham
mesh_terms: D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D049329:Nanostructures; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D006046:Gold; D004247:DNA