title: Label-free electrochemical detection of DNA in blood serum via target-induced resolution of an electrode-bound DNA pseudoknot.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Institute for Polymers and Organic Solids, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Xiaogang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: Kevin W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Plaxco
authors.forename: Alan J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Heeger
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000097:blood*; D015342:DNA Probes / Q000737:chemistry; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded / Q000737:chemistry*; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D004566:Electrodes; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D006046:Gold; D004247:DNA