title: Highly sensitive "turn-on" fluorescent sensor for Hg2+ in aqueous solution based on structure-switching DNA.
abstract: A simple design of "turn-on" fluorescent sensor for mercury was demonstrated based on structure-switching DNA with a low detection limit of 3.2 nM and high selectivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W. Green Str., Urbana, IL-61801, USA.
authors.forename: Zidong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jung
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heon Lee
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D004247:DNA; D008628:Mercury