title: Colorimetric logic gates for small molecules using split/integrated aptamers and unmodified gold nanoparticles.
abstract: Herein we report the "OR" and "AND" colorimetric logic gates for small molecules using split/integrated aptamers and unmodified gold nanoparticles, which generate visually observed outputs according to Boolean operations.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, Jilin, PR China.
authors.forename: Xiaowen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xiurong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D052157:Aptamers, Nucleotide / Q000737:chemistry*; D003124:Colorimetry; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D052157:Aptamers, Nucleotide; D006046:Gold