title: Dual-responsive gold nanoparticles for colorimetric recognition and testing of carbohydrates with a dispersion-dominated chromogenic process.
abstract: A dispersion-dominated colorimetric approach for the recognition of carbohydrates based on biomolecule-responsive AuNPs is presented. Taking advantage of the unique dual-responsiveness of smart copolymers, the aggregation and dispersion of AuNPs can be modulated by both temperature and different kinds of carbohydrates, giving rise to a novel chromogenic mechanism for the recognition and testing of carbohydrates in aqueous media.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, PR China.
authors.forename: Mingxi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Guangyan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Qing
authors.forename: Chenling
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Dai-Wen
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Taolei
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis*; D003124:Colorimetry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D006046:Gold