title: High Sensitivity Detection of CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dot-Labeled DNA Based on N-type Porous Silicon Microcavities.
abstract: N-type macroporous silicon microcavity structures were prepared using electrochemical etching in an HF solution in the absence of light and oxidants. The CdSe/ZnS water-soluble quantum dot-labeled DNA target molecules were detected by monitoring the microcavity reflectance spectrum, which was characterized by the reflectance spectrum defect state position shift resulting from changes to the structures' refractive index. Quantum dots with a high refractive index and DNA coupling can improve the detection sensitivity by amplifying the optical response signals of the target DNA. The experimental results show that DNA combined with a quantum dot can improve the sensitivity of DNA detection by more than five times.
authors.affiliation: School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China. lvchw@xju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Changwu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.affiliation: College of Information Science and Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China. jzhh@xju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Zhenhong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.affiliation: College of Resource and Environment sciences, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China. lvjie@xju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.affiliation: School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China. zhy@xju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Hongyan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China. knockout_2003@163.com.
authors.forename: Yanyu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D004247:DNA; D016062:Porosity; D045663:Quantum Dots; D012031:Refractometry; D018036:Selenium Compounds; D012825:Silicon; D013440:Sulfides; D017967:Zinc Compounds
chemical_list: D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D018036:Selenium Compounds; D013440:Sulfides; D017967:Zinc Compounds; D004247:DNA; C058667:cadmium selenide; C031238:zinc sulfide; D012825:Silicon
keywords: N-type porous silicon; QD-DNA; quantum dot labeling; reflectance spectrum