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Salt concentration-induced dehybridisation of DNA-gold nanoparticle conjugate assemblies for diagnostic applications
1Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Institute for Biomedical Research, Korea University, Anam-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea 136-713.
Abstract:
We present the cooperative dehybridisation of DNA-gold nanoparticle conjugate (DNA-AuNP) assemblies induced by reduced salt concentration ([salt]), which can be precisely controlled by various conditions. The detection of Ag(+) based upon the [salt]-induced dehybridisation of DNA-AuNP assemblies is five times more sensitive than that achieved under conventional thermal melting conditions.

