DocumentCode
2252327
Title
Recognition of double-stranded DNA by gold nanoprobes for malignant melanoma detection
Author
Ahn, Jihye ; Park, Wounjhang ; Bemis, Lynne ; Robinson, William A.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
fYear
2008
fDate
4-9 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We report the detection of mutated BRAF gene expressed in malignant melanoma. We demonstrate the detection of short and long, single- and double-stranded DNAs using gold nanoprobes.
Keywords
DNA; bio-optics; cancer; genetics; gold; molecular biophysics; nanobiotechnology; skin; surface plasmons; tumours; aggregates formation; double-stranded DNA recognition; field emission scanning electron-microscope; gold nanoprobes; malignant melanoma; malignant melanoma detection; mutated BRAF gene expression; surface plasmon peak shift; Aggregates; Cancer; DNA; Gold; Malignant tumors; Nanoparticles; Plasmons; Probes; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast optics; (170.4580) Optical diagnostics for medicine; (170.6510) Spectroscopy, tissue diagnostics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-859-9
Type
conf
Filename
4572141
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