Carbon-dot-triggered aggregation/dispersion of gold nanoparticles for colorimetric detection of nucleic acids and its application in visualization of loop-mediated isothermal amplification
Arumugam Selva Sharma, Amal Wilson Varghese, Swathy Suresh Nair, Nae Yoon Lee
Abstract
Cationic carbon dots synthesized from p -phenylenediamine were employed to trigger the aggregation and dispersion of gold nanoparticles for the colorimetric detection of nucleic acids.
Topics & Concepts
Nucleic acidColloidal goldCationic polymerizationChemistryDispersion (optics)Loop-mediated isothermal amplificationNanoparticleCarbon fibersIsothermal processNanotechnologyDNAMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryBiochemistryComposite materialComposite numberOpticsPhysicsThermodynamicsCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesBiosensors and Analytical Detection