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Aptamer-Functionalized Au Nanoparticles for the Amplified Optical Detection of Thrombin

Valeri Pavlov, Yi Xiao, Bella Shlyahovsky, Itamar Willner

Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2004 · 691 citations · 8 references

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Abstract

The catalytic enlargement of aptamer-functionalized Au nanoparticles amplifies the optical detection of aptamer-thrombin complexes in solution and on surfaces.

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