Bright carbon nanodots for miRNA diagnostics coupled with concatenated hybridization chain reaction

Abstract

We developed a bright carbon nanodot-based miRNA detection method with signal amplification by concatenated hybridization chain reaction (CHCR). In the presence of target miRNA, CHCR was triggered and a frond-like DNA product was formed, which recovered remarkable fluorescence. The location and level of the target miRNA were then indicated.