Nanoporous niobium oxide for label-free detection of DNA hybridization events

Jinsub Choi, Jae Hoon Lim, Sangchul Rho, Deokjin Jahng, Jaeyoung Lee, Kyung Ja Kim

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Abstract

We found that DNA probes can be immobilized on anodically prepared porous niobium oxide without a chemical modification of both the DNA probes and the substrate. By using the porous niobium oxide with a positive surface charge, DNA hybridization events are detected on the basis of the blue-shift of a maximum absorption peak in UV-vis-NIR spectroscopy. The blue-shift is ascribed to the change of surface charge upon single- or double-stranded DNA. The method does not require a label and shows high sensitivity with the detection limit of the concentration of 1 nM.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1056-1059
Number of pages4
JournalTalanta
Volume74
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jan 2008
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Support from MOCIE (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy) of Korea and KICET is gratefully acknowledged. The authors thank Dr. J.H. Chang for assistance with the measurement of UV–vis-NIR spectroscopy and Dr. S.C. Lee for stimulating discussions.

Keywords

  • Anodization
  • Biosensor
  • Niobium oxide
  • Porous oxide
  • Surface charge

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