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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1056-1059 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Talanta |
Volume | 74 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Jan 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
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