DNAzyme crosslinked hydrogel: a new platform for visual detection of metal ions

Autor: Zhixia Zhuang, Haoxue Lin, Yuan Zou, Wei Yun Zhang, Gareth Jenkins, Yishun Huang, Jie Chen, Chaoyong James Yang
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England). 47(33)
ISSN: 1364-548X
Popis: We propose the use of DNAzyme as a crosslinker of hydrogel to develop a catalytic platform for the sensing of metal ions. The DNAzyme crosslinked hydrogel can undergo gel-sol transition in response to Cu(2+) ions, which enables sensitive visual detection of Cu(2+) by observing the release of pre-trapped AuNPs.
Databáze: OpenAIRE