Colorimetric logic gates for small molecules using split/integrated aptamers and unmodified gold nanoparticles

Xiaowen Xu; Jia Zhang; Fan Yang; Xiurong Yang

doi:10.1039/c1cc13459k

Colorimetric logic gates for small molecules using split/integrated aptamers and unmodified gold nanoparticles

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Sep 7;47(33):9435-7. doi: 10.1039/c1cc13459k. Epub 2011 Jul 21.

Authors

Xiaowen Xu¹, Jia Zhang, Fan Yang, Xiurong Yang

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, Jilin, PR China.

PMID: 21779550
DOI: 10.1039/c1cc13459k

Abstract

Herein we report the "OR" and "AND" colorimetric logic gates for small molecules using split/integrated aptamers and unmodified gold nanoparticles, which generate visually observed outputs according to Boolean operations.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Aptamers, Nucleotide / chemistry*
Colorimetry
Gold / chemistry*
Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*

Substances

Aptamers, Nucleotide
Gold