Abstract
The emission of CdSe quantum dots linked to the 5'-end of a DNA sequence is efficiently quenched by hybridisation with a complementary DNA strand with a gold nanoparticle attached at the 3'-end; contact of the quantum dot and gold nanoparticle occurs.
MeSH terms
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Base Sequence
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Biosensing Techniques*
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Cadmium Compounds / chemistry*
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Gold / chemistry
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Metal Nanoparticles
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Oligonucleotides / chemistry
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Quantum Theory*
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Selenium Compounds / chemistry*
Substances
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Cadmium Compounds
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Oligonucleotides
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Selenium Compounds
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Gold
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cadmium selenide