A versatile fluorometric in situ hybridization method for the quantitation of hairpin conformations in DNA self-assembled monolayers

The Analyst ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 145 (13) ◽  
pp. 4522-4531
Author(s):  
Jiale He ◽  
Xiaochen Hu ◽  
Xiaoyi Gao ◽  
Chenchen Meng ◽  
Yunchao Li ◽  
...  

We report a versatile fluorometric in-situ hybridization protocol for quantifying hairpin conformations in DNA self-assembled monolayers on substrates, which facilitates the creation of hpDNA-based biosensors with optimal detection performance.

1999 ◽  
Vol 77 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 1077-1084 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Scott Reese ◽  
Marye Anne Fox

Self-assembled monolayers of sulfur-terminated oligonucleotide duplexes were formed on flat gold surfaces, either by exposure of a self-assembled monolayer bearing one oligonucleotide strand to the complementary strand or by preformation of a oligonucleotide duplex that was then deposited on a fresh gold surface. Virtually identical spectral behavior was observed whether the duplex was produced before deposition or by in situ complementary association. With a duplex bearing an appropriate pyrene end-label, the resulting thin film was photoresponsive. Surface emission measurements show no evidence for pyrene aggregation on the modified surfaces. The polarity of the photocurrent, reflecting photoinduced electron transfer initiated by photoexcitation of pyrene, is opposite that expected from the oligonucleotide-mediated reduction of the appended pyrene excited state.Key words: oligonucleotide, self-assembled monolayer, duplex formation, photoelectrochemistry, surface emission.


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 2275-2279
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Hengge ◽  
Eva-Maria Steyskal ◽  
Rupert Bachler ◽  
Alexander Dennig ◽  
Bernd Nidetzky ◽  
...  

Surface modifications of nanoporous metals have become a highly attractive research field as they exhibit great potential for various applications, especially in biotechnology. Using self-assembled monolayers is one of the most promising approaches to modify a gold surface. However, only few techniques are capable of characterizing the formation of these monolayers on porous substrates. Here, we present a method to in situ monitor the adsorption and desorption of self-assembled monolayers on nanoporous gold by resistometry, using cysteine as example. During the adsorption an overall relative change in resistance of 18% is detected, which occurs in three distinct stages. First, the cysteine molecules are adsorbed on the outer surface. In the second stage, they are adsorbed on the internal surfaces and in the last stage the reordering accompanied by additional adsorption takes place. The successful binding of cysteine on the Au surface was confirmed by cyclic voltammetry, which showed a significant decrease of the double-layer capacitance. Also, the electrochemically controlled desorption of cysteine was monitored by concomitant in situ resistometry. From the desorption peak related to the (111) surface of the structure, which is associated with a resistance change of 4.8%, an initial surface coverage of 0.48 monolayers of cysteine could be estimated.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (45) ◽  
pp. 14088-14097
Author(s):  
Jonas von Irmer ◽  
Florian Frieß ◽  
Dominik Herold ◽  
Jonas Kind ◽  
Christina M. Thiele ◽  
...  

The photochromic and electrochemical switching capabilities of two dithienylethenes with different substitutions and their self-assembled monolayers on gold surfaces are characterized by in situ NMR-spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry.


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