DOI: 10.1039/d6ra05164b ISSN: 2046-2069
DNA detection using metal-enhanced fluorescence
Awrad Khattab, Mohamed Allam, Aya A. Mouhamed, Ashrakat Yousry, Amr M. Mahmoud, Radwa EwaishaGold nanoparticles amplify the ethidium bromide signal resulting from hybridization of test DNA and its specific probe, a rapid and amplification-free assay that identifies target DNA in the sample.