Abstract
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been utilized as colorimetric biosensors, where target molecule-induced AuNP aggregation can be recognized by a colour change from red to blue. Particularly, single-stranded DNA (ssDNA)-immobilized AuNPs (ssDNA-AuNPs) have been applied to genetic diagnosis due to their rapid and sequence-specific aggregation properties. However, the effect of the density of immobilized ssDNA have not been investigated yet. In this study, we developed a method to control the amount of immobilized ssDNA by use of ethylene glycol, which is expected to control the ice crystal spacing in a freezing-thawing ssDNA-AuNP synthesis method. We also investigated the effect of the DNA density on the sensitivity of the target ssDNA detection, and found that the detection sensitivity was improved at lower DNA densities. To discuss the reason for the improved detection sensitivity, we modified the ssDNA-AuNPs with alkane thiol for better dispersion stability against salt. The results suggest that the DNA density, rather than the dispersion stability, has a significant impact on detection sensitivity.
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