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The work describes a photoelectrochemical (PEC) biosensor for the detection of DNA. It employs oriented hierarchical ZnO flower-rod architectures (ZnO FRs) and DNA dendrimers. ZnO FRs act as photoactive material that yields a photocurrent of up to 23 mu A. The photogenerated electron transfer is inhibited once the probe DNA and the target DNA oligonucleotides hybridize, and this results in a reduced photocurrent. The use of DNA dendrimers with scores of DNA branches further amplifies the signal of the PEC biosensor. The PEC sensor displays a response that is linear in the DNA concentration range from 10 fM to 0.1 mu M with a detection limit of 3.7 fM ( at S/N = 3). The sensor was applied to the determination of DNA in human serum samples and was found to work with acceptable accuracy. Due to the use of ZnO FRs and DNA dendrimers, the assay is highly sensitive, rapid, and repeatability.
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MICROCHIMICA ACTA
ISSN: 0026-3672
Year: 2017
Issue: 8
Volume: 184
Page: 2541-2549
5 . 7 0 5
JCR@2017
5 . 4 0 0
JCR@2023
ESI Discipline: CHEMISTRY;
ESI HC Threshold:226
JCR Journal Grade:1
CAS Journal Grade:2
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WoS CC Cited Count: 21
SCOPUS Cited Count: 22
ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All
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30 Days PV: 1
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