Polyaniline nanofibres for fluorescent nucleic acid detection

Nanoscale. 2011 Mar;3(3):967-9. doi: 10.1039/c0nr00873g. Epub 2011 Jan 13.

Abstract

In this communication, we demonstrate for the first time that conducting polymer polyaniline (PANI) nanofibres can serve as a novel fluorescent sensing platform for nucleic acid detection with a high selectivity down to single-base mismatch.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aniline Compounds / chemistry*
  • DNA / chemistry*
  • DNA / genetics*
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures / ultrastructure
  • Particle Size
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA / methods*
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence / methods*

Substances

  • Aniline Compounds
  • polyaniline
  • DNA