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Biological modification of carbon nanowalls with DNA strands and hybridization experiments with complementary and mismatched DNA

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CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS
Volume 485, Issue 1-3, Pages 196-201

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2009.12.040

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  1. Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen) [G.0159.07]
  2. federal Belgian BELSPO
  3. FWO-Vlaanderen

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Carbon nanowalls (CNWs) are functionalized with short DNA strands. CNWs are a network of upstanding carbon flakes consisting of 4-6 graphene layers packed together. The biological modi. cation of these structures is carried out via the photochemical attachment of an unsaturated fatty acid linker molecule, followed by an EDC-mediated reaction to bind amino-modified DNA strands to the linker. Hybridization experiments are done using complementary and mismatch DNA strands. Fluorescence microscopy shows a clear difference between EDC-negative and EDC-positive samples, supporting the covalent nature of the DNA attachment. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the hybridization is highly selective and reproducible. (C) 2009 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.

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