Abstract
A chip-based platform is reported that is able to detect as few as 10 cancer cells. By developing sub-milliscale sensors that are able to capture slow moving biological targets with high efficiency (see picture; scale bar 50 μm), cancer-specific sequences were detected in crude lysates of leukemia cells. This achievement relied on the development of a new type of molecular probe that improves the solubility and performance of neutral nucleic acids.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4137-4141 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 26 2011 |
Keywords
- biosensor
- microchips
- microelectrodes
- nucleic acids
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- Catalysis