Probing of DNA and single-base mismatches by chemical force microscopy using peptide nucleic acid-modified sensing tips and functionalized surfaces

Oleg Lioubashevski, Fernando Patolsky, Itamar Willner*

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Abstract

DNA hybridization to peptide nucleic acid (PNA)-functionalized Au-coated tips is characterized by probing the force interactions between the PNA-functionalized tip or the DNA/PNA-functionalized tip with a hydrophobic 1-mercaptoundecane-modified Au surface, using chemical force microscopy (CFM). DNA concentrations as low as 3 × 10-13 M can be detected by probing the respective force interactions. The CFM method is sufficiently sensitive to detect a single base mismatch in the analyte DNA.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5134-5136
Number of pages3
JournalLangmuir
Volume17
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Aug 2001

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