Absorbance enhancement of aptamers/GNP enables sensitive protein detection in rat brains†
Abstract
An absorbance enhanced probe based on gold nanoparticles (GNPs) was proposed for a protein assay in the cerebrospinal fluid of a rat brain. The GNPs, assembled with two aptamers by proximity ligation, have high anti-salt properties, and good selectivity and response toward proteins, such as interferon-gamma, in the brain.