Label-Free Optical Detection of Mycotoxins Using Specific Aptamers Immobilized on Gold Nanostructures
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Study of Aflatoxin/Aptamer Binding Using LSPR/TIRE
2.2. Study of Aflatoxin-Aptamer Binding Kinetics
3. Conclusions
4. Experimental Details
4.1. TIRE Experimental Set-Up
4.2. Preparation of LSPR Transducers
4.3. Aptamers and other Chemicals
4.4. Immobilization of Aptamers on Gold
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Ghanim Al-Rubaye, A.; Nabok, A.; Catanante, G.; Marty, J.-L.; Takács, E.; Székács, A. Label-Free Optical Detection of Mycotoxins Using Specific Aptamers Immobilized on Gold Nanostructures. Toxins 2018, 10, 291. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins10070291
Ghanim Al-Rubaye A, Nabok A, Catanante G, Marty J-L, Takács E, Székács A. Label-Free Optical Detection of Mycotoxins Using Specific Aptamers Immobilized on Gold Nanostructures. Toxins. 2018; 10(7):291. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins10070291
Chicago/Turabian StyleGhanim Al-Rubaye, Ali, Alexei Nabok, Gaelle Catanante, Jean-Louis Marty, Eszter Takács, and András Székács. 2018. "Label-Free Optical Detection of Mycotoxins Using Specific Aptamers Immobilized on Gold Nanostructures" Toxins 10, no. 7: 291. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins10070291