Luminescent carbon nanoparticles as a donor for the FRET-based detection of oligonucleotide hybridization†
Abstract
Luminescent carbon nanoparticles were prepared by the electrochemical oxidation of graphite rods and used as a donor for the detection of ODN hybridization based on FRET. The hybridization event was recognized by a different FRET efficiency due to the different interaction abilities of single-stranded and double-stranded ODN to the polymer.