Refractive index dependent real-time plasmonic nanoprobes on a single silver nanocube for ultrasensitive detection of the lung cancer-associated miRNAs†
Abstract
We developed a novel method for the real-time monitoring of the delicate change in refractive index (RI) when DNA or RNA hybridize near a DNA-capped silver nanocube (AgNC) surface. This method offers an alternative platform in the quantitative analysis of the trace lung cancer-associated miRNAs in label-free detection.