PH-Operated Triplex DNA Device on MoS 2 Nanosheets

  • Wei Ji
  • , Dan Li
  • , Wei Lai
  • , Xiaowei Yao
  • , Md Fazle Alam
  • , Weijia Zhang
  • , Hao Pei
  • , Li Li*
  • , Arun Richard Chandrasekaran
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We report a triplex-based DNA device coupled with molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) nanosheets for use as a pH-sensing platform. The device transitions from a duplex state at pH 8 to a triplex state at pH 5. The interaction of the device with MoS 2 nanosheets in the two states is read out as a fluorescence signal from a pH-insensitive dye attached to the device. We characterized the operation of the DNA device on MoS 2 nanosheets, analyzed the pH response, and tested the reversibility of the system. Our strategy can lead to the creation of a suite of biosensors where the sensing element is a triplex DNA device and the signal response is modulated by inorganic nanomaterials.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5050-5053
Number of pages4
JournalLangmuir
Volume35
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - 9 Apr 2019

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