Date of Award

1-1-2017

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Chemistry

Content Description

1 online resource (ii, xi, 196 pages)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Mehmet V. Yigit

Committee Members

Alexander Shekhtman, Jia Sheng, Jan Halámek, Srivathsan V Ranganathan

Keywords

Biomarkers, DNA Nanobiotechnology, Heavy metal ions, Hybridization Chain Reaction, Liquid Biopsy, Reprogrammable, Colorimetric analysis, Biochemical markers, Nanostructured materials, Heavy metals

Subject Categories

Biochemistry | Biophysics | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Abstract

DNA nanotechnology has shown great promise in molecular diagnostic, bioanalytical and biomedical applications. The great challenge of detecting target analytes, biomarkers and small molecules, in molecular diagnostics is low yield sensitivity. To address this challenge, different nanomaterials have been used for a long time and to date there is no such cost-effective bioanalytical technique which can detect these target biomarkers (DNA, RNA, circulating DNA/miRNA) or environmental heavy metal ions (Hg2+ and Ag+) in a cost-effective and efficient manner.

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