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Phase Transfer of Gold Metallized DNA

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We report a simple solution based method for the gold (Au) metallization of DNA resulting in a Au nanowire network. Advantage of solution based approach is that it allows the removal of excess gold (Au+3) ions by extraction with tetraoctylammonium bromide (TOAB) in order to avoid non specific metallization. Further it has been shown that Au metallized DNA obtained in aqueous phase can be transferred to organic phase using hexadecyl aniline (HDA). Au metallized DNA has potential application in nanoscale devices.

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The authors thank the EU Marie Curie Research Training Network “CIPSNAC” (Contract no. MRTN-CT-2003-504932) for financial support and A. S. Swami is grateful to the European Community for granting her a Marie Curie postdoctoral fellowship.

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    Anita S. Swami, Nathalie Brun & Dominique Langevin

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Swami, A.S., Brun, N. & Langevin, D. Phase Transfer of Gold Metallized DNA. J Clust Sci 20, 281–290 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-009-0243-8

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