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Optical Thermophoresis for Quantifying the Buffer Dependence of Aptamer Binding
Author(s) -
Baaske Philipp,
Wienken Christoph J.,
Reineck Philipp,
Duhr Stefan,
Braun Dieter
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200903998
Subject(s) - aptamer , thermophoresis , microscale thermophoresis , diagram , buffer (optical fiber) , sample (material) , computer science , molecule , biological system , chemistry , nanotechnology , information retrieval , computational biology , chromatography , materials science , biology , biochemistry , genetics , database , nanoparticle , telecommunications , nanofluid , organic chemistry
Some like it hot : A robust and fast method for characterizing aptamers relies on the distinct thermophoretic movements of molecules in microscopic temperature gradients (see diagram). The binding properties of proteins and even small molecules can be measured within seconds, and less than 1 μL of sample is required. Notably, the technique works well in complex liquids such as human serum.
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