Analytical Sciences


Abstract − Analytical Sciences, 36(4), 397 (2020).

A RuO2 Nanosheet as a Novel Quencher-free Platform for the Detection of Nucleic Acids in a Homogeneous Solution
Yusuke KITAMURA,* Takaaki TANIGUCHI,** Miwako TSUTSUMI,* Leanddas NURDIWIJAYANTO,** Tomoya MATSUO,* Yousuke KATSUDA,* and Toshihiro IHARA*
*Division of Materials Science, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Chuo, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
**World Premier International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
A fluorescent dye-labeled DNA probe was adsorbed and quenched on the monolayer of RuO2 nanosheets. Significant fluorescent recovery was observed upon the addition of complementary DNA due to desorption of the probe from the surface of the RuO2 nanosheet through duplex formation. The efficiency of fluorescence recovery was higher than that for graphene oxide, which was known as a quencher-free platform for the detection of nucleic acids in a homogeneous solution.