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Post by Admin on Sept 12, 2007 2:41:08 GMT -5
National Registry Of Environmental Professionals NREP/ OIP Workshops and Annual Conference, “The Magnificent 2007”, Marriott River Walk Hotel, San Antonio, Texas , September 5th -6th, 2007 2007 Technical Conference Program ~~MORGELLONS: A NANO-911 FOREIGN INVADER~~ by Hildegarde Staninger, Ph.D., RIET-1 Integrative Health Systems, LLC 415 3/4th N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90004 Tel: 323-466-2599 Fax: 323-466-2774 Abstract:
There is an environmental disease on the horizon that will affect more humans and the environment than any one person will know. Its envrionmental impact will be far greater than DDT, PCBs and asbestos have ever been. It is called Morgellons: A Nano-911 Foreign Invader. It has many names – fiber disease, mystery disease, delusional parasitosis and unknown dermatological skin disorder, to name a few. There are 93 exhibiting symptoms. It is silent, smart, glistening - powered by its own transitional metal battery. And when it strikes its victim it feels like a piece of burning broken glass as it pierces the skin. Smaller than any of the 150 pieces of a virus (known as virons), it is invisible to the naked eye. So silent is it, only the one who has been invaded knows its true nature. Marked with the seal of man-made, self-assembling nano-size materials they can be used in forming drugs, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, biomaterials, artificial nerves, artificial brains, pseudo skin and molecular electronics. Yes, it was patterned after nature’s many wonders, but it is still one hundred percent man made. The nano-brew has been loosed from its scientific flask casting its woes upon an unsuspecting innocence.### 2007 Technical Conference Program September 6, 2007 SALON E Peter Petch - Chairman Session F ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS: PetchPetch, Chairperson 9:45-10:30 Morgellons: A Nano-911 Foreign Invader Hildegarde Staninger 10:30-11:15 Airport Noise Program, City of Aurora, CO Karen Hanthingy 11:15-12:00 APHIS Role in Avian Influenza Peter Petch 12:00-1:30 LUNCH Session Chairman: Peter A. Petch, RPIH, CIPS APHIS Industrial Hygienist USDA, APHIS, MRP-BS, ESD Safety, Health, and Employee Wellness Branch
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Post by whiterose on Sept 12, 2007 13:13:34 GMT -5
I'm sure there will be more information soon!
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Post by whiterose on Sept 13, 2007 18:27:42 GMT -5
Bump!
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praying4usall
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He shall cover you with His Feathers, under His Wings you will find Refuge.
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Post by praying4usall on Sept 14, 2007 1:37:19 GMT -5
Is there more yet?? I keep checking,and hoping! Thanks! C
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Post by whiterose on Sept 14, 2007 7:26:15 GMT -5
Just in case anyone else missed this, it was posted under articles and videos at the top. Greema posted this and announced the show. I'm pasting it here because it is so very important and Greema had some excellent comments as well! Morgellons Group « Disease Or Delusion? Wall Street Journal » Hey, whiterose, you have 9 messages, 0 are new. Sept 14, 2007, 7:18am Links to informative Morgellons sites: New Lab Findings Point To: Silicone/Silica and High Density Polyethylene Fibers – Morgellons Disease Jeff Rense: Morgellons Mystery Disease Datafiles Radio Interviews, Webcasts & More MorgellonsUSA New Morgellons Order Time Zone Calculator Morgellons Group :: General :: ALERT! GET THE LATEST INFO HERE! :: Disease Or Delusion? Wall Street Journal Author Topic: Disease Or Delusion? Wall Street Journal (Read 24 times) greema New Member member is offline Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 6 Disease Or Delusion? Wall Street Journal « Thread Started on Yesterday at 9:04pm » -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disease Or Delusion? New Findings In Morgellons Debate blogs.wsj.com/informedreader/2007/09/13/disease-or-delusion-new-findings-in-morgellons-debate/#comment-2110 September 13, 2007, 2:11 pm Disease or Delusion? New Findings in Morgellons Debate Recent tests lend some credence to the self-proclaimed sufferers of Morgellons disease, who complain of symptoms that are almost indentical to ones commonly imagined by paranoiacs and schizophrenics, writes Daniel Elkan in the New Scientist (subscription required). The Internet has allowed thousands of Morgellons, as they call themselves, to group together and call for recognition in recent years, mainly thanks to the Web site of the nonprofit Morgellons Research Foundation. (The name comes from a 17th century medical treatise on a similar condition) Most doctors are skeptical of their claims, however. Morgellons say they have black fibers growing from their skin and something itchy crawling underneath it. People with a psychiatric illness known as delusional parasitosis, or DP, complain of the same thing. Morgellons tend to have other hallmarks of DP, including depression and a habit of bringing small containers filled with fibers as proof to doctors. “When [individuals with DP] read about Morgellons disease they get emotional comfort and temporarily feel better about themselves,” says Jennifer Biglow, a dermatologist at Skin Specialists in Minnesota. What they need, she says, is antipsychotic drugs. Still, some researchers have found they can’t easily dismiss some of the Morgellons’ symptoms, although none of their research has yet been peer reviewed. Randy Wymore, a pharmacologist at Oklahoma State University in Tulsa, says his samples of fibers from Morgellons closely match each other, but not roughly 880 common environmental fibers he has checked. Tests by other scientists suggest the fibers might be fungi or that the lesions are due to a bacterium that causes tumors in plants. Robert Bransfield, associate director of psychiatry at Riverview Medical Center in New Jersey, notes that many Morgellons, unlike most DP sufferers, were in a normal mental state before they began to complain. He thinks a parasite might be responsible. Either way, the controversy has led the Centers for Disease Control to announce a formal investigation into the condition to hopefully settle it. – Robin Moroney Comments by Jan Smith (Greema) regarding article. Mr Elkan is obviously a government disinformation plant. Morgellons disease is now proven without a shadow of a doubt to be nano technology rum amok. Dr Hilda Staninger will be on Rense . Com internet radio on Monday Sept. 17 for her 3 hour reveal of all of the lab work as well as the actual proof of ChemBots, nano arrays and nano wires that have been reomved from the bodies of morgellons victims. The photos of all will be revealed. Dr Staninger has information and data collected at four labs including Woodshole at MIT. This conlusive information has been delevered at a recent conference of the National Registry of Environmental Professionals. Pandoras box is now open and coverups and smear campaigns are now useless. Comment by Jan Smith - September 13, 2007 at 7:09 pm I believe that when Dermatologists such as Jennifer Bigblow who have prescribed antipsychotic’s to Morgellon suffers without due examination are confronted with justifyable lawsuits they will have to form a web support group for depressed doctors. They were delusional when they thought they knew it all!! Comment by Jennifer Miracle - September 13, 2007 at 9:20 pm GO TO SITE TO ADD COMMENTS: Let's tell them the real truth! blogs.wsj.com/informedreader/2007/09/13/disease-or-delusion-new-findings-in-morgellons-debate/#comment-2110 « Last Edit: Yesterday at 10:00pm by greema » Link to Post - Back to Top Logged
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Post by skytroll on Sept 14, 2007 8:47:48 GMT -5
Molecular assemblers: "A molecular assembler as defined by K. Eric Drexler is a "proposed device able to guide chemical reactions by positioning reactive molecules with atomic precision." He also introduced a related term, "molecular manufacturing," which he defined as the programmed "chemical synthesis of complex structures by mechanically positioning reactive molecules, not by manipulating individual atoms."[1] Some biological molecules such as ribosomes fit this definition, since while working within a cell's environment, it receives instructions from messenger RNA and then assembles specific sequences of amino acids to construct protein molecules. However, the term "molecular assembler" usually refers to theoretical man-made or synthetic devices. They are thought to be highly desirable since they have been theorized to manufacture products with absolute precision and thus without any pollution. However, others have warned that such a powerful technology might escape human control and begin to compete with natural forms of life on earth." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_assemblerVoluntary reporting scheme for UK......Voluntary, not mandatory....... www.royalsoc.ac.uk/document.asp?latest=1&id=5039www.nanotec.org.uk/whathappen.htmSelf-replication From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Self replication) Jump to: navigation, search See also: Biological reproduction Self-replication is any process by which a thing might make a copy of itself. Biological cells, given suitable environments, reproduce by cell division. During cell division, DNA is replicated and can be transmitted to offspring during reproduction. Biological viruses can reproduce, but only by commandeering the reproductive machinery of cells through a process of infection. Computer viruses reproduce using the hardware and software already present on computers. Memes reproduce using the human mind and culture as their reproductive machinery. skytroll
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Post by skytroll on Sept 14, 2007 8:58:19 GMT -5
Nanogold: could this be in chemtrails? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colloidal_goldColloidal silver: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colloidal_silverControlling the Movement of Water Through Nanotube Membranes Study expands potential for using nanotubes in water purification, genetic research news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=1935"The researchers discovered that when the nanotube’s membrane is given a small positive potential of only 1.7 volts, and the water is given a negative potential, the nanotubes quickly switch from repelling water to pumping water through the tube. When the charge on the water is raised, the water flows through at an exponentially faster rate. When the experiment is reversed with a negatively charged nanotube, it takes much higher voltage (90 volts) to move the water through the tube. By simply reversing the polarity of the nanotubes, the team found that they could actually start and stop the flow of water through the tube. When a small positive charge is administered the water moves through the tube, and when that charge is reversed the water flow stops. The researchers determined that the nanotube walls had been electrochemically oxidized as a result of water electrolysis, meaning that oxygen atoms had coated the surface of the nanotubes enabling the movement of water through the tube. Once the charge is reversed, oxidation stops and the water can no longer flow through the unoxidized portion of the tube. The researchers also discovered that they could control the rate of water flow through nanotubes sitting directly next to each other, allowing one tube to pump quickly while the one next to it didn’t pump water at all. Such an extreme difference in water absorption so close together is unprecedented, and could have major implications for time-released drug coatings, lab-on-a-chip devices, and water capture that mimics some of nature’s most efficient water-harvesting materials. The research is the first step to creating nanotube devices built to filter out specific elements from water and organic materials. With this enabling research in place, more efficient micro-filtration and separation techniques can be created for environmental restoration, the production of safe drinking water, biomedical research, and advanced circuitry. Pulickel Ajayan, the Henry Burlage Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Rensselaer and a world-renowned expert in fabricating nanotube materials, collaborated with Koratkar on this project. Four other Rensselaer researchers were involved with the research: Saroj Nayak, associate professor of physics; post-doctoral researcher Lijie Ci; and doctoral students Li Chen and Zuankai Wang. The research was funded as part of a four-year $1.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation. About Rensselaer Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, founded in 1824, is the nation’s oldest technological university. The university offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in engineering, the sciences, information technology, architecture, management, and the humanities and social sciences. Institute programs serve undergraduates, graduate students, and working professionals around the world. Rensselaer faculty are known for pre-eminence in research conducted in a wide range of fields, with particular emphasis in biotechnology, nanotechnology, information technology, and the media arts and technology. The Institute is well known for its success in the transfer of technology from the laboratory to the marketplace so that new discoveries and inventions benefit human life, protect the environment, and strengthen economic development. ........ Stuff we need to know. skytroll
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Post by skytroll on Sept 14, 2007 9:43:11 GMT -5
Nanobuds: Nanobud From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from NanoBud) Jump to: navigation, search In nanotechnology, NanoBuds are a newly discovered material combining two previously discovered allotropes of carbon: carbon nanotubes and fullerenes. In this new material fullerenes are covalently bonded to the outer sidewalls of the underlying nanotube. Consequently, NanoBuds exhibit properties of both carbon nanotubes and fullerenes. For instance, the mechanical properties and the electrical conductivity of the NanoBuds are similar to those of corresponding carbon nanotubes, however, because of the higher reactivity of the attached fullerene molecules, the hybrid material can be further functionalized through known fullerene chemistry. Additionally, the attached fullerene molecules can be used as molecular anchors to prevent slipping of the nanotubes in various composite materials, thus improving the composite’s mechanical properties. Nanorods: www.eetimes.com/article/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=174900230Nanoparticle possible particulate matter? Nanoparticle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Silicon nanopowder Nanodiamonds, TEM imageNanotechnology Topics History · Implications Applications · Organizations Popular culture · List of topics Subfields and related fields Nanomedicine Molecular self-assembly Molecular electronics Scanning probe microscopy Nanolithography Molecular nanotechnology Nanomaterials Nanomaterials · Fullerene Carbon nanotubes Nanotube membranes Fullerene chemistry Applications · Popular culture Timeline · Carbon allotropes Nanoparticles · Quantum dots Colloidal gold · Colloidal silver Molecular nanotechnology Molecular assembler Mechanosynthesis Nanorobotics · Grey goo K. Eric Drexler Engines of Creation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A nanoparticle (or nanopowder or nanocluster or nanocrystal) is a microscopic particle with at least one dimension less than 100 nm. Nanoparticle research is currently an area of intense scientific research, due to a wide variety of potential applications in biomedical, optical, and electronic fields. The National Nanotechnology Initiative of the United States government has driven huge amounts of state funding exclusively for nanoparticle research. Now, this is interesting, where bio crosses into chemistry, radionuclear? This could have been the way to walk into nano, but there is more involved. ...As a ciliated protozoan, Tetrahymena thermophila exhibits striking nuclear dimorphism: two types of cell nuclei, a large, somatic macronucleus and a small, germline micronucleus, exist in a single cell at the same time and carry out different functions with distinct cytological and biochemical properties. This unique versatility allows scientists to use Tetrahymena to identify several key factors regarding gene expression and genome integrity. In addition, Tetrahymena possesses hundreds of cilia and has complicated microtubule structures, making it also an ideal model to elucidate the diversity and functions of microtubule systems . Since Tetrahymena can be easily cultured in a large quantity in the laboratory, for years it has been a great source for biochemical analysis of important enzymatic activities and for purification of sub-cellular components. In addition, advanced molecular genetic techniques have been developed, including DNA-mediated transformation, gene 'knock-out' and 'knock-in' by homologous recombination, epitope tagging and inducible/repressible gene expression, making it an excellent model to study the gene function in vivo. Recently, the whole macronuclear genome has been sequenced, which should promise Tetrahymena to be continuously utilized as a model system in the genomic and post-genomic era. Studies on Tetrahymena have contributed to several scientific milestones: First cell whose division was synchronized , leading to the first insights into the existence of cell cycle control mechanisms. Identification and purification of the first cytoskeleton motor protein, i.e., dynein and determination of its directional activity. Participation in the discovery of lysosomes and peroxisomes. One of earliest molecular descriptions of somatic genome rearrangement. Discovery of the molecular structure of telomeres , telomerase enzyme , the templating role of telomerase RNA and their roles in cellular senescence and chromosome healing. Nobel-prize winning co-discovery of catalytic RNA (ribozyme); Discovery of the function of histone acetylation. Discovery of the roles of RNA interference-like pathway in the heterochromatin formation Demonstration of the physiological roles of the posttranslational modification (i.e. acetylation and glycylation) on tubulins and identification of the enzymes responsible for some of the modifications (glutamylation). (1 to 7 were adapted from Tetrahymena Genome Sequencing White Paper) Archaea, then diatoms.....etc..... These can break into one end of chromosomes: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahymena_thermophilaSkytroll
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Post by skytroll on Sept 14, 2007 10:00:56 GMT -5
Now what would radionucleation have to do with this?
PsiVIDA? check it out
BioSilicon which is supposed to break down in the body:
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Post by skytroll on Sept 14, 2007 12:29:51 GMT -5
BIG ONE............ "Bacteria harnessed as micro propeller motors 16:45 26 January 2007 NewScientist.com news service Belle Dumé Tools Related Articles Nano-cables convert light into electricity 14 December 2006 Bacteria 'skin' helps assemble metal nano-clusters 23 August 2006 Bacteria use slime jets to get around 03 April 2006 Search New Scientist Contact us Web Links Applied Physics Letters Nanorobotics Laboratory, Carnegie Mellon University One of the main challenges in developing microscale robots lies in miniaturising their power and propulsion. Now, researchers in the US may have found a solution to this problem, by exploiting the natural movement of bacteria to propel micro-objects through water. Many bacteria propel themselves along in a fluid by rotating their corkscrew-like tails, called flagella, at relatively high speeds. These flagella are only around 20 nanometres in diameter and are about 10,000 nm long. Motors made from bacterial flagella have been used as novel "nano-actuators" before (see Bacteria harnessed as miniature pumps), but Metin Sitti and Bahareh Behkam of Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania, US, have taken another approach. They use the entire microorganism as the motor and control its on/off motion with chemicals. Sitti and Behkam began by sticking several S. marcescens – the kind of bacteria that cause pink stains on shower curtains – onto polystyrene beads 10 microns in diameter. These tiny "robots" were suspended in a solution containing water and glucose. Outboard motoring The bacteria themselves are only about one-fifth of the size of each bead and adhere to them via electrostatic, van der Waals forces and hydrophobic interactions. As the attached bacteria rotate their flagella, feeding on surrounding glucose, they push their bead forward at speeds of around 15 microns per second. To stop the bacteria's motion, the researchers add copper sulphate to the solution. The copper ions bond to the rotor of the flagella motor and prevent it from moving. To restart the motion, another chemical called ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) is added. The EDTA traps the copper ions attached to the rotor, allowing it to move again. The rotors can be switched off in this way an unlimited number of times. Using the entire microorganism as a motor has many advantages, the researchers say. Bacteria are robust machines that can easily be integrated with other microscopic components and do not need to be purified or reconstituted, as detached bacterial components must be. Moreover, the bacteria motors work using simple nutrients such as glucose and are naturally sensitive to their environment. This means they can be precisely controlled. "In the future, such hybrid swimming micro-robots could even be used to deliver drugs inside the liquid environments of the human body, such as the urinary tract, eyeball cavity, ear and cerebrospinal fluid," Sitti told New Scientist. "They could also be employed to monitor toxic or pathogenic biochemical agents in the environment as well for inspection and maintenance of liquid filled pipes in spacecraft and nuclear plants." Journal reference: Applied Physics Letters (vol 90, p 023902)" technology.newscientist.com/article/dn11037s
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Post by skytroll on Sept 14, 2007 12:40:06 GMT -5
nanocables: Nano-cables convert light into electricity 19:00 14 December 2006 NewScientist.com news service Mason Inman Tools Web Links Center for NanoBio Integration, University of Tokyo Franz Würthner, University of Würzburg Science Nanocables that convert light into electricity could one day be used to power nano-robots. The cables are 16 nanometres in diameter and several micrometres long. They resemble the light-harvesting antennae used by some bacteria and transform light into electricity in a similar way to the semiconductors in solar panels, albeit on a much smaller scale. "This is the first example of a photoconducting nanostructure," says Takanori Fukushima of the University of Tokyo, Japan, a member of the team that built the cables. The hollow cables can grow up to several micrometres long. To build them, Fukunutsa and colleagues created a compound containing hexabenzocoronene (HBC), two carbon-12 chains, and trinitrofluorenone (TNF). They placed the compound in a solution of tetrahydrofuran and bubbled methane vapour though it, causing the compound to self-assemble into hollow cables. The HBC, which sheds electrons when hit by light, formed the inside of the cable wall, and the TNF, which readily accepts electrons, coated the outside of the wall. Light switch Each time a photon hits the cable from outside it passes through the outer layer and knocks an electron loose from the inner layer. This causes the electron to jump to the outer layer and leave behind a positively charged "hole". These separated charges can then generate a current. To test the nanocables, the researchers placed one on a silicon surface and applied a voltage across it. When light was shone onto the surface, a current began flowing down the cable between two electrodes. When the light was switched off, the current stopped. At the moment, the cables cannot produce usable electricity from sunlight alone, as current does not flow well through the outer layer of TNF. The next step, Fukushima says, is to modify the outer layer, perhaps by attaching carbon-60 molecules (buckyballs), so it acts as a semiconductor and allows more current to flow. Once this has been achieved, the nanocables could be fitted to nano-sized robots or micro-machines and power their movements, suggests Franz Würthner at the University of Würzburg in Germany. Their similarity in size and function to the antennae used by bacteria for photosynthesis means it might also be possible to connect them to such organisms, creating hybrid devices, he says. Journal reference: Science (vol 314, p 1761) Hybrid devices? technology.newscientist.com/article/dn10797Nanobio Integration: JAPAN..... park.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/CNBI/e/rd/index.htmlS
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Post by skytroll on Sept 14, 2007 12:54:26 GMT -5
okay, got knocked off. The above is a TOP DOWN APPROACH .....dear H.
Not bottom up. WE are dealing with both...............................
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Post by skytroll on Sept 14, 2007 13:08:52 GMT -5
www.contractpharma.com/csd/company/PolyInsight,%20LLC journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=236557www.nanotechnology.net/solution/default.aspxBurning.................burning...................... Comparison of the Efficiency of Different Methods for the Lysis of Cells in Lab-on-Chip Systems K. Drese, F. von Germar, T. Roesser, T. Hansen-Hagge, J. Bullema and P. Bolt TNO Science and Industry, NL Keywords: cells, lysis, DNA Abstract: Many diagnostic or analytical tasks are based on detection of specific amplificates of DNA or RNA. Lab-on-Chip systems are developed for such tests because often only small sample volumes and analyte concentrations are available. A true Lab-on-Chip system should start the process at the earliest possible stage, ideally using whole blood, smears or tissue samples. To get access to DNA/RNA, the cells have to be disintegrated. A study was carried out into the efficacy of different lysis methods, when implemented on a Lab-on-Chip, with regards to the yield of amplificable DNA. Investigated methods included chemical lysis with guanidinium SCN, biochemical lysis with proteinase K, thermal lysis, use of ultrasound as well as electrical fields, a strong pH gradient inducted by localised electrolysis and mechanical lysis. Test were carried out with a standard chip design, which could be adapted to the specific method. Purity as well as concentration of released genomic DNA was inspected by agarose gel electrophoresis. Additionally, the DNA was amplified by qPCR to test the amount of amplificable DNA. Moreover, loss of DNA during lysis and purification steps was monitored by quantification of bacteriophage lambda DNA added to the sample before lysis. Back to Program www.nsti.org/Nanotech2007/showabstract.html?absno=926s
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Post by skytroll on Sept 14, 2007 13:11:13 GMT -5
"DNA Detection Using Metal-Fluorescence Interactions on Two-Dimensionally Assembled Gold Nanoparticles M. Nakahara, S. Taniguchi and T. Inoue Hitachi, Ltd., JP Keywords: gold nanoparticles, fluorescence enhancement, fluorescence quenching, DNA detection, DNA microarray, molecular beacon Abstract: We developed a novel DNA detection system using a single stranded probe oligonucleotide with a fluorophore immobilized on two-dimensionally assembled gold nanoparticles. This system enables the detection of amplified DNAs without fluorescence labeling. In the absence of a target DNA, fluorescence from cyanine dyes labeled at the distal end of the probe is quenched via energy transfer to the nanoparticles on which the dye moiety is adsorbed. However, after a non-labeled complementary target DNA is hybridized with the probe, rigidity of the double stranded DNAs allows the dyes to desorb from the particles. Consequently, the fluorophore is liberated from the quenching region, and fluorescence is enhanced by the strong local electromagnetic field in the vicinity of the gold nanoparticles. This relative increase in fluorescence intensity after hybridization was evaluated on assembled gold nanoparticles 5 to 50 nm in diameter. The relative increase was maximized on gold nanoparticles of 10 nm where both quenching and enhancement factors were optimal. The correlation between the relative increase and concentration of the target DNA reveals that the system selectively detects non-labeled DNAs quantitatively with high sensitivity" www.nsti.org/Nanotech2007/showabstract.html?absno=547s
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