Abstract
We are presenting a photography-derived methodology to achieve the photoreduction of Ag+-DNA complexes. λ-Phage DNA was first loaded with silver ions, then irradiated with UV light at 254 nm. The DNA bases acted as light sensitizers, promoting the in situ reduction of Ag+ and the formation of metallic silver clusters. Three different approaches will illustrate this procedure, and silver nanoparticle chains will be grown along a DNA template in a rapid and specific way.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 11216-11217 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 127 |
Issue number | 32 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 17 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)