Abstract
Based on their various interesting properties metal nanoparticles show the potential as analytical tool in electronic, optical, and catalytical applications. The different properties depending on composition, shape, and size of the single particles were utilized in many different approaches such as optics, magnetics and laser technology1.
We present a way for enzymatic deposition of silver nanoparticles and a bioanalytical application in DNA microarray technology for this method. The technology consists of a microstructured chip with 10µm broad electrode gaps on the surface and specially designed readout device2. In principle we immobilize gold nanoparticle-labelled DNA in a gap between two electrodes. Afterwards a silver deposition on the bound gold nanoparticles generates a conductive layer between the electrodes. The measured drop in the resistance serves as signal for the chip-based electrical detection of DNA3
To further optimize this system the gold nanoparticles as seed are replaced by the enzyme horseradish peroxidase. For a better understanding of the enzymatically silver deposition process the formed silver particles were analyzed by spectroscopic characterization on a single particle level. Further investigations of these particles by AFM and SEM should give a hint to the connection between size/shape and the plasmonic properties at individual particles.
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