Biofunctionalized Gold Nanoparticles for Colorimetric Sensing of Botulinum Neurotoxin A Light Chain

• Main Authors: Liu, Xiaohu, Wang, Yi, Chen, Peng, Wang, Yusong, Zhang, Jinling, Aili, Daniel, Liedberg, Bo
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Biological weapons; Assays
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81846; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39747
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Botulinum neurotoxin is considered as one of the most toxic food-borne substances and is a potential bioweapon accessible to terrorists. The development of an accurate, convenient, and rapid assay for botulinum neurotoxins is therefore highly desirable for addressing biosafety concerns. Herein, nove...