Cationic conjugated polymer-based FRET aptasensor for label-free and ultrasensitive ractopamine detection.
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SUBMITTER: Fu X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8987537 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr
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Cationic conjugated polymer-based FRET aptasensor for label-free and ultrasensitive ractopamine detection.
Fu Xuancheng X Dong Wei W Liu Chang C Han Jing J Huang Chengzhi C
RSC advances 20220407 18
A label-free fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) platform based on cationic conjugated polymers and aptamers for ultrasensitive and specific ractopamine detection was constructed. This method exhibited a wide linear range from 0.05 to 500 μM and a low limit of detection of 47 nM, which make it an attractive assay platform for foodborne doping. ...[more]
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