High spatial resolution nanoslit SERS for single-molecule nucleobase sensing
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Abstract
Solid-state nanopores promise a scalable platform for single-molecule DNA analysis. Direct, real-time identification of nucleobases in DNA strands is still limited by the sensitivity and the spatial resolution of established ionic sensing strategies. Here, we study a different but promising strategy based on optical spectroscopy. We use an optically engineered elongated nanopore structure, a plasmonic nanoslit, to locally enable single-molecule surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). Combining SERS with nanopore fluidics facilitates both the electrokinetic capture of DNA analytes and their local identification through direct Raman spectroscopic fingerprinting of four nucleobases. By studying the stochastic fluctuation process of DNA analytes that are temporarily adsorbed inside the pores, we have observed asynchronous spectroscopic behavior of different nucleobases, both individual and incorporated in DNA strands. These results provide evidences for the single-molecule sensitivity and the sub-nanometer spatial resolution of plasmonic nanoslit SERS.
Date Issued
2018-04-30
Date Acceptance
2018-04-04
Citation
Nature Communications, 2018, 9 (1)
ISSN
2041-1723
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Journal / Book Title
Nature Communications
Volume
9
Issue
1
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Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29712902
PII: 10.1038/s41467-018-04118-7
Subjects
MD Multidisciplinary
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
England
Article Number
1733