What is it about?
We describe a method for the detection of DNA that uses bioactive cellulose microparticles. When targets are present, the microparticles change color from white to red.
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Why is it important?
The article is relevant for all those who work on, or who are interested in, the development of rapid diagnostics for the detection of nucleic acids, proteins and other analytes
Perspectives
Celulose microparticles are an alternative matrix format that can contribute to overcome some of the limitations of traditional cellulose matrices used in lateral flow assays.
Professor Duarte Miguel Prazeres
Instituto Superior Técnico
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This page is a summary of: Colorimetric detection of DNA strands on cellulose microparticles using ZZ‐CBM fusions and gold nanoparticles, Biotechnology Journal, May 2019, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/biot.201800590.
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CBM-X project
News and links related to the project that funded the research: "CBM-X: Biorecognition as a Tool for the Functionalization of Cellulose-based Materials with Biomolecules and Nanostructures"
Biorecognition as a tool for the functionalization of cellulose
A brief overview of my research on the use of carbohydrate binding modules as a tool for the functionalization of cellulose-based materials.
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