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Label-Free Imaging of DNA Interactions with 2D Materials

Sülzle, Jenny  
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Yang, Wayne  
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Shimoda, Yuta  
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February 21, 2024
ACS Photonics

Two-dimensional (2D) materials offer potential as substrates for biosensing devices, as their properties can be engineered to tune interactions between the surface and biomolecules. Yet, not many methods can measure these interactions in a liquid environment without introducing labeling agents such as fluorophores. In this work, we harness interferometric scattering (iSCAT) microscopy, a label-free imaging technique, to investigate the interactions of single molecules of long dsDNA with 2D materials. The millisecond temporal resolution of iSCAT allows us to capture the transient interactions and to observe the dynamics of unlabeled DNA binding to a hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) surface in solution for extended periods (including a fraction of 10%, of trajectories lasting longer than 110 ms). Using a focused ion beam technique to engineer defects, we find that DNA binding affinity is enhanced at defects; when exposed to long lanes, DNA binds preferentially at the lane edges. Overall, we demonstrate that iSCAT imaging is a useful tool to study how biomolecules interact with 2D materials, a key component in engineering future biosensors.

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research article
DOI
10.1021/acsphotonics.3c01604
Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85182566071

Author(s)
Sülzle, Jenny  
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Yang, Wayne  
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Shimoda, Yuta  
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Ronceray, Nathan  
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Mayner, Eveline  
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Manley, Suliana  
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Radenovic, Aleksandra  
Date Issued

2024-02-21

Published in
ACS Photonics
Volume

11

Issue

2

Start page

737

End page

744

Subjects

2D materials

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biosensing

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DNA-surface interactions

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interferometric scattering

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REVIEWED

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LBEN  
FunderFunding(s)Grant NumberGrant URL

National Centre for Competence in Research

SNF

CRSII5_193740

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January 16, 2025
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