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Gold Nanorod-based Photo-PCR System for One-Step, Rapid Detection of Bacteria

Jinjoo Kim1, 3*, Hansol Kim2, 4*, Ji Ho Park2, 4✉, Sangyong Jon1, 3✉

1. Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea;
2. Department of Bio & Brain Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea;
3. KAIST Institute for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea;
4. KAIST Institute for Health Science and Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
* These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Kim J, Kim H, Park JH, Jon S. Gold Nanorod-based Photo-PCR System for One-Step, Rapid Detection of Bacteria. Nanotheranostics 2017; 1(2):178-185. doi:10.7150/ntno.18720. https://www.ntno.org/v01p0178.htm
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The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has been an essential tool for diagnosis of infectious diseases, but conventional PCR still has some limitations with respect to applications to point-of-care (POC) diagnostic systems that require rapid detection and miniaturization. Here we report a light-based PCR method, termed as photo-PCR, which enables rapid detection of bacteria in a single step. In the photo-PCR system, poly(enthylene glycol)-modified gold nanorods (PEG-GNRs), used as a heat generator, are added into the PCR mixture, which is subsequently periodically irradiated with a 808-nm laser to create thermal cycling. Photo-PCR was able to significantly reduce overall thermal cycling time by integrating bacterial cell lysis and DNA amplification into a single step. Furthermore, when combined with KAPA2G fast polymerase and cooling system, the entire process of bacterial genomic DNA extraction and amplification was further shortened, highlighting the potential of photo-PCR for use in a portable, POC diagnostic system.

Keywords: bacterial detection, diagnosis, gold nanorod, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), photothermal heating.


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Kim, J., Kim, H., Park, J.H., Jon, S. (2017). Gold Nanorod-based Photo-PCR System for One-Step, Rapid Detection of Bacteria. Nanotheranostics, 1(2), 178-185. https://doi.org/10.7150/ntno.18720.

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Kim, J.; Kim, H.; Park, J.H.; Jon, S. Gold Nanorod-based Photo-PCR System for One-Step, Rapid Detection of Bacteria. Nanotheranostics 2017, 1 (2), 178-185. DOI: 10.7150/ntno.18720.

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Kim J, Kim H, Park JH, Jon S. Gold Nanorod-based Photo-PCR System for One-Step, Rapid Detection of Bacteria. Nanotheranostics 2017; 1(2):178-185. doi:10.7150/ntno.18720. https://www.ntno.org/v01p0178.htm

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Kim J, Kim H, Park JH, Jon S. 2017. Gold Nanorod-based Photo-PCR System for One-Step, Rapid Detection of Bacteria. Nanotheranostics. 1(2):178-185.

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