Method for measuring the concentration of polynucleotides
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1. A method for measuring the presence of polynucleotide in a sample, comprising the steps of:
- preparing a sample, a Raman scattering active agent capable of bonding to a polynucleotide and a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) active substrate capable of capturing said agent;
mixing said sample, said agent and said substrate, whereby the surface of the substrate captures Raman scattering active agent that has not been bonded to polynucleotide in the sample;
irradiating said mixture; and
measuring SERS radiation which is generated by said agent captured on the surface of said substrate and determining whether polynucleotide is present in the sample from the result of the measurement of the SERS radiation.
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Abstract
A method for measuring the concentration of polynucleotide in a sample comprising the steps of: (1) preparing a sample, a Raman scattering active agent capable of bonding to a polynucleotide and a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) active substrate capable of capturing the agent; (2) mixing the sample, the agent and the substrate to capture the agent which has not been bonded to polynucleotide on the surface of the substrate; (3) irradiating the mixture; and (4) measuring the SERS radiation which is generated by the agent captured on the surface of the substrate.
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1. A method for measuring the presence of polynucleotide in a sample, comprising the steps of:
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preparing a sample, a Raman scattering active agent capable of bonding to a polynucleotide and a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) active substrate capable of capturing said agent; mixing said sample, said agent and said substrate, whereby the surface of the substrate captures Raman scattering active agent that has not been bonded to polynucleotide in the sample; irradiating said mixture; and measuring SERS radiation which is generated by said agent captured on the surface of said substrate and determining whether polynucleotide is present in the sample from the result of the measurement of the SERS radiation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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