Electrochemiluminescent immunosensor for detection of protein cancer biomarkers using carbon nanotube forests and [Ru-(bpy)(3)](2+)-doped silica nanoparticles.

Abstract	We report the first electrochemiluminescent immunosensor combining single-wall carbon nanotube forests with RuBPY-silica-secondary antibody nanoparticles for sensitive detection of cancer biomarker prostate specific antigen.
Authors	Naimish Sardesai, Shenmin Pan, James Rusling
Journal	Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (Chem Commun (Camb)) Issue 33 Pg. 4968-70 (Sep 07 2009) ISSN: 1364-548X [Electronic] England
PMID	19668818 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural)
Chemical References	Antibodies, Immobilized Nanotubes, Carbon Silicon Dioxide Ruthenium Prostate-Specific Antigen
Topics	Antibodies, Immobilized (immunology, metabolism) Humans Immunoassay (methods) Luminescent Measurements Male Nanoparticles (chemistry) Nanotubes, Carbon (chemistry) Prostate-Specific Antigen (blood) Ruthenium (chemistry) Silicon Dioxide (chemistry)

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