Optical detection of deoxyribonucleic acid hybridization using an anchoring transition of liquid crystal alignment

  • Hak Rin Kim
  • , Jae Hoon Kim
  • , Tae Sun Kim
  • , Sang Wook Oh
  • , Eui Yul Choi

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Abstract

We demonstrate an optical method for detecting specific binding events in an oligo deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) chip using an anchoring transition of a nematic liquid crystal (NLC) as a result of DNA hybridization. A homeotropic orientation of the NLC supported by oligoDNA changes to a random planar orientation after hybridization. Such DNA hybridization and subsequent NLC reorientation are easily observable with a simple detection system via long-range orientational order and large optical anisotropy of the NLC.

Original languageEnglish
Article number143901
Pages (from-to)1-3
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume87
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Oct 2005

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