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. 2023 Jul 26;14:4486. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-39721-w

Fig. 3. DNA monolayer functionalization and resonant wavelength shift measurement.

Fig. 3

a Schematic of chemical components utilized in immobilizing DNA self-assembled monolayers (SAM) onto the silicon nanostructures. Target DNA fragments for this study are portions of the E and ORF1b genes from the SARS-CoV-2 virus. b Experimentally measured and c simulated resonance wavelength shift responses with the addition of each molecular layer in the SAM, including complementary nCoV.E target binding. Markers in (b) correspond to measured data points while solid lines show fits to a Lorentzian oscillator. The difference in absolute wavelength values between experimental and simulated spectra can be attributed to slight dimension variations in the fabricated structures. d Total resonant wavelength shift during SAM functionalization and DNA sensing as referenced from initial measurements on bare silicon structures. Markers represent individual measurements from N = 75 independent resonator devices and bolded markers and error bars are the mean and standard deviation of the measurements.