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One-by-one single-molecule counting method for digital quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA.

Weiliang LiuDesheng ChenHongru PianFengxia SuHui WangPengbo ZhangZhengping Li
Published in: Nano today (2022)
Digital counting individual nucleic acid molecule is of great significance for fundamental biological research and accurate diagnosis of genetic diseases, which is hard to achieve with existing single-molecule detection technologies. Herein, we report a novel one-by-one single-molecule counting method for digital quantification of SARS-Cov-2 RNA. This method uses one fluorescent micromotor functionalized with peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) to specially capture one target RNA molecule. The RNA-micromotors can be propelled by the electric field to target district and accurately counted. Moreover, the method can also clearly discriminate one-base mutation in the target RNAs, indicating the great potential for clinical diagnostics and virus traceability survey.
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