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nanomaterials such as AuNPs can help deliver and stabilize DNAs [ 72 ]. Moreover,
there is serious interference from biological autofluorescence for both sensing in
vivo and in complicated biological media. Such interference may be overcome
by combining NIR-responsive upconversion nanoparticles, MRI, SERS, or time-
resolved fluorescence technique with functional DNA for signal transduction.
Acknowledgments The research of the Lu group described in this chapter has been generously
supported by the US National Institutes of Health, Department of Energy, Department of Defense,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Environmental Protection Agency, National
Science Foundation, and the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center.
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