“…For Probe 3, it eventually tended to be 10 constant, possibly due to the precipitation of large sized aggregates. By using the values of A 700 /A 514 ratio for the control sample (without DA) and the one with noticeable change, the LOD for different Au nanoprobe was calculated to be 6.3 nM (S/N = 2.10, 15 Probe 1), 6.2 nM (S/N = 2.07, Probe 2) and 6.0 nM (S/N = 2.01, Probe 3), respectively. 27 If it was determined with S/N ≈ 3, the LOD was about 117 nM for Probe 1, 66 nM for Probe 2, and 46 nM for Probe 3.…”