A bionanotecnologia tem surgido como uma área com grande potencial para o diagnóstico
molecular. Nomeadamente, a utilização de nanopartículas de ouro tem permitido o …

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are widely used in biomedical diagnostics due to their unique
plasmonic properties, with larger AuNPs showing higher extinction coefficients for the …

Molecular nanodiagnostics applied to cancer may provide rapid and sensitive detection of
cancer related molecular alterations, which would enable early detection even when those …

Cancer is the third leading cause of death after heart disease and stroke in developed
countries and the second leading cause of death after heart disease in the United States. 1 It …

BACKGROUND: Advances in nanoscience are having a significant impact on many
scientific fields and are resulting in the development of a variety of important technologies …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the application of gold nanoparticles
(NPs)(AuNPs) in electrochemical genosensors and immunosensors and some of the trends …

Advances in nanoscience are having a significant impact on many scientific fields, boosting
the development of a variety of important technologies. The impact of these new …

Nanotechnology has prompted researchers to develop new and improved materials aimed
at biomedical applications with particular emphasis in diagnostics and therapy. Special …

The derivatization of gold-silver alloy nanoparticles with thiol-ssDNA oligonucleotides (AuAg-
alloynanoprobes) and their use in nucleic acid detection is presented. A non-cross-linking …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small regulatory RNAs, the dysregulation of which has been
associated with the progression of several human diseases, including cancer. Interestingly …