Aptamers are short oligonucleotides isolated in vitro from randomized libraries that can bind
to specific molecules with high affinity, and offer a number of advantages relative to …

Heavy metal pollution has become more and more serious with industrial development and
resource exploitation. Because heavy metal ions are difficult to be biodegraded, they …

Since the discovery of liquid-phase-exfoliated black phosphorus (BP) as a field-effect
transistor in 2014, BP, with its 2D layered structure, has attracted significant attention, owing …

The combination of 2D MXenes with high affinity aptamers has resulted in the development
of innovative aptasensing approaches for food/water safety and clinical diagnosis. Aptamers …

Aptamers are short single-stranded DNA or RNA oligonucleotides isolated from randomized
libraries, presenting high affinity and specificity toward targets with similar to antibodies …

Dopamine is a key catecholamine neurotransmitter and it has critical roles in the function of
the human central nervous system. Abnormal release of dopamine is related to neurological …

Positive cooperative binding, a phenomenon prevalent in biological processes, holds great
appeal for the design of highly sensitive responsive molecules and materials. It has been …

Over the last three decades, numerous aptamer-based biosensors have been reported. The
basis of these sensors is the selective binding of target analytes by aptamers. In the last few …

Due to their relative synthetic and chemical simplicity compared to antibodies, aptamers
afford enhanced stability and functionality for the detection of environmental contaminants …

Nanozymes are engineered nanomaterials with enzyme-like activities. Over the past
decade, impressive progresses on nanozymes in biosensing have been made due to their …