Since their discovery almost three decades ago, DNAzymes have been used extensively in
biosensing. Depending on the type of DNAzyme being used, these functional …

Nucleic acids, including deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA), are
natural biopolymers composed of nucleotides that store, transmit, and express genetic …

The creation of biosensors has given rise to a revolution in many fields like medical and
health, food inspection, environmental monitoring, and so on. The simplicity, convenience …

Aptamers have been identified against various targets as a type of chemical or nucleic acid
ligand by systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX) with high …

Among polysaccharides of environmental and economic interest, chitosan (CS) is receiving
much attention, particularly in the food and biotechnology industries to encapsulate active …

Aptamers and SELEX (systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment)
technology have gained increasing attention over the past 25 years. Despite their functional …

Abstract Escherichia coli O157: H7, a Shiga-producing E. coli is a major pathogenic E. coli
strain which since the early 1980s has become a crucial food and water-borne pathogen …

Immobilization of proteins on a solid support is critical with respect to the fabrication and
performance of biosensors and biochips. Protein attachment with a preferable orientation …

Nucleic acids are natural biopolymers of nucleotides that store, encode, transmit and
express genetic information, which play central roles in diverse cellular events and diseases …

Abstract This overview (with 114 refs.) covers the progress made between 2010 and 2015 in
the field of nanomaterial based electrochemical biosensors for pesticides in food. Its main …