Mapping the gaps in chemical analysis for the characterisation of aptamer-target interactions

E Daems, G Moro, R Campos, K De Wael - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Aptamers are promising biorecognition elements with a wide applicability from therapeutics
to biosensing. However, to successfully use these biomolecules, a complete …

Recent advances in flexible field‐effect transistors toward wearable sensors

MZ Li, ST Han, Y Zhou - Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The introduction of the “Internet of Things”(IoTs) concept has spawned a series of research
and development of wearable sensors. Flexible field‐effect transistors (FETs) are …

Dopamine and melamine binding to gold nanoparticles dominates their aptamer-based label-free colorimetric sensing

X Liu, F He, F Zhang, Z Zhang, Z Huang… - Analytical chemistry, 2020 - ACS Publications
Target-directed aptamer adsorption by gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) has been widely used to
develop label-free colorimetric biosensors. However, the potential interactions between …

Controlling dopamine binding by the new aptamer for a FRET-based biosensor

X Liu, Y Hou, S Chen, J Liu - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2021 - Elsevier
Dopamine is one of the most important neurotransmitters. A high-quality DNA aptamer for
dopamine was reported in 2018. However, fundamental understanding of its binding and …

Ultrasensitive Controlled Release Aptasensor Using Thymine–Hg2+–Thymine Mismatch as a Molecular Switch for Hg2+ Detection

N Ma, X Ren, H Wang, X Kuang, D Fan, D Wu… - Analytical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
An ultrasensitive controlled release system electrochemical aptasensor (CRSEA) has been
developed for supersensitive determination of mercury ions (Hg2+), using gold nanoparticle …

Molecular imprinting with functional DNA

Z Zhang, J Liu - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular imprinting refers to templated polymerization with rationally designed monomers,
and this is a general method to prepare stable and cost‐effective ligands. This attractive …

Rational Approach to Optimizing Conformation-Switching Aptamers for Biosensing Applications

M Wolfe, A Cramer, S Webb, E Goorskey… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The utilization of structure-switching aptamers (SSAs) has enabled the development of novel
sensing platforms for the sensitive and continuous detection of molecules. De novo …

Redox Reporter‐Ligand Competition to Support Signaling in the Cocaine‐Binding Electrochemical Aptamer‐Based Biosensor

P Dauphin‐Ducharme, ZR Churcher… - … A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical aptamer‐based (E‐AB) biosensors have demonstrated capabilities in
monitoring molecules directly in undiluted complex matrices and in the body with the hopes …

[HTML][HTML] Truncations and in silico docking to enhance the analytical response of aptamer-based biosensors

MD Nguyen, MT Osborne, GT Prevot… - Biosensors and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aptamers are short oligonucleotides capable of binding specifically to various targets (ie,
small molecules, proteins, and whole cells) which have been introduced in biosensors such …

[HTML][HTML] Nanomaterial-based aptamer sensors for analysis of illicit drugs and evaluation of drugs consumption for wastewater-based epidemiology

K Mao, H Zhang, Y Pan, K Zhang, H Cao, X Li… - TrAC Trends in …, 2020 - Elsevier
The abuse of illicit drugs usually associated with dramatic crimes may cause significant
problems for the whole society. Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been …