Functional nucleic acid sensors

J Liu, Z Cao, Y Lu - Chemical reviews, 2009 - ACS Publications
Sensors are devices that respond to physical or chemical stimuli and produce detectable
signals. 1r4 They are a critical extension of human perception of the world in many aspects …

Optical aptasensors for quantitative detection of small biomolecules: A review

C Feng, S Dai, L Wang - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2014 - Elsevier
Aptasensors are aptamer-based biosensors with excellent recognition capability towards a
wide range of targets. Specially, there have been ever-growing interests in the development …

Aptamer-mediated colorimetric and electrochemical detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa utilizing peroxidase-mimic activity of gold NanoZyme

R Das, A Dhiman, A Kapil, V Bansal… - Analytical and …, 2019 - Springer
Despite of various advancements in biosensing, a rapid, accurate, and on-site detection of a
bacterial pathogen is a real challenge due to the lack of appropriate diagnostic platforms. To …

Adsorption of DNA onto gold nanoparticles and graphene oxide: surface science and applications

J Liu - Physical chemistry chemical physics, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
The interaction between DNA and inorganic surfaces has attracted intense research interest,
as a detailed understanding of adsorption and desorption is required for DNA microarray …

Aptamer-based point-of-care diagnostic platforms

A Dhiman, P Kalra, V Bansal, JG Bruno… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2017 - Elsevier
This review covers a broad range of well-established and novel diagnostic platforms which
are currently being considered for use in commercial point-of care (POC) diagnostics …

Recent developments in aptasensors for diagnostic applications

LS Liu, F Wang, Y Ge, PK Lo - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020 - ACS Publications
Aptamers are exciting smart molecular probes for specific recognition of disease biomarkers.
A number of strategies have been developed to convert target–aptamer binding into …

Colorimetric detection of controlled assembly and disassembly of aptamers on unmodified gold nanoparticles

SCB Gopinath, T Lakshmipriya, K Awazu - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2014 - Elsevier
Aptamers are nucleic acid ligands that are generated artificially by in vitro selection and
behave similar to antibodies. The development of aptamer-based sensing systems or …

Colorimetric detection of heavy metal ions using label-free gold nanoparticles and alkanethiols

YL Hung, TM Hsiung, YY Chen, YF Huang… - The Journal of …, 2010 - ACS Publications
We have developed a simple method for the selective colorimetric detection of aqueous
mercuric (Hg2+), silver (Ag+), and lead (Pb2+) ions by using label-free gold nanoparticles …

Machine learning improves our knowledge about miRNA functions towards plant abiotic stresses

K Asefpour Vakilian - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
During the last two decades, human has increased his knowledge about the role of miRNAs
and their target genes in plant stress response. Biotic and abiotic stresses result in …

A sensitive aptasensor for colorimetric detection of adenosine triphosphate based on the protective effect of ATP-aptamer complexes on unmodified gold …

Y Huo, L Qi, XJ Lv, T Lai, J Zhang, ZQ Zhang - Biosensors and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is the most direct source of energy in organisms. This study is
the first to demonstrate that ATP-aptamer complexes provide greater protection for …