Serving as the basis of cell life, interactions between nucleic acids and proteins play
essential roles in fundamental cellular processes. Aptamers are unique single-stranded …

Luminescent semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are one of the more popular nanomaterials
currently utilized within biological applications. However, what is not widely appreciated is …

Development of biosensing platforms plays a key role in research settings for identification
of biomarkers and in clinical applications for diagnostics. Biosensors based on nucleic acids …

It has been more than two decades since aptamer and the systematic evolution of ligands by
exponential enrichment (SELEX) method were discovered by Larry Gold and Andrew …

Aptamers are single-stranded nucleic acid sequences that can bind to target molecules with
high selectivity and affinity. Most aptamers are screened in vitro by a combinatorial biology …

In vitro biosensors have been an integral component for early diagnosis of cancer in the
clinic. Among them, no-wash biosensors, which only depend on the simple mixing of the …

The detection of nucleic acids and proteins is fundamental for studying their functions and
for the development of molecular diagnostics. These molecules carry out most biological …

In the past few decades, Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) has been used as a
powerful tool for providing nanoscale information in many biosensing and bioanalysis …

Quantum dots are nanometre-scale semiconductor crystals with unique optical properties
that are advantageous for the development of novel chemical sensors and biosensors. The …

Aptamer nanomedicine, including therapeutic aptamers and aptamer nanocomplexes, is
beginning to fulfill its potential in both clinical trials and preclinical studies. Especially in …