Functional nucleic acids (FNAs), including DNA aptamers and DNAzymes, are finding
increasing use as molecular recognition elements for point-of-care (POC) assays and …

Isothermal nucleic acid amplification techniques have emerged as an important diagnostic
tool for clinical applications and food safety inspection. Rolling circle amplification (RCA) is …

The existing electrochemical biosensors lack controllable and intelligent merit to modulate
the sensing process upon external stimulus, leading to challenges in analyzing a few copies …

Viruses are the causing agents for many relevant diseases, including influenza, Ebola,
HIV/AIDS, and COVID-19. Its rapid replication and high transmissibility can lead to serious …

Microbial pathogens have threatened the world due to their pathogenicity and ability to
spread in communities. The conventional laboratory‐based diagnostics of microbes such as …

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for
an urgent global collaboration to develop fast, simple, and accurate tests capable of curbing …

Viruses are ubiquitous in the environment. While many impart no deleterious effects on their
hosts, several are major pathogens. This risk of pathogenicity, alongside the fact that many …

Conspectus The development of robust methods allowing the precise detection of specific
nucleic acid sequences is of major societal relevance, paving the way for significant …

Pandemics require a fast and immediate response to contain potential infectious carriers. In
the recent 2020 Covid-19 worldwide pandemic, authorities all around the world have failed …

Infectious diseases have become a severe global public health problem. Timely and
accurate diagnosis of infected individuals is the key step to control the spread of infectious …