Toehold-mediated biosensors: Types, mechanisms and biosensing strategies

S Li, L Zhu, S Lin, W Xu - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2023 - Elsevier
Toehold-mediated strand displacement (TMSD) reactions between double-stranded DNA
and single-stranded oligonucleotides, which use a toehold structure as a switch, enable …

Signal amplification technologies for the detection of nucleic acids: from cell-free analysis to live-cell imaging

T Fozooni, H Ravan, H Sasan - Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 2017 - Springer
Due to their unique properties, such as programmability, ligand-binding capability, and
flexibility, nucleic acids can serve as analytes and/or recognition elements for biosensing. To …

Colorimetric detection of miRNA-21 by DNAzyme-coupled branched DNA constructs

E Hosseinzadeh, H Ravan, A Mohammadi… - Talanta, 2020 - Elsevier
Fluctuation of nucleic acid expression and ultrasensitive and specific detection of these
variations in expression is a crucial subject in molecular medicine and clinical theranostics …

Multiplex monitoring of Alzheimer associated miRNAs based on the modular logic circuit operation and doping of catalytic hairpin assembly

A Ebrahimi, H Ravan, M Mehrabani - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, DNA logic gates have been extensively applied in developing multiplex
processing platforms to provide an accurate decision on the diagnosis of multi-factor …

Enzyme-free photoelectrochemical biosensor based on the co-sensitization effect coupled with dual cascade toehold-mediated strand displacement amplification for …

Y Chu, R Wu, GC Fan, AP Deng… - … sustainable chemistry & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
An ultrasensitive photoelectrochemical (PEC) biosensor was developed based on
cosensitization of biocompatible CuInS2/ZnS quantum dots (ZCIS QDs) and N-doped …

A sensitive colorimetric aptasensor based on trivalent peroxidase-mimic DNAzyme and magnetic nanoparticles

S Liu, N Xu, C Tan, W Fang, Y Tan, Y Jiang - Analytica chimica acta, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel colorimetric aptasensor was prepared by coupling trivalent peroxidase-
mimic DNAzyme and magnetic nanoparticles for highly sensitive and selective detection of …

Sensitive detection of hepatitis C virus using a catalytic hairpin assembly coupled with a lateral flow immunoassay test strip

F Su, M Zou, H Wu, F Xiao, Y Sun, C Zhang, W Gao… - Talanta, 2022 - Elsevier
Currently, PCR is the gold standard for the detection of hepatitis C virus (HCV). However, the
PCR technique is complicated and time-consuming, which prevents its application and …

Enzyme-and label-free electrochemical aptasensor for kanamycin detection based on double stir bar-assisted toehold-mediated strand displacement reaction for dual …

F Hong, X Chen, Y Cao, Y Dong, D Wu, F Hu… - Biosensors and …, 2018 - Elsevier
It is critically important to detect antibiotic residues for monitoring food safety. In this study, an
enzyme-and label-free electrochemical aptasensor for antibiotics, with kanamycin (Kana) as …

[HTML][HTML] Visual detection and differentiation of Classic Swine Fever Virus strains using nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) and G-quadruplex …

X Lu, X Shi, G Wu, T Wu, R Qin, Y Wang - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
The split G-quadruplex DNAzyme has emerged as a valuable tool for visual DNA detection.
Here, we successfully integrated colorimetric split G-quadruplex DNAzyme assay with …

Ultrasensitive biosensor for microRNA-155 using synergistically catalytic nanoprobe coupled with improved cascade strand displacement reaction

Z Liang, D Ou, D Sun, Y Tong, H Luo, Z Chen - Biosensors and …, 2019 - Elsevier
MicroRNAs, essential for gene expression and physiological regulation, are considered to
be reliable biomarkers for the early diagnosis and treatment of cancers. Herein, a sensitive …