A biosensor can be defined as a compact analytical device or unit incorporating a biological
or biologically derived sensitive recognition element immobilized on a physicochemical …

Aptamers are single-stranded, synthetic oligonucleotides that fold into 3-dimensional
shapes capable of binding non-covalently with high affinity and specificity to a target …

Mycotoxin contamination in food products can easily cause serious health hazards and
economic losses to human beings. How to accurately detect and effectively control …

Antibiotics are a category of chemical compounds used to treat bacterial infections and are
widely applied in cultivation, animal husbandry, aquaculture, and pharmacy. Currently …

Aptamers are short single stranded DNA or RNA oligonucleotides that can recognize
analytes with extraordinary target selectivity and affinity. Despite their promising properties …

Small molecules play a major role in the human body and as drugs, toxins, and chemicals.
Tools to detect and quantify them are therefore in high demand. This review will give an …

Infectious diseases are a serious global problem, which not only take an enormous human
toll but also incur tremendous economic losses. In combating infectious diseases, rapid and …

Aptamers have become coming-of-age molecular recognition elements in both diagnostic
and therapeutic applications. Generated by SELEX, the 'quality control'of aptamers, which …

Nucleic acid aptamers are versatile molecular recognition agents that bind to their targets
with high selectivity and affinity. The past few years have seen a dramatic increase in …

Biosensors are enabling major advances in the field of analytics that are both facilitating and
being facilitated by advances in synthetic biology. The ability of biosensors to rapidly and …