Electrochemical Aptasensors: From Design to Applications
A special issue of Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374). This special issue belongs to the section "Nano- and Micro-Technologies in Biosensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 555
Special Issue Editors
Interests: electrochemical biosensors; optical biosensors; DNA receptors; aptamer assays; food contaminants; conducting polymers; metal nanoparticles; voltammetric techniques
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Interests: immobilization procedure of biomolecules; protein–DNA complexes; aptamer; enzymatic sensors; thick-film technology; nanodispensing technologies; micro-flow systems; carbon nanotubes; nanoparticles; nanocomposite polymers; molecular imprinted polymers; protein-polymer conjugates
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent progress in bioanalytical applications has significantly benefited from the synthesis and characterization of new classes of biomimetic receptors, such as nucleic acid ligands, coupled to electrochemical instrumentation. The combination between aptamers and electrochemistry offers the possibility to develop a huge number of simple-to-use devices with a low cost, fast and sensitive response and high selectivity.
Many different designs were applied in the development of electrochemical aptasensors: a device as such is usually composed of an aptamer, used as the molecular probe, and an electrochemical transducer, used to convert the chemical reaction resulting from the interaction of the target with the bioreceptor into an electronic signal that can be elaborated by a computer. Control of the immobilization process is essential for assuring high reactivity, proper orientation, accessibility and stability of the surface-confined aptamer probe as well as for minimizing non-specific adsorption events. The choice of a proper blocking step and of the most suitable assay format and aptasensing strategy is also peculiar.
This Special Issue aims to share new developments in the design of electrochemical aptasensors, in the form of original research or review articles, including also a focus on their applications. The state of the art should be presented, as well as the addressing of the new challenges that are being faced and the understanding of the perspectives on the future of the field.
I look forward to your contributions.
Dr. Giulia Selvolini
Prof. Dr. Giovanna Marrazza
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- aptasensors
- aptamers
- nucleotides
- electrochemical techniques
- nanomaterials
- real-time analysis
- sensor design
- sensing mechanism
- point-of-care diagnostics
- miniaturized systems
- specific applications.
