Aptamer-Based Sensors for Biochemical Applications
A special issue of Chemosensors (ISSN 2227-9040). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Chemical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2024 | Viewed by 192
Special Issue Editors
Interests: aptamer-based sensors; nucleoside and nucleotide modifications; SERS-active moieties; bioimaging
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nucleic acid aptamers have become vital recognizing elements in many areas of medicine, including therapeutics and diagnostics. Being able to achieve high affinity and specificity along with the ease of chemical modification allows for the possibility of creating a vast diversity of complex materials functionalized with aptamers. Aptamers are compatible with a variety of analytical techniques; they are simple in functionalization and stable during the storage. This Special Issue aims to highlight new approaches for constructing aptamer-based sensors, including novel architectures of sensors, interesting applications and the creation of highly efficient sensing materials. We welcome both reviews and research papers that privilige multidisciplinary approaches on the edges of chemistry, biology and nanoscience. Instrumental analytical methods for high-throughput analysis are preferred, such as surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, field-effect transistors, localized surface plasmon resonance, etc. In addition, the design of aptamer-based sensing platforms with novel variants of chemical modifications of aptamers, such as molecular beacons, novel efficient labels for surface-enhanced resonant Raman spectroscopy, modifications for switching of the aptamer activity, etc., are also within the scope of the issue.
Dr. Andrey V. Aralov
Dr. Elena Zavyalova
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- aptamer
- sensor
- aptasensor
- bioanalysis
- functional materials
- surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
- field-effect transistor
- molecular beacons
