Fluorescent quantum dots (QDs), defined by a diameter size of< 10 nm, have been the core
concept of nanoscience and nanotechnology since their inception. QDs possess many …

As electrochemical measuring instruments, screen-printed electrodes (SPEs) are
constructed via a technology called thick film deposition onto plastic or ceramic substrates …

The design and application of sensors for monitoring biomolecules in clinical samples is a
common goal of the sensing research community. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and …

Coined three decades ago, the term aptamer and directed evolution have now reached their
maturity. The concept that nucleic acid could modulate the activity of target protein as ligand …

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

Breast cancer (BC) is amongst the most lethal cancer among females and conventional
treatment methods like surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy are not effective enough as …

Aptamers are small oligonucleotides that are capable of binding specifically to a target, with
impressive potential for analysis, diagnostics, and therapeutics applications. Aptamers are …

Early detection of cancer is critical for providing safe and timely treatment to patients. To
detect the existence of biological markers for cancer at very low levels in the early phases of …

Fluorescence polarization holds considerable promise for bioanalytical systems because it
allows the detection of selective interactions in real time and a choice of fluorophores, the …

Nucleic acid aptamers are single-stranded DNA or RNA molecules identified to recognize
with high affinity specific targets including proteins, small molecules, ions, whole cells and …