Unique properties of surface-functionalized nanoparticles for bio-application: functionalization mechanisms and importance in application

F Ahmad, MM Salem-Bekhit, F Khan, S Alshehri… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review tries to summarize the purpose of steadily develo** surface-functionalized
nanoparticles for various bio-applications and represents a fascinating and rapidly growing …

Biosensor technology: recent advances in threat agent detection and medicine

J Kirsch, C Siltanen, Q Zhou, A Revzin… - Chemical Society …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Biosensors are of great significance because of their capability to resolve a potentially large
number of analytical problems and challenges in very diverse areas such as defense …

Aptamer-based biosensors and nanosensors for the detection of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF): A review

S Dehghani, R Nosrati, M Yousefi, A Nezami… - Biosensors and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a key regulator of vascular formation and a
predominant protein biomarker in cancer angiogenesis. Owing to its crucial roles in the …

Aptamers: active targeting ligands for cancer diagnosis and therapy

X Wu, J Chen, M Wu, JX Zhao - Theranostics, 2015 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aptamers, including DNA, RNA and peptide aptamers, are a group of promising recognition
units that can specifically bind to target molecules and cells. Due to their excellent specificity …

Nucleic acid aptamers in cancer research, diagnosis and therapy

H Ma, J Liu, MM Ali, MAI Mahmood… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Aptamers are single-stranded DNA or RNA oligomers, identified from a random sequence
pool, with the ability to form unique and versatile tertiary structures that bind to cognate …

Nanotechnology for early cancer detection

YE Choi, JW Kwak, JW Park - Sensors, 2010 - mdpi.com
Vast numbers of studies and developments in the nanotechnology area have been
conducted and many nanomaterials have been utilized to detect cancers at early stages …

Development of electrochemical biosensors for tumor marker determination towards cancer diagnosis: Recent progress

D Sadighbayan, K Sadighbayan, MR Tohid-Kia… - TrAC Trends in …, 2019 - Elsevier
According to the latest statistics, cancer is expected to account for nearly 1800000 new
cases and about 607000 deaths in the US in 2019. Approximately 40% of people with …

Silicon nanowire biosensor and its applications in disease diagnostics: a review

GJ Zhang, Y Ning - Analytica chimica acta, 2012 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, silicon nanowire (SiNW) biosensors have been studied for the
detection of biological molecules as highly sensitive, label-free, and electrical tools. Herein …

Flexible FET-type VEGF aptasensor based on nitrogen-doped graphene converted from conducting polymer

OS Kwon, SJ Park, JY Hong, AR Han, JS Lee, JS Lee… - Acs Nano, 2012 - ACS Publications
Graphene-based field-effect transistors (FETs) have been developed rapidly and are
currently considered as an alternative for postsilicon electronics. In this study, polypyrrole …

Nucleic acid conjugated nanomaterials for enhanced molecular recognition

H Wang, R Yang, L Yang, W Tan - ACS nano, 2009 - ACS Publications
Nucleic acids, whether designed or selected in vitro, play important roles in biosensing,
medical diagnostics, and therapy. Specifically, the conjugation of functional nucleic acid …