Aptamer-based fluorescent biosensors

Current Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 27, 2011, Pages 4175-4184

  Wang, R E ^a   Zhang, Y ^b   Cai, J ^c   Cai, W ^b,d   Gao, T ^e  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^e TE Connectivity   (China)

Author keywords

Aptamers; Biosensor; Fluorescence; Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET); Nanosensor

Indexed keywords

APTAMER; QUANTUM DOT;

BIOSENSOR; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMAN; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

APTAMERS, NUCLEOTIDE; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 80052205266     PISSN: 09298673     EISSN: 1875533X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/092986711797189637     Document Type: Review

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