Aptamers and their biological applications

Sensors

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 612-631

  Song, Kyung Mi ^a   Lee, Seonghwan ^a   Ban, Changill ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aptamer; Aptasensor; Biosensor; Diagnosis; In vitro selection; SELEX

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PEPTIDE APTAMER;

COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; GENETIC PROCEDURES; REVIEW;

APTAMERS, PEPTIDE; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; SELEX APTAMER TECHNIQUE;

EID: 84863018775     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s120100612     Document Type: Review

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