Exploration of structure-switching in the design of aptamer biosensors

Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology

Volumn 140, Issue , 2014, Pages 69-92

  Lau, Pui Sai ^a   Li, Yingfu ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aptamer; DNA; RNA; Sensor; Structure switching

Indexed keywords

APTAMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COLORIMETRY; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; CONDUCTOMETRY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

APTAMERS, NUCLEOTIDE; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; COLORIMETRY; CONDUCTOMETRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; SELEX APTAMER TECHNIQUE; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84899852413     PISSN: 07246145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/10_2013_223     Document Type: Article

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