Biosensors for Nucleic Acid Biomarkers
A special issue of Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374). This special issue belongs to the section "Nano- and Micro-Technologies in Biosensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 4002
Special Issue Editor
Interests: genetics biomarkers analysis; nucleic acid amplification technology; protease activity analysis; single-cell/single-molecule analysis; next-generation sequencing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nucleic acid detection plays an important role in the rapid screening of cancers and early diagnosis of infectious diseases. Revolutionary advances in genome sequencing and nucleic acid biology over the past 15 years have resulted in an explosion of data and knowledge about the identity, function, and regulation of cellular DNA and RNA. This insight is increasingly harnessed for applications in molecular biology, biotechnology, and medicine. In parallel with these advances, there has been a growing need for techniques that enable the detection of nucleic acids.
Today, various nucleic acid biosensors have been widely used in biological applications, clinical diagnostics, environmental analysis, food safety, and forensic analysis. In this Special Issue, we welcome communications, full papers, and focused reviews on topics that pertain to the use of reporter-modified oligonucleotides and analogs thereof for the detection of nucleic acids and other biomolecules.
This issue will include but not be limited to the following topics:
(1) New nucleic acid amplification methods;
(2) Naked-eye analysis strategies for nucleic acid;
(3) CRISPR/Cas-based toolboxes;
(4) Point-of-care methods for nucleic acid biomarkers;
(5) Single-cell/molecule analysis;
(6) Lab on a chip/single microbead.
Dr. Hui Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- point-of-care testing
- CRISPR/Cas sensing toolbox
- nucleic acid amplification technologies
- single-cell/molecule analysis
- lab on a chip
- lab on a single microbead
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