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Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering

Volume 23, 2021

Recent Advances in Aptamer-Based Biosensors for Global Health Applications

Abstract

Since aptamers were first reported in the early 2000s, research on their use for the detection of health-relevant analytical targets has exploded. This review article provides a brief overview of the most recent developments in the field of aptamer-based biosensors for global health applications. The review provides a description of general aptasensing principles and follows up with examples of recent reports of diagnostics-related applications. These applications include detection of proteins and small molecules, circulating cancer cells, whole-cell pathogens, extracellular vesicles, and tissue diagnostics. The review also discusses the main challenges that this growing technology faces in the quest of bringing these new devices from the laboratory to the market.

Keyword(s): aptamer recognition, biosensors, electrochemical sensors, global health, optical sensors, point-of-care diagnostics
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Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering 23, 433 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-bioeng-082020-035644
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