In recent years, a great progress was achieved in the development of electrochemical sensors for DNA sequences, hybridization and damage. Nowadays, electrochemical methods are able to detect DNA at nanomolar concentration. In addition, these methods are suitable for studding both covalent and non-covalent binding interactions between DNA and different small molecules, e.g. drugs or potentially ...

From the bench-mark work on microfluidics from the Whitesides's group in 2007, paper technology has experienced significant growth, particularly regarding applications in biomedical research and clinical diagnostics. Besides the structural properties supporting microfluidics, other advantageous features of paper materials, including their versatility, disposability and low cost, show off the gr...

Electrochemical sensors and biosensors have attracted considerable attention for the sensitive detection of a variety of biological and pharmaceutical compounds. Since the discovery of carbon-based nanomaterials, including carbon nanotubes, C60 and graphene, they have garnered tremendous interest for their potential in the design of high-performance electrochemical sensor platforms due to their...

In recent years, the development of highly sensitive sensors has become a popular research topic. Some functional nanomaterials occupy an important position in sensing field by virtue their unique structures and catalytic properties, but there are still problems such as low sensitivity poor specificity. Single-atom (SANs) show significant advantages amplifying signals improving sensor interfere...

Recent advancement in nanoscience and nanotechnology has witnessed numerous triumphs of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanomaterials due to their various exotic and multifunctional properties and wide applications. As a remarkable and functional material, ZnO has attracted extensive scientific and technological attention, as it combines different properties such as high specific surface area, biocompatibilit...