Electrochemical DNA Biosensors

Mehmet Sengun Ozsoz

This book focuses on the basic electrochemical applications of DNA in various areas, from basic principles to the most recent discoveries. The book comprises theoretical and experimental analysis of various properties of nucleic acids, research methods, and some promising applications. The topics discussed in the book include electrochemical detection of DNA hybridization based on latex/gold nanoparticle and nanotubes; nanomaterial-based electrochemical DNA detection; electrochemical detection of microorganism-based DNA biosensors; gold nanoparticle-based electrochemical DNA biosensors; electrochemical detection of the aptamer-target interaction; nanoparticle-induced catalysis for DNA biosensing; basic terms regarding electrochemical DNA (nucleic acids) biosensors; screen-printed electrodes for electrochemical DNA detection; application of field-effect transistors to label free electrical DNA biosensor arrays; and electrochemical detection of nucleic acids using branched DNA amplifiers.

Preface, 1 Terminology Related to Electrochemical DNA-Based Biosensors, 2 Electrochemical Aptamer-Based Biosensors, 3 Carbon-Polymer Bio-Nano-Composite Electrodes for Electrochemical Genosensing, 4 Gold Nanoparticle-Based Electrochemical DNA Biosensors, 5 Nanoparticle-Induced Catalysis for Electrochemical DNA Biosensors, 6 Application of Field-Effect Transistors to Label-Free Electrical DNA Biosensor Arrays, 7 Electrochemical Detection of Basepair Mismatches in DNA Films, 8 Electrochemical Detection of DNA Hybridization: Use of Latex to Construct Metal-Nanoparticle Labels, 9 Screen-Printed Electrodes for Electrochemical DNA Detection, 10 Synthetic Polymers for Electrochemical DNA Biosensors, 11 Electrochemical Transducer for Oligonucleotide Biosensor Based on the Elimination and Adsorptive Transfer Techniques, 12 Electrochemical DNA Biosensors for Detection of Compound-DNA Interactions, 13 Electrochemical Nucleic Acid Biosensors Based on Hybridization Detection for Clinical Analysis, 14 Nanomaterial-Based Electrochemical DNA Detection, 15 Electrochemical Genosensor Assay for the Detection of Bacteria on Screen-Printed Chips, 16 Introduction to Molecular Biology Related to Electrochemical DNA-Based Biosensors, Index