Aptamers as the Agent in Decontamination Assays (Apta-Decontamination Assays): From the Environment to the Potential Application In Vivo
Joint Authors
Bilibana, Mawethu Pascoe
Citartan, Marimuthu
Yeoh, Tzi Shien
Rozhdestvensky, Timofey S.
Tang, Thean-Hock
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-10-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The binding specificity and affinity of aptamers have long been harnessed as the key elements in the development of aptamer-based assays, particularly aptasensing application.
One promising avenue that is currently explored based on the specificity and affinity of aptamers is the application of aptamers in the decontamination assays.
Aptamers have been successfully harnessed as the decontamination agents to remove contaminants from the environment and to decontaminate infectious elements.
The reversible denaturation property inherent in aptamers enables the repeated usage of aptamers, which can immensely save the cost of decontamination.
Analogous to the point-of-care diagnostics, there is no doubt that aptamers can also be deployed in the point-of-care aptamer-based decontamination assay, whereby decontamination can be performed anywhere and anytime for instantaneous decision-making.
It is also prophesied that aptamers can also serve more than as a decontaminant, probably as a tool to capture and kill hazardous elements, particularly pathogenic agents.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bilibana, Mawethu Pascoe& Citartan, Marimuthu& Yeoh, Tzi Shien& Rozhdestvensky, Timofey S.& Tang, Thean-Hock. 2017. Aptamers as the Agent in Decontamination Assays (Apta-Decontamination Assays): From the Environment to the Potential Application In Vivo. Journal of Nucleic Acids،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bilibana, Mawethu Pascoe…[et al.]. Aptamers as the Agent in Decontamination Assays (Apta-Decontamination Assays): From the Environment to the Potential Application In Vivo. Journal of Nucleic Acids No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Bilibana, Mawethu Pascoe& Citartan, Marimuthu& Yeoh, Tzi Shien& Rozhdestvensky, Timofey S.& Tang, Thean-Hock. Aptamers as the Agent in Decontamination Assays (Apta-Decontamination Assays): From the Environment to the Potential Application In Vivo. Journal of Nucleic Acids. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1182450
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1182450