内容简介
Thisisthefirstbooktodetailbioanalyticaltechnologiesandmethodsthathavebeendevelopedusingaptamersinanalytical,medical,environmental,andfoodscienceapplications.Afteranintroductiontoaptamers,aptamertargets,andtheirgeneraluses,itdiscussesdifferentapplicationswithparticularattentiontothecomparisonbetweenaptamer–basedbiosensorsandmethodsversusthecorrespondingimmunosensors.Examplesofaptamer–baseddiagnostictechniquesincludewhole–cellproteinprofiling(proteomics)andmedicaldiagnosticsforthedistinctionofdiseasedversushealthystates.Thisisacorereferenceforanalyticalchemists,electrochemists,pharmaceutical/medicinalchemists,biotechnologists,andothers.
作者简介
MARCOMASCINI,PhD,isaFullProfessorofAnalyticalChemistryintheDepartmentofChemistryattheUniversityofFirenze,Italy.Hehasbeenoneofthepioneersofbiosensortechnology.Hisresearchinterestsarerelatedtoelectrochemical,piezoelectric,andopticalbiosensors.Hepioneeredseveralpracticalapplicationsofthesedevicesinindustrialprototypesforuseinbioanalysis,medicine,theenvironment,andfoodqualityandsafety.Someofthesedevicesarecommercializedtoday.Dr.Masciniistheauthorofmorethan300publicationsandhastakenpartinseveralEuropeanCommissionprojectsandsteeringcommittees.