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Kyung-Mi Song1, Seonghwan Lee, Changill Ban

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San31, Hyoja-dong, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 790-784, Korea. kmsong@postech.ac.kr

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Aptamers offer advantages over antibodies, including stability and cost-effectiveness. This review details aptamer selection methods and their diverse applications in disease diagnosis and molecular detection.

Keywords:
SELEXaptameraptasensorbiosensordiagnosisin vitro selection

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Area of Science:

  • Biotechnology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Analytical Chemistry

Background:

  • Antibodies are widely used but have limitations.
  • Aptamers are nucleic acid-based alternatives with unique advantages.
  • Aptamers offer thermal stability, lower cost, and versatile applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight aptamers as superior alternatives to antibodies.
  • To review in vitro selection methods for aptamer development.
  • To explore the diagnostic and analytical applications of aptamers.

Main Methods:

  • Detailed explanation of various in vitro selection techniques.
  • Discussion of analytical methods for aptamer-based detection.
  • Presentation of medical and analytical aptamer applications.

Main Results:

  • Aptamers exhibit advantages over antibodies, including enhanced stability and cost-effectiveness.
  • Multiple in vitro selection methods enable efficient aptamer generation.
  • Diverse analytical techniques are compatible with aptamer detection.

Conclusions:

  • Aptamers are highly promising alternatives to antibodies in various fields.
  • Aptamers are crucial components for advanced medical and analytical devices.
  • The versatility of aptamers supports their broad application potential.