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Aptamer-Based Sensing: Designs and Applications

A special issue of Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosensor Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2025 | Viewed by 1358

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Tao Le

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Chongqing Collaborative Innovation Center for Rapid Detection of Food Quality and Safety, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Freshwater Fishes, Animal Biology Key Laboratory of Chongqing Education Commission, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, China
Interests: aptasensor; nanocomposite; biosensor; pathogen detection; immune sensing; food safety

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Aptamers are short, single-stranded oligonucleotides that can bind to specific targets with high affinity and specificity. Their unique properties make them valuable tools in various fields, including diagnostics, therapeutics, and environmental monitoring. This Special Issue will focus on the latest advancements in aptamer-based sensing technologies, exploring innovative designs, applications, and methodologies.

We invite researchers to submit original research articles and reviews that address, but are not limited to, the following topics:

  • Biomedical diagnosis, including disease marker detection, early cancer diagnosis, infectious disease detection, etc.;
  • Food safety detecting, involving the detection of harmful substances in food, pollutants, and pathogens;
  • Environmental monitoring, including the detection of harmful substances in water quality, air, and soil;
  • Combination of nanomaterials and sensing technology, specifically studying the application of nanomaterials in enhancing aptasensor performance;
  • Development of new sensing technology, such as electrochemical sensing, fluorescence sensing, surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), etc.;
  • Basic research and theoretical exploration, including aptamer screening and structure and function research.

We look forward to your contributions to this exciting Special Issue!

Prof. Dr. Tao Le
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • aptamer
  • aptasensor
  • DNA
  • RNA
  • screening
  • point of care
  • SELEX
  • diagnostics

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Aptamer-Conjugated Magnetic Nanoparticles Integrated with SERS for Multiplex Salmonella Detection
by Fan Sun, Kun Pang, Keke Yang, Li Zheng, Mengmeng Wang, Yufeng Wang, Qiang Chen, Zihong Ye, Pei Liang and Xiaoping Yu
Biosensors 2025, 15(7), 464; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios15070464 - 19 Jul 2025
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Salmonella is a rapidly spreading and widespread zoonotic infectious disease that poses a serious threat to the safety of both poultry and human lives. Therefore, the timely detection of Salmonella in foods and animals has become an urgent need for food safety. This [...] Read more.
Salmonella is a rapidly spreading and widespread zoonotic infectious disease that poses a serious threat to the safety of both poultry and human lives. Therefore, the timely detection of Salmonella in foods and animals has become an urgent need for food safety. This work describes the construction of an aptamer-based sensor for Salmonella detection, using Fe3O4 magnetic beads and Ag@Au core–shell nanoparticles-embedded 4-mercaptobenzoic acid (4MBA). Leveraging the high affinity between biotin and streptavidin, aptamers were conjugated to Fe3O4 magnetic beads. These beads were then combined with Ag@4MBA@Au nanoparticles functionalized with complementary aptamers through hydrogen bonding and π-π stacking interactions, yielding a SERS-based aptamer sensor with optimized Raman signals from 4MBA. When target bacteria are present, aptamer-conjugated magnetic beads exhibit preferential binding to the bacteria, leading to a decrease in the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) signal. And it was used for the detection of five different serotypes of Salmonella, respectively, and the results showed that the aptamer sensor exhibited a good linear relationship between the concentration range of 102–108 CFU/mL and LOD is 35.51 CFU/mL. The SERS aptasensor was utilized for the detection of spiked authentic samples with recoveries between 94.0 and 100.4%, which proved the usability of the method and helped to achieve food safety detection. Full article
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Recent Progress in DNA Biosensors: Target-Specific and Structure-Guided Signal Amplification
by Jae Eon Lee and Seung Pil Pack
Biosensors 2025, 15(8), 476; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios15080476 - 23 Jul 2025
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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is not only a fundamental biological molecule but also a versatile material for constructing sensitive and specific biosensing platforms. Its ability to undergo sequence-specific hybridization via Watson–Crick base pairing enables both precise target recognition and the programmable construction of nanoscale [...] Read more.
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is not only a fundamental biological molecule but also a versatile material for constructing sensitive and specific biosensing platforms. Its ability to undergo sequence-specific hybridization via Watson–Crick base pairing enables both precise target recognition and the programmable construction of nanoscale structures. The demand for ultrasensitive detection increases in fields such as disease diagnostics, therapeutics, and other areas, and the inherent characteristics of DNA have driven the development of a wide range of signal amplification strategies. Among these, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), rolling circle amplification (RCA), and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) represent powerful target-based methods that enzymatically increase the concentration of nucleic acid targets, thereby boosting detection sensitivity. In parallel, structure-based strategies leverage the nanoscale spatial programmability of DNA to construct functional architectures with high precision. DNA can be used as a scaffold, such as DNA nanostructures, to organize sensing elements and facilitate signal transduction. It can also function as a probe, like aptamers, to recognize targets with high affinity. These versatilities enable the creation of highly sophisticated sensing platforms that integrate molecular recognition and signal amplification. Driven by DNA nano-assembly capability, both target-based and structure-based approaches are driving the advancement of highly sensitive, selective, and adaptable diagnostic technologies. This review highlights recent developments in DNA nano-assembly-driven amplification strategies. Full article
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