Nucleic acid biosensors for environmental pollution monitoring / edited by Marco Mascini and Ilaria Palchetti
Imprint
Cambridge : RSC Pub., 2011
Descript
x, 176 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm
CONTENT
Biosensor techniques for environmental monitoring -- Nucleic acids as biorecognition element in biosensor development -- Genosensing environmental pollution -- Aptamer-based biosensor for environmental monotoring -- Catalytic nucleic acid biosensors for environmental monitoring -- Nucleic acid-based biosensors for the detection of DNA damage -- Detecting of damage to DNA using electrochemical and electrochemical and piezoelectric DNA-based biosensors -- New trends in DNA sensors for environmental applications: nanomaterials, miniaturization, and lab-on-a-chip technology -- Conclusions and criticisms