Recent advances in DNA walker machines and their applications coupled with signal amplification strategies: A critical review

• Published in: Analytica chimica acta Vol. 1171; p. 338523
• Main Authors: Xu, Mingdi, Tang, Dianping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.08.2021
• Subjects: Biosensing Techniques; Biosensors; DNA; DNA walker; DNA, Catalytic; Hyphenated techniques; Limit of Detection; Multiple dimensional tracks; Nanotechnology; Signal amplification strategies; Signal amplification strategies; Multiple dimensional tracks; Biosensors; DNA walker; Hyphenated techniques

DNA walkers, a type of dynamic nanomachines, have become the subject of burgeoning research in the field of biology. These walkers are powered by driving forces based on strand displacement reactions, protein enzyme/DNAzyme reactions and conformational transitions. With the unique properties of high...