Recent advances in aptamer-based biosensors for potassium detection

Abstract

Maintaining a stable level of potassium (K+) is crucial for proper bodily function, as even a slight imbalance can result in serious disorders like hyperkalemia and hypokalemia. Therefore, detecting and...

Aptamers’ Potential to Fill Therapeutic and Diagnostic Gaps

“…However, other diseases such as neurodegenerative or cardiovascular diseases, among others, have also been targeted in aptamer studies [ 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 ]. In addition to the development of aptamers as therapeutic molecules, other notable approaches include the applications of aptamers as biosensors, through the development of aptamer-based devices and platforms for disease diagnosis [ 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 ], and as molecular tools to deliver therapeutic drugs to specific target cells, as well as to improve access to malignant molecules whose inactivation is desirable [ 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 ]. These applications have driven the significant development of the aptamers-based discipline in recent years.…”