Overview
- Outlines the progress of aptamer technology since its first development in the 90s
- Discusses the latest applications and limitations of aptamers
- Provides an industry perspective on the aptamer-use in biotechnology
Part of the book series: Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology (ABE, volume 174)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book reviews the development, characterization and applications of aptamers in different areas of biotechnology ranging from therapeutics to diagnostics and protein purification. Hailed as chemical antibodies, these single-stranded nucleic acid receptors were predicted to supersede antibodies in traditional assays, such as ELISA, within a short time. While this has yet to happen, readers will find in this book a deep insight into the progress of aptamer technology and a critical discussion about the limitations that need to be overcome in order to find wider acceptance and use outside of the still relatively small aptamer-community.
This book covers all aspects of aptamer generation and application for the aptamer-experienced reader and curious novice alike, with the addition of an industry perspective on the future of aptamer-use in biotechnology.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Aptamers in Biotechnology
Editors: Katharina Urmann, Johanna-Gabriela Walter
Series Title: Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54061-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-54060-9Published: 01 August 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-54063-0Published: 02 August 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-54061-6Published: 31 July 2020
Series ISSN: 0724-6145
Series E-ISSN: 1616-8542
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 215
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 47 illustrations in colour
Topics: Biotechnology, Immunology, Nucleic Acid Chemistry, Nanochemistry, Chromatography, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering