Widespread omission of aptamer-target binding verification in aptasensor development: Consequences for sensor performance and the need for a Kd gate

Sergey N. Krylov, Svetlana M. Krylova, An Thi Hoai Le, Philip E. Johnson, Ryan Hili, Derek J. Wilson, S. Brian Kim, Gwendolyn M. Stovall, Guobao Xu, Boris B. Dzantiev, Maria DeRosa, Paulo R. Bueno, Philippe Dauphin-Ducharme, Julian A. Tanner, William L. Whitehouse, Qiang Zhao, Jun-Jie Zhu, Anine Crous, Elena Ferapontova

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DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2026.118807
Published: 2026-09
Container: Biosensors and Bioelectronics
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.bios.2026.118807,
  title = {Widespread omission of aptamer-target binding verification in aptasensor development: Consequences for sensor performance and the need for a Kd gate},
  author = {Sergey N. Krylov and Svetlana M. Krylova and An Thi Hoai Le and Philip E. Johnson and Ryan Hili and Derek J. Wilson and S. Brian Kim and Gwendolyn M. Stovall and Guobao Xu and Boris B. Dzantiev and Maria DeRosa and Paulo R. Bueno and Philippe Dauphin-Ducharme and Julian A. Tanner and William L. Whitehouse and Qiang Zhao and Jun-Jie Zhu and Anine Crous and Elena Ferapontova},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Biosensors and Bioelectronics},
  doi = {10.1016/j.bios.2026.118807},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2026.118807}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Widespread omission of aptamer-target binding verification in aptasensor development: Consequences for sensor performance and the need for a Kd gate
AU  - Sergey N. Krylov
AU  - Svetlana M. Krylova
AU  - An Thi Hoai Le
AU  - Philip E. Johnson
AU  - Ryan Hili
AU  - Derek J. Wilson
AU  - S. Brian Kim
AU  - Gwendolyn M. Stovall
AU  - Guobao Xu
AU  - Boris B. Dzantiev
AU  - Maria DeRosa
AU  - Paulo R. Bueno
AU  - Philippe Dauphin-Ducharme
AU  - Julian A. Tanner
AU  - William L. Whitehouse
AU  - Qiang Zhao
AU  - Jun-Jie Zhu
AU  - Anine Crous
AU  - Elena Ferapontova
PY  - 2026
JO  - Biosensors and Bioelectronics
DO  - 10.1016/j.bios.2026.118807
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Krylov, S. N., Krylova, S. M., Le, A. T. H., Johnson, P. E., Hili, R., Wilson, D. J., Kim, S. B., Stovall, G. M., Xu, G., Dzantiev, B. B., DeRosa, M., Bueno, P. R., Dauphin-Ducharme, P., Tanner, J. A., Whitehouse, W. L., Zhao, Q., Zhu, J., Crous, A., & Ferapontova, E. (2026). Widespread omission of aptamer-target binding verification in aptasensor development: Consequences for sensor performance and the need for a Kd gate. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2026.118807

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