Content: 1. Terminology related to electrochemical DNA-based biosensors / Jan Labuda --
2. Electrochemical aptamer-based biosensors / S. Centi, S. Tombelli, and M. Mascini --
3. Carbon-polymer bio-nano-composite electrodes for electrochemical genosensing / María Isabel Pividori and Salvador Alegret --
4. Gold nanoparticle-based electrochemical DNA biosensors / María Pedrero, Paloma Yáñez-Sedeño, and José M. Pingarrón --
5. Nanoparticle-induced catalysis for electrochemical DNA biosensors / Marisa Maltez-da Costa, Alfredo de la Escosura-Muñiz, and Arben Merkoçi --
6. Application of field-effect transistors to label-free electrical DNA biosensor arrays / Peng Li, Piero Migliorato, and Pedro Estrela --
7. Electrochemical detection of basepair mismatches in DNA films / Piotr Michal Diakowski, Mohtashim Shamsi, and Heinz-Bernhard Kraatz --
8. Electrochemical detection of DNA hybridization : use of latex to construct metal-nanoparticle labels / Mithran Somasundrum and Werasak Surareungchai --
9. Screen-printed electrodes for electrochemical DNA detection / Graciela Martínez-Paredes, María Begoña González-García, and Agustín Costa-García --
10. Synthetic polymers for electrochemical DNA biosensors / Adriana Ferancová and Katarína Beníková --
11. Electrochemical transducer for oligonucleotide biosensor based on the elimination and adsorptive transfer techniques / Libuse Trnkova, Frantisek Jelen, and Mehmet Ozsoz --
12. Electrochemical DNA biosensors for detection of compound-DNA interactions / D. Ozkan-Ariksoysal, P. Kara, and M. Ozsoz --
13. Electrochemical nucleic acid biosensors based on hybridization detection for clinical analysis / P. Kara, D. Ariksoysal, and M. Ozsoz --
14. Nanomaterial-based electrochemical DNA detection / Ronen Polsky, Jason C. Harper, and Susan M. Brozik --
15. Electrochemical genosensor assay for the detection of bacteria on screen-printed chips / Chan Yean Yean, Lee Su Yin, and Manickam Ravichandran --
16. Introduction to molecular biology related to electrochemical DNA-based biosensors / Yalcin Erzurumlu and Petek Ballar.
Abstract: This book focuses on the basic electrochemical applications of DNA in various areas, from basic principles to the most recent discoveries. The book comprises theoretical and experimental analysis of various properties of nucleic acids, research methods, and some promising applications. The topics discussed in the book include electrochemical detection of DNA hybridization based on latex/gold nanoparticle and nanotubes; nanomaterial-based electrochemical DNA detection; electrochemical detection of microorganism-based DNA biosensors; gold nanoparticle-based electrochemical DNA biosensors; electrochemical detection of the aptamer-target interaction; nanoparticle-induced catalysis for DNA biosensing; basic terms regarding electrochemical DNA (nucleic acids) biosensors; screen-printed electrodes for electrochemical DNA detection; application of field-effect transistors to label free electrical DNA biosensor arrays; and electrochemical detection of nucleic acids using branched DNA amplifiers