DNA-Biosensors - applications in the field of genomics (Tutorial)

Abstract

With the keyword Genomics most people associate DNA-array technology although alternative technologies such as biosensors are available. Considering the commercial success and broad distribution of state-of-the-art array technologies biosensors will not be able to compete with these systems, however, for certain applications they offer interesting and advantageous alternatives. In this paper a few selected examples of DNA biosensors are discussed with regard to the application used for or the underlying technology.