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Sensors 2012, 12, 612-631; doi:10.3390/s120100612 OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Review Aptamers and Their Biological Applications Kyung-Mi Song, Seonghwan Lee and Changill Ban * Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San31, Hyoja-dong, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 790-784, Korea; E-Mails: kmsong@postech.ac.kr (K.-M.S.); s.lee@postech.ac.kr (S.L.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ciban@postech.ac.kr; Tel.: +82-54-279-2127; Fax: +82-54-279-3399. Received: 29 November 2011; in revised form: 31 December 2011 / Accepted: 4 J