Development of Biosensors for Detection/ Diagnostic Purposes

Dear Colleagues,

Biosensors are analytical tools that are composed of a biological or synthetic element known as a receptor, such as antibodies, enzymes, nucleic acids/aptamers, and others. These receptors are in close proximity to a transducer, which can convert the receptor's response into a measurable signal by detecting an analyte, which is a chemical or biochemical species of interest. The development of biosensors has recently attracted a lot of attention in the fields of research and development, primarily due to the interest in their potential applications across various sectors like environmental monitoring, healthcare, food safety/ security, and other industries. These devices must meet the following characteristics for several applications: specificity, sensitivity, rapidity, user friendliness, affordability, portability, ease of specimen collection, real-time connectivity, and robustness. Biosensors will be even more useful and easier to get when they are combined with new communication technologies. This will make these devices even more important for custom healthcare and environmental monitoring systems.

Researchers from various scientific fields, such as biology, environmental science, chemistry, engineering, medicine, and material science, are invited to submit original and review articles that highlight the latest advancements in biosensor development. This Special Issue “Development of Biosensors for Detection/ Diagnostic Purposes” seeks to offer a thorough investigation of the most recent progress and innovations in the development of biosensors that are specifically designed for the following uses:

• The detection and diagnosis of a wide range of diseases, such as COVID, diabetes, infectious diseases, cancer biomarkers, hormones, vitamins, heart-related conditions, and others.
• The development of biosensors to identify environmental pollutants and food contaminants, such as pesticides, heavy metals, antibiotic residues, and toxic substances, in environmental or food samples.
• Wearable biosensors that are used to monitor analytes in biofluids, such as sweat, saliva, serum, urine, and blood, for tailored healthcare purposes.
• The advancement of innovative biosensors, including nanomaterial-based biosensors, antibody/aptamer-based biosensors, electrochemical biosensors, optical biosensors, colorimetric biosensors, surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERs)-based biosensors, fluorescent biosensors, and molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs).
• The development of biosensing technologies, such as microfluidic biosensors and smartphone-based biosensors, particularly in the field of detection and diagnosis. This Special Issue also encompasses the applications of automation, machine learning, and deep learning techniques in the field of biosensor development.

Submissions for this Special Issue must adhere to the regular criteria for regular "Biosensors" articles and be pertinent to a wide-ranging international and interdisciplinary readership. Special Issue papers are subject to the same criteria of quality, innovation, and significance.

Dr. Qurat ul ain Zahra
Dr. Imran Mahmood Khan
Dr. Shabi Abbas Zaidi
Dr. Faisal Shahzad
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Biosensors is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• nanobiosensors
• aptasensors
• MIP-based biosensors
• environmental monitoring
• food safety
• disease diagnostics
• electrochemical biosensors
• optical biosensors
• colorimetric biosensors
• SERs based biosensors
• fluorescent biosensors