Biosensing for Point-of-Care Diagnostics—2nd Edition
A special issue of Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosensors and Healthcare".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 42
Special Issue Editor
2. Optics, Photonics and Biophotonics Group in the Center for Biomedical Technology (CTB), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28223 Madrid, Spain
3. Group of Organ and Tissue On-a-Chip and In-Vitro Detection, Health Research Institute of the Hospital Clínico San Carlos, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: micro-nanotechnology; optical biosensors; point-of-care devices; biofunctionalization; sensing surfaces; organs-on-chips
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Point-of-care testing (POCT) devices are an emerging alternative for the detection and diagnosis of disease. This technology can provide in vitro diagnostics and immediately actionable healthcare information at accident sites, in doctors’ offices, and in ambulances. POCT may also enable patients to self-test and self-manage care at their homes. Effective and rapid point-of-care (POC) diagnostics could revolutionize public healthcare both in developed and developing countries.
Biosensing for point-of-care diagnostics is a research field that has seen growing interest since the first device for detecting glucose was developed. Biosensors and point-of-care devices are poised to change the delivery of healthcare. Biosensor technology can be used in cheap, disposable point-of-care devices or via implantable devices to provide continuous monitoring. This Special Issue aims to gather articles and reviews detailing advances in biosensing systems for diagnostics in several areas, such as health, food, the environment, etc.
Topics of interest include:
- In vitro detection systems;
- Biosensing technologies for point-of-care devices;
- Detection systems for point-of-care testing;
- Biosensing technologies for continuous monitoring;
- Label-free and labeled technologies for point-of-care devices.
Dr. María Fé Laguna Heras
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- point-of-care devices
- biosensing
- medical devices
- biodetection
- immunoassays
- in vitro detection systems
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