Sensors and Biosensors: Fabrication, Properties and Biomedical Application
A special issue of Journal of Functional Biomaterials (ISSN 2079-4983).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2023) | Viewed by 1684
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomaterials; drug delivery; nanomedicine; biodiagnosis; bioimaging
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Interests: flexible electronics; biosensing; bioprinting; organoids; in vitro neuronal networks
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A biosensor is defined by its biological or bioinspired receptor unit with unique specificities toward corresponding analytes, such as target metabolites, hormones, viruses, bacteria, antigens, pharmaceuticals, toxins, as well as entire cells in various sensing media, ranging from buffers to more complex environments, such as sweat, saliva, urine, and blood. Biosensing, in general, also includes the recording of electrophysiological signals of the human body, including ECG, EMG, EEG, ECoG, motion signals, etc., which is also defined as bioelectronics. The important parameters of biosensing are the detection specificity and sensitivity. In order to increase sensitivities and to lower detection limits down to even individual molecules, many new techniques are developed over recent decades, such as various kinds of nanomaterials, biomimetic designs, flexible electronics, lab-on-a chip, as well as microfabrication and microfluidics, called microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). Biosensing has been intensively applied in biomedical fields, such as medical diagnostics, the early screening of diseases, point-of-care testing, and healthcare monitoring.
This Special Issue aims to collect recent advances in fabrication, properties, and biomedical application of biosensors and bioelectronics, as well as relevant prospects in terms of opportunities and challenges. High-quality research articles, short communications, and reviews are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Lei Ren
Prof. Dr. Dong Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biosensing
- biosensors
- bioelectronics
- wearable device
- e-textile
- diagnostics
- theranostics
- healthcare monitoring
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