Design and Application of Microfluidic Biosensors in Biomedicine—2nd Edition
A special issue of Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosensor Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 1695
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Interests: droplet; single-cell analysis; ScDNAseq; ScRNAseq; biomaterials; microfluidics commercialization
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Interests: droplet; microparticles; microfluidics; integrated systems; organ-on-a-chip; microvasculature
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Interests: microfluidics; cell mechanics; cancer metastasis; laser processing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Following the successful publication of the first edition, the Editorial Board, in collaboration with Guest Editors Dr. Hangrui Liu, Dr. Tianlong Zhang, and Dr. Yuxin Zhang, is pleased to announce the launch of the second edition of this Special Issue. This continuation seeks to further disseminate cutting-edge research and significant advancements at the intersection of microfluidics, biosensing, and biomedical applications.
The field is currently characterized by two predominant, synergistic trends aimed at enhancing analytical performance. First, there is a concerted effort to integrate novel functional nanostructures with innovative transduction principles. This convergence enables the creation of biosensing platforms with superior sensitivity, selectivity, and multiplexing capabilities. Second, significant research is directed toward the seamless integration of on-chip microfluidic separation or preprocessing units with detection modules. This holistic "sample-to-answer" strategy is crucial for developing robust, automated biosensing systems applicable to complex biological matrices. Consequently, research increasingly focuses on the rational design and fabrication of advanced materials and structures—with tailored optical, hydrophobic, electronic, or metallic properties—to facilitate the highly specific and sensitive detection of low-abundance biomarkers.
The second edition of this Special Issue will encompass a broad spectrum of topics spanning the design, fabrication, and characterization of novel micro/nanostructures for sensing; the development of advanced microfluidic techniques for particle/cell separation and sample preparation; the exploration of versatile optical, electrochemical, and mechanical sensing modalities for multiplexed detection on integrated platforms; the synthesis and functionalization of biological and bio-inspired materials for enhanced interfaces; the identification and validation of novel diagnostic biomarkers; and the critical translation of these biosensor technologies toward real-world clinical, environmental, and point-of-care applications. Through high-quality contributions, this Special Issue aims to advance both the fundamental understanding and practical deployment of microfluidic biosensors, thereby accelerating their impact on disease diagnosis, monitoring, and preventive healthcare. We cordially invite researchers to submit their original work on the abovementioned topics.
Dr. Hangrui Liu
Dr. Yuxin Zhang
Dr. Tianlong Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biosensing techniques
- micro/nano structures
- pathogen detection
- disease diagnosis
- particle isolation/separation
- single-cell analysis
- point-of-care microdevices
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