Biosensor-Integrated Drug Delivery Systems
A special issue of Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosensor and Bioelectronic Devices".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2026 | Viewed by 18
Special Issue Editor
Interests: drug delivery; nanoparticle; stem cell; biosensors
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, the convergence of biosensing technology and drug delivery systems has emerged as a promising area of biomedical research. While conventional biosensors enable the detection and quantification of biomarkers, physiological changes, or disease-related signals, drug delivery systems enable spatiotemporal control of therapeutic release. Combining these two fields can create responsive or smart platforms that detect biological events (or changing biomarkers) and deliver therapeutics accordingly. This integration can improve therapeutic accuracy, reduce side effects, enable personalized treatment, and enhance patient compliance.
Despite significant progress in each field individually, the convergence of biosensing and drug delivery still presents substantial challenges while also offering significant opportunities. These include sensor miniaturization and biocompatibility, carrier materials capable of releasing payloads in response to detection, robust signal transduction in physiological environments, safe and effective therapeutic release, system integration (electronics, microfluidics, micro/nanomaterials), in vivo reliability, regulatory and scalability issues, and translation to clinical applications.
This Special Issue invites research and review papers covering the full spectrum of this topic, including the design, fabrication, characterization, and application of integrated biosensor-drug delivery systems.
Dr. Hyeon-Yeol Cho
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biosensing
- drug delivery
- theranostics
- nanocarriers
- smart sensors
- controlled release
- real-time monitoring
- microfluidics
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