Special Issue "Optical Fiber Biosensor"

A special issue of Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical and Photonic Biosensors".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 1170

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Optical Fiber Sensors group of Institute of Mechanical Intelligence, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
Interests: silicon photonics; biophotonics; integrated optics; chemical sensors; optical fiber sensors
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Dear Colleagues,

Optical fiber biosensors are analytical devices consisting of a biorecognition element integrated into an optical fiber assembly, which modifies optical signals (intensity, phase, polarization) proportionally to the concentration of the analyte and provides label-free or label-based and real-time detection. Designing, developing, and improving optical fiber biosensors’ attributes is a challenging and important topic for several applications, such as healthcare and disease diagnosis, environmental monitoring, water and food quality monitoring, and drug delivery.

Optical fiber biosensors integrate a biological element, such as an enzyme, antibody, aptamer, whole cell, and tissue, as a biorecognition element. In response to physical or chemical changes created by biorecognition elements, the transduction process induces a change in the light beam, such as absorption, transmission, reflection, refraction, phase, amplitude, frequency, and/or light polarization. Depending on the application, the performance of optical fiber biosensors can be optimized in selectivity, sensitivity, linearity, response time, reproducibility, and stability.

In this context, it is our pleasure to announce this Special Issue entitled “Optical Fiber Biosensors”, where original research and reviews of new fabrication processes, materials, optical fiber integration, and immobilization methods of optical biosensors are cordially invited. We hope that this Special Issue will further encourage and promote scientific contributions by researchers in the biosensors field.

This Special Issue welcomes contributions addressing, but not limited to:

  • Novel interrogation methods for fiber-based biosensors;
  • Surface plasmon (SPR) and localized resonance (LSPR) for biosensing;
  • Biosensors for healthcare applications;
  • Biosensors for aquaculture and environment monitoring;
  • Wearable sensors, devices, and electronics;
  • Lab-on-a-chip;
  • Lab-on-tip;
  • Sensor devices, technology, and applications;
  • Advanced materials for sensing;

Dr. Philippe Velha
Guest Editor

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Design Considerations of an ITO-Coated U-Shaped Fiber Optic LMR Biosensor for the Detection of Antibiotic Ciprofloxacin
Biosensors 2023, 13(3), 362; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios13030362 - 09 Mar 2023
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The extensive use of antibiotics has become a serious concern due to certain deficiencies in wastewater facilities, their resistance to removal, and their toxic effects on the natural environment. Therefore, substantial attention has been given to the detection of antibiotics because of their [...] Read more.
The extensive use of antibiotics has become a serious concern due to certain deficiencies in wastewater facilities, their resistance to removal, and their toxic effects on the natural environment. Therefore, substantial attention has been given to the detection of antibiotics because of their potential detriment to the ecosystem and human health. In the present study, a novel design of indium tin oxide (ITO) coated U-shaped fiber optic lossy mode resonance (LMR) biosensor is presented for the sensitive detection of the antibiotic ciprofloxacin (CIP). The performance of the designed U-shaped LMR sensor is characterized in terms of its sensitivity, full width at half maximum (FWHM), the figure of merit (FOM), and the limit of detection (LOD). For the proposed U-shaped LMR sensing probe, the various crucial factors such as the thickness (d) of the ITO layer, sensing region length (L), and bending radius (R) are optimized. The thickness of the ITO layer is optimized in such a way that two LMR curves are observed in the transmission spectrum and, thereafter, the performance parameters are evaluated for each LMR. It is observed that the designed U-shaped LMR sensor with optimized parameters shows an approximately seven-fold enhancement in sensitivity compared to the straight-core fiber optic LMR sensor. The numerical results revealed that the designed U-shaped fiber optic LMR biosensor can provide a maximum sensitivity of 17,209.9 nm/RIU with the highest FOM of 91.42 RIU−1, and LOD of 6.3 × 10−5 RIU for the detection of CIP hydrochloride in the concentration range of 0.001 to 0.029 mol∙dm−3. Thus, it is believed that the designed LMR biosensor can practically explore its potential use in environmental monitoring and biomedical applications and hence, opens a new window of opportunity for the researchers working in the field of U-shaped fiber optic LMR biosensing. Full article
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Capabilities of Double-Resonance LPG and SPR Methods for Hypersensitive Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Structural Proteins: A Comparative Study
Biosensors 2023, 13(3), 318; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios13030318 - 24 Feb 2023
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The danger of the emergence of new viral diseases and their rapid spread demands apparatuses for continuous rapid monitoring in real time. This requires the creation of new bioanalytical methods that overcome the shortcomings of existing ones and are applicable for point-of-care diagnostics. [...] Read more.
The danger of the emergence of new viral diseases and their rapid spread demands apparatuses for continuous rapid monitoring in real time. This requires the creation of new bioanalytical methods that overcome the shortcomings of existing ones and are applicable for point-of-care diagnostics. For this purpose, a variety of biosensors have been developed and tested in proof-of-concept studies, but none of them have been introduced for commercial use so far. Given the importance of the problem, in this study, long-period grating (LPG) and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensors, based on antibody detection, were examined, and their capabilities for SARS-CoV-2 structural proteins detection were established. Supersensitive detections of structural proteins in the order of several femtomoles were achieved by the LPG method, while the SPR method demonstrated a sensitivity of about one hundred femtomoles. The studied biosensors are compatible in sensitivity with ELISA and rapid antigen tests but, in contrast, they are quantitative, which makes them applicable for acute SARS-CoV-2 infection detection, especially during the early stages of viral replication. Full article
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