Smart, Connected, and Portable Biosensors and Bioelectronics for Advancing Human Healthcare, Disease Diagnosis, and Therapeutics (2nd Edition)

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 1266

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Dear Colleagues,

Research and development related to smart, connected and portable biosensors and bioelectronics have been a game-changer in the fields of diagnostics and health management. Unlike conventional biosensors, these devices allow for the rapid, accurate and on-site detection of biomarkers, which helps prevent disease spread by source control. This Biosensors Special Issue is dedicated to reporting advances in addressing the current challenges and future scope of the field of portable biosensors and bioelectronics. The topics include, but are not restricted to, the following:

  • Applications of portable biosensors and handheld POC devices, ranging from the support of primary healthcare to food and environmental safety screening;
  • Advances in the design and optimization of portable biosensor and bioelectronics systems;
  • Various technologies for fabricating portable diagnostic devices and biosensors;
  • Novel materials for bioelectronics and power sources;
  • New biomarkers for portable biosensors and bioelectronics;
  • Signal processing and wireless transmission schemes for smart biosensors and bioelectronics;
  • New sample preparation methods for portable biosensors;
  • Wearable systems for health monitoring and intervention;
  • Systems engineering and integration for smart and portable sensors and bioelectronics.

Research papers, short communications, perspective articles and reviews are all welcome. Prior discussion with the Guest Editors would be helpful if the author(s) are interested in submitting a review/perspective article.

Dr. Jong-Hoon Kim
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Keywords

  • portable biosensors
  • wearable and implantable bioelectronics
  • wireless sensors and systems
  • smart biosensors and bioelectronics
  • machine learning-enabled healthcare
  • smart systems for advanced disease diagnosis
  • smart systems for advanced therapeutics

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The Personal Glucose Meter as the Measurement Principle in Point-of-Care Applications
by Mònica Cano and Manel del Valle
Biosensors 2025, 15(2), 121; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios15020121 - 19 Feb 2025
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A personal glucose meter (PGM) is a medical device that measures blood glucose levels and can be found worldwide. Owing to their sensitivity, simplicity, portability, and low cost, PGMs stand as one of the most frequently utilized analytical methods. This work reviews the [...] Read more.
A personal glucose meter (PGM) is a medical device that measures blood glucose levels and can be found worldwide. Owing to their sensitivity, simplicity, portability, and low cost, PGMs stand as one of the most frequently utilized analytical methods. This work reviews the different applied methodologies for detecting analytes other than glucose employing a PGM and how it can be incorporated for point-of-care diagnosis needs. To visualize the variants, first, a classification is made according to the biorecognition elements used (aptamers, antibodies, etc.), and where the determination of different analytes is done through the glucose signal using different glucose-generating enzymes such as invertase or glucosidase. Transduction can also be based on the use of nanocarriers that generally encapsulate glucose, although it is also possible to find a combination of the two aforementioned strategies. The PGM can also be used for the direct detection of interfering substances of the biosensor, such as NADH or paracetamol. Lastly, we discuss how a PGM might have been implemented to detect COVID-19 and how it could be used on a massive scale for the point-of-care diagnosis of a pandemic. Full article
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