Biosensing Systems for Allergen and Allergy Testing

Dear Colleagues,

Over the past years, the numbers of publications related to the detection of food, environmental and drug allergens and allergies in humans and pets have increased rapidly, which implies that analytical tools are playing an important role in this area of knowledge.

With the rapid development of molecular diagnostics, biosensing techniques integrated with new materials and devices have shown great potential for in vitro allergy testing. Biosensing systems and biosensors are analytical devices that use a biological recognition element (e.g., enzyme, antibody, nucleic acids, and aptamer) for the specific detection of target analytes in biological samples and a system to transduce the biorecognition into a measurable signal.

The Special Issue on Biosensing systems for allergen and allergy testing of Biosensors, an Open Access journal from MDPI, will provide insights into novel analytical approaches on relevant principles, materials, and methods to solve shortcomings of current technologies, to bring and stimulate new ideas to one of the most exciting and clinically beneficial areas of research. In short, this Special Issue will provide a platform and opportunity to promote cooperation, information, dissemination and exchange between researchers and industry based on novel biosensing technologies for allergen and allergy testing.

Prof. Dr. Sergi Morais
Dr. Amadeo Sena-Torralba
Guest Editor

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