Next-Generation Point-of-Care Biochemical Sensors

Dear Colleagues, 

During the recent COVID-19 pandemic, a highly infectious pathogen from the coronavirus family threatened humanity by rapidly spreading worldwide, putting a spotlight on the essential role of point-of-care (POC) biosensors for public health. In the absence of dedicated vaccines and targeted anti-viral pharmacological treatments, serological testing to identify and isolate infected individuals is the major weapon that governments have to protect their citizens. However, due to the inadequate availability of reliable POC diagnostic tools, central clinical laboratories have been overwhelmed and cannot satisfy the demand for widespread testing. Now more than ever, there is an urgent need for inexpensive analytical platforms that can rapidly quantify disease biomarkers and reliably provide medical feedback at the point of care. 

In this Special Issue, we would like to invite you to contribute a research or a review article featuring the most recent advances in the development of next-generation POC biochemical sensors that will have great impact on a large breadth of POC biosensing applications, including medical diagnostics, disease monitoring, global health, personalized medicine, Internet of Body, food safety, and environmental monitoring. This Special Issue will focus on i) novel sensor technologies, including optical, electrochemical, and mass-based transduction modalities; ii) unique bioassays that target biomarkers such as bacteria, viruses, proteins, and nucleic acids; and iii) fluidic platforms for on-chip sample manipulation that enable rapid analyte detection. 

Prof. Dr. Filiz Yesilkoy
Guest Editor

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• biosensor
• point-of-care
• portable
• low-cost
• optical biosensors
• electrochemical biosensors
• mass-detecting biosensors
• nanophotonic sensors
• label-free sensors
• rapid diagnostics
• biomarkers
• COVID-19 diagnosis
• nanobiosensors
• global health
• serological testing
• in vitro diagnostics
• food safety
• environmental safety