Non-Conventional Approaches in Modern Biological Analysis and Medical Diagnostics
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 284
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microbiology; enterobacterales; antibiotic resistance; β-lactamases; carbapenemases; biological sample testing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
There is an increasing need for versatile yet sensitive labels, posed by demands for minute detection in biological samples. The topics of this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the application of non-conventional analytical techniques such as infrared and EPR spectroscopy, luminescence, flow cytometry and thermogravimetric analysis. These assays can be used for the determination of molecules and enzymes’ biological activity (eg. vitamins, antioxidants, pharmacological active ingredients, ATP, β-lactamases) in analytical and microbiological diagnostics and protein immunoidentification, not only including the application of those in immunodiagnostics (eg. immunoglobulins). Making improvements in the rapid detection and identification of these substances has emerged as a global analytical challenge involving the large range of these molecules’ chemical structures. Researchers working on developing and validating methods, including separation and extraction methods, etc., are cordially invited to contribute an article to this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Anna Baraniak
Guest Editor
Dr. Paweł Rudnicki-Velasquez
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- biological samples
- non-conventional analytical techniques
- life science
- diagnostics
- proteins
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