Emerging Trends in Single-Cell Biosensors: Technologies, Applications, and Future Directions
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "B1: Biosensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 49
Special Issue Editors
2. SANKEN-The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Suita 567-0047, Osaka, Japan
Interests: nanobiotechnology; advanced biosensor; bioMEMS; cell based device; biosensors for IoT
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Interests: analytical chemistry; lab-on-a-chip; tissue engineering
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent advancements in biosensor technologies have significantly expanded the capabilities of single-cell analysis. These tools enable the direct measurement of various biophysical and biochemical properties of individual cells, including molecular activities, electrical signals, and mechanical behaviors, with high spatial and temporal resolution. Approaches based on biosensor technologies provide quantitative insights into the functional states of cells and support a broad range of applications in biology, medicine, and engineering.
This Special Issue aims to explore recent progress, emerging trends, and future directions in the development and application of single-cell biosensors. We welcome contributions that explore innovations in sensing technologies, signal acquisition strategies, intelligent data analysis, and practical deployment in both basic and translational research.
The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Platform Development: Single-cell sensor design, microfluidic integration, nanomaterials, and wireless and IoT systems.
- Signal Detection: Biochemical, electrical, and mechanical signals; multimodal sensing; and AI-assisted data processing.
- Application Scenarios: In vitro and in vivo monitoring, cancer and immune profiling, high-throughput screening, and personalized diagnostics.
We invite you to contribute original research articles, reviews, communications, and perspectives that will be instrumental in advancing the field of single-cell biosensing across disciplines. We look forward to receiving your valuable submissions to this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Eiichi Tamiya
Dr. Xi Luo
Guest Editors
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Prof. Dr. Eiichi Tamiya
Dr. Xi Luo
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Micromachines is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2100 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- single-cell biosensors
- biochemical detection
- real-time monitoring
- IoT-enabled biosensing
- nanomaterials
- AI-assisted data analysis
- high-throughput screening
- personalized diagnostics
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