Biosensors for Biomedical, Agricultural and Environmental Applications
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "B1: Biosensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 648
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are glad to announce a Special Issue of Micromachines focusing on "Biosensors for Biomedical, Agricultural and Environmental Applications".
Biosensors are powerful tools for detecting biomarkers, pollutants, xenobiotics, pesticides and contaminants, and their evolution can significantly improve environmental health monitoring and medical diagnostic processes.
Biosensors can be categorized depending on their sensing element, the relevant support, the transduction mechanism or their intended application. Great scientific effort has been devoted to improving and optimizing all of these aspects, aiming to enhance the selectivity and sensitivity of existing sensors while exploring routes to develop novel devices. Contributions stemming from chemistry, biology, physics, engineering, computation and medicine intertwine and complement one another, propelling research in this multidisciplinary, vibrant and dynamic field.
This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of recent advances in the design and production of novel biosensors, with a special focus on novel sensing elements, immobilization techniques, detection strategies and miniaturization. Particular emphasis is placed on aspects related to the micro- and nano-conception of these devices.
Dr. Hamdi Ben Halima
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biosensors
- environmental sensors
- biomedical sensors
- food sensors
- quality control
- nanosystems
- nanomaterials
- immobilization technologies
- aptamer-based biosensors
- enzyme-based biosensors
- cell-based biosensors
- DNA-based biosensors
- immunosensors
- Lab on a chip (LOC)
- miniaturization
- microstructured sensors
- nanostructured sensors
- biomarker detection
- pollutant detection
- contaminant detection
- xenobiotic detection
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