Point-of-Care Testing Based on Biosensors and Biomimetic Sensors
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "B4: Point-of-Care Devices".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 439
Special Issue Editor
Interests: immunosensor; nanomaterial; point-of-care test; biosensors; electroanalysis; electrochemical sensors; optical immunosensors
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue summarizes research findings on the application of biosensors and biomimetic platforms in point-of-care (POC) testing and highlights their potential and challenges in clinical diagnostics. Immune and enzyme sensors have highly specific antigen–antibody or enzyme–substrate interactions that are combined with various signal transduction mechanisms—such as optical, electrochemical, and acoustic transducers—to enable rapid and accurate diagnosis. These (bio)sensors have demonstrated exceptional sensitivity and specificity in detecting biomarkers and pathogens as well as performing rapid screening.
The integration of biomimetic technologies further improves the performance of sensors. Techniques such as molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), artificial enzymes (nanoenzymes), and aptamers offer improved stability, selectivity, and cost efficiency. These native and biomimetic recognition elements optimize the molecular recognition capabilities of the sensors and enable high precision even with complex samples.
The Special Issue also explores trends in combining biosensors and biomimetic approaches and shows how multiplexing, portability, and ease of use are driving POC technologies to broader clinical applications. Despite these advances, challenges remain in areas such as standardization, production costs, and long-term stability. Future research will focus on optimizing these technologies to make them more accessible and effective for broad clinical application.
Dr. Rosa Fireman Dutra
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- point-of-care testing
- immunosensors
- biomimetic techniques
- molecularly imprinted polymers
- artificial enzymes
- aptamers
- biosensors
- diagnostics
- rapid detection
- multiplexing
- electrochemical sensors
- optical sensors
- nanomaterials
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