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A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "B1: Biosensors".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2023 | Viewed by 7041

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Prof. Dr. Adil Denizli

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Department of Chemistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06800, Turkey
Interests: biosensors; biomolecules detection and purification; molecular imprinting method; micro- and nano-size polymers; chromatographic methods
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Dr. Yeşeren Saylan

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Department of Chemistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06800, Turkey
Interests: molecularly imprinted polymers; optic sensors; biomolecules detection; microfluidics; chromatographic methods
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Dear Colleagues,

Biosensors have impacted the vast majority of tools in clinical diagnostics, food safety, environmental pollution control, and early warning systems. They are swiftly becoming part of daily life. Recent advances in biosensors with emerging several modalities and distant but supplementary fields including artificial intelligence and the Internet of things have hurdled the vast majority of challenges in the daily monitoring of conditions, as well as their treatment status. Further integration of biosensors with different molecules has paved the way for their integration into daily life, leveraging the current status of management by allowing efficient and ubiquitous monitoring of the various conditions. This Special Issue, State-of-the-Art Optical Biosensors, will cover the recent advances in optic biosensors and their applications in clinical diagnostics, food safety, environmental pollution control, and so on.

Prof. Dr. Adil Denizli
Dr. Yeşeren Saylan
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biosensors design
biosensors characterization
optic biosensors
clinical diagnostics
food safety
environmental pollution control

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A Novel NanoMIP–SPR Sensor for the Point-of-Care Diagnosis of Breast Cancer

Kadir Erol

Gauri Hasabnis

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Zeynep Altintas

Micromachines 2023, 14(5), 1086; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14051086 - 21 May 2023

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Simple, fast, selective, and reliable detection of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is of utmost importance in the early diagnosis of breast cancer to prevent its high prevalence and mortality. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), also known as artificial antibodies, have recently been used as a specific tool in cancer diagnosis and therapy. In this study, a miniaturized surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-based sensor was developed using epitope-mediated HER2-nanoMIPs. The nanoMIP receptors were characterized using dynamic light scattering (DLS), zeta potential, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and fluorescent microscopy. The average size of the nanoMIPs was determined to be 67.5 ± 12.5 nm. The proposed novel SPR sensor provided superior selectivity to HER2 with a detection limit (LOD) of 11.6 pg mL⁻¹ in human serum. The high specificity of the sensor was confirmed by cross-reactivity studies using P53, human serum albumin (HSA), transferrin, and glucose. The sensor preparation steps were successfully characterized by employing cyclic and square wave voltammetry. The nanoMIP–SPR sensor demonstrates great potential for use in the early diagnosis of breast cancer as a robust tool with high sensitivity, selectivity, and specificity. Full article

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High-Figure-of-Merit Biosensing and Enhanced Excitonic Absorption in an MoS₂-Integrated Dielectric Metasurface

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Micromachines 2023, 14(2), 370; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14020370 - 01 Feb 2023

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Among the transitional metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) is considered an outstanding candidate for biosensing applications due to its high absorptivity and amenability to ionic current measurements. Dielectric metasurfaces have also emerged as a powerful platform for novel optical biosensing due to their low optical losses and strong near-field enhancements. Once functionalized with TMDCs, dielectric metasurfaces can also provide strong photon–exciton interactions. Here, we theoretically integrated a single layer of MoS₂ into a CMOS-compatible asymmetric dielectric metasurface composed of TiO₂ meta-atoms with a broken in-plane inversion symmetry on an SiO₂ substrate. We numerically show that the designed MoS₂-integrated metasurface can function as a high-figure-of-merit (

FoM = 137.5 {RIU}^{- 1}

) van der Waals-based biosensor due to the support of quasi-bound states in the continuum. Moreover, owing to the critical coupling of the magnetic dipole resonances of the metasurface and the A exciton of the single layer of MoS₂, one can achieve a

55 %

enhanced excitonic absorption by this two-port system. Therefore, the proposed design can function as an effective biosensor and is also practical for enhanced excitonic absorption and emission applications. Full article

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A Flexible Terahertz Metamaterial Biosensor for Cancer Cell Growth and Migration Detection

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Micromachines 2022, 13(4), 631; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13040631 - 16 Apr 2022

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Metamaterial biosensors have been extensively used to identify cell types and detect concentrations of tumor biomarkers. However, the methods for in situ and non-destruction measurement of cell migration, which plays a key role in tumor progression and metastasis, are highly desirable. Therefore, a flexible terahertz metamaterial biosensor based on parylene C substrate was proposed for label-free and non-destructive detection of breast cancer cell growth and migration. The maximum resonance peak frequency shift achieved 183.2 GHz when breast cancer cell MDA−MB−231 was cultured onto the surface of the metamaterial biosensor for 72 h. A designed polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) barrier sheet was applied to detect the cell growth rate which was quantified as 14.9 µm/h. The experimental peak shift expressed a linear relationship with the covered area and a quadratic relationship with the distance, which was consistent with simulation results. Additionally, the cell migration indicated that the transform growth factor-β (TGF-β) promoted the cancer cell migration. The terahertz metamaterial biosensor shows great potential for the investigation of cell biology in the future. Full article

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Recent Progress on Optical Biosensors Developed for Nucleic Acid Detection Related to Infectious Viral Diseases

Ece Eksin

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Arzum Erdem

Micromachines 2023, 14(2), 295; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14020295 - 23 Jan 2023

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Optical biosensors have many advantages over traditional analytical methods. They enable the identification of several biological and chemical compounds directly, instantly, and without the need of labels. Their benefits include excellent specificity, sensitivity, compact size, and low cost. In this review, the main focus is placed on the nucleic acid-based optical biosensor technologies, including colorimetric, fluorescence, surface plasmon resonance (SPR), Evanescent-Wave Optical, Fiber optic and bioluminescent optical fibre. The fundamentals of each type of biosensor are briefly explained, and particular emphasis has been placed on the achievements which have been gained in the last decade on the field of diagnosis of infectious viral diseases. Concluding remarks concerning the perspectives of further developments are discussed. Full article

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Highly-Sensitive, Label-Free Detection of Microorganisms and Viruses via Interferometric Reflectance Imaging Sensor

Monireh Bakhshpour-Yucel

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Micromachines 2023, 14(2), 281; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14020281 - 21 Jan 2023

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Pathogenic microorganisms and viruses can easily transfer from one host to another and cause disease in humans. The determination of these pathogens in a time- and cost-effective way is an extreme challenge for researchers. Rapid and label-free detection of pathogenic microorganisms and viruses is critical in ensuring rapid and appropriate treatment. Sensor technologies have shown considerable advancements in viral diagnostics, demonstrating their great potential for being fast and sensitive detection platforms. In this review, we present a summary of the use of an interferometric reflectance imaging sensor (IRIS) for the detection of microorganisms. We highlight low magnification modality of IRIS as an ensemble biomolecular mass measurement technique and high magnification modality for the digital detection of individual nanoparticles and viruses. We discuss the two different modalities of IRIS and their applications in the sensitive detection of microorganisms and viruses. Full article

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Recent Advances of Optical Sensors for Copper Ion Detection

Zeynep Gerdan

Yeşeren Saylan

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Adil Denizli

Micromachines 2022, 13(8), 1298; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13081298 - 11 Aug 2022

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A trace element copper (Cu²⁺) ion is the third most plentiful metal ion that necessary for all living organisms and playing a critical role in several processes. Nonetheless, according to cellular needs, deficient or excess Cu²⁺ ion cause various diseases. For all these reasons, optical sensors have been focused rapid Cu²⁺ ion detection in real-time with high selectivity and sensitivity. Optical sensors can measure fluorescence in the refractive index—adsorption from the relationships between light and matter. They have gained great attention in recent years due to the excellent advantages of simple and naked eye recognition, real-time detection, low cost, high specificity against analytes, a quick response, and the need for less complex equipment in analysis. This review aims to show the significance of Cu²⁺ ion detection and electively current trends in optical sensors. The integration of optical sensors with different systems, such as microfluidic systems, is mentioned, and their latest studies in medical and environmental applications also are depicted. Conclusions and future perspectives on these advances is added at the end of the review. Full article

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