Biomaterials and Biodevices for Rapid Detection

Dear Colleagues,

Biosensors, especially Point-of-care (POC) biosensors, have grown rapidly and are recognized as potentially powerful analytical devices for in-field medical diagnostics, food safety, environmental monitoring and other emerging applications. Diverse technologies, platforms, and new biomaterials have been utilized for high-sensitivity rapid detection biosensors and commercialization efforts are ongoing. With advances in high-sensitivity POC detection technologies, wearable-portable biodevices, new physical and chemical transducers, new biomaterials along with chemical recognition/amplification strategies, there are lots of opportunities for rapid detection biosensors. This special issue seeks to focus on biosensors-relevant rapid detection, early medical diagnostics, and environmental monitoring, including, but not limited to, POC biosensors, emerging biosensors, lateral flow assays, microfluidic biosensors, diagnostic pathogenic diseases, ultra-sensitive technologies, rapid test kits, non-invasive biosensors, smartphone biosensors and new biomaterials applied to rapid detection. Both original research articles and reviews are welcomed.

Prof. Dr. Van Thuan Nguyen
Guest Editor

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