Highly Sensitive Transducers for Biosensing
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "B：Biology and Biomedicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 September 2019) | Viewed by 7890
Special Issue Editor
Interests: Nanomechanical sensors, surface plasmon resonance, localized surface palsmon resonance, photonic, biosensors, microfluidics, point-of-care, organ-on-chip
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A transducer is a device that converts energy from one form to another. In the case of biosensors, a transducer device converts biochemical interactions occurring at the transducer interface into a readable signal. A wide range of transducer principles has been developed and used for detection of biomolecular interactions in the last few decades, looking to achieve higher sensitivities that could satisfy the continuous demanding requirements to detect low concentrations and small molecules. The development of highly sensitive transducers and biosensors offers a powerful opportunity in early diagnosis and treatment of diseases, reducing the cost of patient care associated with advanced stages of diseases.
The aim of this Special Issue is to report recent developments and advances in the design, simulation and fabrication of highly sensitive transducers for biosensing applications. It is envisaged that this will cover a wide range of areas, including electrochemical, nanomechanical, piezoelectric, piezorresistive or optical (photonic and plasmonic) transducers, combined with enzymes, antibodies, DNA, aptamers, or molecularly imprinted polymers for the specific detection of the desired analite.
Dr. Mar Álvarez
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Transducer
- Biosensor
- Plasmonic
- Photonic
- Electrochemical
- Immunosensor
- Nanotechnology
- Nanoresonators
- Optical cavities
- Nanomechanical sensors
- Piezoelectric
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