Fast Bio-Chemical Test

Dear Colleagues,

Given the present circumstances, the research community is participating in contributing to the detection and monitoring of viruses and bacteria. Efforts in this direction are found everywhere in the world, as all humanity is currently facing the present pandemic. We plan to prepare a Special Issue to gather the efforts of all the researchers who have interests in and have carried out work in fast bio-chemical testing, and could present principles, methods, platforms, or results of their efforts to develop a fast and safe test to detect specific medical conditions including viral infections. Paper-based devices represent a great potential in this search and such works are welcomed, though the treatment of virus-induced diseases is another subject that is not targeted by our Special Issue (although the subject dominates the interests of the applied medical science and the clinicians). However, detection is a subject in which science and technology might make a significant contribution into the development of such practical and extremely necessary platforms. Hence, papers that cover the subject are welcomed from scientists from any area of investigation including biochemistry, engineering, medical sciences, etc.

The main objective of this Special Issue is to gather the multidisciplinary knowledge that could contribute to the development of a fast test for viral assessment that will be of great use in the next pandemic. Any small step forward could make possible a major step forward towards the eradication of such conditions. We shall publicize the results of the findings of the contributors to international and national funding agencies.

Fast testing means a procedure that could be carried out outside a care facility and that could yield a trusty assessment. The principle of detection should be producing consistent results based on detectable bio-chemical reaction, spectral analysis, micro-calorimetric method, colorimetric or other detectable physical or chemical and biological methods. Microfluidic platforms integrated with one of the above principles may represent a potential solution to the problem.

Prof. Dr. Ion Stiharu
Dr. Angel Perez-Cruz
Guest Editors

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