Trends in Immunoassays and Sensors for Novel In Vitro Diagnostics

Dear Colleagues,

Significant advances in immunoassays and sensors are paving the way to novel in vitro diagnostics (IVD) with superior bioanalytical parameters, increased cost-effectiveness, simplicity, and rapid sample-to-answer time. A wide range of prospective immunoassays, sensors, bioanalytical platforms, lab-on-a-chip technologies, microfluidic concepts, paper-based assays, and fully-integrated systems have been developed. The advanced features of a smartphone, such as Internet connectivity, wireless transmission via Bluetooth, Cloud connectivity, high-resolution camera, smart applications, GPRS, text messages/alerts, etc., along with its omnipresence are providing an impetus to the development of smartphone-based immunoassays and sensors. The current trend is the development of standalone point-of-care IVD systems, which are interfaced to smartphones and gadgets. The frequently changing specifications of smartphone do not impact them. The next-generation IVD systems will employ fully-integrated lab-on-a-chip microfluidic platform, novel immunoassay and sensor concepts, smart systems-based readers, prolonged sample storage strategies, and innovative complementary technologies.  

This Special Issue is dedicated to the developments, concerns, and prospects of immunoassays and sensors, especially in the areas of interest specified below. We invite potential authors to contribute scholarly manuscripts dedicated to the central theme. However, other manuscripts related to the theme will also be considered.

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• Immunoassays
• Sensors
• Novel immunosensing concepts
• Point-Of-Care Testing
• In Vitro Diagnostics
• Bioanalytical platforms
• Lab-on-a-chip technologies
• Microfluidics
• Paper-based assays
• Fully-integrated systems
• Smartphone-based immunoassays and sensors
• Smart systems