Biosensors: Fundamentals, Emerging Technologies, and Applications [Paperback]

This book provides insight into the sensing applications of different types of biosensors for environmental pollutants, microbiological analysis, and healthcare. It describes the state-of-the-art in biosensors, point of care testing, potential applications, and future prospects of biosensors.

Part I: Introduction to Biosensors.

1. Overview of Biosensors: Definition, Principles, and Instrumentation.

Part II: Tranducers for Biosensors.

2. Electrochemical Transducers for Biosensors.

3. Optical Based Transducers for Biosensors.

4. Mass-Sensitive Based Biosensors.

Part III: Biorecognition Elements Used in Biosensors.

5. Biorecognition Elements in Biosensors.

6. Imprinted Polymers in Biosensors.

Part IV: Applications of Biosensors.

7. Unprecedented Innovations in Electrochemical Biosensing: Approaches for Medical Applications.

8. New Trends in Biosensors for Food and Water Safety Monitoring.

9. Recent Progress on Biosensors Developed for Detecting Environmental Pollutants.

10. Lateral Flow Assays.

11. Microfluidic Based Biosensors and Applications.

12. Aptamer Based Sensing Approaches Towards Food and Biomedical Applications.

13. Validation Requirements in Biosensors.

Part V: Challenges and Future Prospects.

14. Nanomaterials-Based Wearable Biosensors for Healthcare.

Biosensors: Fundamentals, Emerging Technologies, and Applications provides insight into the sensing applications of different types of biosensors relating to environmental pollutants, microbiological analysis, and healthcare. It describes state-of-the-art research in biosensors, point of care testingl3