FEAST of Biosensors: Food, Environmental and Cell Sensing Technologies

Dear Colleagues,

In the contemporary era of scientific and technological challenges to respond to climate change and its impact on the environment, food production and food safety systems, and animal and human welfare, new concepts have arisen, including OneHealth, a transdisciplinary approach to achieve optimal health for humans, animals, plants, and their shared environment, and the “three Rs” (reduce, reuse, and recycle), which also extend as an alternative approach (replacement, reduction, and refinement) to animals used in research, teaching, testing, and exhibition. At the same time, most private and public organizations worldwide have adopted strategies conforming to advanced environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG).

In this conceptual framework, we have seen  the development of application-tailored biosensors for the global surveillance of new and emerging health threats as well as monitoring and accurately assessing the impact of climate change on cross-species  health indices and the environment. In the same context, we explore herein wearable health sensors that could monitor individual animal and human health statuses and the surrounding environment in real-time, as well as biosensors based on flexible electronics that could provide real-time information on plant stress-related indicators and responses.  Therefore, the scope of this Special Issue is to provide readers with a comprehensive update on recent progress and state-of-the-art development in every aspect of biosensor technologies and principles for monitoring and contributing to the achievement of sustainable development goals.

Prof. Dr. Spyridon Kintzios
Dr. Sofia Mavrikou
Guest Editors

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• artificial intelligence
• biosensors
• environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG)
• OneHealth
• 3Rs principle
• traceability