Biosensors for Low Abundant Molecules

Dear Colleagues,

The development of biosensors that are able to detect low abundant molecules is of paramount importance in all of cases where only highly-diluted solutions of a sample are available. This may occur in a wide variety of fields, such as in biomedicine, when a few molecules of biomarkers have to be detected in human fluids in the early stage of a disease, as well as in forensic and security applications, where traces of human DNA or of dangerous chemicals have to be recognized with high sensitivity.

This Special Issue focuses on research and development of biosensors as analytical tools for detecting molecules with sensitivities well beyond those available nowadays through well-established techniques. Contributions presenting different techniques, materials and configurations, which aim at developing high sensitive biosensors, are very welcome. Even researchers studying the theoretical aspects related to diffusion limits in immunoreaction protocols are encouraged to present their recent advances in this Special Issue.

The applications may cover many areas, including biomedicine, environmental sensing, security, forensic, and all of those case studies where low abundant molecules have to be detected. The accepted works will include seminal demonstrations of new methods, as well as mature procedures to be made available on the market.

Both review articles and original research papers are welcome.

Dr. Simonetta Grilli
Guest Editor

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