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Feature Review Papers in Biosensors Section 2024

A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosensors".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 3656

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Interests: bionanotechnology; nanoparticle; energy transfer; enzyme; kinetics; cell-free synthetic biology; biocatalysis; bioconjugation
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Interests: bio instrumentation; bio signal interpretation; noninvasive monitor; unobtrusive sensing; blood pressure monitoring; healthcare system; assistive device; temperature regulation; heat stroke
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite submissions for the 2024 Special Issue titled "Feature Review Papers in Biosensors Section 2024".

This Special Issue aims to review the recent developments of advanced sensors and their applications in healthcare and clinical practice. Heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare sector is witnessing the development and application of new technologies for diagnostics. Smarter, more accurate, faster, wireless, safer, self-learning, smaller, and standardized sensors are being widely developed and deployed. Many sensors that do not interfere with daily life and sensors made of new biocompatible materials have been attempted and are starting to be used clinically.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Sensors that predict and prevent disease and improve the quality of daily life;
  • Challenges and opportunities in the development of innovative sensing devices;
  • Biosensors for microelectromechanical systems (MEMSs) and nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMSs);
  • Wearable sensors and energy harvest;
  • Sensors with the rapid development of fifth-generation (5G) cellular network technology;
  • Key technologies influencing sensor design and innovation.

Dr. Igor Medintz
Prof. Dr. Toshiyo Tamura
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Keywords

  • noninvasive
  • unconstrained
  • optical
  • biochemical
  • physical MEMS/NEMS
  • wearable energy harvest
  • healthcare
  • clinical practice

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Noninvasive Electromagnetic Neuromodulation of the Central and Peripheral Nervous System for Upper-Limb Motor Strength and Functionality in Individuals with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
by Loreto García-Alén, Aina Ros-Alsina, Laura Sistach-Bosch, Mark Wright and Hatice Kumru
Sensors 2024, 24(14), 4695; https://doi.org/10.3390/s24144695 - 19 Jul 2024
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(1) Background: Restoring arm and hand function is one of the priorities of people with cervical spinal cord injury (cSCI). Noninvasive electromagnetic neuromodulation is a current approach that aims to improve upper-limb function in individuals with SCI. The aim of this study is [...] Read more.
(1) Background: Restoring arm and hand function is one of the priorities of people with cervical spinal cord injury (cSCI). Noninvasive electromagnetic neuromodulation is a current approach that aims to improve upper-limb function in individuals with SCI. The aim of this study is to review updated information on the different applications of noninvasive electromagnetic neuromodulation techniques that focus on restoring upper-limb functionality and motor function in people with cSCI. (2) Methods: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines were used to structure the search protocol. A systematic review of the literature was performed in three databases: the Cochrane Library, PubMed, and Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro). (3) Results: Twenty-five studies were included: four were on transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), four on transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), two on transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (tSCS), ten on functional electrical stimulation (FES), four on transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), and one on neuromuscular stimulation (NMS). The meta-analysis could not be completed due to a lack of common motor or functional evaluations. Finally, we realized a narrative review of the results, which reported that noninvasive electromagnetic neuromodulation combined with rehabilitation at the cerebral or spinal cord level significantly improved upper-limb functionality and motor function in cSCI subjects. Results were significant compared with the control group when tSCS, FES, TENS, and NMS was applied. (4) Conclusions: To perform a meta-analysis and contribute to more evidence, randomized controlled trials with standardized outcome measures for the upper extremities in cSCI are needed, even though significant improvement was reported in each non-invasive electromagnetic neuromodulation study. Full article
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