Recent Advances in Electrochemical Biosensors
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2022) | Viewed by 527
Special Issue Editors
Interests: amperometric sensing and biosensing; nanostructured electrode systems; spectroelectrochemistry; wearable sensors; sensors for foodstuffs and drugs of abuse
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Interests: amperometric sensing and biosensing; nanostructured electrode systems; wearable sensors; sensors for foodstuffs and drugs of abuse
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The recent pandemic together with the strict quality policies in the spirit of sustainable development have strengthened the need to develop portable devices for the monitoring of chemical parameters useful for the definition of health status, environmental pollution, and food safety. These should work in various environments, be available for use by untrained personnel, and be suitable for the analysis of complex sample systems. They allow a real-time control and even the continuous monitoring of specific biomarkers, e.g., aiming at giving a first alert of anomalous parameters indicating imminent outbreaks. In this scenario, electrochemical biosensors represent a well consolidated approach for the monitoring of different chemical parameters in complex matrices: they are versatile, robust, cheap, and easy to use. In addition to the inclusion of the most proper bioreceptor, they often require the involvement of suitable nanosized materials as well as innovative flexible or paper-based supports to confer to the overall sensor system the performance necessary for the application sought. In addition, the real-time monitoring of chemical parameters requires the realization of compact devices, possibly including automatic microfluidic systems and electronics for data transfer when a remote control is sought.
The aim of this Special Issue is to define the most recent advances in electrochemical biosensors to be used for the monitoring of biomarkers, environmental pollutants, and food contaminants.
Prof. Dr. Chiara Zanardi
Dr. Barbara Zanfrognini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Electrochemical biosensors
- Real-time control
- Remote monitoring
- Wearable sensors
- Environmental monitoring
- Food safety
- Nanosized materials
- Non-invasive sensing
- Paper-based electrochemical platforms
- Flexible electrodes
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