Biosensors: Fundamentals, Emerging Technologies, and Applications

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 testing, potential applications, as well as future prospects for biosensors.

This book:

Presents the essentials that readers need to know to make full use of biosensor technology

Discusses recent perspectives on optical and electrochemical biosensors

Details biosensor types for medical applications

Teaches how to use enzymes for biological recognition in biomarker assays

Proposes innovations in wearable and smart biosensors

This book is aimed at advanced students, researchers, and academics across a broad interdisciplinary field including biochemical, pharmaceutical, and environmental engineering as well as materials science, analytical chemistry, and biosciences.