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A biosensor is a device that uses a biological element (e.g., enzyme, antibody, whole cell, etc.) to monitor the presence of various chemicals on a substrate by enabling highly specific interactions between biological molecules to be detected and utilized. Typically antibodies or enzymes are coupled to microelectronics to enable their interactions with the substances of interest to be monitored. The ability of biomolecules to react with very low concentrations of substances allows biosensors to be used in various applications such as the monitoring of pollutants in water, air, and soil, and in the detection of medically important molecules such as hormones, sugars, and peptides in body fluids.
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Ramakrishna, S., Lala, N.L., Garudadhwaj, H., Ramaseshan, R., Ganesh, V. (2007). Polymer Nanofibers for Biosensor Applications. In: Mansoori, G.A., George, T.F., Assoufid, L., Zhang, G. (eds) Molecular Building Blocks for Nanotechnology. Topics in Applied Physics, vol 109. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-39938-6_16
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