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In order to make a viable biosensor, the biological component has to be properly attached to the transducer. This process is known as immobilisation. There are five regular methods of doing this, as follows.
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Eggins, B.R. (1996). Immobilisation of Biological Component. In: Biosensors: an Introduction. Teubner Studienbücher Chemie. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-05664-5_3
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