Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
fabrication of biosensors. Different types of biosensor fabrication procedures that have
recently appeared in the literature are presented.
Drug discovery is an important area of investigation for biosensor applications. Chapter 4
provides examples where biosensors have been used for drug discovery. Nanobiotechnology
is currently an important area of investigation. Applications of nanobiotechnology to the area
of biosensors are presented in Chapter 5. The same analyte may be detected by different
biosensors. Chapter 6 provides examples wherein the same analyte has been detected by
different biosensors.
The detection of glucose is another important area of application of biosensors. Chapter 7
analyzes the different types of biosensors that have been used to detect glucose in solution.
The detection of analytes of medical relevance is yet another important area of biosensor
applications. Chapter 8 analyzes examples of medical applications of biosensors. The detec-
tion of analytes involved in physiological cellular reactions is an important area of investi-
gation of biosensor applications. Chapter 9 analyzes examples of physiological cellular
reactions detection on biosensor surfaces.
Biosensors have been used to detect different gases in the environment and in the atmosphere.
Chapter 10 analyzes the detection of different gases in the atmosphere. Microarrays/Arrays/
DNA chips are frequently being used to detect different analytes. Chapter 11 analyzes the
detection of different analytes on Microarrays/Arrays/DNA chips. Novel biosensors are contin-
uously being developed to detect different analytes Chapter 12 provides examples of the
detection of different analytes on novel biosensing surfaces.
Chapter 13 describes the binding and dissociation (if applicable) of different analytes on bio-
sensor surfaces. The detection of toxins and pollutants in air and water environments is an
important area of investigation for biosensors. Chapter 14 provides examples of the detection
of different toxins and pollutants present in these environments. Protein biomarkers are
important indicators of the onset (incidence) or presence of different diseases. Chapter 15
provides examples of the detection of different protein biomarkers and other medically
related analytes that indicate the incidence of different diseases.
Hybridization is an important area of investigation for biosensors. Chapter 16 provides differ-
ent examples where hybridization is involved in the binding and dissociation (if applicable)
of different analytes on biosensor surfaces. Information on the economics of biosensors and
what it takes to start a biosensor industry is very difficult to obtain in the open literature.
Companies guard this type of information very carefully, and will not disclose this informa-
tion. The last chapter, Chapter 17, attempts to provide a perspective of the markets for differ-
ent types of biosensors, and what it takes to set up a biosensor industry. This is a fast
changing market and the numbers may change very quickly (even yearly).
