"Lab-on-a-Chip" Devices for Diagnostic Evaluation: A Change-Promoting Approach in the Analysis of Biomarkers in Biological Matrices
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "B：Biology and Biomedicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 1807
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomarkers; early-diagnosis; uremic toxins; advanced glycation ends products; lanthionine; point of care testing; biosensors; electrochemical biosensors to monitor CKD progression; cardiovascular diseases in CKD; inflammation
Interests: organic electronics and bioelectronics; chemical and biological sensing; field-effect and electrochemical transistors; organic–inorganic hybrid compounds; charge transport phenomena; film deposition techniques
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Interests: lab-on-a chip; biosensors; microfluidics; viscoelasticity; blood; fluid dynamics and microstructure of complex fluids
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce a Special Issue of Micromachines focusing on “Lab-on-a-chip" Devices for Diagnostic Evaluation: A Change-Promoting Approach in The Analysis of Biomarkers in Biological Matrices.
In recent years, a growing scientific interest has emerged, in various fields of biomedicine, in the applications of portable biomarker-detection systems. These technologies refer to Point of Care Testing (POCT) concept, i.e., compact instrumentation, suitable for performing rapid tests. POCTs enable the quick collection of patients’ health information, favoring a more rapid medical decision making, thus improving care of patients. Moreover, POCTs allow a better management of the Health System economic burden. Various operational principles and upmost promising biosensing applications exist: electrochemicals, nanoelectronics, microfluidics and enzyme-based biosensors, as well as photonic sensor technologies. Besides of the operational principles, biosensors harness the recognition capabilities between biomolecules (ex. antigene-antibody, receptor-ligand, etc…) and combine them with transducers to deliver simple, easy-to-use diagnostic systems for an ever-expanding range of applications to improve health, well-being and the environment.
This Special Issue is aimed at providing selected contributions on advances in the biosensors field, including their production, characterization, as well as protocols standardization in the presence of biological samples.
Dr. Margherita Borriello
Dr. Mario Barra
Dr. Valentina Preziosi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Point of Care Testing (POCT)
- lab-on-a-chip and multiplexed sensors
- better management of difficult patients
- early diagnosis
- biosensors for novel biomarker
- better management of the health system economic burden
- rapid turn-around-time
- POCT for emergency unit
- nanoebiosensors
- microfluidics and immobilisation technology
- enzyme-based biosensors
- bioelectronic interfaces
- organic electrolyte-gated field-effect transistors
- organic electrochemical transistors
- screen printed electrodes
