Micromachines on Biosensors
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "E：Engineering and Technology".
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A biosensor is an analytical device, used for the detection of a chemical substance, which combines a biological component with a physicochemical detector. The sensitive biological element, e.g., tissue, microorganisms, organelles, cell receptors, enzymes, antibodies, nucleic acids, is a biologically derived material or biomimetic component that interacts with, binds with, or recognizes the analyte under study. Biologically sensitive elements can also be created by biological engineering. The transducer or the detector element, which transforms one signal into another one, works in a physicochemical way: optical, piezoelectric, electrochemical, electrochemiluminescence, etc., resulting from the interaction of the analyte with the biological element, to easily measure and quantify. In recent years, micro/nano-scaled structures, materials, devices, systems, and nanotechnology on biosensors have been widely studied. These biosensors can be applied in biomedical engineering and healthcare. Healthcare is undergoing a sector-wide transformation thanks to advances in computing, networking technologies, big data, and artificial intelligence. Healthcare is not only changing from reactive and hospital-centered to preventive and personalized but is also changing from disease-focused to wellbeing-centered. Healthcare systems, as well as fundamental medicine research, are becoming smarter and enabled in biomedical engineering. Furthermore, with cutting-edge sensors and computer technologies, healthcare delivery could also yield better efficiency, higher quality, and lower cost. Science and technology are to be complemented by the arts, humanities, social sciences, and indigenous know-how and wisdom, in order to increase the accessibility of the benefits for the needy across all regions and classes of people.
In addition, the International Institute of Knowledge Innovation and Invention (IIKII, http://www.iikii.org) promotes the exchange of innovations and inventions and establishes a communication platform for international innovations and research. This year, IIKII is cooperating with the IEEE Tainan Section Sensors Council to hold IEEE conferences such as IEEE ECBIOS 2021 (http://www.ecbios.asia), IEEE ICAIRC 2021 (http://www.icairc.asia), IEEE ICKII 2021 (http://www.ickii.org), and IEEE ECICE 2021 (http://www.ecice.asia). This Special Issue entitled “Micromachines on Biosensors” aims to select excellent papers from IIKII 2021 conferences relative to the topics of micromachines applied on biosensors. It provides a platform for advances in healthcare/clinical practices and the study of direct observation of patients and general medical research. Potential topics include but are not limited to:
- BioMEMS;
- Miniaturized biosensors;
- DNA and PCR chips;
- Electronic noses;
- Organ-on-a-chip;
- Microfluidic cell culture;
- Point-of-care diagnostic chips;
- Molecular imprinting applications in medicine (nanomedicine);
- Tissue engineering;
- Regenerative medicine;
- Biomedical and healthcare research.
Prof. Dr. Teen-Hang Meen
Prof. Dr. Charles Tijus
Prof. Dr. Kuei-Shu Hsu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioMEMS
- miniaturized biosensors
- DNA and PCR chips
- organ-on-a-chip
- microfluidic cell culture
- point-of-care diagnostic chips
