High-Performance Biosensing Systems Based on Various Nanomaterials as Signal Transducers
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Biofunctionalization of Magnetic Nanomaterials
Published on: July 16, 2020
Jaewook Lee1, Oluwasesan Adegoke1, Enoch Y Park1,2,3
1Laboratory of Biotechnology, Research Institute of Green Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan.
Abstract:
Recently, highly sensitive and selective biosensors have become necessary for improving public health and well-being. To fulfill this need, high-performance biosensing systems based on various nanomaterials, such as nanoparticles, carbon nanomaterials, and hybrid nanomaterials, are developed. Numerous nanomaterials show excellent physical properties, including plasmonic, magnetic, catalytic, mechanical and fluorescence properties and high electrical conductivities, and these unique and beneficial properties have contributed to the fabrication of high-performance biosensors with various applications, including in optical, electrical, and electrochemical detection platforms. In addition, these properties can be transformed to signals for the detection of biomolecules. In this review, various types of nanomaterial-based biosensors are introduced, and they show high sensitivity and selectivity. In addition, the potential applications of these sensors on the biosensing of several types of biomolecules are also discussed. These nanomaterials-based biosensing systems provide a significant improvement on healthcare including rapid monitoring and early detection of infectious disease for public health.
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