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Alphus Dan Wilson¹

¹Pathology Department, Southern Hardwoods Laboratory, Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research, Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, 432 Stoneville Road, Stoneville, MS 38776, USA.

|July 10, 2020

Abstract:

This editorial provides an overview and summary of recent research articles published in Biosensors journal, volumes 9 (2019) and 10 (2020), within the Special Issue "Noninvasive Early Disease Diagnosis", which focused on recent sensors, biosensors, and clinical instruments developed for the noninvasive early detection and diagnosis of human, animal, and plant diseases or invasive pests. The six research articles included in this Special Issue provide examples of some of the latest electronic-nose (e-nose) and related volatile organic compound (VOC)-detection technologies, which are being tested and developed to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of innovative diagnostic methodologies for the early detection of particular diseases and pest infestations in living hosts, prior to symptom development.

Keywords:

Emerald ash borer White-nose Syndrome chemical sensors clinical pathology disease biomarkers disease diagnostics early disease detection electronic nose metabolomics point-of-care testing volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

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