Commercial biosensors for medical application

Biosensors today are represented on the market worldwide by an increasing number of enzyme electrodes working in various areas of medical diagnostics, and by a few opto-immunosensor-based analytical systems suited for protein research in pharmaceutical chemistry. Enzyme electrodes for metabolites and enzyme activities have been commercially available for about 20 years. Such sensors are successfully applied in laboratory autoanalyzers, point-of-care-systems, patient self-monitoring disposable probes, intensive care analyzers, and for on-line monitoring of diabetics.