Biosensors

Edited by Pier Andrea Serra, ISBN 978-953-7619-99-2, Hard cover, 302 pages, Publisher: InTech, Published: February 01, 2010 under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 license, in subject Biomedical Engineering

A biosensor is defined as a detecting device that combines a transducer with a biologically sensitive and selective component. When a specific target molecule interacts with the biological component, a signal is produced, at transducer level, proportional to the concentration of the substance. Therefore biosensors can measure compounds present in the environment, chemical processes, food and human body at low cost if compared with traditional analytical techniques. Bringing together researchers from 11 different countries, this book covers a wide range of aspects and issues related to biosensor technology, such as biosensor applications in the fields of drug discovery, diagnostics and bacteria detection, optical biosensors, biotelemetry and algorithms applied to biosensing.

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