Monday, February 9, 2009

Biosensors advancing

“Optical biosensors have begun to move from the laboratory to the point of use,” wrote Frances S. Ligler of the Naval Research Laboratory’s Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, in a paper titled “Perspective on optical biosensors and integreated sensor systems” (published in December 2008 by the American Chemical Society).

“Optical biosensors have begun to move from the laboratory to the point of use,” wrote Frances S. Ligler of the Naval Research Laboratory’s Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, in a paper titled “Perspective on optical biosensors and integreated sensor systems” (published in December 2008 by the American Chemical Society). Ligler adds that movement from lab to application will be hastened by “new concepts for molecular recognition, integration of microfluidics and optics, simplified fabrication technologies, improved approaches to biosensor system integration, and dramatically increased awareness of the applicability of sensor technology to improve public health and environmental monitoring.”

Here are a couple of interesting stories we’ve reported recently on biosensors. Stay tuned for more:
Spanish researchers propose low-cost method of developing label-free optical biosensor chip

Euro researchers' wearable fiber-optic biosensors monitor patients during MRI scans

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