This book gives an overview of the present trends in a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field, namely the research and development of biosensors. It focuses on the development of new biosensors which combine the sensitivity and specificity of biological systems (enzymes, immunosystems, microbial cells, tissue, plants, etc.) with the efficiency of electrochemical transducers. The molecular mechanisms of the processes in biosensors as well as the new methods for transduction and immobilization of biosystems are described in detail. Also, important fields of application are evaluated, i.e. medicinal chemistry including in vivo monitoring, environment pollution monitoring, biotechnology process control, determination of food contaminants and food quality control.
Sample Chapter(s)
Recent Advances in Biosensors (379 KB)
Contents:
- Recent Advances in Biosensors (E Tamiya & I Karube)
- Electron Transfer Reactions of Redox Proteins in Aqueous Buffers and Hydrogels (L A Coury et al.)
- Horseradish Peroxidase: A Versatile Enzyme for Amperometric Biosensors (A Cass & M H Smit)
- Colloidal Gold as an Enzyme Immobilization Matrix for Electrochemical Biosensors (A L Crumbliss et al.)
- Screen-Printing Technology — A Tool for Mass Production of Enzyme Electrodes (U Bilitewski)
- Construction of Electrochemical Biosensors: Coupling Techniques and Surface Interactions of Proteins and Nucleic Acids on Electrode Surfaces (F Pittner et al.)
- Biosensors for In Vivo Monitoring (M Mascini)
- Electrochemistry of Enzyme Sensors and Their Use in Life Sciences (F Botré & C Botré)
- Exploiting Bioassay Techniques in the Development of Biosensors for Environmental Protection (D M Rawson & N J Richardson)
- Biosensors for Environmental Analysis (L Campanella)
- Electrolyte Conductivity Measured with an ISFET (A Volanschi et al.)
- Application of Redox Mediators in Enzyme Electrodes (D Wilke & H Müller)
- Influence of the Enzymatic Membrane on the Analytical Performance of Amperometric Glutamic Acid Biosensors (F Mazzei et al.)
- Plant-Tissue Electrode for the Determination of Ascorbic Acid (G Lorenti et al.)
- Whole Cell Aspergillus Niger Biosensor for Determination of Glucose (J Svorc et al.)
- Entirely Automated Glucose Monitoring System Based on a Flow Injection Analysis Apparatus (G Mignogna et al.)
- Development of Amperometric Biosensors for Organophosphate and Carbamate Pesticides (P Skladal)
Readership: Chemists and biotechnologists.
