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in: Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials Annual Volume 2024, Sadia Ameen,M. Shaheer Akhtar,Alberto Jiménez-Suárez,Gonzalo Seisdedos, Editor, IntechOpen, London, pp.3-30, 2024
This comprehensive overview explores antibody-based and enzyme-based biosensors, alongside portable biosensors for point-of-care testing and biosensors in food safety. Antibody-based biosensors focus on the crucial role of antibodies, discussing types, design considerations, and applications. Enzyme-based biosensors highlight enzyme specificity, immobilization techniques, and classifications based on transduction types. The abstract also delves into portable biosensors, emphasizing ASSURED principles and applications in disease detection. In food safety, biosensors prove valuable in detecting various contaminants. The overview concludes by high-lighting biosensors' contributions to environmental monitoring, disease diagnosis, and biomedical applications, offering real-time, on-site, and cost-effective solutions to contemporary challenges. These studies are crucial across diverse applications, offering rapid and precise analysis in fields from medical diagnostics to environmental monitoring. Antibody-based and enzyme-based biosensors play a critical role in accelerating diagnostic processes, enabling early disease detection, and contributing to environmental safety by on-site monitoring of pollutants. In food safety, biosensors prove indispensable, ensuring the detection of contaminants and monitoring various stages of processing. The user-friendly nature of portable biosensors enhances their value in resource-limited settings. Overall, these biosensors are indispensable tools in addressing contemporary challenges across healthcare, environmental protection, and food safety.