Imperial College London
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Professor Karen Polizzi

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering

Professor of Biotechnology
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 2851k.polizzi

 
 
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Location

 

411ACE ExtensionSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@inbook{Polizzi:2019:10.1016/B978-0-444-64046-8.00060-4,
author = {Polizzi, KM},
booktitle = {Comprehensive Biotechnology},
doi = {10.1016/B978-0-444-64046-8.00060-4},
pages = {572--584},
title = {Biosensors},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-64046-8.00060-4},
year = {2019}
}
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TY  - CHAP
AB  - Biosensors are a varied class of analytical devices with the common theme of using biological elements such as proteins, nucleic acids, or whole cells for detection of the target analyte. The first biosensors were developed in the 1950s, but today there is an array of types that rely on different combinations of detection and transduction elements. The aim of this article is to introduce the general concept of the biosensor and the performance characteristics that are used to compare different devices. The different possibilities for detection elements and output signals are then described. The second half of the article then explores the emerging technologies that are beginning to contribute to the development of new biosensor formats, specifically nanotechnology and synthetic biology. Finally, paper-based and wearable biosensor device formats are explored as examples of where this technology may develop in the future.
AU  - Polizzi,KM
DO  - 10.1016/B978-0-444-64046-8.00060-4
EP  - 584
PY  - 2019///
SN  - 9780444640468
SP  - 572
TI  - Biosensors
T1  - Comprehensive Biotechnology
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-64046-8.00060-4
ER  -
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