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Journal of Nanomedicine Research
Future Directions of Biosensors
Editorial
Editorial
When we compare the modern sophisticated biosensors with
the natural one (for example, nose) we understand the presently Volume 3 Issue 1 - 2016
developed biosensor is still crude and simplistic [1]. The
necessity for the real-time, easy to handle and highly sensitive
detection devices for both health (e.g. clinical diagnostics) and
non-health applications (e.g. veterinary research, agriculture, 1
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Carolina
industrial processes and pollution control) has led to an ever Central University, USA
increasing demand for biosensors improvement [1,2]. 2
BioMedNanoTech, Inc., USA
3
University of Idaho, USA
Biosensors are receiving significant attention today for
various reasons. One of them is the reduction of the cost of *Corresponding author: Md Zakir Hossain, Assistant
Research Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical
computers and microprocessors that contributed a great demand
Sciences, Biomanufacturing Research Institute and
for distributed intelligence that requires monitoring for better Technology Enterprise (BRITE), North Carolina Central
control [1,3]. This demand has resulted in a greater requirement University, BRITE Building, Room # 1013, 1801
of the robust and timely manner for the development of the Fayetteville Street, Durham, NC 27707, Tel: 919 530 6884
biosensors to provide as the front end of measurement and (Office); Fax: 919 530 6894; Email:
control systems [4]. Received: January 20, 2016 | Published: January 29,
2016
Naturally the improvement of the biosensor is always
ongoing. Increasing attention in the area of engineering has to
be in both the basic components as well as the biosensor as a
whole device. Technological advancements of the biosensors Hopefully, biosensors can eventually be used in vivo in order
will accelerate the applications of intelligent instrumentation, to get real time measurements of molecular interactions within
micro and nanoelectronics and methods of multivariate signal the body in the near future [1,10]. The multidisciplinary arena
processing, for example chemometrics and artificial neural of expertise necessary for the development of biosensors can
networks [1,2,4,5]. be sustained by the collaboration of many areas of academia
and industry [1]. Though the result is a slow process but most
A microarray biosensor strategy, adaptable to multiple analyte
probably the only realistic path to successful future advances in
detection will allow spreading of the biosensor technology
biosensor technology.
and reduce the developmental costs over several competitive
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Citation: Hossain M, Akter R, Jackson AL, Shrestha DS (2016) Future Directions of Biosensors. J Nanomed Res 3(1): 00050. DOI: 10.15406/
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