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Healthcare
is one of the oldest known subjects to mankind and it has garnered constant
attention over the years. The desire to stay healthy, alter the paradigm of
human life and betterment of human race has pushed the advances in healthcare
at a fast pace. With the technological reforms, we have witnessed the advent of
electronic health records (EHR), wearable medical devices, intraoral scanners
and 3D printing. Among these developments, biosensors have also emerged in the
past decade and they are going to get transformed even further in the
future.
Biosensor
is a device that consists of physiochemical detector coupled with biological
components such as tissues, enzymes, nucleic acids and antibodies. IT works on
the concept of receptor-transducer system. It is used to detect analyte and
provide qualitative and quantitative information based on the external stimuli
received. Today, there are different types of biosensors which are used to
detect oxygen-levels, temperature and toxicity. The reason why biosensors have
gained importance is because of its ability to provide fast, real-time and
accurate information about the analyte. Biosensors find application in
different industries such as agriculture, food safety, medicine and
environmental monitoring.
The
biosensors used today are able to perform the desired activities, but there
exists the challenge to develop better devices with the use of technology. The
trends that will transform the biosensors are as follows:
·
Nanotechnology
The
scientists and researchers across the globe are working on changing the way
biosensing works at molecular level. The focus is on integrating physics and
biology to develop nanostructures. This will help to improve the interface by
breaking down things to the granular level.
·
Multianalyte Diagnosis
The
need to shift from single analyte diagnosis to multianalyte diagnosis will be
of great importance in the future. Multianalyte diagnosis can serve great deal
of purpose in environmental monitoring. The biosensor will be able to conduct
real-time monitoring on parallel basis.
·
Proving the Efficacy of Biosensors
The
acceptance of biosensors depends upon the validation process and how they are
better than the conventional process. Independent validation needs to be
conducted on parameters such as the convenience, reliability and robustness of
the biosensors. There are globally accepted procedures such as ADAC and ISO
which set the standard for providing validation.
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