Cell-based biosensors in clinical chemistry.
Cell-based biosensors represent the next revolution in medical diagnostics, offering a number of significant advantages, such as high speed, portability and low cost. The present review focuses on the most successful technologies used for the detection of ultra-low concentrations of bioactive analytes (such as metabolic markers and pathogens) in clinical samples.
Kintzios
Spiridon E
SE
EMBIO/Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece. spiroskintzios@usa.net
D000818:Animals; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002624:Chemistry, Clinical / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans