title: Fiber-optic based cell sensors.
abstract: Different whole cell fiber optic based biosensors have been developed to detect the total effect of a wide range of environmental pollutants, providing results within a very short period. These biosensors are usually built from three major components, the biorecognition element (whole-cells) intimately attached to a transducer (optic fiber) using a variety of techniques (adsorption, covalent binding, polymer trapping, etc). Even with a great progress in the field of biosensors, there is still a serious lack of commercial applications, capable of competing with traditional analytical tools.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Science, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: Evgeni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eltzov
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Marks
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002477:Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D018914:Cells, Immobilized / Q000166:cytology; D008829:Microbiology; D055100:Optical Fibers; D014159:Transducers