biosensing
Living molecule detection
Biosensing is the detection of biological substances or processes using sensors that convert biological responses into measurable signals.
The technology underlies medical diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and food safety testing: glucose monitors use biosensing to track blood sugar levels.
A biosensor typically combines a biological recognition element—an enzyme, antibody, or DNA strand—with a transducer that produces an electrical or optical readout.
Act of finding something
- assayCompositional evaluation procedure
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
pathogen · analyte · sensitivity · specificity · point-of-care · disease · infection · prognosis
Energy form converter
- nanotechnologyAtomic-scale manipulation science
- electrochemicalInvolving electricity and chemistry
- opticalOf vision or light
- fluorescenceLight emitted after absorption
piezoelectric · lab-on-a-chip · enzymatic · signal · transduction · affinity · nanowire · impedance
Without pause or gap
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- real-timeOccurring without processing delay
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- implantableCapable of bodily insertion
physiological · sweat · interstitial · telemetry · feedback · ambulatory · closed-loop · noninvasive
Of healthcare practice
- environmentalOf natural surroundings
- agriculturalOf farming practices
- food-safetyProtecting consumables from contamination
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
pharmaceutical · veterinary · biodefense · industrial · marine · soil · toxin · pesticide
detection
Act of finding something
- assayCompositional evaluation procedure
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
clinical · pathogen · analyte · sensitivity · specificity · point-of-care · disease · infection · prognosis · genetic
transducer
Energy form converter
- nanotechnologyAtomic-scale manipulation science
- electrochemicalInvolving electricity and chemistry
- opticalOf vision or light
fluorescence · piezoelectric · lab-on-a-chip · enzymatic · signal · transduction · affinity · nanowire · impedance · colorimetric
continuous
Without pause or gap
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- real-timeOccurring without processing delay
- trackingMonitoring location over time
implantable · physiological · sweat · interstitial · telemetry · feedback · ambulatory · closed-loop · noninvasive · remote
medical
Of healthcare practice
- environmentalOf natural surroundings
- agriculturalOf farming practices
- food-safetyProtecting consumables from contamination
fermentation · pharmaceutical · veterinary · biodefense · industrial · marine · soil · toxin · pesticide · contamination