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Micro/Nano Biosensors for Living Cell and Molecule Analysis

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The novel micro/nano cell and molecule biosensors are developed based on the traditional microfabrication and novel nanotechnology. Traditional biosensors, such as microelectrode array, impedance sensor, field-effect transistor, and light addressable potentiometric sensor, are useful tools in studying the cell biology and molecule analysis, while the nanobiosensor- and nanomaterial modified biosensors emerge gradually with the advance of nanotechnology. These nanobiosensor can achieve the single cell monitoring with high-quality signals, and nanomaterial modified biosensors have demonstrated excellent performance in cell and molecule applications. Combination of sensor detection technology and nanotechnology, the novel micro/nano cell, and molecule biosensors can explore a wide way in fields of biomedicine and environment monitoring.

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Hu, N., Fang, J., Zou, L. (2016). Micro/Nano Biosensors for Living Cell and Molecule Analysis. In: Wang, P., Wu, C., Hu, N., Hsia, K. (eds) Micro/Nano Cell and Molecular Sensors. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1658-5_2

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