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The chapter highlights new concepts for the design of biosensing material in order to develop sensors for different biological warfare agents. Biosensing technologies that use electrochemical, piezoelectric, optical, acoustic and thermal transducers for detection of pathogenic bacteria are highlighted. Special attention is paid to methods for improving the sensitivity and analysis time of biosensors. Recent developments in physical transducers in biosensors for bacterial detection are overviewed.
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This work was supported by a grant of the Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research, CNCS-UEFISCDI, project PN-II-ID-PCE-2011-3-0286.
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Bala, C. (2012). New Challenges in the Design of Bio(Sensors) for Biological Warfare Agents. In: Nikolelis, D. (eds) Portable Chemical Sensors. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2872-1_2
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