Preface xvii 1 Bioreceptors for Cells 1 Vipul Prajapati and Salona Roy 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Classification of the Cell as a Bioreceptor 2 1.3 Types of Nanomaterials Used in Cell Biosensor 9 1.4 Classification of Biosensors Based on Transducers 10 1.5 Application of Biosensors of Cells 22 1.6 Analytical Method for Biosensors of Cells 25 1.7 Recovery Time 27 1.

8 Conclusion 28 2 Bioreceptors for Enzymatic Interactions 33 Vipul Prajapati and Shraddha Shinde 2.1 Introduction 33 2.2 History of Biosensors 34 2.3 Biosensors 36 2.4 Classification of Biosensors 37 2.5 Types of Bioreceptors 38 2.6 Transducers for Enzymatic Interactions 42 2.7 Enzymes and Enzymatic Interactions in Biosensor 45 2.

8 Applications of Enzyme Biosensor 52 2.9 Conclusion and Future Expectations 56 3 Dendrimer-Based Nanomaterials for Biosensors 61 Chetna Modi, Vipul Prajapati, Nikita Udhwani, Khyati Parekh and Hiteshi Chadha 3.1 Introduction 61 3.2 Biosensors 69 3.3 Dendrimers in Drug Delivery System 70 3.4 Dendrimers as Sensors 74 3.5 Conclusion 79 4 Biosensors in 2D Photonic Crystals 85 Gowdhami D. and V.

R. Balaji 4.1 Introduction 85 4.2 Biosensors 86 4.3 The Overall Inference 98 4.4 Conclusion 98 5 Bioreceptors for Affinity Binding in Theranostic Development 103 Tracy Ann Bruce-Tagoe, Jaison Jeevanandam and Michael K. Danquah 5.1 Introduction 103 5.

2 Affinity-Binding Receptors 104 5.3 Affinity-Binding Bioreceptors in Theranostic Applications 107 5.4 Conclusion 112 6 Biosensors for Glucose Monitoring 117 Hoang Vinh Tran 6.1 Introduction 118 6.2 Development of Enzyme-Based Glucose Biosensors 124 6.3 Fabrication of Enzymatic Glucose Biosensors 127 6.4 Recent Trends for Development of Glucose Biosensors 133 6.5 Conclusion 136 7 Metal-Free Quantum Dots-Based Nanomaterials for Biosensors 145 Esra Bilgin Simsek 7.

1 Introduction 145 7.2 Metal-Free Quantum Dots as Biosensors 146 7.3 Conclusions 161 8 Bioreceptors for Microbial Biosensors 169 S. Nalini, S. Sathiyamurthi, P. Ramya, R. Sivagamasundari, K. Mythili and M.

Revathi 8.1 Introduction 169 8.2 Progression of Biosensor Technology 170 8.3 Biosensors Types 170 8.4 Why is a Biosensor Required? 171 8.5 Optical Microbial Biosensors 171 8.6 Mechanical Microbial Biosensor 172 8.7 Electrochemical Biosensor 172 8.

8 Impedimetric Microbial Biosensor 176 8.9 Application of Bs in Various Fields 176 8.10 Recent Trends, Future Challenges, and Constrains of Biosensor Technology 178 8.11 Conclusion 180 9 Plasmonic Nanomaterials in Sensors 185 Noor Mohammadd, Ruhul Amin, Kawsar Ahmed and Francis M. Bui 9.1 Introduction 185 9.2 Fundamentals of Plasmonics 188 9.3 Optical Properties of Plasmonic Nanomaterials 189 9.

4 Fiber Optic and PCF-Based Plasmonic Sensors 190 9.5 Effects of Plasmonic Nanomaterials in PCF-Based SPR Sensors 191 9.6 Current Challenges and Future Directions 195 9.7 Conclusion 195 10 Magnetic Biosensors 201 Sumaiya Akhtar Mitu, Kawsar Ahmed and Francis M. Bui 10.1 Introduction 201 10.2 History 202 10.3 Structural Design 203 10.

4 Numerical Analysis 204 10.5 Outcome Analysis 206 10.5.1 Magnetic Fluid Sensor 206 10.5.2 Elliptical Hole-Assisted Magnetic Fluid Sensor 208 10.5.3 Ring Core Fiber 208 10.

6 Conclusion 210 11 Biosensors for Salivary Biomarker Detection of Cancer and Neurodegenerative Diseases 215 Bhama Sajeevan, Gopika M.G., Sreelekshmi, Rejithammol R., Santhy Antherjanam and Beena Saraswathyamma 11.1 Introduction 215 11.2 Biosensors for Neurodegenerative Diseases 218 11.3 Biosensor for Cancer 229 11.4 Conclusion 235 12 Design and Development of Fluorescent Chemosensors for the Recognition of Biological Amines and Their Cell Imaging Studies 245 Nelson Malini, Sepperumal Murugesan and Ayyanar Siva 12.

1 Introduction 245 12.2 Chemosensors 246 12.3 Importance of Biogenic Amines 247 12.4 Conclusion 261 13 Application of Optical Nanoprobes for Supramolecular Biosensing: Recent Trends and Future Perspectives 267 Riyanka Das, Rajeshwari Pal, Sourav Bej, Moumita Mondal and Priyabrata Banerjee 13.1 Introduction 267 13.2 Optical Nanoprobes for Biosensing Applications 270 13.3 Conclusions and Future Perspectives 297 14 In Vivo Applications for Nanomaterials in Biosensors 327 Abhinay Thakur and Ashish Kumar 14.1 Introduction 327 14.

2 Types of NM-Based Biosensors 332 14.3 Conclusion and Perspectives 342 15 Biosensor and Nanotechnology for Diagnosis of Breast Cancer 347 Kavitha Sharanappa Gudadur, Aiswarya Manammal and PandiyarasanVeluswamy 15.1 Introduction 347 15.2 Characteristics of Biosensors 350 15.3 Cancer Therapy with Nanomaterials 352 15.4 Diagnosis of Breast Cancer 359 15.5 Conclusion 362 16 Bioreceptors for Antigen--Antibody Interactions 371 Vipul Prajapati and Princy Shrivastav 16.1 Introduction 371 16.

2 Antibodies: A Brief Overview 372 16.3 Antigen--Antibody Reactions 379 16.4 Antibody-Based Biosensors (Immunosensors) 381 16.5 Modified Antibodies as Bioreceptors: A Novel Approach 390 16.6 Conclusion 391 17 Biosensors for Paint and Pigment Analysis 395 Sonal Desai, Priyal Desai and Vipul Prajapati 17.1 Paint and Pigments 396 17.2 Characteristics of Pigments for Paints 399 17.3 Analysis of Paints and Pigments 400 17.

4 Biosensors and Their Background 400 17.5 Components, Principle and Working of Biosensors 401 17.6 Applications of Biosensors 402 17.7 Conclusion 412 18 Bioreceptors for Tissue 419 Vipul Prajapati, Jenifer Ferreir, Riya Patel, Shivani Patel and Pragati Joshi 18.1 Introduction 420 18.2 History 422 18.3 Tissue-Based Biosensors 423 18.4 Classification 425 18.

5 Applications of Tissue-Based Biosensors 432 18.6 Generalized Areas Encompassing Biosensors 435 18.7 Conclusion 437 19 Biosensors for Pesticide Detection 443 Hoang Vinh Tran 19.1 Introduction 445 19.2 Biosensors for Pesticide Detection 447 19.3 Electrochemical Immunosensors for Pesticide Detection 456 19.4 Applications of Nanomaterials for the Development of Pesticide Immunosensors 462 19.5 Conclusion 464 20 Advances in Biosensor Applications for Agroproducts Safety 469 Adeshina Fadeyibi 20.

1 Introduction 469 20.2 Biosensors for Safety of Plant Products 470 20.3 Biosensors for Safety of Animal Products 473 20.4 Biosensors for Safety of Microbes Used in Food Processing and Storage 476 20.5 Prospects and Conclusions 476 References 476 Index 481.