1. INTRODUCTION Detection of chemical and biological agents plays a fundamental role in
biomedical, forensic and environmental sciences 1− 4 as well as in anti bioterrorism …

In the last decade the use of nanomaterials has been having a great impact in biosensing. In
particular, the unique properties of noble metal nanoparticles have allowed for the …

Nanomaterials, such as metal or semiconductor nanoparticles and nanorods, exhibit similar
dimensions to those of biomolecules, such as proteins (enzymes, antigens, antibodies) or …

Wide-scale point-of-care diagnostic systems hold great promise for early detection of cancer
at a curable stage of the disease. This review discusses the prospects and challenges of …

Development of DNA biosensors and DNA microarrays has increased tremendously over
the past few years as demonstrated by the large number of scientific publications in this area …

The unique properties of nanoscale materials offer excellent prospects for interfacing
biological recognition events with electronic signal transduction and for designing a new …

Metal, semiconductor and magnetic particles act as functional units for electroanalytical
applications. Metal nanoparticles provide three important functions for electroanalysis …

The technology to develop nanosized particles offering multiple properties carries
tremendous potential for the development of applications in nanomedicine. Nanoparticles …

The use of nanoscale materials (eg, nanoparticles, nanowires, and nanorods) for
electrochemical biosensing has seen explosive growth in recent years following the …

This article reviews progress in the development of nanomaterials for amplified biosensing
and discusses different nanomaterial‐based bioamplification strategies. Signal amplification …