Microbial biosensor which integrates different types of microorganisms, such as bacteria,
microalgae, fungi, and virus have become suitable technologies to address limitations of …

A sensitive monitoring of contaminants in food and environment, such as chemical
compounds, toxins and pathogens, is essential to assess and avoid risks for both, human …

Marine environments are frequently exposed to oil spills as a result of transportation, oil
drilling or fuel usage. Whereas large oil spills and their effects have been widely …

Advances in analysis are required for rapid and reliable clinical diagnosis. Graphene is a 2D
material that has been extensively used in the development of devices for the medical …

Phenomena in microsystems and nanosystems are influenced by the device walls due to the
high surface-area-to-volume ratios that are a characteristic feature of these systems. The …

There are strong drivers to increasingly adopt bioremediation as an effective technique for
risk reduction of hydrocarbon impacted soils. Researchers often rely solely on chemical data …

Accidents involving the release of crude oil to seawater pose serious threat to human and
animal health, fisheries and marine ecosystems. A whole cell bioreporter detection method …

Living whole-cell bioreporters serve as environmental biosentinels that survey their
ecosystems for harmful pollutants and chemical toxicants, and in the process act as human …

Arsenic contamination of natural waters is a worldwide concern, as the drinking water
supplies for large populations can have high concentrations of arsenic. Traditional …

The progress of genetically engineered microbial whole-cell biosensors for chemosensing
and monitoring has been developed in the last 20 years. Those biosensors respond to target …