Microbial biofilms have caused serious concerns in healthcare, medical, and food industries
because of their intrinsic resistance against conventional antibiotics and cleaning …

Biosensors that detect and convert biological reactions to a measurable signal have gained
much attention in recent years. Between 1950 and 2017, more than 150,000 papers have …

Genetically modified microorganisms (GMMs) can enable a wide range of important
applications including environmental sensing and responsive engineered living materials …

A comprehensive review is presented on the development and state of the art of colorimetric
and fluorometric sensor arrays. Optical arrays based on chemoresponsive colorants (dyes …

Hydrogels are hydrophilic, highly water swellable polymer networks capable of converting
chemical energy into mechanical energy and vice versa. They can be tailored regarding …

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

A microbial biosensor is an analytical device which integrates microorganism (s) with a
physical transducer to generate a measurable signal proportional to the concentration of …

Bacteria have long been the targets for genetic manipulation, but more recently they have
been synthetically designed to carry out specific tasks. Among the simplest of these tasks is …

This review summarizes principles and current stage of development of fiber-optic chemical
sensors (FOCS) and biosensors (FOBS). Fiber optic sensor (FOS) systems use the ability of …

Water scarcity is an increasing problem on every continent, which instigated the search for
novel ways to provide clean water suitable for human use; one such way is desalination …