Synthetic biology holds great promise for addressing global needs. However, most current
developments are not immediately translatable to 'outside-the-lab'scenarios that differ from …

High-resolution optical microscopy has traditionally relied on high-magnification and high–
numerical aperture objective lenses. In contrast, lensless microscopy can provide high …

The marriage of highly sensitive biosensor designs with the versatility in sample handling
and fluidic manipulation offered by lab-on-a-chip systems promises to yield powerful tools …

Biosensors are a very active research field. They have the potential to lead to low-cost,
rapid, sensitive, reproducible, and miniaturized bioanalytical devices, which exploit the high …

In the past two decades or so, there has been a renaissance of optical microscopy research
and development. Much work has been done in an effort to improve the resolution and …

Bioluminescence, that is the emission of light in living organisms, has been extensively
explored and applied for diverse bioanalytical applications, spanning from molecular …

The availability of portable analytical devices for on-site monitoring and rapid detection of
analytes of forensic, environmental, and clinical interest is vital. We report the development …

Highlights•Live cell sensors are perfectly suitable for integration in microfluidic
devices.•Important progress has been made with single-use, multiplexed or continuous …

Highlights•Whole-cell biosensors detect analytes by the luminescent responses of living
cells.•This review focuses on integrating living cells with handheld low-light detectors.•Cell …

In today's world, despite the important role of antibiotics in human medicine, their
accumulation in the human body through the food chain can pose serious health risks. The …