It is estimated that approximately 600 million people (equivalent to 1 in 10 people
worldwide) succumb annually to foodborne illnesses due to food contamination. 1 Changes …

Among various infectious agents, pathogenic bacteria pose severe threat to human health
and worldwide economy as it is difficult to treat several serious bacterial infections. Serious …

Nowadays, there is a high demand for sensitive and selective real-time analytical methods
suitable for a wide range of applications, from personalized telemedicine, drug discovery …

Electrochemical biosensors are widely investigated as they represent attractive analytical
tools for detection of a broad range of bio-molecules, thanks to their simplicity, high …

Precise diagnosis and immunity to viruses, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS …

Bacterial infections remain the principal cause of mortality worldwide, making the detection
of pathogenic bacteria highly important, especially Escherichia coli (E. coli). Current E. coli …

A multiharmonic quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) has been applied to study the
viscoelastic properties of the aptamer-based sensing layers at the surface of a QCM …

In recent years, CNT-BioFETs have attracted great attention because they have been found
as ideal biosensor with high selectivity, real-time response and have capability of label free …

Early detection of foodborne pathogens is significant for ensuring food safety. Nowadays,
the detection of pathogens found in food can take up to 72 h and it might take a week to …

This thesis focuses on leveraging linear polymer affinity agents and surface-enhanced
Raman scattering (SERS) for the detection of food contaminants. First, I discuss the different …