Porphyrins and related macrocycles have been intensively exploited as sensing materials in
chemical sensors, since in these devices they mimic most of their biological functions, such …

Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the USA. Its symptoms are often not
specific and absent, until the tumors have already metastasized. Therefore, there is an …

Recent advances in biomedical technologies are mostly related to the convergence of
biology with microengineering. For instance, microfluidic devices are now commonly found …

Background: Saliva has been recently proposed as an alternative to classic biofluid
analyses due to both availability and reliability regarding the evaluation of various …

Saliva is a non-invasive biofluid, which is easy to collect, transport, and store. Because of its
accessibility and connection to systemic diseases, saliva is one of the best candidates for …

Novel biomarkers and non-invasive diagnostic methods are urgently needed for the
screening of gastric cancer to reduce its high mortality. We employed quantitative …

Liquid biopsy has seen tremendous progress over the past decade as it represents a
potential innovative solution to several limitations of current cancer management. By …

Microengineering technologies give us some opportunities in developing high-tech sensing
systems that operate with low volumes of samples, integrates one or more laboratory …

Microfluidics is an emerging field in diagnostics that allows for extremely precise fluid control
and manipulation, enabling rapid and high-throughput sample processing in integrated …

Non-invasive healthcare technologies are an important part of research and development
nowadays due to the low cost and convenience offered to both healthcare receivers and …