Based on the success of the first edition, this second edition continues to build upon fundamental principles of biosensor design and incorporates recent advances in intelligent materials and novel fabrication techniques for a broad range of real world applications. The book provides a multi-disciplinary focus to capture the ever-expanding field of biosensors.

Smart Biosensor Technology, Second Edition includes contributions from leading specialists in a wide variety of fields with a common focus on smart biosensor design. With 21 chapters organized in five parts, this compendium covers the fundamentals of smart biosensor technology, important issues related to material design and selection, principles of biosensor design and fabrication, advances in bioelectronics, and a look at specific applications related to pathogen detection, toxicity monitoring, microfluidics and healthcare.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to biosensors and bioelectronics / George K. Knopf -- Toward understanding the intelligent properties of biological macromolecules - implications for their design into biosensors / Kenneth A. Marx -- Material design and selection for smart biosensors / Amarjeet S. Bassi -- Molecular film assembled detection system for biosensors by layer-by-layer adsorption / Shin-ichiro Suye, Haitao Zheng and Hiroaki Sakamoto -- Conducting polymer nanowire-based biofet for label-free detection / Adam Wanekaya, Wilfred Chen, Nosang V. Myung and Ashok Mulchandani -- Fundamental aspects and applications of nanotubes and nanowires for biosensors / Xueliang Sun and Chen-zhong Li -- Optical Methods of single molecule detection and applications in biosensors / Anna Shahmuradyan and Ulrich J. Krull -- Nanoscale optical biosensors and biochips for cellular diagnostics / Eric R. Languirand, Daniel S. Kazal, Steven A. Lowery and Brian M. Cullum -- Smart biosensor functions - a machine learning perspective / George K. Knopf -- Molecular computing for construction of smart biosensors from DNA-based logic gates / Bradley I. Harding and Joanne MacDonald -- The challenge of human skin - engineering the biotic/abiotic interface / Puneet Khanna, Steven Hoath, Rod Smallwood and Shekhar Bhansali -- Porous silicon in biosensing applications / Benjamin L. Miller -- High information content physiological biosensors : nerve cell networks on microelectrode arrays / Guenter W. Gross, Joseph P. Pancrazio, and Kamakshi Gopal -- Bacteriorhodopsin protein - from a biological proton pump to functionalizing photo-electro-chemical transducers / Khaled Al-Aribe -- Colour-sensitive biosensors for imaging applications / Lasse Lensu, Michael Frydrych, Jussi Parkkinen, Sinikka Parkkinen, and Timo Jaaskelainen -- Protein-based photoreceptor array on flexible plastic substrates / Wei Wei Wang, George K. Knopf and Amarjeet S. Bassi -- Passive biosensors for flexible hybrid-printed electronic systems / Chris Fayomi, Herve Achigui Facpong and Gordon W. Roberts -- Optical biosensors in foodborne pathogen detection / Atul K.Singh and Arun K. Bhunia -- Multi-array biosensors for toxicity monitoring / Omowunmi A. Sadik, Silvana Andreescu, and Jason Karasinski -- Biosensors for the detection of emerging plants and animals fungal pathogens / Roland Miller, Idris Yazgan and Omowunmi A. Sadik -- Battery-free wireless sensors for healthcare and food quality monitoring / Bradley D. Nelson, Salil Sidharthan Karipott, Samerender Nagam Hanumantharao, Smitha Rao and Keat Ghee Ong -- Printable electronics for biosensing / Dogan Sinar -- Droplet Microfluidics / Xiaoming Chen and Carolyn L. Ren -- Perspectives on the future of biosensor technology / Amarjeet S. Bassi and George K. Knopf.