It was also efficient, killing 99.9% of bacteria in a given sample over just a few hours. The biosensor also distinguished between different kinds of bacteria, suggesting it could be modified to kill ...

A new biosensor for the COVID-19 virus Detection in the environment Date: April 22, 2020 Source: Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) Summary: Researchers have ...

Electrochemical biosensors are a class of biosensors that function using an electrochemical transducer. They can detect biological materials such as enzymes, whole cells, specific ligands, and tissues ...

Illustration of the self-illuminating biosensor: A metasurface of gold nanowires drives quantum light emission and concentrates the resulting light waves to detect biomolecules. Optical biosensors use ...