Molecular sensors biomolecules

Nanohybrids of biomolecules and mesoporous materials have also been used for sensor application. Lin and coworkers also demonstrated gate-controlled molecular... 

The flow-through sensors described in this Section comply essentially with the definition of biosensor. This word, like every term used to designate devices of scientific and popular note, has been the object of a number of definitions of both generic and specific scope. In a broad sense, a biosensor is any instrument or technique that measures biomolecules. In stricter terms, Rechnitz defines a biosensor as "a device that incorporates a biochemical or biological component as a molecular recognition element and yields an analytical signal in response to biomolecules" [10]. In between these two... 

Glasses and ceramics can bond to living tissues if there is bioactive layer. The development of a bioactive hydroxyapatite layer in vivo at body temperature is therefore an important problem.89 Materials with the highest level of bioactivity develop a silica layer that enhances the formation of such a layer. Such sol-gel processes are used to produce bioactive coatings, powders and substrates which allow molecular control over the incorporation and behavior of proteins and cells with applications as sensors and implants. Sol-gel encapsulation of biomolecules within silica matrices has encompassed... 

Ye L, Mosbach K (2001) Polymers recognizing biomolecules based on a combination of molecular imprinting and proximity scintillation A new sensor concept. J Am Chem Soc 123 2901... 

Graham DL, Ferreira HA, Freitas PP, Cabral JM (2003) High sensitivity detection of molecular recognition using magnetically labelled biomolecules and magnetoresistive sensors. Biosens Bioelectron 18 483-488... 

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